I'm Lovin' It!

The Republicans:

Do not count out John McCain (Mr. Phoenix). He may have no money. He may have no support. He may have no youth. But now he's got the lead in the Republican primaries. I have said before that the Republicans would be wise to nominate John McCain as their presidential candidate. Maybe that's what's happening. If so, I think the Democrats are going to have a much harder time with the general election than most people predict.

On the Republican side, Mitt Romney (Mr. Second Place) is trying to minimize McCain's win. I saw his interview this morning on The Today Show. Meredith Viera asked him: if the economy is his strongest issue, why then did the majority of Florida voters primarily concerned with the economy vote for McCain? His response? That his campaign could only get so much advertising out to the public. Really? McCain only won because Mitt Romney's campaign couldn't get more advertising? The man practically has corporate sponsorship. "Tonight's Mitt Romney concession speech is brought to you by McDonald's: I'm Lovin' It!"

Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani (Mr. Oblivion) has a magic campaign: he made his entire national lead disappear! Honestly, I think that once the primaries began, and Mr. Giuliani's strategy came into light, the only people who thought he would win were himself, his campaign workers, and the 16% of Floridians who voted for him. He was a joke from start to finish, and even those slow on the learning curve are finally coming to that conclusion. Consequently, Giuliani is going to drop out of the race today and endorse McCain, which is more bad news for Romney.

Furthermore, since Iowa, Mike Huckabee (Mr. Hangin'-In-There) has become irrelevant when it comes to issues, choosing instead to pander to each state's constituents. He stated publicly in a debate that he supported educational assistance for children of illegal immigrants, only to then sign a pledge in South Carolina to work to deport the estimated 12 million illegals in the country. He apparently wants to help the children while at the same time kicking the parents out. I guess only Americans benefit from a family environment. In fact, Huckabee's only purpose in this race is to be a spoiler for Romney: he takes the evangelical votes that Romney would otherwise probably receive.

And Ron Paul (Mr. Libertarian)? Well, he seems to be running in a race all his own, with his phenomenal fundraising not making much of an impact at the poles.

The Democrats:

Not much to report for the Democrats, since there wasn't much of a campaign. The DNC stripped Florida of all it's delegates for holding it's primary too early, and all of the leading Democratic candidates signed a pledge to not campaign in Florida. But never-the-less, there's Hillary Clinton (Mrs. Legacy), in Florida on the eve of the primary. And there she is, celebrating her victory after winning the primary.

But this time, it's Barack Obama's (Mr. Pseudo-Kennedy) campaign minimizing her win. Even though she got 60% of the vote, they argue that it wasn't a true campaign, and in the end she gets no delegates, anyway. But will Florida give her much needed momentum going into Super Duper Tuesday? I don't' know. Did her Michigan win give her momentum going into Nevada?

And as far as John Edwards (Mr. Common Man) goes, news agencies are now "Breaking News" that he is dropping out of the running for the Democratic presidential nomination. Who will this benefit more, Clinton or Obama? I don't know. But I fear that the campaign will turn into a bickering-fest for the two candidates left. John Edwards presence made it necessary for Clinton and Obama to discuss (at least some) issues.