Super Tuesday!

Summary on Thursday.

The election has been moving along quickly recently; While I was away last week, I stayed connected to the real world through The Daily Show in which I learned that Rudy Giuliani and John Edwards had dropped out of the race. That's the end of the "9/11" jokes, but hopefully we haven't seen the last of Giuliani or Edwards. This Tuesday was Super Tuesday, in which primaries were held in twenty-four states and was the make or break for all candidates.



Also, breaking news. Looks like Mitt Romney decided to suspend his campaign for the Republican nomination. John McCain is currently way ahead on the Republican side, unlike the Democrats there is a clear leader in the field. Results as of February 7, 2008, from CNN's Website:

Candidates are vying for the greatest number of delegates. They need a majority of these individuals to choose them for the presidential nomination. Republican candidates need to win a total of 1,191 delegates; Democrats need 2,025 delegates.

McCain is currently in the lead with 714.
Romney is second with 286, but he dropped out today.
Huckabee is still in the race, and he won 181 so far.
Paul, who is somehow still in the race, has 16.

"Mac is back, but Huck is not f***ed."

With the Democrats the race is still too close to call; Edwards dropped out last week, leaving Obama and Clinton. Clinton has secured some major states such as California and New York but it is still to early to pinpoint the winner in the Democratic party.

Clinton is currently in the lead with 1,033 delegates.
Obama is not far behind with 937.

Votes are split evenly between the two; the state of Missouri, for example, had 49% voting for Obama and 48% for Clinton.

Keep up-to-date with the latest Election 2008 news and results from your political news team of choice: CNN, MSNBC, Fox & Friends, or ComedyCentral.