Pick Your President Poll Tightens Up
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We've got ourselves a heck of a horserace shaping up as the PickYourPresident poll continues. In just 24 hours we've seen a lot of movement in the standings, with John Edwards cutting Obama's California lead in half. Elsewhere, Clinton bumped Edwards for 2nd in Ohio and the two are separated by a whisker in Michigan- further evidence of a Clinton surge over the weekend.

I've got big plans to head for Reno at the end of the week (Friday, also when the poll ends), and I've got no idea what to expect from the Nevada caucus. Given that Nevada has never seen a caucus like this, it's impossible to predict with certainty what will happen there. But given how unpredictable the nomination process has already been on both sides, I can't imagine it'll be definitive. I'm waiting right now for Michigan results to be finalized, but that won't matter much on the Democratic side. Momentum is a fickle beast, but Super Tuesday is the one time it could actually matter. Polling throughout Feb 5 states have shown that races are tightening all over. Who knows what could happen at this point, but if you have a candidate that you support, the more public your support, the better.

National Rankings:

1. Sen. Barack Obama
2. Sen. John Edwards
3. Sen. Hillary Clinton
4. Rep. Dennis Kucinich
5. Gov. Bill Richardson *
6. Sen. Mike Gravel

And the California Rankings:

1. Sen. Barack Obama
2. Sen. John Edwards
3. Rep. Dennis Kucinich
4. Sen. Hillary Clinton
5. Gov. Bill Richardson *
6. Sen. Mike Gravel

*Richardson received votes before withdrawing from the race.

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candidates not horses
By rich yurman Jan 16th 2008 at 9:26 pm PST
One of the great misfortunes of coverage of our political system is that the horse race analogy is prevalent. We are trying to pick a president not a kentucky derby winner. Please don't fall into that same easy and inaccurate characterization.

We are out to find the BEST candidate, the one that best embodies our values and puts forward progressive policies. How fast they run, how much money they raise and whether they are on or off their feed is a distraction.

At the same time, it would be helpful to have some numbers attached to the latest order of voting for our candidates. How close is the vote? How much of a push for a particular candidate would be needed to alter that order?

All in all, I don't find this entry satisfactory.
  

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