In Michigan tonight, the Republicans went three-for-three -- their third winner in three states, with Willard "Mitt" Romney taking it tonight. As the New York Times says, "No G.O.P. Anchor in Sight":
On the most tangible level, the vote on Tuesday was proof from the ballot box of what polls have shown: this is a party that is adrift, deeply divided and uninspired when it comes to its presidential candidates and unsure of how to counter an energized Democratic Party.
Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton won Michigan on the Democratic side, but it's a meaningless win as that state is being punished by the Party for moving up their Primary. Not only did Obama and Edwards not appear on the ballot...Clinton had a tough time against "Uncommitted," particularly in the African-American sector of the electorate:
Even so, roughly 70 percent of Michigan’s African-American voters — a group that makes up a quarter of Michigan’s Democratic electorate — did not cast their votes for Clinton, choosing the “uncommitted” option instead. Yet these voters weren’t uncommitted at all: in fact, according to CNN exit polls, they overwhelmingly favored Barack Obama, whose name did not appear on the ballot.
Had Obama’s name been on the Michigan ballot, CNN exit polls show that he would have won an overwhelming 73 percent of the African-American vote, in contrast to 22 percent who say they would have voted for Clinton under those circumstances.
After Bush, it seems...democracy.
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