(Danville, California)
The other night in Dallas I was joking with my old friend Carl Camerom from Fox News Channel. He laughed when I asked if he had his plane tickets book for Wyoming this weekend. "I never though the Mississippi Primary would loom so large," I joked back to him.
But it's not laughing matter. Two of the traditional "also rans" of the primary season, all of a sudden mean something (though they can't put either Clinton or Obama over the top!).
Still there is a lot of interest, where there normally would have been zero. And they keep the candidates on the front page, no matter how few delegates are actually on the line.
Saturday they vote in Wyoming, with just 12 delegates at stake. Pollsters put Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) in the lead.
Tuesday they vote in Mississippi, with 33 delegates at stake. Political watchers put Sen. Barrack Obama (D-IL) in the lead. Both states distribute delegates on a proportional basis, so the margins may not change much!
According to Real Clear Politics, the national count including Super Delegates is:
OBAMA: 1,581
CLINTON: 1,460
NOMINATION = 2,025
So yes, Wyoming and Mississippi finally matter (truth is they always have in a system where President's keep winning by just one state!).
In case you're curious. The final primary is Puerto Rico on June 7, when 55 delegates are up for grabs. Even I will buy a plane ticket for that one!
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