If Hillary wins Nevada, Obama wins South Carolina, Florida will be the tie-breaker

[Herman Munster]

The delegates may not count but unlike Michigan every candidate is on the ballot and there is a major property tax referendum on the ballot statewide so turnout should be high.

The media will take seriously which democrat wins Florida and that momentum will decide Super Tuesday.

[BeatleBoot]

1. Is South Carolina an Open Primary?

Can democrats vote for republicans and vice-versa?

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5. was last time around

[HeraldSquare212]

2. Keep believing that. nt

[loveangelc]

3. except it wont.

[FrenchieCat]

4. NO it wont.....

although I heard that Hillary is desperate and is campaigning there, although she's not supposed to.

Leave it to her to make up the rules as she goes along.

[Joe the Revelator]

6. Nobody, aside from Hillary is campaigning there. More awesome spin from Herman

[bluedog]

10. the grassroots can rally..........and yes Obama has them

Obama ignores Florida

The Obama camp in Florida is large - the Tampa Bay area group says it has nearly 800 members - but knows it faces an uphill battle.

Its own candidate is part of the problem.

On Tuesday, the Obama campaign sent a memo to national media reporters saying that the Jan. 29 Florida primary has "no bearing on the nomination contest." The wording was terse, almost angry, and received quick rebuttals from the Florida Democratic Party and the Clinton campaign.

"It's one thing to honor the pledge. It's something else to explicitly blow off a state you're going to need to win in November," University of Florida political scientist Stephen Craig said Wednesday. "To blow off people in your party who are going to have a chance to vote for you or against you in a couple weeks doesn't make much sense."

Local Obama supporters were reluctant to discuss the memo. "We're an independent grass roots organization," said Johnny Bardine, who helps Foster lead the Tampa Bay Obama group, the Tampa Bay O Train.

And their group is growing. They're planning all things associated with a typical campaign: sign waving, phone banking, minirallies. Like-minded groups are planning similar events in Orlando, South Florida and the Jacksonville area.

"We're not a part of the official party worrying about the hotels in Denver and the front-row seats at the convention," Foster said. "We're worried about making sure the right nominee gets in."


http://www.sptimes.com/2008/01/17/Hillsborough/Campaigns_without_can.shtml

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7. I believe Hillary will win NV, not sure about SC, I don't think it's a given for Obama tho.

[thunder rising]

8. Live from WPB ... it doesn't count!!!!

Hillary Clinton, Karen Thurman, Bill Nelson and the rest of the DLC made a bet that they could get a cheap win for Hillary by arguing in the courts ... but they lost and our votes don't mean $hit. Go fishing.

[Dogmudgeon]

9. Florida is not in play

No Democratic delegates are being awarded.

--p!

[Occam Bandage]

11. LMAO. Those 0 delegates will turn the tide.

[RufusTFirefly]

12. Good thing it's just a two-person race, eh?

Not!

[JackORoses]

13. Just like the Big Mo from Michigan, right?

South Carolina is the last real contest before Feb 5.

This will be where momentum is built.

[tekisui]

14. Media won't give two shits about zero delegate florida.