Tomorrow is a big day in Wisconsin.
It's not the start of yet another snowstorm to hit the Badger state, but a storm of a different kind, the presidential primary.
When 24 states came together for Super Tuesday on Feb. 5, many members of the media thought Wisconsin's primary two weeks later wasn't going to make much difference.
They were only half right. Sen. John McCain has all but wrapped up the Republican presidential nomination. According to the Associated Press, McCain has 843 delegates, more than three times as many as his lone remaining challenger, Mike Huckabee, who has 242. The target is 1,191 delegates.
How wrong the pundits were, however, who said Wisconsin's primary wasn't going to matter much. On the Democratic side, Wisconsin's primary, along with Hawaii's, either will continue Barack Obama's string of primary wins and stretch his delegate lead, or give Hillary Clinton some hope heading into what she sees as an all-important date, March 4, when delegate-rich Texas and Ohio take to the polls.
According to the AP, Obama has 1,220 votes and Obama has 1,275. The target is 2,025 delegates.
No matter if you are a Republican, Democrat or independent, everyone should vote tomorrow. There won't be much winter weather to contend with.
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. That's 13 hours to make a decision in one of the closest Democratic primaries in years, solidify McCain's place atop the Republican party or give Huckabee another ray of hope, however faint it may be.
Haven't registered yet? Not to worry. Anyone of voting age can register at his or her polling place with an ID and proof of address.
Wisconsin has an open primary, meaning you don't have to be a declared member of a party to vote in its primary. Some Republican voters, seeing that McCain is a near shoe-in, may take the opportunity to muddy the Democratic waters.
For the Democrats, 74 delegates are at stake in the primary. The delegates are proportional, meaning Obama and Clinton will pick up delegates based on what percentage of the popular vote they receive. Eighteen superdelegates will go to the convention free to vote for whom they choose.
The most a Republican candidate can win outright is 24, but an additional 13 delegates are pledged to the candidate who gets the most votes in the state. Three more go to the convention as superdelegates.
The closeness of one race and the delegates at stake for both parties could make tomorrow a Tuesday to remember, and not because of a snowstorm.
Be a part of the action. Get out and vote.
It's not the start of yet another snowstorm to hit the Badger state, but a storm of a different kind, the presidential primary.
When 24 states came together for Super Tuesday on Feb. 5, many members of the media thought Wisconsin's primary two weeks later wasn't going to make much difference.
They were only half right. Sen. John McCain has all but wrapped up the Republican presidential nomination. According to the Associated Press, McCain has 843 delegates, more than three times as many as his lone remaining challenger, Mike Huckabee, who has 242. The target is 1,191 delegates.
How wrong the pundits were, however, who said Wisconsin's primary wasn't going to matter much. On the Democratic side, Wisconsin's primary, along with Hawaii's, either will continue Barack Obama's string of primary wins and stretch his delegate lead, or give Hillary Clinton some hope heading into what she sees as an all-important date, March 4, when delegate-rich Texas and Ohio take to the polls.
According to the AP, Obama has 1,220 votes and Obama has 1,275. The target is 2,025 delegates.
No matter if you are a Republican, Democrat or independent, everyone should vote tomorrow. There won't be much winter weather to contend with.
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. That's 13 hours to make a decision in one of the closest Democratic primaries in years, solidify McCain's place atop the Republican party or give Huckabee another ray of hope, however faint it may be.
Haven't registered yet? Not to worry. Anyone of voting age can register at his or her polling place with an ID and proof of address.
Wisconsin has an open primary, meaning you don't have to be a declared member of a party to vote in its primary. Some Republican voters, seeing that McCain is a near shoe-in, may take the opportunity to muddy the Democratic waters.
For the Democrats, 74 delegates are at stake in the primary. The delegates are proportional, meaning Obama and Clinton will pick up delegates based on what percentage of the popular vote they receive. Eighteen superdelegates will go to the convention free to vote for whom they choose.
The most a Republican candidate can win outright is 24, but an additional 13 delegates are pledged to the candidate who gets the most votes in the state. Three more go to the convention as superdelegates.
The closeness of one race and the delegates at stake for both parties could make tomorrow a Tuesday to remember, and not because of a snowstorm.
Be a part of the action. Get out and vote.
