Idle Observations
I’ve been idly wondering what it says about the US that Presidential elections in this decade have been so closely contested, with the popular vote 50% – 48% in 2004, 47.8% – 48.3% in 2000, and now in the Democratic primaries (not caucuses), 47% to 47.9%. Is it that people can’t tell the difference between parties, so the election is essentially a coin toss?
I have a friend who caucused on Super Tuesday who mentioned to me that our district caucused overwhelmingly for Obama. So I’ve noted with interest the number of yard signs touting Clinton lately. I can recall 2 Obama signs in my neighborhood, while I’ve seen at least a dozen for Clinton. It’s been established that Obama’s organization is better at getting people to commit to the greater level of participation required in the caucus system, but I have to wonder if the yard sign phenomenon is also indicating a surge in support for Clinton since Super Tuesday.
— Gordon Weakliem
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