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The first time CNN’s Wolf Blitzer said “superdelegates,” I didn’t know exactly what to think. One image that came to mind was the Democratic Party’s version of a Harvard admissions booklet: a perfect mix of...
Huckabee has little chance of actually winning the nomination. He would have to win each one of the next primary contests with better than 50% of the vote just to keep McCain short of the 1,191 delegates needed to nab the G.O.P. nod. And even then, it is unlikely...
Even if McCain was by temperament a coalition-builder, unifying the G.O.P. would be less of a challenge in the fall than simply getting them out of the house. A dispirited Republican electorate might vote out of anger against Hillary, but they won't vote out of enthusiasm for McCain...
Mitt Romney’s decision to end his presidential campaign yesterday came as a disappointing but unsurprising blow to his supporters at Harvard, just one day after a disappointing Super Tuesday for the former Massachusetts governor. In the 24 states holding caucuses or primaries earlier this week, Arizona Senator...
The super-delegates were created by the Democratic Party in the aftermath of the 1980 election for just this sort of eventuality. But the campaign for their support is a frustrating exercise for both candidates. Any commitments they manage to secure are etched in talcum powder; super-delegates don't...