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Last weekend, without anyone paying much attention, Gov. George W. Bush trimmed Sen. John S. McCain's (R-Ariz.) 29-delegate advantage to 3 before a single ballot had been cast in a single state. Chalk one up to vestiges of the era of "gunboat diplomacy...
...Saturday and Sunday the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands threw their support behind Gov. George W. Bush in their Republican primaries. These territories delivered 26 delegates to Gov. George W. Bush and, collectively, carried more sway than North Dakota. This phenomenon becomes even more peculiar when one considers that the citizens of these territories pay no federal taxes and cannot even vote in the general election...
Puerto Rico held the largest clout of this mini "super weekend," with the prize of 14 delegates. Former Gov. Luis Ferre, a close friend of George W.'s father, leads Puerto Rico's Republicans and enthusiastically endorsed Bush. Fortunately for W., Ferre proved much more dependable than Michigan Gov. John Engler at turning the vote out for the Republican Party's anointed--if still challenged--one. Engler had guaranteed victory for Bush in Michigan before McCain's stunning upset...
...RANDY: Gov, but I have been thinking lately of switching to Religion and minoring in Gov...
...primary battle in South between Ariz. Sen. John S. McCain and Tex. Gov. George W. Bush has created an interesting side debate about the candidates' relationship to the antebellum South, most visibly seen in the acrimony over the Confederate flag in South Carolina...