Romney and Clinton win big in Michigan, "Uncommitted" 2nd in Democratic contest
It's now about 7 PM Pacific Time and the results in Michigan are looking pretty solid with over half of the votes counted.
For Republicans, Mitt Romney is the projected victor. He is decisively beating John McCain and Mike Huckabee, who are (as of this hour) coming in second and third, respectively. Rudy Guiliani and Fred Dalton Thompson remain non-factors in the race, and are receiving less votes than Ron Paul. Ouch!
Clinton's win, on the other hand, is hollow and insignificant. Without Barack Obama and John Edwards on the Michigan ballot, Clinton can't boast of a triumph over her two main rivals, who will be competing against her in the upcoming Nevada and South Carolina nominating events. Perhaps not surprisingly, the number of votes for "Uncommitted" in the Michigan Democratic primary is high at 36%.
The Democratic primary has to be embarrassing for Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and the Dingells, who thought that they would be forcing the Democratic contenders to campaign in their state by moving up their primary. Instead, the candidates refrained from campaigning there and several of them withdrew their names from the ballot in protest of Michigan's violation of Democratic Party rules.
The result? A contest in which "Uncommitted" racked up over a third of the votes.
The full results:
Democrats
Clinton (203,156) 58%
Uncommitted (128,918) - 37%
Kucinich (14,256) - 4%
Dodd (2,451) - 1%
Gravel (1,563) - 0%
Republicans
Romney (229,963) - 39%
McCain (176,833) - 30%
Huckabee (94,692) - 16%
Paul (37,512) - 6%
Thompson (21,866) - 4%
Giuliani (16,544) - 3%
Uncommitted (11,586) 2%
Hunter (1,928) - 0%
For Republicans, Mitt Romney is the projected victor. He is decisively beating John McCain and Mike Huckabee, who are (as of this hour) coming in second and third, respectively. Rudy Guiliani and Fred Dalton Thompson remain non-factors in the race, and are receiving less votes than Ron Paul. Ouch!
Clinton's win, on the other hand, is hollow and insignificant. Without Barack Obama and John Edwards on the Michigan ballot, Clinton can't boast of a triumph over her two main rivals, who will be competing against her in the upcoming Nevada and South Carolina nominating events. Perhaps not surprisingly, the number of votes for "Uncommitted" in the Michigan Democratic primary is high at 36%.
The Democratic primary has to be embarrassing for Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and the Dingells, who thought that they would be forcing the Democratic contenders to campaign in their state by moving up their primary. Instead, the candidates refrained from campaigning there and several of them withdrew their names from the ballot in protest of Michigan's violation of Democratic Party rules.
The result? A contest in which "Uncommitted" racked up over a third of the votes.
The full results:
Democrats
Clinton (203,156) 58%
Uncommitted (128,918) - 37%
Kucinich (14,256) - 4%
Dodd (2,451) - 1%
Gravel (1,563) - 0%
Republicans
Romney (229,963) - 39%
McCain (176,833) - 30%
Huckabee (94,692) - 16%
Paul (37,512) - 6%
Thompson (21,866) - 4%
Giuliani (16,544) - 3%
Uncommitted (11,586) 2%
Hunter (1,928) - 0%
# Posted by Andrew : 6:47 PM
Comments:
It doesn't seem that long ago when Bill Clinton energized the youth, much like Obama does now. Now the Clintons are the party establishment. How quickly things can change.
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