The effects of Super Tuesday are still being felt. This mega-primary election date of February 5, 2008 had 24 states holding primaries or caucuses, with 52% of Dem. candidates up for grabs, and 41% of Republican delegates.
In case you hadn't heard (as usual, the media beat the story to death), results were as follows:
Hillary: 8 states
Obama: 13 states
McCain: 9 states
Romney: 7 states
Huckabee: 5 states
We'll start with the Democrats though:
With John Edwards having dropped out previously, he stated that he would not endorse a candidate until after Super Tuesday, so we should be prepared for his upcoming endorsement sometime before the Texas-Ohio primary date of March 4th. Obama's win of 13 states did not ultimately trump Clinton's 8, because Hillary still holds the edge in the delegate count. However, Obama and Clinton are both claiming victory, although Senator Obama continues to call himself the "underdog," even after the wins in Washington, Nebraska, Maine, and Louisiana on Feb. 9th. Obama is expected to cruise through the "Potomac Primaries" of DC, Maryland, and Virginia, but don't think Hillary is out yet; at least not until March 4th, where a Texas/Ohio win could make her suddenly more competitive.
On to the GOP:
The most significant effect of super tuesday was the suspension of the campaign of Mitt Romney, announced by Governor Romney at CPAC. With Huckabee fading (faded) fast, McCain is the presumed nominee. Huckabee effectively murdered the possibility of President Romney when he won Iowa, and although he's had no chance from the beginning, took much-needed votes and attention away from the Romney Campaign. As the biggest obstacle between McCain and the Nomination, the end is essentially sealed for Mike Huckabee, and he might as well start calling it quits. It's almost guaranteed (in my opinion), that if Huck had left the race, his 5 states on Feb. 5th would have gone to Romney, and he would be an extremely viable candidate. But it's spilt milk now...and Romney will (hopefully) explore a run in 2012.
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I really liked Romney's exit speech though. My opinion of him really went up after doing justice for the Republican party like that and not focusing on himself.