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 Feburary 5, 2008 California Voters Made Their Voices Heard The votes in California and across the county have been counted, but the aftermath of Super Tuesday is still being felt. The race for the Democratic nomination is between two well-funded and articulate candidates, and nationwide, the Democratic Party looks to the fall with renewed energy. "Decline-to-state" voters, who could not vote in California's Republican primary, may have inflated Senator Barack Obama's total in California, but nationwide he did very well, and clearly, absent a major gaffe by either candidate, this race is going to go down to the wire. Senator Obama's ability to raise money prodigiously may be the deciding factor as we get closer to the Democratic National Convention that will take place in Denver in August. While campaigns rise and fall on the ability to generate a "buzz," which Senator Obama has done of late, Senator Hillary Clinton remains ahead in the delegate count, and the race is now seriously heating up. On the Republican side, Arizona Senator John McCain will be the nominee. Even though former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee did well in the southern primaries, his campaign is not viewed as a credible challenge to McCain. By February 7, McCain's chief rival, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, dropped out of the race. The seven ballot propositions went as expected and underscored the voters' angst about California's finances. The four Indian gaming compacts (Propositions 94-97) passed easily, and all other measures failed. Proposition 93 was yet another failed effort to change California's term limits laws. Look to changes in legislative leadership over the next few months as many legislators come face-to-face with retirement. |
