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Well...I think Sway and I both liked Fred but after last night...Fred is dead. Romney is probably the closest thing we have left to a real conservative but Giuliani would also be more acceptable to me than McCain. And Huck just scares me a bit despite his support for the fair tax.
Wombat...I do NOT believe it is NEARLY settled for either the dems or reps yet. Barack will most likely win South Carolina next week which will give him a lift but Hillary still looks better positioned to capture the most in super Tuesday..the presence of Edwards and his delegates, makes a convention where no one wins the first ballot a possibility...so he has some bargaining power as well.
On the Rep side...it is even more unclear and McCain has benefited from so many other candidates splitting the vote among more conservative republicans...I do not think he is the presumptive favorite but unless some repubs drop out of the race...he could take Florida and be on a roll for Super Tuesday. That said...I've been wrong about a LOT so far this election season!