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| The Web site 23/6 offers a 60-second version of last week's Democratic debate. |
A couple years back when states — including Massachusetts — were scrambling to get in early in the primaries, Super Tuesday was the date to vote. States with primaries and caucuses stretching into the spring weren't being heard. By the time those folks headed to the polling booths, the nominee was a done deal.
So, primary season got frontloaded. That worked fine for the Republicans — John McCain surged predictably to the lead. And then disappeared. OK, not so much disappeared as pushed to the sidelines as the Democrats continued to duke it out into, yes, the spring primaries.
So by Tuesday's end, Democrats should finally know who will represent them in the race for the highest office in the land. Maybe.
It's been a long six weeks since the last vote, full of poorly phrased off-the-cuff remarks, whopping fish tales and too many late-night television appearances.
Finally, there's going to be some action this Tuesday. We just hope all the hot air that'll be released won't pump up the greenhouse gas emissions. After all, Tuesday's Earth Day.
To get you back in primary mode, here's a few cool sites.
Couldn't watch (or make it through) last week's Democratic debate debacle on ABC? From 23/6 (Some of the News, Most of the Time), here's a 60-second version that's as enlightening as the original.
The site also offers a handy link to the debate's transcript.
We're down to three presidential candidates, possibly two by Tuesday evening, but you can still see how they and the ones that fell along the way matched up to your expectations.
At VAjoe.com, a military community Web site, you can check off your stance on today's hot-button issues and how important they are to your vote. Then pick the candidate you'll vote for (or might have voted for) in November.
VAJoe.com will display how all the candidates matched up to your positions percentagewise. Give the candidate calculator a try.
You can also see how the rest of the country feels about the candidates and issues at pollingreport.com. The nonpartisan site has been named one of Time's 50 best Web sites and offers polls on a wide variety of issues.
