Todays contests will be held, for the GOP party in Kansas, Louisiana and Washington for a total of 126 delegates.
On the Democratic side, as reported yesterday, their lineup is, Louisiana, Nebraska, Washington and the Virgin Islands for a total of 204 delegates.
We discussed some of the problems on the Democratic side with the Michigan and Florida delegates earlier, so catch up.
A quick update on some of those problems shows that Donna Brazile, who ran Al Gore's 2000 campaign and is herself a super delegate, threatened to quit her leadership post in the party if the nomination were to be decided by insiders rather than the broader group of Democratic voters who have turned out in huge numbers.
Thanks to Pajamas Media, we see how the day will unfold:
Washington Republican Caucuses
Polls open at 1 PM Pacific and close at 2 PM Pacific.
18 delegates, proportional representation.
Washington Democratic Caucuses
Polls open at 1:30 PM Pacific and close at 2 PM Pacific.
78 delegates, proportional representation.
Kansas Republican Caucuses
Polls open at 8 AM Pacific and close at 2 PM Pacific.
36 delegates, winner take all by congressional district.
Virgin Islands Democratic Caucuses
Polls open at 5 AM Pacific and close at 3 PM Pacific.
3 delegates, proportional representation.
Nebraska Democratic Caucuses
Polls open at 8 AM Pacific and close at 5 PM Pacific.
24 delegates, proportional representation.
Louisiana Republican Primary (no independents allowed)
Polls open at 4 AM Pacific and close at 6 PM Pacific.
20 delegates, winner take all.
Louisiana Democratic Primary (no independents allowed)
Polls open at 4 AM Pacific and close at 6 PM Pacific.
56 delegates, proportional representation.
Below I will list the states and when the numbers start coming in from the counts at the primaries and caucuses, I will fill in the winners. (When the tallies start coming in, the winners will be listed and all names will be subject to change until 100% of the voting is in.) As updates in the news start coming in, I will list it under the appropriate party name.
GOP:
Kansas-Fox is projecting a win for Mike Huckabee at 61%
100% precincts reporting in:
Huckabee 60%
McCain24%
Paul 11%
Louisiana- 99% precincts reporting in:
Huckabee 44%
McCain 42%
Paul 5%
Washington- (19 of Washington's 40 delegates will be decided at a Feb. 19 primary)
11:15 pm CST Washington holds counting until morning to fix technical problems
83% precincts reporting in:
Huckabee 24%
McCain 26%
Paul 21%
DEMOCRATS:
Louisiana- 99% Precincts reporting in
Clinton 37%
Obama 58%
Nebraska- 100% Precincts reporting in
Clinton 32%
Obama 68%
Washington- 96% Precincts reporting in
11:15 pm CST Washington holds counting until morning to fix technical problems
Clinton 31%
Obama 68%
Virgin Islands- 100% Precincts reporting in:
Obama 90%
Clinton 10%
Fox has a little photo gallery up from the Kansas Republican Caucus.
The Appian Way reports a first hand account with pictures and says they expected 250 people at their caucus site and over 1,000 showed up.
Fox, in another report says, Huckabee has large crowds in Kansas.
CBS Reports "Texas Gov. Perry Asks Huckabee to Drop Out".
Democrats-
First update from Nebraska is from Omaha World Herald which is live updating all day:
11:42 a.m.
It doesn't look good for Clinton at Monroe Middle School.
The line to the Clinton box is empty. The line to vote for Obama is about a half block long.
Louisiana Update from PJM:
Correspondent Harold Jones in New Orleans says the weather is good but he doesn’t expect much of a turnout. Nevertheless, Obama seems more popular than Hillary Clinton in the Bayou State. The candidates haven’t had much time to campaign in Louisiana — aside from early pilgrimages decrying the trouble federal effort around Hurricane Katrina — what with all the emphasis on the early state and then Super Tuesday.
Obama held a big rally with over 4000 people on Thursday at Tulane University, where he pledged to rebuild New Orleans and praised it as a special place where, as Jones paraphrased it, “all kinds of people and cultures come together and produce something new. The Creole, the cuisine, the jazz.”
Former President Bill Clinton barnstormed through Louisiana yesterday, seeking to transfer his popularity to his wife’s candidacy. He hit, Jones says, New Orleans, La Place, Lake Charles, Lafayette, Monroe, and Baton Rouge.
But Clinton did not draw big crowds. In New Orleans, he spoke to about 200 people in a small chapel with plenty of empty seats, reports Jones.
More to come as the days rolls on....
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