About closed primary voting
Questions are surfacing in the blogosphere about whether or not Florida’s primary was a truly “closed” primary since John McCain rec’d 17% of votes from people identifying themselves as Independents (and 3% as Dems). Captain Ed explains here that what happened in Florida was perfectly normal under closed primary rules:
The Florida primary (UPDATE 17: CONFIRMED – RUDY TO ENDORSE MCCAIN WEDNESDAY)
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Obama: I didn’t snub Hillary at the SOTU
After news outlets all over the place were talking about it this morning, the O-man himself addressed the issue earlier today, saying his alleged snub of Her Royal Highness wasn’t a snub at all.
The President’s last SOTU (MINI-LIVEBLOGGING – UPDATE: CHILL IN THE AIR BETWEEN HILLARY AND OBAMA)
He’s about to deliver it in just a few minutes. Here are some highlights of what the Prez. will talk about. Drudge has a full transcript of what the President will say.