After Super Tuesday, we’re certainly going on an incredible and expensive journey to the White House.

The Republican picture gets a little clearer
Even with Mitt Romney’s campaign on hold, frontrunner John McCain has a long way to go convincing some Republicans, who don’t see him as a true conservative. Why? Because of his stance on issues such as immigration and global warming.

He favors a guest-worker program for illegal immigrants, which conservatives find too soft, and thinks global warming is happening, which many conservatives disagree with. He made his case at a conservative conference on Thursday, where he was booed on the issue of immigration.

The Democratic journey is going to be intense
According to a New York Times analysis, Hillary Clinton won 50.2% of the popular vote on Tuesday and Barack Obama won 49.8%. Most major news sites put Clinton ahead by about 100 delegates—too narrow a lead to make her the frontrunner.

You’re going to see a battle over Michigan and Florida
To become the Democratic nominee, candidates need 2,025 delegates. With this race so close, you’re going to hear talk about Michigan and Florida.

Why? As we’ve mentioned before, many states moved up their primaries this year to have a bigger say in the nomination process. Michigan and Florida held primaries in January, breaking Democratic Party rules that say only a handful of states can hold primaries before February 5.

The Democratic National Committee “punished” the two states, saying their delegates wouldn’t count at the convention, and all the Democratic candidates agreed not to campaign in either state. Obama and Edwards pulled their names from the ballots. Clinton “won” both primaries.
Now, Clinton wants those delegates counted toward her total. But the DNC is calling for Michigan and Florida to hold state caucuses, so their delegates may count after all.

The big picture
There was huge voter turnout on Tuesday, and the Democrats seemed to come out of the woodwork. Over 30,000 Kansas Democrats caucused, twice the number expected. Despite the cold, thousands turned out in Anchorage, Alaska, not the couple hundred that caucused back in 2004. With the delegate hunt on, the remaining primaries and caucuses will be crucial. Big states with big delegate counts are still to come, such as Virginia, Maryland, Ohio and Texas. Washington, Louisiana and Nebraska are up this Saturday. One thing’s for sure, there’s never a dull moment in this election. We’re trying video! Check out our first attempt and let us know what you think.