The Democratic turnout for "Super Tuesday" was a tight one. Candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama raced to win over delegate votes as well as individual state votes, and in the end Clinton came out slightly ahead. Despite endorsement from Sens. Ted Kennedy and John Kerry, Obama failed to win Massachusetts by a mere 15 points. He received a large support from the black population, while Clinton gained strength by support from women and Hispanics. Clinton's argument is that the country needs a commander in chief who can be ready on day one; her record of being First Lady of during the Clinton administration and serving as NY Senator serve as experience in the matter of being ready. Obama may have won less votes by states, but he did slide ahead in pledged delegates (606 to 534). His campaign capital exceeds that of Clinton, which may help him. It is yet to be decided who will win the candidacy until the Democratic National Convention in August.
The Democratic turnout for "Super Tuesday", particularly in a historic presidential primary between a black man and a woman, was the biggest deal this week (yes, even bigger than the Super Bowl). Practically in tie, the candidates have had a large amount of impact on American citizens; Democrats offer a contrast to the 8-year rule of the Republicans in office, namely the Bush administration. Timeliness was manifested in this one-day deciding race. Proximity was evident, especially because the primaries were local, and because of how the state is represented more as opposed to individual votes and therefore the goal would be to have the state represented by as many votes as possible. There was a level of prominence because of the title of Presidential candidate--being elected to be commander of chief for the entire country. (Newsday, 2/6/08, p. A4)
My opinion was that the best story of the week was the one on the massively destructive suicide bombings by disabled women in Baghdad. The subtlety of the implications of the story were fantastic. Nowhere in the article was it mentioned that the al-Qaida was a group of sick, twisted extremists, but the implications of the diction made it clear that the reader can formulate his or her own opinion with the facts placed neatly. It was a chilling article. Knowledge that at least 91 people were killed by two women with Down Syndrome (who probably had no idea they were on a suicide mission) strapped with bombs is very serious. Even more serious is the fact that as the article claims, insurgents in the terrorist group are coming up with different strategies that can bypass U.S. and Iraqi security. (Newsday, 2/3/08).
Eli Manning, quarterback to the Giants, wins his team the Super Bowl against the Patriots. (Newsday, 2/4/08, online p. 1-2)... Suicide bombings in Baghdad by women with Down-Syndrome cause despair. (Newsday, 2/2/08, p. a7)... Fashion Week begins. (Newsday, 2/4/08, p. A26-27)... Old photo found on dead body in a water reservoir on Long Island solves case of missing person. (Newsday, 2/1/08, p. A5)... Fortunoff allows itself to be bought by Lord & Taylor due to bankruptcy. (Newsday, 2/5/08, p. A7)...
