On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, millions across the nation came together to vote in the largest and most important primary election in United States history. Candidates from both the Republican and Democratic parties fought to win the elections in 24 states in hopes of winning the final nomination of their party to compete in the 2008 Presidential Election. With a total 198 delegation wins, Arizona Senator John McCain is the front-runner of the Republican Party with no clean winner in the Democratic race between New York Senator Hillary Clinton and celebrity favorite Barack Obama. While the Democratic race is close across the country, the Republican race favorites change by region of the country with the South favorite Mike Huckabee. Political analysts state that the clear front-runners for this presidential race are still too close to call right now.
After having a very controversial president in power for the last eight years, the upcoming 2008 election is a historical turning point for the American government. Millions of people across the nation made sure to go out and support their parties by voting in the largest Super Tuesday vote in American history. For the first time in American history there is a chance that either a black man or a female will be president, thus the large turnout for the Democratic vote. With such a close race, every state one is an important gain for either Democratic candidate. For right now, it seems that the only way to tell who will be the true Democratic nominee will be to wait until the August Democratic National Convention. The Republican race seems to have an easier nominee decision since numerous candidates have already dropped out, and have given their support to McCain, as has America determined by the votes. (Newsday, 02/06/08, p. A4 and A5)
My favorite story of the week was the New York Giants’ victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. This is the most interesting story because until Sunday night the Patriots had played an undefeated season, thus the Giants went in as underdogs since most of their wins had come from road games. It was also the most interesting story since last year quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning’s older brother Peyton lead the Indianapolis Colts to a Super Bowl victory and was also Super Bowl MVP. The Giants’ victory was the highlight of many New Yorker’s year, even though it happened in February. (Newsday 02/04/2008 p. W2)
Iraqi Al-Quedia Members training children to fight (Newsday, 02/06/08)…Tornadoes rip though South killing 55 (Newsday, 02/06/08)…One of Al-Quedia’s top members die in Pakistan (Newsday, 01/31/08)…Possible reproductive issues linked to chemicals in baby products (Newsday 02/04/2008)…Student caught on tape admitting knowledge of fate of missing teen Natalie Holloway (Newsday 02/05/08
