Sympathy for the Devil

Authors: Justin Gustainis

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“Joseph Bowles, now lamentably deceased. Then, two weeks later, he had to face Super Tuesday.The media had come up with the name years earlier - manifesting, as usual, its collective obsession with the 'horse race' aspects of the campaign and virtually ignoring anything that had to do with the issues. A candidate's views on health care, gun control or taxation were often complex and therefore dull, of interest to only a few 'hot button' voters. But who was ahead, who was behind, who had just mad...e an embarrassing gaffe that could cost him victory - that was understandable and hence interesting.Thus the designation Super Tuesday, referring to the day when a large number of state primaries took place simultaneously. For the Democrats, it was a day of immense importance; twenty-one states, ranging from Alaska to Utah were holding either binding elections or caucuses. Republicans seeking the Presidency faced a challenge that was less imposing, but only slightly less so, with fourteen states on the line.MoreLess Read More Read Less