CNN Breaking News

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will win the Republican primary in Louisiana, CNN projects

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[Brendan Loy]

Huck-a-boom!!!

[Brendan Loy]

Huck-mentum!!!

[Brendan Loy]

John McCain is Hucked.

[Brendan Loy]

Unfortunately, for like two hours now, the Washington results have been Huck-a-stuck at 78% reporting, so we still don't know if there will be a Huck-a-sweep.

Sorry... I'll stop now. :)

(Seriously, though, I believe there have been exactly three updates to the WA GOP results all night. First 0% of the precincts were reporting, then 16%, then 37%, then 78%. Long delays between each of those reports, and nothing in between. Very odd.)

[Brendan Loy]

Ah well, at least CNN got the nature of the Louisiana vote (primary vs. caucus) right this time...

[Alec]

It's all the same to CNN. If it's happening "right now", you can be sure that Wolf Blitzer will say it twice.

[Brendan Loy]

I wasn't watching when they called the race, but I bet the on-air announcement went something like this:

Right now, we have another projection. [whooosh, fancy graphics, lalala, whooosh] Based on the latest numbers coming in right now, CNN can now project that Mike Huckabee, Mike Huckabee, will win the Louisiana primary. Mike Huckabee, the winner in Louisiana, a very important state. What does this mean? Let's turn to the best political team on television right now for some analysis of this important result...

[Alec]

If I was a conservative, 'values voter' living in Louisiana, what motivation would I have to vote in today's (oops, yesterday's) primary? After all, McCain will almost certainly win the nomination, so what's the point? I can think of three possible reasons:

1) I heart Huckabee, and want to strengthen his standing as VP candidate (or maybe even as a candidate in 2012, if the Dems win in November)

2) I want to make McCain worry about the GOP base, to extent that he will adopt more 'base-friendly' policies in the General

3) I just don't like McCain period, and want to register my dissatisfaction with him in some way.

I suspect it could be a mixture of these. But it would be interesting to see if the exit polls can shed any light on this.

PS: I'm not "a conversative values voter living in Louisiana." Just for the record. :)

[Alec]

"I wasn't watching when they called the race, but I bet the on-air announcement went something like this: ..."

I missed it too. But I'm sure it was at least as ghastly as you imagine it.

[Condor]

Huck Fuckabee

[David K.]

Unfortunately, for like two hours now, the Washington results have been Huck-a-stuck at 78% reporting, so we still don't know if there will be a Huck-a-sweep.

Its up to 87% now with a slight edge for McCain, trouble is those last 13% are precincts that are trying to figure out how to vote for Dino Rossi for Governor...

[Joe Loy]

Ahem, like, I don'twannaSayanything But :} a peek at the Louisiana Republican Map on this excellent NYT page (scroll down, map on right) will suggest that some random 17th commenter ;> to a previous post got the Regional Demograhics right ~ albeit definitely Not the forecasted Biggiebigness of what turns out to be a verynarrow beautycontest Huckawin ~ in ruminating:

Seems to me that Pastor Huckster is very well-tailored to look like a Big Winner in Louisiana.

"Louisiana" meaning, of course, the North Country fair. Home of countless conservative Bible-believing Protestant Republicans.

Now in that Other state, away to the South, the one named Loozeeanne, I'm not too Sure about Fightin' Mike's intrinsic appeal. ;}. Then again, an awful lot of the Orleanders & the Plaqueminesies & the sons-&-daughters of Evangeline are damn Democrats anyways, ain't they?? (Let us Never forget to Never confuse Evangelinians with Evangelicals, btw :)

:)

[MouseOver the Parishes :> to see the Detail, including the actual Votetotals if you click the pertinent tab.]