I donated to John Edwards today. I think it's important to donate to your preferred politicians today, because anybody's campaign ends when the money dries up, and now that the first results are in, the money is going to start to move toward people who look inevitable.
John Edwards is the candidate who best represents what I care about right now, and it's in my interest to help keep him in the race as long as possible.*
I think it's in the interest of the parties to keep the primaries contested as long as possible, to keep people involved in the process. Voter turnout in Democratic primaries is running way above turnout in Republican primaries. We want that energy in late primary states as much as we want it in early primary states.
*As a liberal progressive Catholic Democrat, I, of course, feel guilty about supporting the white guy over the woman and the black guy. I mean, one of the principles of my social philosophy is that I'm not supposed to care whether any of them are white or black or green or Klinefelter's or CAIS or TVTS or whatever, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to feel guilty!
Posted by Greg at January 9, 2008 12:50 PM