Ok, the results tonight point to one simple fact on the GOP side, this race is over. Romney did his best, but was never able to close the sale with conservatives. Even though he was the most conservative candidate remaining, voters just didn't believe it.
Not to say there wasn't good reason for skepticism. Romney was Gov of liberal Mass. and, even if you didn't know his specific record, you would have to assume that he must have taken some liberal positions to win a statewide election in that state. He was branded a flip-flopper and his Mormonism didn't help with evangelicals.
Huckabee won 4 southern states tonight, better than expected. He did a nice job blocking for Mccain. Those two along with the "drive-by" media managed to manipulate the party of Ronald Reagan into nominating a center-left candidate. The people have spoken, and they will get the candidate they deserve.
On the Democratic side, things are just getting warmed up. Nothing was solved tonight. Clinton and Obama will come away with plenty of delegates and reasons for optimism. Obama's campaign believes the remaining schedule is favorable to them, so a "break-even" tonight is ok. We still need to see the final numbers from California to know if Clinton can claim any kind of victory tonight. Stay tuned, this thing could go all the way to convention.
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