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POL_SuperTuesday_App[i-1].body = "CALIFORNIAContest: Semi-open primary (Independents can vote, GOP can’t)
Type: Proportional contest
Delegates: 370 pledged
Polls close: 11 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: Here’s the golden lode of delegates -- more than 20 percent of the number needed to clinch the Democratic nomination. The state’s electorate is about one-fifth Latino and most Latino voters have tended to vote Democratic. Independent voters can take part in the Democratic primary.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Closed primary (Independents can’t vote)
Type: Winner-take-all contest
Delegates: 170 pledged
Polls close: 11 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Bush, 2000: Bush
The lowdown: In 2000, this was the state where George W. Bush finally ended his duel with Sen. John McCain with his 61 percent triumph. McCain’s popularity with some independent voters will be of little help here because only registered Republicans can vote in the Republican primary. ";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Open primary (Independents can vote)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 87 pledged
Polls close: 7 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin is a strong supporter of Sen. Barack Obama. With Bill Clinton sitting nearby, Franklin said at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church on the Martin Luther King holiday that Obama’s candidacy was “reality, not fantasy or fairy tales.” It was a rebuttal to Clinton’s “fairy tale” description of Obama's account of his stance on the Iraq war.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Open primary (Independents can vote)
Type: Winner-take-all
Delegates: 72 pledged
Polls close: 7 p.m ET
Past winners:2004: Bush, 2000: Bush
The lowdown: The state hasn’t had a meaningful Republican presidential primary in recent memory, but will be a critical battleground this year since it has the third-largest number of delegates at stake on Super Tuesday. \"We plan on carrying Georgia,\" former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee told reporters on a Jan. 21 visit to Atlanta. GOP House members from Georgia John Linder, Phil Gingrey, and Tom Price are backing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Open primary (Independents can vote)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 153 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: It’s Sen. Barack Obama’s home state, it should be a safe source of delegates for him.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Open primary (Independents can vote)
Type: “Loophole” primary
Delegates: 57 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Bush, 2000: Bush
The lowdown: Rep. Mark Kirk, Rep. Ray LaHood, and Rep. Peter Roskam are all backing Sen. John McCain.";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Semi-open primary (Independents can vote, GOP can’t)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 93 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: 2004 presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, Gov. Deval Patrick and Rep. Bill Delahunt are supporting Barack Obama. But Rep. Jim McGovern is one of Hillary Clinton’s strongest advocates.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Semi-open primary (Independents can vote, Democrats can’t)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 40 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Bush, 2000: McCain
The lowdown: This is former Gov. Mitt Romney’s home state.";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Semi-open primary (Independents can same-day declare, GOP can’t vote)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 107 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: Gov. Jon Corzine and Sen. Robert Menendez are both supporting Sen. Hillary Clinton
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Semi-open primary (Independents can vote, Democrats can’t)
Type: Winner-take-all
Delegates: 52 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Bush, 2000: Bush
The lowdown: The New Jersey Republican State Committee switched to a winner-take-all primary last June, after former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani entered the race. Now that he's dropped out, Giuliani’s endorsement of Sen. John McCain will likely give him the edge in this state.";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Closed primary (Independents can’t vote)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 232 pledged
Polls close: 9 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: The question here is: in which regions and which congressional districts does Sen. Barack Obama choose to focus his efforts? Affluent, professional, liberal voters aplenty live in the Westchester County suburbs of New York City and up the Hudson River Valley. Obama did well among similar voters in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. On the other hand, this is Sen. Hillary Clinton’s state and her allies’ reputations are on the line, so they’ll likely defend it--and her.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Closed primary (Independents can’t vote)
Type: Winner-take-all
Delegates: 101 pledged
Polls close: 9 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2000: N/A
The lowdown: Rudy Giuliani, who exited the race after his Florida flop, had the backing of elected officials such as Rep. Peter King of Long Island and Rep. Vito Fossella of Staten Island. With his endorsement, Sen. John McCain should do well here.";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Open primary (Independents can vote)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 52 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: The last time Alabama had a meaningful Democratic primary was in 1988 when Jesse Jackson defeated Al Gore. Sen. Hillary Clinton has won endorsements from Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks and the Alabama Democratic Conference, an organization of black Democrats. Rep. Artur Davis, who represents Birmingham and Selma, and who, like Sen. Barack Obama, graduated from Harvard Law School, is chairman of Obama's Alabama campaign.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Open primary (Independents can vote)
Type: Hybrid
Delegates: 45 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Bush, 2000: Bush
The lowdown: Republican Gov. Bob Riley has said he would not endorse a candidate. In 2000, the state’s June primary was too late to have any effect on the John McCain v. George Bush battle.";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Closed primary (Independents can’t vote)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 56 pledged
Polls close: 9 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: Sen. Barack Obama has won the endorsement of Gov. Janet Napolitano.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Closed primary (Independents can’t vote)
Type: Winner-take-all
Delegates: 53 pledged
Polls close: 9 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2000: McCain
The lowdown: This is Sen. John McCain’s home state so his GOP rivals may focus their efforts elsewhere. ";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Open primary (Independents can vote)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 35 pledged
Polls close: 8:30 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: Sen. Hillary Clinton served as first lady of the state for more than 10 years and the remaining network in Arkansas should give her an advantage. She also has the backing of Gov. Mike Beebe and Sen. Mark Pryor.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Open primary (Independents can vote)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 31 pledged
Polls close: 8:30 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Bush, 2000: Bush
The lowdown: This is Mike Huckabee’s home turf; he served as governor from 1996 to 2007. ";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Closed caucus (Independents can’t attend)
Type: Unbound delegates elected at state convention
Delegates: 55 pledged
Polls close: 9 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: The state’s primary was not consequential in 2004 or 2000. Sen. Barack Obama has won the backing of first-term Rep. Ed Perlmutter, but Sen. Hillary Clinton has the support of Rep. Diana DeGette, as well as Democratic super-delegates Maria Handley and Mannie Rodriguez.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Closed caucus (Independents can’t attend)
Type: Delegates chosen to conventions
Delegates: 0 pledged
Polls close: 9 p.m. ET
The lowdown: Colorado’s own Rep. Tom Tancredo, who ran on an anti-illegal immigrant platform, dropped his bid for the GOP nomination. Tancredo, now supporting former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, called Sen. John McCain “the worst in the bunch.” The state’s senior senator, Republican Wayne Allard, also backs Romney. ";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Closed primary (Independents can’t vote)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 48 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: Sen. Joe Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic vice presidential candidate who is now an independent, has endorsed Republican Sen. John McCain. It’s unclear where this leaves “Lieberman Democrats,” who tend to be older and more socially conservative. Ned Lamont, who defeated Lieberman in the 2006 Democratic Senate primary, is backing Sen. Barack Obama.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Closed primary (Independents can’t vote)
Type: Winner-take-all
Delegates: 27 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2000: McCain
The lowdown: As in California, Sen. John McCain’s popularity with some independent voters will be of little use here because only registered Republicans can vote in the Republican primary. ";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Open caucus (Independents can attend)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 72 pledged
Polls close: 9 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: The state has not been a factor in Democratic primary contests in previous years.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Open caucus (Independents can attend)
Type: Unbound
Delegates: 0 pledged
Polls close: 9 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Bush, 2000: Bush
The lowdown: One of Sen. John McCain’s biggest supporters is Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who some observers see as a potential vice presidential contender. ";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Open primary (Independents can vote)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 72 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: Sen. Claire McCaskill, former Sen. Jean Carnahan, and Rep. Russ Carnahan have endorsed Sen. Barack Obama. Both Sen. Hillary Clinton and Obama have campaigned in Missouri in the run-up to Feb. 5.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Open primary (Independents can vote)
Type: Winner-take-all
Delegates: 58 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Bush, 2000: Bush
The lowdown: Voters in the southern part of the state are familiar with Mike Huckabee who was their next-door neighbor as Arkansas governor for 11 years. ";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Closed primary (Independents can’t vote)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 38 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Clark, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: Former President Bill Clinton campaigned on behalf of his wife on Jan 30 at the University of Oklahoma.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Closed primary (Independents can’t vote)
Type: Winner-take-all
Delegates: 38 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Bush, 2000: Bush
The lowdown: The state’s social conservatives may be receptive to its next-door neighbor, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who claimed on Jan. 28 that he was “way ahead” in the state--but Sen. Tom Coburn has endorsed Sen. John McCain ";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Open primary (Independents can vote)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 68 pledged
Polls close: : 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: Sen. Hillary Clinton campaigned in Memphis and Nashville right after her rout in South Carolina. An Al Gore endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama would resonate here in the state that the former vice president once represented in the Senate. Rep. Jim Cooper is backing Obama, while former Gov. Ned McWherter is a Clinton supporter backer. Current Gov. Phil Bredesen has remained neutral.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Open primary (Independents can attend)
Type: Hybrid winner-take-all
Delegates: 52 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Bush, 2000: Bush
The lowdown: When former Sen. Fred Thompson dropped out of the race, a lot of Tennessee Republicans were left without a candidate. But former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s campaign manager “Chip” Saltsman is a former chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party--and the candidate himself claimed on Jan. 28 that he was “way ahead” in Tennessee. ";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Semi-open caucus (Independents can same-day register)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 13 pledged
Polls close: 12:30 a.m. ET
The lowdown: Sen. Barack Obama has gotten the endorsement of former governor Tony Knowles. Former Sen. Mike Gravel, who last represented Alaska in 1980 and now lives in Virginia, has played a gadfly role in the Democratic race.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Semi-open caucus (Independents can same-day register)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 26 pledged
Polls: 12:30 a.m. ET
The lowdown: Since so few delegates are at stake and Alaska is a long flight from the Lower 48, it is unlikely candidates will campaign here.";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Closed primary (Independents can’t vote)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 15 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: It’s a tiny state with relatively few delegates, but Sen. Barack Obama still put it on his pre-Super Tuesday campaign calendar. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner is backing Sen. Hillary Clinton.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Closed primary (Independents can’t vote)
Type: Winner-take-all
Delegates: 18 pledged
Polls close: 8 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2000: Bush
The lowdown: The state’s former governor and sole member of the House, Rep. Mike Castle, supports Sen. John McCain.";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Semi-open caucus (Independents can same-day declare)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 18 pledged
Polls close: 10 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: Not a place to which Democratic presidential candidates often trek, Idaho got a visit Feb. 2 from Sen. Barack Obama. The state has one Democratic enclave, Blaine County (Sun Valley), the only one of Idaho’s 44 counties carried by Sen. John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election.";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Semi-open caucus (Independents can same-day declare)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 32 pledged
Polls close: 9 p.m. ET
The lowdown: A week before the Feb. 5 caucuses, Obama got the endorsement of Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and campaigned in the state. Obama’s mother was born at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.";
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REPUBLICANS
Contest: Closed caucus (Select attendees only)
Type: Winner-take-all
Delegates: 25 pledged
Polls close: 12 a.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Bush, 2000: Bush
The lowdown: This state is probably too far off the beaten path for presidential contenders to visit, especially since relatively few GOP delegates are at stake, compared to California, New York and Georgia. ";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Closed caucus (Independents can’t attend)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 26 pledged
Polls close: 9 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2000: Gore
The lowdown: Both Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama have run TV ads in the state and campaigned there in person in the run-up to Super Tuesday. Next-door neighbor, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has visited New Mexico to campaign for Obama. Clinton’s supporters in the state include Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez.";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Semi-open caucus (Independents can same-day declare)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 13 pledged
Polls close: 10 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: The state is remote and has few delegates, but will get some spill-over media from next-door-neighbor Minnesota. Currently, Sen. Kent Conrad is backing Sen. Barack Obama.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Open caucus (Independents can attend)
Type: Hybrid winner-take-all
Delegates: 23 pledged
Polls close: 10 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Bush, 2000: Bush
The lowdown: Off the beaten track for most presidential contenders, North Dakota only has 26 GOP delegates, compared to California’s 173. ";
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DEMOCRATS
Contest: Semi-open primary (Independents can vote, GOP can’t)
Type: Proportional
Delegates: 23 pledged
Polls close: 10 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Kerry, 2000: Gore
The lowdown: Chelsea Clinton campaigned in the state for her mother on Jan. 29.
REPUBLICANS
Contest: Semi-open primary (Independents can vote, Democrats can’t)
Type: Winner-take-all
Delegates: 36 pledged
Polls close: 10 p.m. ET
Past winners: 2000: Bush
The lowdown: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney graduated from Brigham Young University, is a bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and managed the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002. This is the state where his Mormon faith should provide him the biggest advantage. ";
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REPUBLICANS
Contest: Closed caucus (Independents can’t attend)
Type: Winner-take-all
Delegates: 18 pledged (2/3 of total pledged delegates)
Polls close: 11:30 a.m. ET
Past winners: 2004: Bush, 2000: Bush
The lowdown: The state has not yet attracted much attention from the presidential contenders. "; // END editorial data