moonlog

Take the February events, for example. Virginia and Wisconsin allow non-Democrats to take part. Picture yourself a voter in either state who might have been planning to vote in the GOP primary (probably for McCain). There’s no suspense there anymore, and McCain does not really need your vote. But on the Democratic side, it’s quite a different story.

In the states that have voted so far, independents and Republicans who take a Democratic ballot usually vote for Obama. If that holds true down the road, it could tip the balance in more than a few states. It is worth noting that the open primaries still to come include not only Virginia and Wisconsin but also Texas, Ohio, North Carolina and Indiana.