How much time do I spend following the U.S. Presidential Election?
The primaries and caucuses (not sure what the difference is between a primary and a caucus) begin (since I'm writing this at 12:25 a.m.) today.
The first is Iowa. And it all leads up to Super Duper Tuesday on Feb. 5 (that's actually what they call it), when there are primaries or caucuses in 19 states. By the time that's over, we'll know who the presidential candidates for the two political parties will be.
Then, those two candidates slander each other for nine months until November 4, when the people of the great country of the United States of America cast their ballots.
Then we wait. Then there will be some sort of hysteria on the cable news channels, and eventually a winner will be decided. Then, a new neighbour.
My under-informed predictions:
Hillary Clinton will get the Democratic nod
Mike Huckabee will be the Republican contender
Hillary Clinton will win the White House.
Personally, I want to see Barack Obama win, but I'm told, in terms of organization, he's simply outmatched by Clinton. Hopefully what I'm told is wrong.