Thursday, January 17, 2008

US Politics -- Up Close and Personal

Dear Caterham colleagues and students,

Well, I'm back in the States and, I have to tell you, missing you and the Caterham School a lot. One way I thought of to keep in touch was to provide a fairly frequent blog on the increasingly interesting American political scene. Mr. Clark thought it a good idea so, even though we haven't been able to check with Mr. Woo, here goes.

For the Republicans, Michigan on Tuesday was a BIG, actually mandatory, win for Mitt Romney. So far, three contests on the Republican side and three winners (Huckabee in Iowa and McCain in New Hampshire). South Carolina is Saturday for the Republicans (a week from Saturday for the Democrats). Romney is not likely to do well there but should win the less important Nevada caucus that same day. Look for McCain and Huckabee to battle it out for first place in South Carolina. My prediction is -- Huckabee. If Fred Thompson doesn't get a first or second (not likely to happen), his campaign will be essentially finished.

Tomorrow some thoughts on the Democrats.

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