Patsy, OT OT
Actually today was a very good day, considering how much volatility there was! I hope Dell is in the green tomorrow. George W. had a great day! :) Leigh
This article was from March 5th:
zdnet.com
"Bush has a high-profile tech advisory committee, consisting of business leaders such as Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq: DELL) founder Michael Dell, whose company is based in the Texan governor's home state."
The Super Tuesday results from the Dallas Morning News...
dallasnews.com
Bush wins Super Tuesday contestscoast-to-coast
03/07/2000 By Ron Fournier / The Associated Press
George W. Bush won California, New York and five other Super Tuesday primaries, accelerating his drive to vanquish John McCain from the Republican presidential race. "Soon our party will unite and turn to the main task at hand," said Bush, "ending the era of Clinton-Gore." McCain told The Associated Press he would consider whether to drop out of the race and an aide said a decision could be announced as soon as Thursday. The Arizona senator won four states Tuesday but none beyond independent-minded New England and told supporters that he and Bush "may meet again," but did not say they will. "We're very pleased with the victories we won and disappointed with the ones we lost," McCain told AP shortly after calling Bush with congratulations. He said he will meet with his aides Wednesday "and talk about our future." In a reflective mood, McCain said, "We've changed the face of politics and put reform on the agenda. We're proud of what we've done." A senior adviser, speaking on condition of anonymity, said he expects McCain to depart the race Thursday but that no firm decision had been made. Forging familiar coalitions, Bush relied on party faithful while McCain drew from independents and moderate Republicans. McCain's gamble of criticizing conservative Christian leaders may have backfired in key states, while Bush's visit to a South Carolina university with a history of anti-Catholic views seemed to be a beneficial campaign issue for McCain in some states. In a victory rally, Bush said, "We have a national victory. Republicans and conservatives across American have said they want me to lead the Republican Party to victory come November, and I am ready and eager to do so." Bush won California, Ohio, Georgia, Missouri and Maryland by double-digit margins & and broke McCain's hold in the Northeast with narrower victories in New York and in Maine. He won the Minnesota caucuses as well. McCain won Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont as voters in 13 states participated in the year's largest night of Republican presidential contests. Bush said he did not consider himself the certain nominee. "My frame of mind is to keep moving," he told The AP as the campaign moved swiftly to nine primaries in the next seven days. With Super Tuesday voting, the general election began to take shape: Vice President Al Gore bid to sweep 16 Democratic contests, pushing Sen. Bill Bradley to the brink of withdrawal. With a tough week of Bush-friendly contests lying just ahead, McCain is running short of money, greeting donors at a reception in California even as the votes were being counted. Bush, who has spent most of his $70 million warchest, has ordered his finance staff to raise $10 million by the end of April. Even with California and New York, Bush could not accumulate the magic number of 1,034 delegates Tuesday, but he hoped for a string of victories that would drive McCain from the race and allow him to turn his attention to Gore, who has gained against the GOP front-runner. Based on early returns, Bush picked up at least 315 delegates, pushing his total to date to 485. McCain won 108 delegates Tuesday, giving him 213 so far. Looking past McCain to a potential fight with Gore, Bush congratulated the vice president for his victories in the Democratic primaries, but said, "He is the candidate of the status quo in Washington, D.C., and he has a tough case to make in the general election." McCain said he would take stock of his campaign Wednesday when he travels to his retreat in Sedona. Some aides planned to recommend the senator depart the race while others looked for him to forge on to the nine primaries coming up in the next seven days. McCain himself embraced his victories in the Northeast. "Our message of reform has had a powerful impact," he said in a statement. Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, a staunch Bush backer, called it a "fair night for McCain," but said his fellow governor had "a fabulous night." That difference spoke volumes. Bush's victory in Ohio was sobering for McCain. He had won in Michigan and hoped to go next door to establish his strength in a conventional Republican setting. But it wasn't close, running behind 60 percent to 35. Bush's margins of victory ranged from a single-digit win in Maine to a blowout in Georgia, 68 percent to McCain's 26. Hes led 57 to 36 in Maryland; and 59 to 35 percent in Missouri. McCain was leading in Massachusetts 64 percent to 32; Connecticut 49 to 46, Vermont 61 to 35 and Rhode Island 60 to 37. In state after state, Alan Keyes hovered at 5 percent or below. Bush and McCain looked ahead to three Western state primaries Saturday and six Bush-friendly Southern state primaries next Tuesday, including his homestate of Texas. Heading into the Super Tuesday contests, McCain advisers said he had to sweep the Northeast, win the majority of New York delegates and claim victories in Ohio and California to retain a reasonable shot at the nomination. With defeat in Ohio, his comeback scenarios were few. McCain won Massachusetts, where Gov. Paul Cellucci had promised to deliver his state to Bush. From Maine to California, with 613 delegates at stake, Super Tuesday voters brought to a climax six weeks of seesawing contests: McCain up in New Hampshire, down in South Carolina, up in Michigan and down again last week, when Bush swept Virginia, North Dakota and Washington state to solidify his claim as the GOP's front-runner. The exit surveys across the states showed women preferring Bush by a 2-to-1 margin over McCain. Among age groups, McCain carried only younger voters; those over 30 voted for Bush. Among Catholics, where Bush had stirred a tempest, the vote was split evenly between the two candidates. By a big margin, the voters said McCain was more likely than Bush to say what he believes. In New York and Ohio, two key battlegrounds, Bush found strength among older voters and those with less education. He was favored by voters who said taxes and education were the most important issues, according to interviews conducted at polling places. McCain did best with men, moderates, independents, people voting in their first Republican primary and those who decided to vote in the past week. Voters who ranked Social Security and Medicare as their top issues favored McCain, as did those looking for someone who would stand up for what they believe. The weeklong Republican campaign in Super Tuesday states fueled a debate over religious tolerance and inflamed the personal feuding between the two candidates. Bush said the fact that McCain's sister suffered from breast cancer was "all the more reason" to question the senator's record on the issue. Firing back, McCain said Bush might "not be ready for prime time." They each accused the other of politicizing religion. |
