It is a huge day here in the state of Florida and I thought I would encourage everyone registered here in the state to get out there and cast your ballot. Here in Destin, there’s no shortage of items to vote on with the statewide property tax amendment, the Presidential primary and the City Council elections all up for vote. I will be watching the television tonight with much anticipation to see the results.

For the Republicans, I really think it will be a toss-up between Romney and McCain. The winner will win by no more than 3 percentage points. A latest Rasmussen poll showed McCain and Romney knotted at 31 percent. There will be no early winner here, particularly with historically conservative Northwest Florida’s polls closing an hour later than the rest of the state.

On the Democratic side, the latest polls show Clinton with a double digit lead, to the tune of 19 percent according to a poll released earlier this morning. While the win in Florida is largely representative of nothing, as the DNC has stripped Florida of its delegates for moving their primary up without permission, a win in Florida would be big for Clinton after getting mopped up in South Carolina. I’d look for Clinton to win today but by less than the 19 and 25 percent the polls have projected. I’m guessing more than like 10 to 12 percent.
With the race tightening, Super Tuesday (Feb. 5) is still  huge for the candidates with 22 states holding primaries including California and New York. If nothing else, the early primary appears to have weeded out the gaggle of candidates in the race initially. It appears, and today’s election will go a long way in solidifying, that both parties have essentially a two-man race.

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