2 Down and the GOP had a debate

Two down and the race narrows:
As expected John Edwards has withdrawn from the presidential race, without throwing an endorsement to either of the remaining candidates. Also, as expected, Rudy Giuliani withdrew from the presidential race, throwing a hearty endorsement to his friend John McCain. A lot of the buzz has been on the Democratic side simply because Edwards did not endorse either Clinton or Obama. The talking heads are all a twitter trying to pronounce where his delegates will go, and who his supporters will vote for in the big Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses. Personally, I don't think, unless Edwards actually comes out and endorses either Clinton or Obama, that we will have a clue where his supporters will vote until the exit polls on the 5th are analyzed.

The GOP Debate:
The remaining four Republican candidates settled down in the Conservative holy shrine of the "Reagan Library" in California for a little debate. As much as Mike Huckabee, and Ron Paul would like to think they are viable candidates for the Republican nomination, it is clearly a race between John McCain and Mitt Romney. And as the two leaders took shot and counter shot at each other over issues of Iraq surge, Immigration, Energy independence and Economy, the heart of the matter was to prove to the Republican faithful who was the more "conservative". Neither McCain, or Romney said anything new from previous debates as far as their positions are concerned, but tried to phrase every answer into the "conservative" speak that will draw the core Republican base to them.

From where I sit, it appears that John McCain is starting to establish momentum since his Florida primary win, that could be the tipping point in his drive for the GOP nomination. Make no mistake it is very much still a close race, with Romney having still very deep pockets while McCain definitely needs strong fund raising.

Next up the Democrats debate tomorrow:
Tomorrow could be a very critical turning point in the Democratic nomination race with only Clinton and Obama being left to debate. A one on one debate between these two could be the deciding factor to propel one on to the nomination. I will definitely be having the pop corn and comfy chair ready to watch this one. :)