The Friday the Thirteenth Campaign
Friday, March 3, 2000
- Title "The Friday the Thirteenth Campaign" A series of horror movies which plumbed the depths of the human condition but, sadly, never won an academy award.
- "… no towel was thrown …" A boxing term which has crossed over into common usage "to throw in the towel" is to quit. In boxing a corner man could, to save his fighter from too much punishment (or sometimes to pay off a bet) would stop the fight by literally throwing a towel into the ring.
- "… participate via satellite …" To be fair, the planes the candidates use do not, according to their spokespeople, have the range to go coast-to-coast without refueling. Bush left Los Angeles after the debate to fly to Austin for an over night stop. McCain's plane had to stop somewhere and refuel so he could get to the east coast for an early morning event.
- "The big Kahuna" Kahuna - A Hawaiian priest-magician. A shaman or a wizard. Similar to Semitic words for "priest" (Arabic kahin, Hebrew kohen).
- Super Tuesday States
California 162
Connecticut 25
Georgia 54
Maine 14
Maryland 31
Massachusetts 37
Missouri 35
Minnesota 34 (Caucus)
New York 101
Ohio 69
Rhode Island 14
Vermont 12
Washington 25
613 Republican Delegates at Stake
March 10th States:
Wyoming 22
Utah 29
Colorado 40
91 Republican Delegates at Stake
March 14th States:
Texas 124
Florida 80
204 Republican Delegates at Stake
1,034 needed to nominate.
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