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February 5, 2008 7:34 AM

Let's have a virtual Super Tuesday party

Posted by David Postman

Starting at 5 p.m. I’ll be live-blogging Super Tuesday results. It’s a bit of an experiment with a new piece of software we got called Cover It Live. This is what The Stranger’s been using. In fact, Eli Sander’s is quoted on the company’s website giving this endorsement: “It’s liveblogging heaven.”

I hope he’s right. But I need your help to make it work. The great thing about this is you can add your live comments to the thread. It looks more like a live chat session than a blog post. (I will be approving comments, though.)

I hope you’ll join me as you watch returns and help me identify interesting trends, dumb things TV anchors say, give your predictions or mourn the loss of your candidate.

One special feature tonight will be reports on the Idaho caucus. University of Washington professor David Domke is in Idaho today with a team of students who will be blogging on what our northwest neighbors are doing. I will be posting reports from Idaho and, I hope, some photos.

We can also do quick polls of what commenters are thinking.

It should be fun. See you here at 5 p.m.

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Posted by RonK, Seattle

8:05 AM, Feb 05, 2008

Curious - how many of present company have been pinged by less-political acquaintances scrambling to find "today's" caucuses?

Posted by JimD

10:05 AM, Feb 05, 2008

I'll be driving tonight but may be able to check-in later if I can find wi-fi. I'll look forward to seeing how the experiment pans-out. Sounds interesting. Anyone wanna bet Clinton will do better than expected?

Posted by RonK, Seattle

10:37 AM, Feb 05, 2008

I expect Clinton will do better than expected, but I don't know what "expected" is.

Or Obama will crush her as the 20-30% undecideds in those polls make up thier minds on "gut feel".

Posted by Piper Scott

12:35 PM, Feb 05, 2008

RonK...

Sorry, Republicans are more self-aware than that. We have signs prepared for posting in the yard of each caucus location - my place included - advertising our SATURDAY caucus.

If your less-political acquaintances are that clueless, can they in fact be trusted with the vote?

Postman...

Who will provide the electronic chips? The dip will be the Democratic Party's candidate...winner or loser, it makes no never mind.

The Piper

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