The Day After...

We've all had a day to digest what happened last night, and if you are like me you are still just as confused as last night. What happened? And what does it mean?

Things were nice and clean on the Republican side. John McCain won just like he was supposed to. The Republican candidates smelled blood after Moneybags Mitt lost so badly in Iowa, and they pounced. The last two debates in New Hampshire saw a concentrated effort to defeat him. Mission accomplished. And that leaves the race almost wide open. Despite the bravado and a win in Wisconsin, Romney can no longer win this primary. That means Huckabee and McCain will be battling it out, and the Republican base will have to decide what is more important: domestic or foreign policy.

Michigan is going to be key. Huckabee is going to try to charm a struggling economy into voting for him and tout some populist themes. But McCain took 42 percent of the "poor" Republican vote in New Hampshire. Look for both of these candidates to focus on the economy here.

The Democrat primary is more confusing. I'm still not sure how Hillary won. I know the polls were trending toward her during the last day, but not like that. The whole thing has me asking a question. Are voters racist? On the surface, I would have to say no. Obama carried one of the whitest states in the country. And polls show America is more open to a black president than a woman president. I am personally bothered that we are even asking that kind of poll question. I am hopeful that Obama lost simply because his supporters got lazy.

Hillary and Obama will continue to slug it out while Edwards flounders in third. I personally think Edwards is the most electable Democrat, but he just doesn't carry the weight of the other two on the campaign trail. Nevada will be big for Obama, who needs to keep a Hillary bounce from happening. Obama is going to need to hit up the union vote here, and Edwards could end up playing a bit of a spoiler role. I have a feeling Hillary is going to pull this one out.