so, it looks like we know who holds the purse strings in the Romney household. Now that Mitt's gone, apparently having viewed the numbers indicating he'd need a sweep of remaining primaries to even have a remote shot at the Republican nomination, the Quixote role falls to Mike Huckabee,… read more…

Super Tuesday is over, and unless your name is Mitt Romney, you have something to hang your hat on. If your name is John McCain, you can sleep comfortably knowing that your strongest competition has effectively been knocked out of the race, and you are now the presumptive nominee. If… read more…

What you need to know to navigate the sea of analysis currently washing at the Internet's shores: UPDATE (11:42am GMT): Obama has pulled ahead in New Mexico by less than 1,000 votes with 92% of precincts reporting. This may effect delegate counts. Democrats Clinton took: Arkansas, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, New… read more…

At long last, primary debate season in America is drawing to a close. Tonight, the remaining Democrats have their first and only mano-a-womano debate, but last night saw the final scheduled Republican debate held, naturally, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. Westmonster can tell you that… read more…

News flash: John McCain pulled out a narrow victory over Mitt Romney in the bitterly contested Florida Republican primary last night, the most recent "biggest primary of primary season," and the one that pundits (and candidates) were saying would likely determine the eventual GOP nominee. You'd expect McCain to gloat,… read more…

It seems to Westmonster all the big news has been coming out of the Democratic camp lately, following Obama's big win in South Carolina and the Bill Clinton backlash that followed. But today in Florida — home of 2000's hanging chads — there's a contest that's meaningless among Democrats, but… read more…

Michigan voters put their mitts on their ballots last night, with mildly surprising results on both the Republican and Democratic sides of the race. For the Republicans, Mitt Romney, left for dead a week ago after humiliating losses in Iowa and New Hampshire, had a convincing victory over (this week's)… read more…

…that Westmonster has largely ignored. The Republicans have the only contest in this one, and it's neck-and-neck between Mitt Romney, who's trying to rescue his flagging campaign, and John McCain, who's trying to secure the national frontrunner spot. Via Kop Lob Pob A Job, we've stumbled across this Romney-related video… read more…