SUPER FUCKING TUESDAY!!!1!

Shouldn't this be, like, a national holiday in 'Murica or something?

I'll repost this. It's important!

Don't blame me.

I voted for Kodos.

I voted for Bernie Sanders today. He won't win Arkansas of course.

Really? So you don't really support him and just wanted to vote against Hillary? Why wouldn't you vote in the Republican primary?

A lot of people do as Dayton did, hoping to force a longer, more debilitating primary fight on the candidate they expect to vote against in November.

I voted, there was a pretty decent stream of voters going in and out, though nothing like the lines I'll expect for the general election.

It's Super Tuesday but I can't vote because I live in California and that vote kind of becomes irrelevant.

I have to caucus.

A friendly friend is running for county judge and I had to vote in the Democratic primary to vote for him.

If he gets to be county judge its possible I might be able to get a job driving a road grader. Kind of one of my lesser childhood dreams.

Not for nothing, but shouldn't county judge positions be non-partisan?

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Today is Blooper Tuesday in the RepCon's camp!

Your childhood dreams are pretty boring.

A "county judge" is more accurate a "county mayor" or something to that effect. The "judge" in the title has nothing whatsoever to do with the judiciary.

That sounds pretty corrupt, and also a little pathetic.

^How does a simple informational post rank a facepalm?

People hire their friends Rick. That is something pretty basic at all levels of society around the world.

How does a judge have nothing to do with the judiciary?

When it isn't a judicial position for starters.

Yeah, but it shouldn't be common practice in government.

Our primary isn't for another two weeks, though I was told I could go early vote (if I was willing to drive 20 miles in this weather to do it... no.) if I wanted to!

You are confusing title with function. Ignore the word judge, and pay attention to how Dayton described the duties. This is a common flaw in your approach -- you focus exclusively on what you believe to be the official definition of a word, rather than paying attention to how it is being used in a given context.

In Kentucky we call them a county judge executive. They're in charge of the county militia except where city and county governments have merged, where militia command goes to the mayor.

Per KRS 67.710 ("KRS" stands for "Kentucky Revised Statute" the same way USC stands for "U.S. Code")

Powers and duties.

The county judge/executive shall be the chief executive of the county and shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of an executive and administrative nature vested in, or imposed upon, the county or its fiscal court by law, or by agreement with any municipality or other subdivision of government, and such additional powers as are granted by the fiscal court. The county judge/executive shall be responsible for the proper administration of the affairs of the county placed in his charge. His responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to, the following:​

1. 1. Provide for the execution of all ordinances and resolutions of the fiscal court, execute all contracts entered into by the fiscal court, and provide for the execution of all laws by the state subject to enforcement by him or by officers who are under his direction and supervision;
   2. Prepare and submit to the fiscal court for approval an administrative code incorporating the details of administrative procedure for the operation of the county and review such code and suggest revisions periodically or at the request of the fiscal court;
   3. Furnish the fiscal court with information concerning the operations of the county departments, boards, or commissions, necessary for the fiscal court to exercise its powers or as requested by the fiscal court;
   4. Require all officials, elected or appointed, whose offices utilize county funds, and all boards, special districts, and commissions exclusive of city governments and their agencies located within the county to make a detailed annual financial report to the fiscal court concerning the business and condition of their office, department, board, commission, or special districts;
   5. Consistent with procedures set forth in KRS Chapter 68, prepare and submit to the fiscal court an annual budget and administer the provisions of the budget when adopted by the fiscal court;
   6. Keep the fiscal court fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the county and make such other reports from time to time as required by the fiscal court or as he deems necessary;
   7. Exercise with the approval of the fiscal court the authority to appoint, supervise, suspend, and remove county personnel (unless otherwise provided by state law); and
   8. With the approval of the fiscal court, make appointments to or remove members from such boards, commissions, and designated administrative positions as the fiscal court, charter, law or ordinance may create. The requirement of fiscal court approval must be designated as such in the county administrative code or the county charter. In counties containing a city of the first class, the county judge/executive shall appoint to those seats which are not subject to prior qualification on a board or commission an equal number of members from each district, as defined in KRS 67.045, into which the authority of the board or commission extends. If there are more districts than members of a particular board or commission, he shall not appoint more than one (1) member from any district. If there are more members of a particular board or commission than there are districts, he shall equalize appointments to the extent possible. The county judge/executive shall not be required, but shall use his best efforts, to balance appointments on a board or commission if the appointments are to be made from nominees submitted by other groups or individuals or if nominees must have a professional or technical background, expertise or membership. He shall attempt to balance appointments among all such boards and commissions in order to equalize representation of all districts over the entire range of such boards and commissions.

I think one of the reasons many states invested executive power in a judge was that a judge was generally one of the most educated people in county government and one who was ostensibly non-partisan and not involved in local politics. Under the original conception of the separation of powers, the judges were the closest thing there was to a class of expert administrative professionals. The position is roughly equivalent to a mayor but at the county level.

Fox News primary results page. You can click on "full results" for any state, as always, and that also includes exit poll data.

One interesting thing to watch is how Hillary beats Bernie because the black vote puts her way over the top, yet virtually all of the black voters would turn out for the Democrat candidate no matter who it is, whereas a whole lot of Bernie voters might opt for Trump in the general. It's the age old problem of crushing primary opponents among the base but losing the vast sea of moderates in the general.

7:00 PM eastern. Polls are closing in Vermont, Virginia, and Georgia.

I don't think any Bernie voters will become Trump voters. Some may vote for a third party candidate (possibly Libertarian or Green), some will stay home, but very few will vote for Trump.

After tonight, the challenge for both Clinton and Sanders will be convincing those folks to stick with the Democratic party. I add Sanders, because I'm pretty sure he will ultimately endorse Clinton. First Warren will endorse, and he will come on board shortly after.

If Clinton gets the nomination, Sanders will immediately give his support. That's just the kind of guy he is.

Agreed, and I expect him to campaign energetically on her behalf. I suspect after tonight, his path to the nomination will be pretty tricky, so the question becomes whether he suspends his campaign at some point before the convention. If he plays his cards right, he will get a juicy speaking slot and significant say in the platform. That's a huge win for a back bench Senator running an insurgent campaign. Regardless, I very much like that he has elevated certain issues.

I hope he doesn't. I don't trust Hillary. She can make all the campaign promises she wants saying she wants all the same things Bernie wants, but she doesn't. She will continue to sell the middle class up the river.

In exit polling in some of the earlier primaries, like Iowa, quite a lot of people were deciding between Trump and Sanders. Those are the ones who are fed up with Washington and are looking for someone who will shake up the system (or be the SMOD). Bernie is in the difficult position where if he argues how experienced he is he'll lose that outsider status.