Florida Results

Democrats    Vote   %   
Clinton    856,944    50%
Obama      568,930    33%
Edwards    248,575    14%  
99% reporting

Republicans    Vote    %   
McCain     693,425    36%
Romney     598,152    31%   
Giuliani   281,755    15%   
Huckabee   259,703    13%   
Paul        62,060     3%
99% reporting

Put an asterisk next to the Dem votes and an exclamation next to the GOP vote.

Worth a minor observation is the total vote: 1724855 - D; 1925728 - R. Is that fully explained away by the delegate stripping? ... or at least the lack of activity that the state saw from the candidates? And add in the fact that the state had a Constitutional amendment on the statewide ballot to cap property taxes. Sure to be a convenient way to drive out GOP voters. But as the campaign now heads to the airwave & tarmac phase, it might be a curious parlor room debate as to whether we Texans will see higher turnout on one side or the other.

On a political map-loving note, it's interesting to see the overlap of some of the "Edwards-D, Huckabee-R" counties. Also interesting to see how poorly Giuliani did in his presumed base of Miami-Dade county.

So ... moving on to Feb. 5, it looks like a coronation run for John McCain (who's set to have a nice press day tomorrow). The only question left is how much dough Romney digs up to try and make a race of it. This race may well be over before the polls close in California.

For the D-side ... still waiting for a reading. While California is the biggest prize, I'm of the view that watching Missouri and Kansas might give the quickest indication (that is, if they poll them) of a boost for Obama. Massachusetts could be another. Obama's had great endorsements from each state. But the narrative could likely come down to a choice between Obama being just a bit too little, too late on Feb. 5 ... or the bump is official and he could (again) be off to the races.

Or, Edwards' 15% could be the spoiler between one of two heavyweights declaring victory. Kinda looking likely. But we'll see what the delegate count looks like on the other side of Feb. 5 before reaching for a panic button.