Super Tuesday has left a super question for the Democratic Party, and Indiana could play a bigger role than in past primaries to determine who will receive the presidential nominations.
On the Republican side, Super Tuesday served one if its purposes in producing a clear-cut favorite for the presidential nomination as Sen. John McCain leads former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney by more than 200 delegates. However, the continuing battle of Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton remains uncertain for the Democratic bid.
Traditionally people in states such as Indiana that conduct their primaries or caucuses after Super Tuesday have little reason to vote in the primary season because the decision is already made. By the time Midwest states such as Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin have their primaries, most candidates have dropped out and the major television networks have already declared who will be the representative for each party.
This year though, that might not be the case, and come the Indiana primaries on May 6, the contest could still be uncertain between Obama and Clinton.
Congratulations college Democrats, one of your dreams has come true: your vote will make a significant difference in a traditionally red state because of the way primary voting occurs.
Indiana has an open primary, which means people must declare what party primary they want to vote in when at the voting booth. In states like Indiana where there are fewer Democrats than Republicans, a vote in a Democratic primary is worth more. Indiana has traditionally been a red state, but in this primary, blue votes may be worth more.
Thus, if you plan to vote in the primaries, the time is now to figure out who to support. Odds are, a majority of students at Ball State have already decided which candidate they will support, or are at least leaning toward one candidate. Continue to review the issues, though, so come May 6 you can make the most informed decision.
It's always important to vote, but on May 6 it may be more important with the Democratic bid still up in the air.
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