1. Before Super Tuesday:

• The result of the primaries indicated that it was going to be a close race between Mitt Romney and John McCain and Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton.
• It was understood that the above candidates were going to be disputing the presidency and the other contenders were out of the race.

2. On Super Tuesday:

• John McCain is the Republican contender
• Barack Obama has the upper hand; however, it is too early to determine the Democratic winner
  

3. Now

• John McCain is clearly the Republican winner
• Hilary Clinton won the necessary votes to still be active in disputing her spot for the Democratic candidate in November
• It is clear that the Democratic candidate will need votes from the party officials to determine the winner since neither candidate will be able to win enough delegates in the remaining primaries and caucuses to secure the nomination