Will Super Tuesday clarify the GOP situation or further confuse things?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:
Super Tuesday may finally bring some clarity to the messy Republican Primary race. Or not.
Mitt Romney could be able to wind this thing down with a strong showing in tomorrow's 10 races.
For starters, he's racking up endorsements from influential conservatives - a sign that the party is ready to rally around him.
Today - former Bush Attorney General John Ashcroft threw his support behind Romney.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn - both fiscal conservatives - are backing him too.
Romney is also sitting back on top of the national polls.
But to capitalize on all this momentum, he needs to deliver tomorrow.
The biggest prize is Ohio, where Romney is neck-in-neck with Rick Santorum after trailing him by double digits.
A Romney win in Ohio would help consolidate his support among working-class voters in the Rust Belt. However, a Santorum win could mean the race will drag on longer.
Also at play tomorrow are a couple of Southern states. If Romney manages to win in Tennessee or Georgia, it would give him a big boost.
Newt Gingrich is staking the future of his campaign on Georgia, his home state.
As for Ron Paul - he acknowledges his chances are slim but he seems to be in it for the long haul.
Meanwhile top Republicans are spreading the message that a long nomination battle could weaken their chances of defeating President Obama come November.
But as we've seen since the first contests back in January, Republican voters are capable of surprising everybody - including themselves.
Here’s my question to you: Will Super Tuesday clarify the GOP situation or further confuse things?
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Is your personal economy improving?
FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty:
Four in 10 Americans say the U.S. economy is growing.
That's up from 27% last April and just 3% in 2008.
The flip side of the new USA Today/Gallup Poll is that 46% say the economy is in a recession or a depression.
But the survey definitely suggests a growing optimism about the economy.
It's reflected among both men and women and among all age groups, regions of the country and political parties.
However, politics still does play a role here: Democrats, nonwhites and self-described liberals are the most likely to believe the economy is growing.
Republicans and conservatives are the least likely to see the glass half full.
In what might be a sign of concern for President Obama, about half of independents say we're in a recession or depression.
There are several factors causing concern for many Americans when it comes to their "personal economy."
For starters, the housing market – the biggest asset for many – is still in trouble.
Home prices recently fell to their lowest point in more than a decade.
Then there are surging gasoline prices, which affect nearly everyone.
AAA reports gas prices hit a national average of $3.77 a gallon, up for the 27th day in a row. In several states, gas is already at or near $4 a gallon.
Some economists worry that high gas prices could be the tipping point that brings a new economic downturn.
Here’s my question to you: Is your personal economy improving?
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