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Some of these people are still waiting in line to vote.

What if Super Tuesday isn't the end?

It's Super Tuesday night, and it looks to be a long one. The exit polls are showing some unexpected numbers for Barack Obama, Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee. The delegate fight is still a pitched battle for John McCain and Hillary Clinton.

(Our own Joel Mathis is liveblogging from the Kansas caucus.)

But don't forget, there are some major primaries and caucuses ahead. And even as the returns start rolling in across the country Tuesday, the Republican and Democratic campaigns are looking ahead to contests in Washington, Nebraska, Virginia, Ohio and Texas. The strategizing has only just begun.

Share your thoughts about how the race is shaping up in your state, how you voted, what surprised you and what you think will happen next.

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They're smiling, not bearing their fangs.

Who's the conservative Republican here, anyway?

"If you get endorsed by the New York Times," Mitt Romney told John McCain at Wednesday night's Republican debate, "you're probably not a conservative."

"Let me note that I was endorsed by your two hometown newspapers who know you best," McCain replied, "including the very conservative Boston Herald who know you well better than anybody."

A newspaper's editorial endorsement may not be the last word on who is or isn't a conservative, but the question of who's the most conservative Republican contender for the White House is spurring hot debate. As it should.

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America's Mayor is out.

Does Giuliani's defeat mean the end of 9/11 politics?

Rudy Giuliani's distant third-place finish in Florida killed his bid for president. But does Giuliani's defeat also mark the beginning of the end of an era in Republican politics that began on Sept. 11, 2001?

Politico.com's Ben Smith and David Paul Kuhn suggest that Giuliani's national celebrity was based on his steady, comforting appearance in Americans' living rooms amid the terrorist attacks, and his campaign for president never found a message beyond that moment. But the emotional connection he forged that day, it seems, has proved politically worthless.

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John McCain beams as Florida Gov. Charlie Crist enjoys the show.

Florida fallout: McCain wins... and Giuliani leaves?

John McCain won the Florida primary, beating Mitt Romney in a closely run contest. But the Arizona senator prevailed for the most part without the help of conservatives. Yes, the win gives McCain a big boost. He has delegates, he has momentum. He even has respect. But does he have love?

Meantime, Rudy Giuliani's Florida gambit failed spectacularly and the former New York mayor is reportedly set to bow out and throw his support to McCain. Should he?

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The polls show Giuliani's standing has gone to the dogs.

Sunshine State showdown: Will Florida be Rudy Giuliani's last hurrah?

John McCain and Mitt Romney enter Tuesday's primary in Florida trading blows over the war. But the real story, in many respects, is the vulnerable candidacy of Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

Giuliani calculated that he could essentially avoid the early contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Michigan, and South Carolina and vault to victory in Florida and the delegate-rich states lined up on February 5. If the polls are any indication, the strategy doesn't seem to be working as planned.

But what do the pollsters know, anyway? Can Giuliani come from behind? Or is the struggle between McCain and Romney the real fight?