I am, when all is said and done, a bit of a nerd when it comes to analysing things and trying to predict outcomes. While I truly believe that nationally the UK blog scene should be concentrating on prevailing UK political issues I just can't come to drop this kind of opportunity to geek out. So without further ado, with New Hampshire exit poll results at the ready, I want to look in to who I believe is going to win depending on a few key scenario differences at the next stage of the race towards becoming the democratic candidate for president. Just to note, I would write about the Republicans too but in all honesty that group of people just really irk me rather than make me passionate about politics, so it is probably best I keep avoiding analysing them!

Over in the Observer a very good piece has been written about the build up to the next state. The race is moving South, and so while the middle of America has now been initially weighed up and also the North, the South is yet to make its views known. Given the propensity for religion the more south you go in the US, as well as the well known history about race relations in the south vs the north, it is clear that if anywhere was going to differ from what we've seen already it would be South Carolina that would start to show those differences. Is the race issue going to be where the battle is won and lost? Will religious rhetoric come out in more force?

Over on Liberal Conspiracy I have been willingly drawn in to an argument regarding sexism and sexist language. In specific the article originally refers to quite frankly unacceptable behaviour by people in America and their media when it comes to the standards they expect and welcome in men compared to women, especially when running for the highest office in the land. What made the debate spark off, however, was the suggestion that too much focus was being spent on the use of the term "bitch" that is frequently levelled at Hillary Clinton.

It frustrates me that time and time again this issue comes up in different clothing from different areas of society. This time it is the anti-sexism groups wishing for us to simultaneously accept that the word "Bitch" should always be a heinous sexist word and that it should therefore at the same time never be used again, in the past it has been anti-homophobia groups, or groups for equality in disabled people. Time will no doubt soon come when the same occurs again for people being perceivably "ageist" in their use of insults too.