Legal Commentary

Election Returns

By Professor University of Miami School of Law

McCain wins over Romney, Rudy! crashes, Huckabee is reduced to “other”.

Look for Rudy! to endorse McCain tomorrow. The chance of a brokered convention just went down — but the intra-party dirt will really start to fly now.

Clinton crushed Obama but gets no delegates.

Both Amendment 1 (cutting property taxes) and Initiative 3 (more slot machines) passed. Sigh.

Will anyone remember this prediction a year from now?

A study done by Coral Gables-based Washington Economics Group for the pro-slots organization Yes for a Greater Miami-Dade said more than 6,400 jobs could be created by the machines in their first year of operation. The study projects $26 million in tax revenues will go to the county and the cities of Miami and Miami Gardens in the first year.

I doubt they’ll see that kind of money, although I’ll not bet against gamblers’ addictions, but I know there’s no way they’ll see a net increase in jobs anywhere near that size (they may displace a few, though).

Full post as published by Discourse.net on January 29, 2008 (boomark / email).