I mentioned in a recent blog that the Feb. 6 eclipse at 17 degrees Aquarius could cause “party splits and defections” (thanks to Celeste Teal’s Eclipses for that quote about eclipses in air signs). So we might see the beginning of serious party splits and defections after super-primary day on February 5.
Two candidates who have been underdogs—GOP candidate Ron Paul and Democratic candidate Dennis Kucinich—are getting lots of notice, thanks to grass roots support and strong debate performances. Will either candidate manage to influence the November election? Paul or Kucinich--or both--could be a strong force as a third party candidate. The Feb. 6, 2008 eclipse will be hitting within half a degree of the midpoint of Kucinich’s Sun-Uranus trine (i.e. the eclipse will be sextiling both his Sun and Uranus at the same time), possibly energizing his iconoclastic (Sun-Uranus) candidacy.
Hillary Clinton will be strongly affected by the Feb. 6 solar eclipse. It will be hitting opposite the midpoint of her Mars-Pluto-Saturn conjunction. Will this help power her to the nomination? For a dead-on analysis of Hillary, see Maureen Dowd’s recent piece in the NY Times. It should have been titled, “What Can Happen when Someone with a Mercury-Saturn Square and a Mars-Pluto-Saturn Conjunction Seriously—Very Seriously—Runs for President?” Read the op-ed piece, then look at Hillary's horoscope. Then smile knowingly.
Rudy Giuliani’s Jupiter will be magnified by the Feb. 6 eclipse. His Saturn, by the way, sits right on his Midheaven, a perfect symbol of Giuliani’s global law and order political appeal—“America’s Mayor,” indeed.
As we are about to head into Pluto in Capricorn, I think it's interesting that the two leading candidates--Clinton and Giuliani--both have powerful Saturns.
Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, a Republican candidate who has been raising his profile while positioning himself as the real GOP conservative, will also have his Jupiter activated by the Feb. 6 solar eclipse.
The immigration issue, a proxy for cross-border terrorism and a myriad of other collective fears, has become powerful. Borders and boundaries (as well as fears) are ruled by Saturn, so the issue is very Pluto in Capricorn. It'll loom big in the general election--and beyond.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
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At the Vegas debate, when the question was asked to all 7 candidates whether they would support whichever of them gets the nomination, it was interesting that Dennis Kucinich was the only one who didn't give a straight "Yes". He made a proviso about getting out of Iraq (I think it was that - anyway there was a proviso). I wonder if it was a hint that he might break from the Democrats and run as an Independent later in the game (can he do that?)
Very interesting observation. I'm certain Kucinich can switch to a new party label. John Anderson ran in 1980 as a "Unity Party" candidate even though he was formally a Republican. In 1912, Teddy Roosevelt left the Republican Party and was the candidate of the Progressive Party when he failed to get the Republican nomination.
Oh and also, Twilight, it's always such a pleasure to read your comments because you really keep up with political events.
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