This coming Tuesday, 14 states will be holding primary elections. The largest tally of delegates will get doled out based on Super Tuesday’s results, arguably the single most important event in what has shaped up to be a grueling and enervating primary race. Like all avid politics watchers, I will be glued to the television as the results roll in, doubtless furiously tweeting the whole time.
Maine is among the states casting votes that day, and as a resident I will dutifully head to the polls to vote for the person I most hope to see win the Democratic Party’s nomination. (Rooting for you, Senator Warren!) But that’s not the only issue I’ll be voting on, and the allotment of Maine’s delegates isn’t the only result I’ll be anxiously watching.
Because as a pediatrician there are few things I care more about than getting kids protected against preventable illness, I’ll be watching for the result of Question 1.
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