It is time. The big ones. The ones that could make or break the democratic side of this election. Ohio, Texas, Vermont and Rhode Island-you're up.

I'd like to interrupt this presidential contest's regularly scheduled mudslinging with your policy questions about the economy:

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Today's magic number? 150.

150 delegates up for grabs in Hawaii, Wisconsin, and Washington as they vote in primaries and caucus. 94 Democratic delegates and 56 Republican delegates.

Bad weather is reported in Wisconsin with temperatures in the single digits and snow possible. BlogHer Contributing Editor Dana Tuszke made it to the polling place on her lunch hour.

Both Obama and McCain gain untold amounts of momentum tonight by sweeping the Potomac Primaries in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. But it ain't over quite yet.

Maryland, DC and Virginia: it's your turn. It's Chesapeake Tuesday, Potomac Primary, the day when Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battle for 175 delegates and a clear winner is expected to emerge out of GOP hopefuls John McCain and Mike Huckabee.

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Topic: Health Care
Question: What is your position on requiring all major private, Medicaid, or federal health insurance plans cover birth control?

Read all 12 questions

Some questions won't wait.

As I've reported recently, BlogHer continues to invite presidential candidates to respond to a request by women in this community to answer 12 policy questions we developed in a voter manifesto. Thus far, no candidate has accepted. We'll keep trying.

While our invitation to the candidates remains open, our questions are too important to wait. BlogHer's political team thinks it's time to get answers to our questions whether or not the candidates will accept our invitation. Think of it as a watchdog project, where the majority of voters (women) from all political persuasions (you know you are) work together at a nonpartisan site (BlogHer) to report back how -- and whether -- the candidates are earning our votes by addressing the issues. Together, we can figure out what they're saying on the campaign trail every day.