At RCP, Jay Cost addresses the argument that Sen. John McCain’s victories in the early states have been due to the conservative vote being split among many candidates.  After a brief primer on “social choice” theory and crunching the exit poll numbers, Cost concludes: …I do not think one can argue that McCain’s wins have been dependent on a divided field. Independents, moderates, and Bush disapprovers have certainly formed the backbone

As the WGA strike has left television with little more than reruns of Battle of the Network Stars, the broadcast nets are expanding their Super-Duper Tuesday TV coverage, while the cable nets are going wall-to-wall-to-wall with it.  Even MTV will break into its programming with video reports from its 51 “citizen journalists” stationed around the country — though I do not believe our esteemed host will be among them. I generally try to