strikes one as misfortunate.  F*cking five smacks of carelessness. –Lady Bracknell

In this morning’s speculation, I suggested that Sen. Hillary Clinton might make trouble for the Democratic convention in a number of ways, including this: She could champion the causes of Florida and Michigan and seek reform of the rules for timing contests and the sanctions imposed upon those who break them.  A few hours later, Jake Tapper of ABCNews reports that Clinton has already started: This morning brings the news

In discussing the Wisconsin primary results, OpenLeft’s Chris Bowers makes a general observation that raises an interesting possibility: Closest Democratic Nomination in at least 48 years: Just to keep things in perspective even during an Obama victory, Clinton will actually pass a milestone tonight that will make this the closest Democratic nomination campaign since at least 1960. Today, even without Michigan and Florida, she hit 1219 delegates when one counts

The Wisconsin primary results suggest an erosion in the Clinton coalition hinted at in the Potomac primaries.  The talking heads on cable TV broke down the various blocs from the exit poll data, but a few key measures tell the tale. The general pattern since New Hampshire, as laid out by Jay Cost earlier this month, was this: We have found that both candidates are putting together diverse voting coalitions that differ according