There is some buzz in the Rightosphere suggesting that the crowd for Barack Obama’s big weekend rally in Portland was inflated by his warm-up act, an indie rock band called The Decemberists.  NewsBusters and Michael Goldfarb likely overstate the band’s draw, even for a free show in their hometown, while TIME’s Ana Marie Cox likely understates it. NRO’s Jim Geraghty is probably closest to the mark; the band was likely a boost,

Bush’s fault. Unrelated: Pucked up Robert Pedersen on “Get Off the Bench” radio show this evening (deals with judicial reform issues).