Here and There

While major news outlets fawn and fall over themselves about Romney’s overdue withdrawal, they continue to downplay (and underestimate) the astounding amount of money Obama for America has raised since late in the day Tuesday.

Here and There says: WTF?

Sure, Senator John McCain is cleaning up delegate-wise, but here’s the breakdown of Super Tuesday states:

• McCain: Missouri, California, Arizona, Oklahoma, New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois
• Romney: Alaska, Montana, Colorado, Minnesota, North Dakota, Utah, Massachusetts
• Huckabee; Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, West Virginia

I really hope that Romney and Huckabee stay strong and keep challenging McCain. The GOP could use a shake-up, and the longer McCain has to raise money for the general election, the worse off the Democrats are.

Funny. This thing reminds me of a modern, web version of the fold-outs on the back page of Mad Magazine.

Eugene Robinson thinks maybe Obama. From The Washington Post.

David Broder makes the argument that, among other reasons, the longer the race goes on, the more Barack Obama will benefit because of his ability to match up better with John McCain. From The Washington Post op-ed page.

Collins gives the campaign props for being potentially great, but takes candidates to task at the same time.

Humor, from The New York Times, of all places.

Another one of those oh-so-rare gems: a column by The New York Times’s David Brooks that’s not only readable, but insightful.

My favorite part is the George W. Bush as the worst waiter ever analogy:

• Was it the almost-cry? (I’m in the “It seemed genuine even if part of a strategy” camp). The organization? The money? Obama’s Iowa bump not big enough? Either way, hats off to HC.
• “We’ve got to reverse it” is easily one of the most resonant things Clinton has said.
• I’m trying to find a total vote count (not delegates or caucus precinct captains or any other goofy antiquated metric) to compare with NH to get a total. Pretty sure Obama is still leading there.
• I’m confused about the delegate process. According to this CNN scorecard, there are many pledged delegates for states that haven’t held their primaries yet. Huh?
• I read somewhere last night from someone who was leaning toward Obama that at least there won’t be a coronation, and that that’s a good thing. I agree. It gets really interesting from here, and I hope the discussion migrates away from style and toward substance. That’s where it should’ve been all along.
• Time for Richardson to go, and maybe Edwards too, to say nothing of Kucinich and Gravel.
• On the Republican side, I’m lost. Huckabee can only do well regionally, it seems. He cancels out Fred Thompson, who should hang it up already. Romney may as well say goodnight too. McCain can do well all over, but time will tell. I have an eerie suspicion about Giuliani.

As reported in The Caucus.

One of the latest polls shows the senator closing in on the former Massachusetts governor in the first primary State. From SFGate.com.

Low-polling and barely heard-of presidential candidate Tom Tancredo withdrew from the race today, and backed Mitt Romney in his quest for the Republican nomination. Chris Cillizza reports.

It’s happening: Iowans are going Protestant over Mormon. Jon Cohen and Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post report.

Romney gets it going on Sunday talk-show circuit.