Political Bits & Tidbits

A round-up!

MISSED POLLS & SURVEYS...

National
-- The latest Gallup tracking polls puts the race at Obama 47%, Clinton 45% and McCain 53%, Huckabee 28%.

Ohio (which holds primaries for both parties on 3/4 awarding 88 GOP and 161 Democratic delegates).
-- Rasmussen Reports shows the Democrat race at Clinton 51%, Obama 37%.
-- Quinnipac Poll shows the spread at Clinton 55%, Obama 34%.
-- Survey USA puts the race at Clinton 56%, Obama 39%. Among Republicans McCain 50%, Huckabee 36%.

Texas (which holds primaries for both parities on 3/4 awarding 140 GOP and 228 Democratic delegates).
-- American Research Group shows Democrat race at Obama 48%, Clinton 42%.

Wisconsin (which holds primaries for both parties on 2/19 awarding 40 GOP and 92 Democratic delegates).
-- Rasmussen Reports shows the Democrat race at Obama 47%, Clinton 43%.
-- American Research Group shows the race at Clinton 49%, Obama 43%.
NOTABLE QUOTES, VIEWS & HAPPENINGS...

-- More examples of political correctness on campus.
-- The NYT notes the gap between rich and poor is less in spending.
-- For political junkies, a new bio-pic on Lee Atwater:


-- Reforming the Electoral College gets some attention.
-- Research shows Republicans are happier than Democrats.
-- News Busted mocks the Clinton fundraising:



THOSE CANDIDATES & THEIR CAMPAIGNS...

Hillary Clinton
Michael Barone does the best-case scenario math for Clinton. Camp Clinton is still bullish on its chances. Peggy Noonan tries to explain Clinton's challenge. A look inside Hillary's campaign; another one by The Atlantic. Frank Rich unloads.

Democrat "Super Delegates"
Time's Mark Halperin does the math on why they're important. The Boston Globe explains how and why these uber-delegates came about. The NYT looks at the delegates "under pressure." Bill Richardson adds his take. The Congressional Black Caucus feels the heat. A list, by state, of nearly all of the "super delegates."

Barack Obama
Obama and John Edwards get together; Time believes an endorsement is important. Obama gets some GOP boosting. Michelle Obama graces the cover of Newsweek; the NYT adds it focus. An end of the fad? Not according to Matthew Dowd, who predicts Obama will get the nomination.

John McCain
The NYT takes a look at McCain's temper (the Associated Press already did its piece). The WSJ believes McCain may face an usual general election. Getting to 270.

What were you clicking of interest this week?