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Scared Monkeys found this 3/5/2008 on www.newsweek.com [flag]
Hillary Clinton may be poised for a big night tonight, with wins in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island. Clinton aides say this will be the beginning of her comeback against Barack Obama. There's only one problem with this analysis: they can't count. I'm no good at math either, but with the help of Slate’s Delegate Calculator I've scoped out the rest of the primaries, and even if you assume huge ... [link]

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John McCains Wins Republican Nomination and Hillary Clinton Stages Big Wins in OH & TX over Obama.
Published 3/5/2008 by Scared Monkeys at Scared Monkeys
... ) over Barack Obama. Is Hillary Clinton mathematically eliminated as some say? Who knows. The problem now is that the Democratic primary blood bath is about to begin and ...

Robert Schlesinger: The More Things Don't Change, the Less They Stay the Same
Published 3/5/2008 by Robert Schlesinger at Huffington Post Entertainment Blog
... As a practical matter, last night's primary results changed very little: Barack Obama has a pledged delegate lead that is almost insurmountable (thanks to TPM for the link). ...

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