Double Digits Again

A work-related project has kept me from ruminating too much today, but I will stop in long enough to note another big win by Obama. He took the Maine caucuses 59-40. At this point, he's won all the caucuses except Nevada, which almost makes you wonder what went wrong there (of course, when you take into account that even though he came up short in the popular vote he still took home a majority of delegates, you have to concede that maybe nothing did). Although it was common wisdom that Obama would do well this weekend, the fact that he did overwhelmingly well is still awfully impressive. On to the Potomac Basin on Tuesday.

For some really strange goings on, though, take a look at Saturday's Republican caucus in Washington. Huckabee, you'll remember, won two contests on Saturday, and Washington still needs to be decided. As I write, they've only counted 87 percent of the vote. McCain is up by a lousy 242, but Washington officials are saying, close enough for victory! Don't worry your pretty little heads about that extra 13 percent. No matter how they work out, John McCain's come close enough to call him a winner. No, really, that's pretty much the argument. You can check out the details from Josh Marshall.