Democrats eager to tamp down talk of disappointed primary voters bolting to John McCain point to the "fact" that a majority of McCain's own backers threatened to vote for Al Gore when George W. Bush secured the Republican nomination in 2000. But the numbers of crossover voters frustrated by the nominating process was actually far less than that. In Post-ABC and Pew national polling as the 2000 GOP primary wound down, more than seven in 10 Republicans who supported McCain also said they would back Bush over Gore in the general election. That is far lower than the 93 percent who backed Bush on Election Day, suggesting some bluster in the heat of battle, but nowhere close to a minority of voters.

A new Gallup poll finds real damage to Hillary among African-American voters, with more than a third viewing her unfavorably. This is a problem that Obama can help her solve, and something she needs from him as much as money.

Be careful what you wish for: "If somebody has evidence that myself or Michelle or anybody has said something inappropriate, let them do it." Presumably by "do it," he means "produce it," as in, produce the evidence. Hmm. This would seem to run somewhat counter to his previous statement that his wife is off-limits.

From my perspective the use of "Democrat Party" doesn't make the party sound as bad as it makes the speaker sound unlearned. Instead of whining Dems should either reach out in an effort to educate or--if feeling less liberal-- openly mock members of the Republici Party who use the term.