Great piece! I've donated to Obama and I'm equally disappointed in his debate performance. That said, I still think the only candidate that the GOP can get excited about is Hillary. I think if Rudy balances his ticket with a Dobson-approved theocon, that could change the equation and I see HRC's votes (Bush's blank check for Iraq and now the Iran military/terrorism resolution) backfiring in the general. It hamstrung Kerry as the "anti-war" candidate and would do the same to her. Thinking ahead to the general-election debates, at this point, I think Rudy and Mitt perform better in debates - more telegenic and less-measured - than Hillary and Barack. That's a worry.

Perhaps Obama has already 'secretly' conceded and accepted Hillary's offer of a Vice Presidency?

Josh,
I really enjoy watching and listening to your clear analysis of the important issues.

I'm still not a Clinton or Obama fan... I'm still holding out for Dennis Kucinich. In addition to your weekly Campaign Roundup, will you be having one-on-one interviews or chats with the individual candidates? If so, maybe we can get past the sound-bites and hear more and more details of each candidate's plan.

Keep up the good work!

(psst... It's 2007)

And as I told you Josh about two months ago now, the MSM were backing Hillary and telling people she had a lead over the other candidates, helping to make it so. They created her lead because she is the safest corporate candidate they've got.

I think that Hillary is Bush Lite, and Obama is Bush Extra-Lite

Thanks for your cogent analysis. Excellent idea to make this a weekly feature at TPM, and I won't be missing any of your reports prior to casting my vote in the California Primary.