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LET US DESCEND: A new Rasmussen poll has Hillary up 56% to 27% in West Virginia, which holds its primary next Tuesday. Aside from all the obvious reasons why the next week will suck, this should be pretty funny: if Hillary’s pretending to be slack-jawed Cletus from The Simpsons to win Indiana’s votes, in what hilarious ways will she pander to West Virginia? [Rasmussen]

Why does Barack Obama continue to want this dumb nomination, aside from his insurmountable lead in pledged delegates, states, and the popular vote? According to a new Rasmussen poll, 22% of Democrats think Obama should drop out, and the same percentage thinks Hillary (who has already lost) should. The most cosmic mindfuck of all, however: 62% of Democrats “aren’t ready for either candidate to leave the race.” Why such masochism in the Democratic party? This is precisely why John Kerry will emerge as both the presidential and vice-presidential candidate after the brokered convention. [Rasmussen]

Was Barack Obama’s ambitious race speech effective, or did it just make the Average American question his Muslim religion all over again? According to the latest Rasmussen daily tracking poll, John McCain leads Obama 49% to 42% and Hillary Clinton 51% to 41% in hypothetical matchups. This dumb SURGE! in popularity McCain has seen recently means nothing — eventually (cross yr fingers!) all vaguely liberal and moderate voters will realize that he is the worst imaginable candidate for anyone on Earth, or in space. On the other hand, maybe Barack should play up his, uh, “Kansas side” a little more. Play nine holes of golf or some such. [Rasmussen]

Triumphalist Obamatards, cover your ears: Hillary Clinton is still running for President, and it looks like she’ll win the Ohio primary. A Survey USA poll released today shows Clinton ahead of her opponent Barack Obama by 10 points. And a Rasmussen poll taken over the weekend has Clinton ahead by six. This means her campaign can continue on to Pennsylvania and maybe lose there instead. [WCPO, Rasmussen Reports, Real Clear Politics] MORE »

What happens when you’re losing and your new ad disappoints and a fiery Mark Penn is in a room with some equally fiery ad-maker lady and a crybaby political director? A melee of words happens, and internal fissures are blown wide open! This is precisely what happened last week at Clinton HQ. MORE »