The results last night in Michigan, a Romeny win over McCain and a Clinton victory over no one, mean this: almost nothing. On the GOP side it means Romney is not dropping out, but other than that the candidates continue to tread water. For other commentary see here and here.
On the Democrat side, we didn't learn much that we didn't already know. Thanks to shenanigans by the Michigan Democratic Party, of the major contenders only Hillary Clinton was on the ballot. Hers is a victory worthy of Pyrrhus, although it will not undo her. She beat "uncommitted" 55%-40%. As she was the only candidate who campaigned in the state, her 55% means little to nothing. What the results do show is that there is a solid block of Democratic voters, around 40%, who do not want her as a nominee. The question is whether Barack Obama can take that 40%, woo it to his cause, and add to it when this inevitably becomes a two person race.
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