I don't know about you, but to me, this feels like a sequel to the 2004 Swiftboat attack. We learned back then that staying silent doesn't seem to work. The lies keep coming, they keep getting repeated, they keep getting echoed ever more widely through the establishment media. And they never stop with just going after one Democrat, they accuse the rest of us by proxy on the basis of shared positions.

Dear CNN Editors, Have you stopped beating your spouses? I ask, because your network recently polled your audience on a Republican smear of Sen. Obama's patriotism. I thought you might have forgotten that there are ways of repeating something that's untrue, or an unverifiable opinion, in such a way as to give it credibility. Why is CNN raising questions about the patriotism of Democrats again? People look to CNN as a voice of reason and responsibility. You're leaders in cable news, with extraordinary power to lend credence to any story. I don't remember your network ever doing this to Republicans. Not as they drove the country headlong into a damaging war. Not as they defended policies that attacked the Constitutional protections of our founding documents and the 900 year old right to habeas corpus. Not as they have repeatedly attacked the patriotism of people who were injured in honorable military service to the United States of America. Further, I would strongly urge you not to echo any future, divisive, anti-liberal insults that hark back to the nationally destructive Army-McCarthy hearings. You shouldn't need it explained why this is bad. Stop giving legs to attacks on the patriotism of legitimate participants in the political process. Stop insulting your many Democratic viewers, because we take a back seat to no one in love of our country. Please apologize to Sen. Obama and your viewers, and stop this nonsense. Thank you, Ian Magruder

While both of our Party's remaining candidates are extremely talented and would make excellent commanders-in-chief, I am throwing my support to the candidate who I believe will open the most eyes to our shared Democratic vision. I'm deeply proud to be the first 2008 Democratic presidential candidate to endorse Barack Obama. He is ready to be President. And I am ready to support him - to work with him and for him and help elect him our 44th President. Put simply, I believe Barack Obama is uniquely qualified to help us face this housing crisis, create good jobs, strengthen America's families in this 21st century global economy, unite the world against terrorism and end the war in Iraq - and perhaps most importantly, call the American people to shared service and sacrifice. In this campaign, he has drawn millions of voters into politics for the first time in their lives and shown us that we are united by so much more than that which divides us. That is why I believe the time has come for Democrats to come together as a Party and focus on winning the general election. The stakes are too high not to.

Hillary Clinton's campaign was always a swing-state 50+1 percent affair. She'd win in November, but by once again ignoring most of the country in favor of an elite few "purple" states. Watching Obama build his incredible ground operation across the country, I can't help but hope that this newly built infrastructure stays in place through November. We must build long term, in every state, toward a solid future progressive majority. .... I want a presidential candidate who will eat into GOP popular vote advantages everywhere, even in states like Idaho and Alabama, helping cut into the GOP's vote tally. We must mobilize Democrats everywhere, in every state in our nation, to deliver the most dominant Democratic margin of victory in half a century. The media thought Bush's 3 percent victory in 2004 was a "mandate". Let's mobilize Democrats from show them what a real mandate looks like.

Wisconsin	Votes	%	Del.	Reporting
Obama	646,007	58%	42	100% reporting
Clinton	452,795	41%	32

		Hawaii	Votes	%	Del.	Reporting
		Obama	28,347	76%	14	100% reporting
		Clinton	8,835	24%	6

On the heels these victories, Obama's poll numbers in Texas and Ohio are increasing dramatically. But, for the sake of this post, let's focus on Texas, where he has the best shot at a Hillary upset. Earlier this week, CNN reported a dead heat between Clinton and Obama in the lone star state:

A new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll suggests the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination between Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois is a statistical dead heat in Texas, which holds primaries March 4.

In the survey, out Monday, 50 percent of likely Democratic primary voters support Clinton as their choice for the party's nominee, with 48 percent backing Obama.

But taking into account the poll's sampling error of plus or minus 4½ percentage points for Democratic respondents, the race is a virtual tie.

"I will not aspire to, nor will I accept the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief ... I wish only to fight as a soldier of ideas ... Perhaps my voice will be heard."

"If the Cuban leadership begins opening Cuba to meaningful democratic change, the United States must be prepared to begin taking steps to normalize relations and to ease the embargo of the last five decades. The freedom of the Cuban people is a cause that should bring the Americans together."

• Bob Latta: "Ohio Elections Commission rebukes Latta for lies about foe," from the excellent local paper the Toledo Blade. This should be the top target, although it does talk about the primary campaign instead of the general. • Bob Latta: "Prison doesn't bar Noe from political controversy, Weirauch ads use 'Coingate' figure against rival Latta" also from the Toledo Blade. A pretty good target, too. Not to second guess myself, but maybe this should be the top target. • Bob Latta: "DCCC turns up heat in solidly GOP district," from the Politco. Not bad, but the source of the article isn't as good as the Toledo Blade. Also, I wonder if the title will help or hurt undecided voter psychology. Will voters who see this article think "oh, all my neighbors vote Republicans, so I should too," or will they think "hmmm, people around here are turning away from Republicans, so I should too"? Hard to say, but it still might be worth a shot if you don't like either of the first two articles.