Couple hours ago DailyKos tipped me to the AP national poll showing Democrats with a large and growing lead among people identifying themselves as one party or the other.
Then OpenLeft showed a similar margin from Rasmussen, along with the analysis that the extra-long primary season has helped bring more people into the Democratic fold.
Now it occurs to me: Florida has the chance this year to be both early and late in the primary process: We did it in January. We're talking about a revote that counts. Crazy Florida could decide it, after all.
MORE below, and a version posted on www.miami-dade-dems.blogspot.com
We promise, America: No more butterfly ballots. No pregnant chads. We're going to do it right this time.
Matt Stoller wrote on OpenLeft that it has been the extended primary campaign that has added to the Democratic throng. Aside from our superior message and aside from the absolute failure of the national Republican government, I'm sure he meant to say.
So maybe it wasn't a bad idea, after all, for Florida's dingaling Republican governor and legislature to decide to move up the primary date, and for our dingaling Democrats to go along with it. It has made us Floridians into political actors for more months than usual, and the flurry of activity has brought more fence-sitters over to our D side.
But now that we see all the attention being paid to Pennsylvania for its primary in April -- and even Puerto Rico is getting some ink for its date in June -- maybe there should be a rush to be last. Yes, Vote Last! Our Sunshine State can make the decision, in the end.
And, my friends, just in time, we're talking about a revote in Florida. So we could be both early and late in the same election year. Talk about having your cake and eating it, too.
Life is good.
But wait a minute. What are those Michiganders going to do, try to be laster than Florida?