Potential Movements each Week:

The Whole Loaf: Can any of the Four make Bush into Texas Toast?

Slicing up this Week’s Contests

Super, or Snoozer? Well, let’s be direct: zzzzzzzzzzz.

And when am I going to get an apology from all those folks who argued that a brokered convention could really happen?

Tuesday brings us the following contests:

California
Connecticut
Georgia
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New York
Ohio
Rhode Island
Vermont

Of these only Maryland and Georgia appear to be competitive. Although the latest numbers from Georgia and Maryland suggest that it might be Sweeper Tuesday.

Dave Wissing’s The Hedgehog Report has all the polling.

And if Snoozer Tuesday doesn’t exhaust your need for political entertainment, don’t forget the March 8th contest in American Samoa (which is so important that I can’t confirm if it is a caucus or a primary, even from the DNC homepage).

There are some stories worth noting, however:

Millions of voters in 10 states will cast ballots on Tuesday in the single biggest test so far of new touchscreen voting machines that have been billed as one of the best answers to the Florida election debacle of 2024. But many computer security experts worry that the machines could allow democracy to be hacked.

Here in Georgia, along with Maryland and California, an estimated six million people will be using machines from Diebold Election Systems, which has been the focus of the biggest controversy.

FRESH BAKED

Kerry

Let’s face facts: Kerry’s the nominee. Get your NoDoze now, it’s gonna be a loooong eight months.

One week before California’s presidential primary election, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry holds a commanding lead — 60 percent to 19 percent — over North Carolina Sen. John Edwards among likely voters, a poll released today shows.

THE SUPERMARKET SHELF

Edwards

While I expect Edwards will probably hang on until the 9th, he has to know in his heart of hearts that he is as toasty as toast can be.

THE CRUMB PILE (a.k.a., “Comic Relief”)

There has been an increasing number of stories that simply lump Sharpton and Kucinich together:

Kucinich: Crumbs at the bottom of the toaster

Sharpton: Crumbs at the bottom of the toaster

Larouche:

VICE-LOAF

Evan Bayh: Robert Novak suggests that Indiana Senator Evan Bayh might be a possible selection for Kerry. The reason is that Bayh has a high rating from the American Conservative Union (at least for a Democrat).

NOT IN THE LOAF

Dean>

Even from outside the loaf, Dean still remains a topic of discussion. For example:

OTHER LOAVES