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Barack Obama has found a running mate, notes the front page of Drudge, which links to the New York Times report that the Democrat will announce his pick soon. Drudge notes, however, that Obama is still keeping everyone guessing. In ... READ MORE

Hot Air
Though the smart money is on Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) to become Barack Obama's running mate, leaks about the possible choices could be a decoy to allow Obama to surprise people by picking Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), writes Allahpundit. ... READ MORE

The Huffington Post
Barack Obama will announce his running mate by Friday, notes the Post on its front page. Obama is running against two John McCains, one who showed up at the Saddleback Forum and connected his life story to the campaign and ... READ MORE

RedState
While Barack Obama said last weekend that he was "firmly convinced" in 2002 that there wasn't strong evidence of Iraq having weapons of mass destruction, the Democrat specifically said in his 2002 anti-war speech that Saddam Hussein had "developed chemical ... READ MORE

The Corner
John McCain has been calling state Republican officials in recent days to sound out the possibility that he could pick a pro-choice running mate, writes Rich Lowry. Former Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), a strong pro-life conservative with international and executive ... READ MORE

Townhall.com
John McCain could continue to build on his momentum from the past month by choosing as a running mate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), who could help in Colorado and Michigan, or Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), who is ... READ MORE

TalkingPointsMemo
John McCain is spending more on campaign ads than Barack Obama in the traditional battleground states, though the Democrat candidate is spending more on ads overall, writes Greg Sargent. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) might not be the most exciting veep ... READ MORE

MyDD
Barack Obama's decision to announce his veep pick right before the convention should give him a bounce coming out of Denver, unlike Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in 2004 who announced his pick earlier in the election cycle, writes Todd Beeton. ... READ MORE

Daily Kos
Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) would be a better running mate for Barack Obama than Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) or Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D), but Biden still voted for the Iraq war and wouldn't do much to reinforce Obama's message ... READ MORE

Drudge Report
Tropical Storm Fay is taking aim at Florida, according to the front page of the Drudge Report. In political links, Drudge highlights stories on Barack Obama's single-night fundraising haul of $8 million, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) remark that Obama ... READ MORE

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May 7, 2008

MORNING READ

@ 9:30 am by Walter Alarkon

The Democratic race is all but over, bloggers declare. Barack Obama will become the nominee, and Hillary Clinton must now decide what's next for her, they write.

Though Clinton supporter Todd Beeton at MyDD sees his candidate leaving the race this week, he's at peace with the outcome, since primary voters in Indiana and North Carolina made a clear decision. Obama supporter Andrew Sullivan finds the demise of the Clintons at the hands of black voters "poignant" due to the Clinton's "long-running exploitation and reliance on minority votes." Even the Clinton backers at TalkLeft are resigned; Big Tent Democrat writes that though Clinton has won the right to exit the race on her terms, she shouldn't attack Obama anymore.

A few conservative bloggers believe Clinton won't willingly leave soon. Clinton comes from a family that doesn't give up a claims to power easily, according to Pejman Yousefzadeh. Though her slender hopes now rest on an Obama catastrophe, Clinton doesn't lose anything by staying in aside from time and money, writes Ed Morrissey.

But most bloggers are looking ahead to an Obama-John McCain matchup. The New Republic's Jonathan Cohn and Power Line's Paul Mirengoff see Obama with the advantage. He's the candidate of hope, much like Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton were, while McCain's the candidate of pessimism, Cohn writes. And Obama's "fundamentals" — the economy, the war and an unpopular president — work in his favor, Mirengoff notes.

A few bloggers looking outside of the presidential race write about the Democrats who won Tuesday's other primary races and the latest investigation of a federal agency. Daily Kos's brownsox has high hopes for state Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) after she easily won the right to face Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.), who is below 50 percent in general election polls. And Morrissey notes that federal investigators Tuesday raided the Office of Special Counsel, which oversees whistleblowers, and interrogated its chief, Scott Bloch, who has come under scrutiny for questionable spending of public funds.

FROM THE BLOGS:
The Tie Has Been Broken - Todd Beeton, MyDD
Black Voters Did It - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish
What Clinton Should Do
- Big Tent Dem, TalkLeft
Primary Night - Pejman Yousefzadeh, RedState
Why Couldn't Hillary Close The Deal? - R.J. Eskow, Huffington Post
How Long Before Hillary Admits Defeat? - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
'Yes We Can' Vs. 'No We Can't' - Jonathan Cohn, The Plank
'Biggest Fairy Tale' About To Come True
- Paul Mirengoff, Power Line
McCain Nails It On Judges - Paul Mirengoff, Power Line
The Obama Rally, From Two Angles
- Mary Katharine Ham, Townhall
Hagan Wins In N.C. Sen., Ind. Gov. Deadlocked - brownsox, DKos
Office Of Special Counsel Chief Needs Lawyer - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama Is Decisive N.C. Winner; Clinton Ekes Out Ind. Victory - WaPo
Options Dwindling For Clinton - New York Times
Clinton Fails To Get Needed Game-Changer - Associated Press
What McCain Expects From Federal Judges - LA Times

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