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(The upfront disclaimer: I prefer Obama to Clinton but if she wins I'll vote for her and I won't have to hold my nose to do it.)

While I think Obama is probably better able to pull votes among the general electorate, the Clintons OWN the democratic party machine. Thus it doesn't surprise me that Obama can pull off a victory in a process as wide open and quirky as the Iowa Caucuses, but I still think Hillary's the most likely nominee. I never bought that "Obama by double digits" poll and couldn't believe it this morning when democratic blogs were openly wondering whether Hillary should stay in the race past NH. WTF??

NH is an open primary, but even here I was surprised that Obama did as well as he did. Going down the road, Hillary's access to the levers of party power is just going to wear Obama's numbers down. Wait until we get into some closed primaries.

But I think it's notable that this was for all practical purposes a tie. A couple percentage points might give her the perception of a win (and that's worth something) but they evenly split the delegates. And I think it's especially notable that John Edwards is doing as well as he is. If he can swallow his pride and accept that he's not going to be President, I think he becomes the kingmaker at the convention with a real good chance of being VP.

The big question is which candidate does he throw in with? Obama seems a more natural choice for him, but I can't see the Clinton camp letting him just run off and do that. If they've got the momentum going in, they've got to be looking at ways to get his supporters on their side.

Huh, it's happening there too then? I thought I was just hearing it more because I'd moved to Canada.

Are they pronouncing the letter Z as "zed" down there too now?

Other things to look for include Mazda commercials that pronounce the A as in "cat" instead of as in "father," and strange changes in Nabisco brand snack foods. Up here they're made by someone or something called "Mr. Christie," though with the same logo. And they taste different. Oreos have less filling, for one example.

My wife actually imports U.S. Wheat Thins when she can because the Canadian ones are so different I can actually sort them visually, and they aren't nearly as good.

Well, honestly, I think the states could only be improved by more Canadian, British, Australian or whatever elements creeping in. Except for the Wheat Thins. Please keep those the way they are.

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