If the cable news pundits and editorial page writers of America are to be believed then the race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination is over and Barack Obama is the winner.

The Clinton die-hards battling on through the last handful of primaries from West Virginia to South Dakota must be starting to feel like those Japanese soldiers who used to turn up on Pacific islands decades after the end of the Second World War, still refusing to believe it was really over.

The West Virginia primary certainly feels like a minor skirmish, taking place long after the main fighting has already taken place elsewhere, so even though it promises an easy victory for Senator Clinton, it will do little to change the overall course of the battle.

from - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7397422.stm
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When John McLoony beats the Democrats in November - we'll know who to blame !