Prediction

If Hillary gets remotely close to securing the nomination, or if she does, Evan Bayh will be named her VP candidate. He helps win votes in a red state, brings a Midwestern flavor to the ticket (since Hillary disowns her own roots except when she's, you know, campaigning in the Midwest), and he's been used to offer a moderate dimension to the national Democratic scene before (see the DNC from a few years back).

In doing so, Bayh would finally receive the national PR he needs to make a legitimate run at the White House - his campaign stalled early on this year, but I think it's interesting that he still dropped out earlier than what most expected. Maybe it was some early signal calling on the Clinton campaign's behalf; they did, after all, anticipate having the election wrapped up by Super Tuesday.

Why Clinton Always Asks For A Debate

Days before the next primary - it's simple, really. She knows that the more time Barack spends on the ground, traveling from locale to locale, the worse it is for her campaign. Generally, the advantage Barack has from a day on the road is significantly greater, considering his lack of name recognition and voters' skepticism of a young first term Senator, than it is for Hillary, considering her household name and familiarity.

Thursday In Bloomington

Cubs Win over the Brew Crew, Crean starts to settle in, I'm essentially done for the week (academically, my lab work remains on the docket), Initiation for the chemistry fraternity is tomorrow evening, my graduation date is officially set, and I'm struggling to find time to make it to 4 graduation ceremonies (Biology, Biochemistry, English, University-wide) during the span of one Saturday.

We'll see how it works.