Sen. Clinton finally gives up… Obama the “presumptive” nominee.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton ended her historic campaign for the presidency on Saturday and told supporters to unite behind rival Barack Obama, closing out a race that was as grueling as it was groundbreaking.
The former first lady, who as recently as Tuesday declared herself the strongest candidate, gave Obama an unqualified endorsement and [...]

And the winner is…. ?

Key Points:

According to the latest Associated Press tally, Obama heads into tonight’s vote-counting in Montana and South Dakota with 2,094 total delegates, just 24 short of the number needed to secure the nomination. Clinton has 1,916 delegates.
Clinton campaign officials have said they will concede if Sen. Obama reaches 2118 this week.
Obama plans large Super Delegate [...]

Politico: House Republicans will get more involved in primaries

Washington, D.C. (Politico.com) By Patrick O’Connor: House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) unveiled a series of changes at his party’s campaign committee on Wednesday, including a declaration to avoid bitter primary fights and the launch of an internal audit of three special election losses that have cast a dark cloud over the party this [...]

AFP: Obama camp spies endgame in Oregon

Washington, D.C. (AFP): Barack Obama set his sights on November’s general election Saturday as he campaigned in Oregon, where he hopes to declare victory in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Obama has said Tuesday’s primaries in Oregon and Kentucky could mark the end of his drawn-out battle with rival Hillary Clinton, and his campaign [...]

Did “Operation Chaos” matter in Indiana and North Carolina?

Washington, D.C. (rightcommentary.com): Strategic cross-over voting is nothing new in partisan elections. It has long been discussed that in partisan caucuses and primaries, a certain percentage, usually thought to be small percentage, of partisans “change sides” in order to disrupt and or shape the outcome of the contest in the hopes that their actions benefit [...]