Before The Madness Begins…

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. Looking like it could be another blowout tonight in Wisconsin. Obama holds an 8% lead in the polling average, Gallup says Obama has taken the lead over Clinton with women, Hispanics and Democrats, and the Clinton campaign seems to be in a bit of disarray.

. Obama’s projections have him up 52% to 47% in Hawaii, per Ben Smith.

. Congratulations to TPM for winning the George Polk Award for legal reporting on the US Attorney scandal.

. Big Tent Democrat goes after Howard Fineman for flying the misogyny flag high. Do people simply have no clue how this stuff sounds?

. John Edwards…not endorsing any time soon.

. Here’s today’s schedule:

• Wisconsin: 74 Democratic and 37 Republican delegates; Polls close at 9 pm ET
• Hawaii: 20 Democratic delegates; Caucuses end 12:30 am ET (Wednesday morning)
• Washington: 19 Republican delegates; Polls close at 11 pm ET

. Jerome Armstrong offers his theory on why Republicans root for Obama. And yes, now that he’s received the coveted Althouse endorsement, the "Why Obama Lost Me" post is imminent.

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