you'd think that the volatility of the situation would give even dan balz pause. but no.
A week ago there were six candidates still standing in the GOP race. Now, though technically there are four — the others being former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum and Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) — the Republican race is now the two-person contest that many once anticipated.
look ten minutes ago these people were saying that it was all over and romney was the nominee. i guess they just sit around their hotel rooms nodding at each other as they declare the winner in advance etc. believe it or not, i think there is some possibility that santorum could still be the nominee. more rich-boy slop from romney and you can stick the fork, and of course newt can self-immolate at any moment. the evangelical community is still crystallizing around santorum; they are not going to find romney or gingrich congenial at all, ultimately.
you know on espn they always focus on 'predictions'; their experts always have to declare who is going to win each game, right up to gametime. almost always, they just predict that the fave will win. i love, say, dick vitale predicting the final four; at any given moment he just takes the top four teams in the poll and then reveals dramatically that they're the best teams in america. see, that's 'expertise': mumbling or yelling what everyone else is saying: the safety dance
so, balz, what say we wait and see what happens?
