The only thing missing from this campaign so far is Bert Parks singing "There s/he goes, Mr./Ms. America..." - That's how much of a beauty contest it has been, with almost nothing of substance presented/debated/discussed. If anything has hurt the Democratic Party, it has been that lack of substance, with both campaigns centered more on race and gender than economy, foreign relations, specific domestic issues, etc..

If that keeps up, and there doesn't seem to be any letting up by either Senator O or R-C, a measurable percentage of Democrats inevitably will say "phooey" and just not vote. And the longer this hammer-and-tong battle continues within the Democratic Party, the more folk get ticked off. Combine that with the Michigan/Florida delegate issue, and the Donkey finds itself kicking itself.