After New Hampshire

I could not have asked for a better opening to primary season. So relieved that Iowa and NH had such different results, keeping everything wide open.

I actually don't care much who wins in either side - I like all of these Democrats, and think they can beat any of those Republicans - but I love watching them develop as candidates. Nearly as much, I love watching the horse-race callers get proven wrong, and wrong again, about both parties. (Not that I actually waste time watching the horse race; I just read reactions to it in blog comments.)

A while ago I decided that the only final configuration I wouldn't like is Edwards versus Romney, if only because it'd look dead-boring. Objectively handsome white guy A versus objectively handsome white guy B, and I'm afraid that people would get confused and vote for the one with those super-presidential graying temples. I don't think that's crass of me; surface counts for a lot, in this. But we seem to be safe from that, for now.