No joint ticket? Good

CNN says "Senator Chris Dodd on Sunday joined the chorus of Democratic leaders downplaying the idea of a joint ticket between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Dodd, who abandoned his presidential bid on January 3, said he thinks it's 'very clear' Obama will be his party's nominee. Following a flurry of new endorsements over the past few days, Obama trails Clinton by just one in the race for superdelegates. At the beginning of the year, Clinton led the superdelegate race by more than 100. "Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won endorsements from five superdelegates yesterday and one today, erasing rival Hillary Clinton's long-held lead in backing from party officials and lawmakers. Obama now leads Clinton in the popular vote and the number of pledged delegates and superdelegates who will decide the nominee at the party's convention in August." "Clinton's campaign has been running low on money. She confirmed this week that she loaned her campaign $6.4 million since April, bringing her personal investment in her bid this year to $11.4 million. Wolfson said today on Fox that the campaign is about $20 million in debt." "Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said that in recent weeks Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has become a stronger candidate, and has made a compelling base for her continued candidacy for the nomination. However, Edwards said, "The math is very, very hard for her," as Barack Obama continues to lead in pledged delegates (and now in superdelegates). "The problem is, I think, you can no longer make a compelling case for the math.” "Mayor Douglas Wilder of Richmond, Va., a former senator, said a concerted effort by right-wing media was driving voters to Clinton because she is the weaker candidate for the Democratic nomination." "Concurring with James Clyburn (D-SC), Wilder said that the Democrats faced a "riotous" convention if the will of the people - in terms of a candidate with the greatest number of pledged delegates and primary or votes - was usurped by the party's superdelegates. "People would be tremendously upset," he said. Clyburn, however, went further, believing that such a decision might inspire violence."

Rico says it's going to be an ugly election, no matter who gets the nomination...