Democratic Party leaders are looking for a way to avoid a bruising battle at their convention. Here's some advice....make sure Obama is the winner before you get there. If he does not have it locked up by the time the last event is held (Puerto Rico on June 7), then we can expect the Clintons will use all their power and all their cunning and all their resources to wrest the nomination away at the convention.

Going forward, Hillary has a chance to get back some momentum, which would obviate the need for wheeling and dealing at the convention. In Wisconsin, she only trails Obama by a few points in the polls. Jeff Greenfield, a one-time student at the University of Wisconsin, points out that the state should be ripe for the picking by the Clintonistas. Meanwhile, Clinton still maintains a substantial lead in both Texas and Ohio. If she can pull off an upset in Wisconsin, and then go on to win handily in Texas and Ohio, she can revive her electability case. However, if we are to believe this poll, she might not be able to win in Texas.