The essential prissiness of the Democratic contest  

Two interesting articles on the horserace that I wanted to post:

First, here's an alternate narrative of Hillary Clinton's rationale for staying in a race that appears to be unwinnable. Or at least, it's an alternate narrative to me.

And then there's this interview with Judas Iscariot that's probably most interesting for its depiction of Clinton's and Obama's various sales techniques. For Clinton, it's not a depiction that fits with the narrative above. Also, for me the piece diminishes Bill Richardson as any kind of substantial policy figure, for some reason. He seems likable enough, though!