Political bits

(AP) From the March financial reports, Obama began the month with $42 million cash on hand for the primary. Hillary Clinton reported $9 million cash on hand with $10.3 million in debt. ("Nearly half of Clinton's debt in March is money owed to the firm of her demoted former chief strategist, Mark Penn.")

(Beyond Pennsylvania, how does Clinton go forward into NC and Indiana?)

The WSJ has an interesting piece on the pressure on Dem leadership to end the primary by June. One focus, how a convention fight would damage down ballot races.

(AP) With Obama the likely Dem nominee, what in the hell is John McCain doing trying to court black voters?

The WaPo has an interesting "on the ground" piece from Pa. (First time I've seen a report of open racism, "white volunteers -- were greeted with racial slurs.")

(TPM) Late Pa. polling. (ThePage) Two more late polls.
(Clinton healthy lead.)

(Politico) New voter registrations/switches could make up 10-15% of the Pa. vote with them maybe breaking towards Obama. (These might not be picked up in polling because they don't meet "likely voter" criteria.)

(NYTimes) List of McCain Fund-Raisers Includes Prominent Lobbyists (Kinda undermines that campaign argument, eh?)

(Politico) John McCain will go public financing, "John McCain is abandoning any hope of catching the Democrats in fundraising."

And, (WaPo) thus far, the GOP 527's are in chaos.