Sunday Reading

In the NYTimes Week in Review, there's a piece claiming that the Dems are capable of reaching into the south to pick up some new seats and offices claiming a new "biracial" politics. (To me, it's much more about the current failures and unpopularity of the Republican Party.)

The WaPo has an interesting piece on the GOP's falling hopes in downticket races. On the Mississippi special Congressional election,

This is the second special election this month in which House Republicans have tried to turn the race into a referendum on a Democratic candidate's ties to Obama. The strategy was unsuccessful in Louisiana, but Republicans view the Mississippi district as more receptive because it is slightly more conservative and has fewer African American voters.

The WaPo also has an interesting piece on out of state Clinton volunteers working in West Virginia, facing the divide in support.

The women stood on the street, outlining a scenario in which Clinton could still win the nomination: big victories in several of the six remaining primaries, including West Virginia's. Public endorsements from John Edwards and Al Gore. Counting primary results from Michigan and Florida. A sudden and overwhelming tide of support from undecided superdelegates to establish her as the clear-cut nominee.

(Politico) GOP getting crushed in polls, key races