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A couple of observations from the Wisconsin primary:

• Wisconsin affirms the Iowa results: Obama does appeal and can lead an overwhelmingly white population. When the talking heads say that Hillary's constituency is "working class", that's code for "Archie Bunker racists". Wisconsin is full to the brim with people who proved yesterday that we have moved beyond the color barrier.

• A large part of Hillary's constituency is said to be women 50 and older. I am 50 and received a couple of pro-Obama phone calls from live women. I received only recorded phone messages from the Hillary camp, including one in a man's voice from my former union, the American Federation of Teachers. Based on this, Obama's organization is smarter than Hillary's.

• Both my kids, 15 and 18, like Obama so much that they've canvassed for him in the snow. That's no joke when the temp is 10 degrees and you're trudging door-to-door for four hours. My kids' enthusiasm for this candidate trumps any vestigal feelings of old-school feminist loyalty I may have towards Hillary.

• Local Obama siting: he came to the YMCA in a nearby dinky rural town the other day to work out. It was all hush-hush and only known after the fact. We do have other private workout clubs but Obama worked out in a YMCA. Calculating or not, this resonates with the locals, many of whom have lost their jobs as paper mills close.