Democratic primary

Yesterday, I highlighted the dark-horse campaign of Michael E. Arth for governor of Florida, pointing readers to the whimsical bio featured on his website. This morning, Arth responded in the comment thread:
Having just entered the race I’m an underdog and a dark horse, but I’m not running a dog and pony show. I’m in to [...]

As dynamic as Sen. Barack Obama is seen in the popular imagination, what has gotten him here today — 15 points ahead of Sen. John McCain in the latest Pew poll — is his and his organization’s ability to methodically achieve one goal, and then another.