Hope for humor in this campaign?:

http://wonkette.com/400246/john-mccain-and-mitt-romney-suddenly-best-friends#more-400246

Democratic Party Will No Longer Accept Washington Lobbyist Donations

"Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and the Obama for America Campaign today announced that the DNC will no longer accept Washington lobbyist donations, making the same commitment as Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president."

http://democrats.org/a/2008/06/democratic_part_10.php

What a stark challenge to the entire Republican Party! This will give Democrats everywhere a powerful rhetorical talking point: "Our party isn't beholden to the money of special interest lobbyists, how about yours?"

Thank you nominee Obama!

Democratic Party Will No Longer Accept Washington Lobbyist Donationshttp://democrats.org/a/2008/06/democratic_part_10.php

This will give Democrats a powerful rhetorical talking point: "our PARTY isn't beholden to special interest lobbyists, how about yours?"

Thank you Obama.

Early electoral analysis by Chuck Todd:

And this being the second official day of the general election, now's as good a time as any to see where we stand in the McCain vs. Obama race. 

Base Obama: CA, CT, DE, DC, HI, IL, MD, MA, NY, RI, VT (153 electoral votes)
Lean Obama: ME, NJ, MN, OR, WA (47 votes)
Toss-up: CO, FL, IA, MI, NV, NM, NH, OH, PA, VA, WI (138 votes)
Lean McCain: AR, GA, IN, LA, MS, MO, MT, NE, NC, ND (84 votes)
Base McCain: AL, AK, AZ, ID, KS, KY, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WV, WY (116 votes)

While both McCain and Obama get to 200 when adding up their base and lean states, it’s clear to see that Obama has an early edge with the map. Not only does he have a stronger base than McCain does (153 votes vs. 116), but he also has more potential pick-up opportunities.

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/05/1115257.aspx