MyDD

A new Pew Research Center poll confirms that President Bush is indeed John McCain’s biggest weakness, Josh Orton writes. About three-quarters of participants view a continuation of Bush’s policies as bad or seek a new direction for the country, while just 8 percent see the policies as a good or a new direction bad, writes Orton. McCain has voted with Bush 95 percent of the time last year and 100 percent this year, Orton notes. Barack Obama should be able to declare victory by the end of next week, even when Florida and Michigan’s delegates are included, writes Todd Beeton. While Hillary Clinton may still campaign, Obama will likely pass the delegate threshold needed to clinch the nomination next week and has already made a statement comparing her campaign to Jerry Brown