Let a smile be your umbrella!

Robert Moran at National Review - Big-Picture Politics: We're in for a long race.

Once again the mainstream media miss the big picture. Instead of seeing the forest that is the Democratic primary system, they're analyzing bark. Big mistake.

It's always easier for talking heads to focus on the micro-level engagements that a camera can easily capture. But, when actual thought and knowledge of the Democratic primary system comes in, the picture quality starts to blur.

The big picture that the mainstream media is missing is that (a) the Democrats are in for a protracted battle for the nomination in which (b) no candidate may be able to garner a majority of the 3,500 pledged delegates. And (c) even if one candidate is able to get the delegates he needs before the process concludes, he will be bloodied and broke.

Republicans should be smiling.

I certainly hope the Donks will take as much time as they need to "dialogue" about their differences.