Centrists gone wild

First Joe Lieberman endorsed McCain. Now Lincoln Chafee has endorsed Obama. What's next? Chuck Hagel for Hillary? John Breaux for Huckabee?

Meanwhile, is this the start of a Clinton-to-Obama superdelegate switcheroo trend?

UPDATE: Speaking of switcheroos, an unexpectedly rapid answer to my question, "What's next?," has arrived via Wonkette: one of John McCain's top advisers will quit McCain's campaign if Obama is the Democratic nominee because, well, golly, he just likes Obama too darn much to campaign against him! (Hat tip: dcl.)

Comments

[Ken]

I (perhaps one of the few who comments here) continue to be troubled by the potential showdown between McCain and Obama.

While on the Democratic side there seems to be great enthusiasm for Obama, that has not yet seemed to translate into any kind of national moves in support for Obama over McCain. Moreover, Clinton does either as well or better than Obama in head-to-head matchups with McCain in three key states...Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania in three polls released today...and speaking of Florida, I suspect the Democrats can pretty much write it off if Obama gets the nomination by in part continuing to support the elimination of delegates for Florida. He will be painted (rightly or not) as disenfranchising the voters of Florida (and even the NAACP has complained about this.) (I am not suggesting that the delegates SHOULD be seated at the convention...just pointing out that the Florida voters will not be happy if they are not seated).

And in the general election will Obama (who has not done particularly well in the debates so far) look like an immature kid against someone like McCain???

[Andrew]

I now take it that the fall race will be McCain vs. Obama. At some point in the near future, I'll try to gather my thoughts and do my best Dick Morris impression and explain what are the electoral advantages and pitfalls for McCain vs. Obama (and vice versa).