Mitch’s post this morning dovetails with mine yesterday, enough where now I think I can fix the AP’s analogy.
Democrats and the Three Bears
Goldilocks (i.e. the Democrat primary voter) enters the cottage (voting booth) looking for the candidate who’s “just right.” Hillary Clinton is the Papa Bear; her stuff’s too hard. Barack Obama is the Mama Bear; his stuff’s too soft.
There’s no sign of the Baby Bear, but there is John Edwards, touching his heart when asked a policy question; alas, he’s the Care Bear, a fluffy little thing that needs people to pretend he’s come from “Care-a-lot” to “help with some crisis in caring,” etc.