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Is the Democratic race over?

It all depends on whether the states leapfrog their primaries to... next week. But the CNN poll out this afternoon shows Hillary Clinton's lead among those surveyed is now 30% over Barack Obama. If that doesn't change by the time primary season starts, the money taps are going to close for everyone else pretty quickly.

On the Republican side, Giuliani continues as the front runner and, when pitted head-to-head, it's a toss-up. As Fred Thompson stumbles, Giuliani is moving toward avoiding saying anything that might disrupt his march to St. Paul. Polinaut expects a steady drumbeat of "I'm the electable one," from here on.