Obviously Dallas Sheriff Lupe Valdez had a big night when she won the Democratic primary outright against 3 challengers. But did you know that more people voted for Sheriff Valdez in a four-way race than voted for all the Republican candidates for sheriff combined?

Courtesy of my father, who lives in Michigan: even the local media is getting in on the re-vote idea, and the public opinion seems to be tilted heavily towards doing it again. The 'firehouse' idea sounds interesting, but I can't imagine that Florida and Michigan will have primary contests that do not generate massive turnout.

After the DNC firmed up on what scenarios could possibly lead to seated delegates for Michigan and Florida, it became apparent that despite some occasionally varied message, the Clinton campaign is signaling that holding new primary contests in those two states is a viable option. Seems like this might actually be happening.

CNN's John King just did a little instant touchmap math to show what kind of arguments each candidate can make about the rest of the contests. With the caveat that it was purely hypothetical, King showed what would happen if, alternatively, Senator Clinton won all remaining states 55-45, and what would happen if Senator Obama won all remaining states 65-35. The result is that neither one can get to the finish line on pledged delegates alone, and I'm not even sure either one gets there in either scenario with Michigan and Florida added in. I can't verify his math, but if it is true, it is provocative.

John McCain looked slightly nervous and President Bush acted like the press conference was closer to the Romper Room than the West Wing. Bush endorsed McCain and said that he was ready to do whatever McCain needs most, even if that turns out to be making appearances and speaking against McCain. From a man who has put on some bizarre press conferences, this may have been the weirdest yet. You can get some video footage over at Huffington Post.

The TDP just sent out a statement that, because 35% of precinct conventions included just under 400,000 voters, it is conceivable that the caucus turnout could both exceed John McCain's total Texas vote from yesterday and exceed total 2004 primary turnout, which was 839,000.

McCain's real problem is that he is a Republican, and aligned with Bush on every issue. The Democratic Party wins on every issue. There is a new ad out that makes that point, and you can see "McSame as Bush" after the jump.

There were actually races happening outside of presidential politics last night, and many in the state rep realm were of interest, including mixed-to-bad news for Texas Republicans and Speaker Tom Craddick.

John McCain will have to pick a running mate at some point, and the New York Times runs down the field of likely choices. The important thing to remember about the possible VP choices is that they come from the same group of winners that the Republican presidential candidate field was drawn from. At least he doesn't have to worry about being outshined by his running mate.

While plowing through some news and results, I came across this: More Democratic primary votes were cast in this election than votes cast, in total, for John Kerry in 2004. This... means something.