No, no, it didn’t happen the way the right wings shills say it did. 

Seriously, that’s the pushback that the DNC is floating. What? Ok, let’s fish and cut bait. Inside the spin is some truth—the 50 state strategy will continue and it will continue under Obama’s control, through MyBarackObama.com and his re-purposed campaign.

Only swing state he might pull out is Virginia, where he’s down only 4%. Pennsylvania is out of reach. Colorado is out of reach.

Basically, if Obama takes Virginia or Florida, plus Pennsylvania, it’s all over at that moment.

Watch for much more specific commentary.

Alaskan Independence Party Ouch. ABC Political punch on Palin’s unAmerican past: Officials of the Alaskan Independence Party say that Palin was once so independent, she was once a member of their party, which, since the 1970s, has been pushing for a legal vote for Alaskans to decide whether or not residents of the 49th state [...]

The number of arrests are up to 187.  You can get live coverage of the mess with Rick Perlstein at Pacifica Radio.