Don't Take Them for Granite

To the first-in-the-nation primary state:

"Live free or die: Death is not the worst of evils."
   General John Stark; a toast to his comrades-in-arms on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the Battle of Bennington.

Bernie Sanders achieved a record margin of victory over Hillary Clinton tonight; twenty-one points.

Trump took the Republican side by a wider margin, with Kasich staying alive with a distant second. Cruz, Rubio and Bush are more or less tied for third. Chris ("I worked the cones") Christie is headed back to Jersey to reconsider his options. Might I make a suggestion, Governor? Just sit down and shut up.

The Calm Before the Flood

As of this moment, the people of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire have voted (all nine of them.)
The tally? Sanders 4, Clinton 0 and on the Republican side: Kasich 3, Trump 2.

This time tomorrow we'll know the rest, but it is a nice start.