Of course, first there's the minor hurdle for Sen. John McCain of winning the presidential nomination of his Republican Party. There still are a few other party members -- like Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and even Ron Paul -- who think they should be the nominee.
But just in case the delegate winner is John McCain and just in case the question comes up again later this winter, Sen. Joe Lieberman -- a onetime Democrat from Connecticut, Al Gore's running mate in 2000 and a Democratic presidential candidate himself in 2004 -- has already taken himself out of the VP race.
"I'd tell him," Lieberman told the AP the other day, " 'Thanks, John, I've been there. I've done that. You can find much better.' "
Lieberman endorsed McCain in December, has campaigned for him already in several states, and intends to go back on the campaign trail for his Arizona friend again. Lieberman, you may recall, lost in the 2006 Democratic primary over his support of the Iraq war, so he ran and won as an independent, though he still caucuses with Senate Democrats.
The fourth-term senator said his endorsement of McCain was no indication he'd join the GOP.
Still, Lieberman said if McCain won the GOP nomination, he'd likely attend the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. "I'd probably be more welcome there," he said.
Vote of overconfidence?
The Barack Obama campaign had an unusually succinct comment on Hillary Clinton's claim of victory in the so-called Florida primary. Clinton held a bizarre ersatz victory party for the uncontested Democratic election.
"Thank you, Florida Democrats!" she shouted, hoping the gala scene would erase memories of her crushing defeat in South Carolina when she escaped to Tennessee rather than give a concession speech to Obama. "I am thrilled to have this vote of confidence!"
The Democratic National Committee had forbidden its candidates from campaigning in the state, suspending all its convention delegates as punishment for moving up its primary date, a move likely to be ultimately reversed by the nominee.
The DNC issued the same punishment to Michigan, where all major Democrats except Clinton removed their names from the ballot.
But the Obama campaign had a reaction ready for the Clinton victory claim. Obama press secretary Bill Burton issued a simple but pointed statement: "Obama and Clinton tie for delegates in Florida. 0 for Obama, 0 for Clinton."
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