Articles about the popular vote nonsense are below. The popular vote idea is so silly it works only because the Clintons are involved. If Obama were behind and tried to bring up an issue like this, he would be laughed off. Since many states use a caucus system, there is no way to compare a caucus vote with a primary vote - Minnesota and Missouri have the same number of delegates but the number of votes in the Minnesota caucuses were only one-fourth the number of votes cast in the Missouri primary. I think this is the main reason the "popular vote" appears closer than the delegate count where his lead is about 160 out of 2,800. Even otherwise, the Prime Minister is chosen by MP's, not on the basis of which party got more votes; and Test series and baseball/basketball series are not decided on the basis of total runs or points scored.
It is also interesting that Clinton's losses between Ohio and Pennsylvania are not mentioned; it is as if she keeps winning. Wyoming and Mississippi have disappeared from media consciousness. On May 6, if Clinton should win Indiana, that will be a bigger deal than Obama winning by a much bigger margin in North Carolina with a much bigger population (115 delegates to 72).
Kos attacks the lie that Clinton is winning in popular vote. He and Mark Nickolas at politicalbase go through the Clinton campaign's statements in favor of delegates over the last few months, changed now that they are losing in delegates.
Also, here are some Ayers-related articles: Chicago mayor Richard Daley defends Obama and Ayers. So does the Chicago Tribune, which also has a profile of him. The Chicago media in general doesn't care. Some photos with Ayers as well.
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