Palin and the West, An 'Incoherent' Left, A Write-In Bid on Staten Island

In yet another sign that Barack Obama and his strategists are somewhat less satisfied with their position on campaign finance as they once were, they have gone all quiet on the issue of 527s. [Ambinder]

Bouldin writes that today's primary should be a resounding victory for change, but instead "the left, is divided and incoherent." [Daily Gotham]

An upstate blogger is horrified that the Buffalo News endorsed Assemblyman Sam Hoyt. [Buffalo Bean]

An Idaho-based journalist writes that Sarah Palin may mean John McCain can win Western states. [High Country News]

A video of Palin praising indicted Senator Ted Stevens is making the rounds. [Spin Cycle]

A New Republic blogger thinks Obama's position on ethanol "wimpy" and "anti-intellectual," although he's still the better candidate on the environment. [The Vine]

The Post gets a woman on the record saying she had an affair with Jeremiah Wright. [Post via Ben]

Ed Koch endorsed Obama, bucking his habit of backing Republicans.[NY1]

Bon Jovi's Obama fund-raiser brought in $4.1 million. [PolitickerNJ]

Attention Staten Island voters! Carmine Morano is trying to get elected as a write-in. [Staten Island Advance]