Late Update: Friday's posts on TPM (by subject matter):
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Edwards: 1 (7%)
Lieberman: 1 (7%)
McCain: 2.5 (18%)
Clinton: 4 (29%)
Obama: 3.5 (25% )
Undeclared:2 (14%)
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While early returns indicated a blowout for Clinton, the race tightened into quite a nail-biter.  With 8 precincts reporting, Hillary Clinton led with a commanding 50% to McCain's 25% and Obama slow out of the gate with 0%.  What followed was one of the most improbable events in TPM history: Obama was able to sweep the late Greg Sargent precincts on a straight run of 3.5 out of the next 4 contests.  Kleinfeld regions were a non-factor with only 1.5 precincts in play, these went Undeclared. 

Obama was poised to clinch a come from behind victory until the rules committee found that an out-the-door-to-happy-hour precinct had violated nomination rules by presenting a fictional analysis of a fictional rumor about a non-candidate being based on fiction without checking to see if the cafe already had a better analysis that didn't seem so fictional and was thus considered Undeclared.  Dark-horse entry Franken was also ruled Undeclared by the committee.  A bewildered member said: "Hell, we can't even believe he's [expletive] running for anything!  I just can't bring myself to assign him delegates.". 

In a final decision before adjourning the meeting, the committee found that the Undeclared precincts would be split evenly between the leading candidates to which Obama surrogate Rep. Waxman protested: "Sure, I understand why Obama should get his wife's, <i>they're married</i>, but giving Franken to Clinton just doesn't make any sense - what about the RULES?"  An infuriated Ickes jumped up and smacked Waxman with a rolled up newspaper and declared "If Obama can take his wife's precinct, do you think we can take Franken's?  You bet your ass we can."  He then jumped on a triangle-wheeled unicycle and thumped off into the sunset.

Have a nice weekend.