ISSUE XLXII
WEDNESDAY
Feb. 13, 2008
Last updated at 1 p.m. Wednesday

Primaries, polls, and party lines: The race to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has never been hotter, but the final picture remains unclear. Read media and polling analysis, outside perspectives on Washington politics and interviews with primary expert Richard Benedetto in the Observer's primary package by CAITLIN LUKACS, EUN KANG, JOAN SOLEY, JODI WESTRICK. Photo illustration by CAITLIN LUKACS from photos by AUDREY BUSTA-PECK, MAGGIE BRINK, and JODI WESTRICK. The coverage begins here »