They're also missing Idaho, and moderate Republicans out here are very annoyed. The state might go the McCain, but the open Senate seat could go to the Democrats.

In fact, the Republican Party has been trying its level best to moderate any possible Democratic gains. More and more Democrats seem to be moving here, and the Republicans' recent attempt to install a closed primary system has hacked off not only the Democrats, but all of those who consider themselves "Independents" (about a third of the voters), the Republican administration in Boise, and the State Supreme Court.