Lee, here...

The other day, we mentioned the "truce," so to speak, between the Clinton-Obama camps. It was becoming an increasingly hideous battle, following a slew of hard blows from both candidates. Race, gender ... everything was on the table.

But is showdown really over? Is realistic to say that it will ever be over (until a party nominee emerges)?

A few recent post-truce developments...

BET founder Bob Johnson formally apologized to Sen. Barack Obama for "inappropriate" comments made while campaigning for Sen. Hillary Clinton. In case you didn't actually see Johnson's remarks that prompted the apology, you can do that here.

And, the Clinton-Obama camps are throwing more she said, he said jabs on the campaign trail, as pointed out in the New York Daily News.

When you get a moment, read Howard Fineman's recent piece for Newsweek. Interesting. He seems to echo what some are saying about the tone of the election season -- on the Democratic side, that is. Fineman compares the Dems' race for the White House to, rather, a race for class president. It's a funny piece.

But, really, do you see any similarities?

Another story making news in the blogosphere: a new study on voters is upsetting members of the Latino community. According to Duke University political scientist Paula McClain's research, Latino's identify more with whites than with blacks ... and, therefore, are likely to vote for Clinton, rather than Obama.

I could have told McClain that her findings would ruffle a few feathers, but they could be true. Interested to know your thoughts. This might be worth a conversation on our program.

I think I've given you enough to think about for now ... We'll be back later.

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7:40 - January 18, 2008

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