In our 24/7-cable-Internet-talk show politico-media culture, the only way to be anywhere close to first in offering an evaluation of ANYTHING in American political journalism is to make grand, definitive-sounding pronouncements and hope that no one remembers them three weeks later. Thus, based on our reporting with a few people we know, we can say -- as incredible as it is -- the race for the hot morning political wrap-up newsletter is the Morning Grind's to lose.

The Morning Grind [CNN]

Winner Take All [ABC News]