Primary Dolor: Is Dean Done With His Speech Yet?

• Kerry's40-34 victory overEdwardswas hisnarrowest yet.Edwards: "The people of Wisconsin spoke loudly and clearly tonight. They want a debate.They want this campaign to continue." [ NYT and WP ]

• EdwardsbeatsKerryamongnon-Democrats, voters who saidthe economy was the deciding issue, voters who looked for apersonal connection, and with voters whodecided in the last three days. [ NYT and Slate ]

• Deanwill stop campaigning, thoughwill not technically drop out. "You're not going toabandon us to the sharks, are you?" asks one supporter. [ LAT and WP ]

• Kerrytries to be the un-front-runner; credit should go tohis enormous press team. But what about themake-up artist? "The candidate had a dedicated makeup artist. . . she confided she had spent two hours with the candidate and his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, in their private suite, fixing their faces and hair, 'making them look healthy.'" Fire her. [ WP ]

•Pundit Nation getswhiplash. [ NYT ]

•Eyes on March 2: Edwardsalso did well amongmilitary voters and union households. Meanwhile, "WhenDennis Kucinichcame through Hawaii last year, the crowd was shoulder-to-shoulder. It was exciting," says the state party chairman. [ WP and LAT ]

• Edwardscould technically win the nomination, butconventional wisdom says it's too late: "It's not at all clear that this changes the central dynamic of the race, which is the inclination of Democratic voters to rally around Kerry as the presumptive nominee in the hopes of defeating President Bush." [ LAT and WP ]

• Bushto National Guard: "My resolve is the same as it was on the day when I walked in the rubble of the twin towers.I will not relent until this threat to America is removed.And neither will you." [ WP and NYT ]

•On gay marriage, theBush administrationholds its breath. "The reasonable political minds at the White House have decided that there'sno reason to say anything right now," says political director for the Log Cabin Republicans. [ WT ]