It's the delegates, stupid

Finally, somebody weighs in on the most glaring omission in the breathless coverage given to Super Tuesday.

CJR blasts one out of the park and gives us all a little clarity:

Delegates matter, popular votes are window dressing.

Extending that somewhat, we lump these in the same category:

• Number of states "won"
• Size of states "won"
• Difference in the total popular vote
• Difference in each state's popular vote

All are bunk.

You get the delegate count, you know who's winning.

You talk about who "won" California - you're just buying into somebody's hype.

This is what happened in California - and it's not yet clear what the implications are.