I tried. I just can’t come up with a single intelligent thing to say about this video. But you have to watch.

As political Web games go, “Hillary vs. Obama” isn’t the most cerebral of the bunch.

You pick which Democrat you want to support, and then you get 15 seconds to pound your mouse button, punching your opponent in the face. For a bonus, you can also punch out a guy holding bags of money. It’s quick, so you can play it at work without attracting much notice, and simple - much more so than that pesky Democratic convention with its convoluted rules.

This game may leave you feeling like you’ve shed a few IQ points. However, here in the twilight of the primary season that just won’t end, I imagine Democrats on both sides of the Obama-Clinton divide are looking for something to punch. Have at it.

It’s 12:11 a.m., and a bleary-eyed Tim Russert just declared Hillary Clintons campaign over, saying the candidate is often the last person to realize when it’s time to give away.

“It’s almost like being on life support,” he said.

This comes as Clinton holds onto a fingernail-thin margin in Indiana, where ballots in the county closest to Chicago are still being counted. Earlier tonight, Chris Matthews speculated that the delay might be for dramatic effect.

The clinging will continue for at least the next 12 hours. 

The New York Times is profiling the politics of Asheville, N.C., in cartoon form.

In a campaign that needs some comic relief, it’s good to see this novel—make that graphic novel—approach to reporting.

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