Dingell's behavior is typical of that exhibited by so many Democratic Party "pros." They lack knowledge and conviction, with the result that they may very well have thrown away what should have been an easy victory for the Democrats in November.
This story is typical of the press and media coverage which made Obama the presumptive nominee of the democratic party. Favoritism is disguised as analysis, analysis which is now concentrating on "explaining" why Hillary lost the candidacy, explanations which studiously ignore the media bias in favor of Obama. Not that the media loves Obama, but that they wanted the weaker candidate to win in order to pave the way for another Repubican president. If the best Obama can do is a tie in the polls with McCain after the billions in free publicity given him to date, what will he manage when the now largely favorable media turn against him?