National Journal takes a weekly poll of Democratic and Republican ‘insiders,’ to get their views on the question of the week. This week, they ask the Democrats when their nominating fight will be wrapped up. Fewer than 10 percent believe it will take until the convention, with more than 80 percent saying it will be decided sometime between June and August. Interestingly, while almost all of the insiders seem to agree that the fight will be over before the convention, there appears to be little agreement on who the nominee will be, or by what criteria the nominee will be selected. Here are a few illustrative (and anonymous) quotes:
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