The race to become the next Democratic nominee for President of the United States is getting heated, drawing figurative blood.  But if we step back and take a look, where does the race currently stand?As a backdrop for the state of the race today, here is Obama, speaking at the DNC Winter Meeting almost one year ago: This is a serious moment for America. And the American people understand that. They're in a sober mood. Every single Democrat who speaks before you today is going to have something important and valuable to offer. Over the next year of a primary and the next two years leading to the election of the next president, the campaigns...(APPLAUSE) ... the campaigns shouldn't be about making each other look bad, they should be about figuring out how we can all do some good for this precious country of ours.(APPLAUSE) That's our mission. And in this mission, our rivals won't be one another, and I would assert it won't even be the other party. It's going to be cynicism that...(Read Full Post)