Perhaps Fela Kuti won't be the only (symbolic) Black President.

Obama wins pretty big in Iowa, and largely on the back of massive caucus turnout and a very strong showing with "the kids." That's hot. Stoller has more. Also, Johnny Sunshine and his anti-corporate populism also edged out Sen. Clinton's high-functioning campaign, which was not expected to finish third, which (along with Huck's populism) might push other candidates to at least think about biting the hand that feeds them. This is also hot.

On the GOP side, soft-touch Huckabee takes it, surging past Mitt Romney and his high-dollar machine. Huck!. I think the theater on the Right is kind of better, actually. They're more wild and free.

And now it's on to New Hampshire, where there will be an interesting contest between McCain and Obama -- the two candidates considered to have the greatest crossover appeal -- over independent voters (who can only vote in one or the other's primary). If the trends from Iowa continue, they'll likely split along generational lines.

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Adding: I've been pessimistic about all these mofos, but the truth is they'd also all be massive improvements and massive opportunity to push the country forward. They will also all need to be actively whipped to do anything worthwhile. Crisitunity!