By Sarah Scully
Having run out of substantive matters to disagree over, the Democrats have engaged in a battle over minutiae worthy of Dr. Suess. Much like The Butter Battle Book in which two very similar groups start a cold-war-style arms race (that includes a weapon called a "Blue-Gooer") over whether to butter one's bread side-up or side-down, the vitriol within the Democratic party seems to increase in proportion to the triviality of the argument. Obama called Pennsylvanians bitter! Hillary can't remember when she last held a gun! The one person who seems to be benefitting from this war of words is John McCain, who is shrewdly using the opportunity to build on his popularity with independents. One Pennsylvanian I spoke to was left scratching her head and is now questioning the rationality of all of the Democrats. Will the battle escalate tonight? We'll let you know. Stay tuned for our live blogging from the debate in Philadelphia.
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