From Tuesday forward.(EDITORIALS)

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Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Back in early November, John McCain's support level among prospective Republican-primary voters averaged 15 percent in five national polls compiled by RealClearPolitics. Meanwhile, citing five surveys of voters likely to participate in Democratic contests, RealClearPolitics reported that Hillary Clinton had built an average national lead of 22 points over Barack Obama.

In the seven Republican contests held in January, Mr. McCain won three (New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida) with an average winning margin of 35-31. Mitt Romney also won three contests (Wyoming, Michigan and Nevada), and Mike Huckabee captured the first event (Iowa). From those seven contests, Mr. McCain emerged with 96 delegates, Mr. Romney collected...