Potomac Primary: I Feel Good/Thriller

(Two choices to listen to while reading this post: in honor of the Godfather of Soul, I Feel Good; or in honor of the 25th anniversary of the world's biggest selling album of all time, Thriller.)

- DC to Maryland, come on and raise up! It's time for the Chesapeake Bay's day of primary fame! And as Debbie Wilgoren points out in the Post, voters got an early start on the day.

- Before we dive into the news, here are three questions to consider: First, how will the weather affect today's voting? Second, if he delivers today for Obama, will VA Governor Tim Kaine solidify his spot on the short list? And a related third, do endorsements really matter anymore? Or is the endorser's ground operation a caveat when considering the endorsement's effectiveness?

- In the Baltimore Sun, Paul West lays out the case for why today's primaries could prove decisive. Then again, he quickly notes how this campaign is truly a marathon. The Sun also has a nice tool depicting Maryland's political landscape.

- The Virginia Pilot takes a look at how each candidate went after Virginia's youth vote.

- Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza offer their respective take on the Potomac Primary in the Washington Post. Dan Balz continues his series with his "8 Questions the Potomac Primary Could Answer", while Cillizza offers his view in his FixCam video preview.

...more to come as I sift through the news.