[ Silver Lining ]

Well, here's one perspective about the benefits of a long Democratic primary:

The Party will likely "benefit in the November general election because its campaigns are gathering massive amounts of data on voters, party strategists said.Information gathered by supporters during door-to-door canvassing has been passed on to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), which plans to use it in the November election against Republican nominee John McCain.

Pennsylvania is likely to be a fierce battleground in November, as it was in 2004, and Democratic officials say McCain and his party will have to play organizational "catch-up" there and in other states."