Let’s not count un-hatched chickens (appropriate name for many republicans)
Gotta always bear in mind were dealing with ‘Rats. The more they are behind, the more they are inclined to reach deep into their bag-’Ø-tricks, and find some way to change the equation - blow up an existing story - Ferguson, for example... or create an entirely new one. They’ll need something akin to the Madrid train wrecks prior to Spain’s election in 2004.