This came in during the wee hours:

Jonah, I love your work and I really, really love your book. But I have to ask: are you nuts?! Hillary’s abduction by aliens (perhaps Kucinich can arrange that?) is the only plausible scenario I can think of in which she does not become the next president of the United States. Let’s face it, it’s over. The only uncertainties left now are 1) whether the Republicans will be able to sustain a flibuster in the Senate (probably not), 2) whether Hillary will become the first president in a quarter of a century to win by double digits (I am an agnostic on that) and 3) whether she will become the first Democrat in a third of a century to win South Carolina (probably not, but I will not count her out). So let’s forget about 2008 and concentrate on really interesting questions, like can Rudy beat her in 2012 (assuming he can beat Lincoln Chafee for the GOP nomination)?

Update: From a reader:

Jonah,
I about went through the roof this morning when I read your post from a reader saying Hillary would win by double digits and take South Carolina. Do you guys post bull like that just to raise readers’ blood pressure?
I’m a true conservative, and Lord knows that McCain was not my first choice for the nomination. But if I have to hear one more “we didn’t get Reagan” hissy fit from a fellow Republican, I’m going to puke. Let me state what no one wants to admit—a true conservative cannot win this year. The critical voters—the 10% that decide these things—do not want another Bush-like conservative in 2008. A center-right candidate is our only shot this time. We’re on defense. For the GOP, this election is about holding the line and buying time until a new crop of conservative leaders and ideas can get established.
This November we’ll have two choices:
1) A pro-life, pro-gun budget hawk who takes national defense seriously, or
2) A socialist
Stay home if you want. But I don’t want to hear these same people whining in 3 years when our taxes go up and a city gets incinerated.

Me: Passions are indeed running high. But for the record the first reader didn’t in fact say Hillary would win SC by double digits.