Obama campaign manager David Plouffe:

“Many in Washington have spent the last weeks declaring the outcome of this race to be preordained, and the primary process a mere formality,” Mr. Plouffe said in a statement. “Yet, in this quarter alone, 93,000 more Americans joined our campaign, because they desire real change and believe Barack Obama is the one candidate who can deliver it.”

Or, you know, they’ve sold a lot of caps in the last quarter. I hate to be a broken record on this point, but you would think the New York Times would remember that Obama’s new small donor numbers are goosed because they’re counting sales of campaign paraphernalia while the other campaigns aren’t, seeing as Times reporters are the ones who broke that story.

Also, keep in mind that “Obama 08″ paraphernalia sales are probably boosted by the perception that he’s the “cool” candidate. He’s young, Oprah loves him, his supporters are easy (allegedly). How many guys wanted to wear something with “Obama 08″ on it after watching ObamaGirl writhe and moan his name?