Bush-rubber stamp Representative Heather Wilson (R-NM) wrote a letter to the New York Times.

She writes:

The Democratic nominating system favors the most liberal candidate — in this case, Barack Obama.

But there is a second reason Hillary Clinton lost that some are reluctant to openly acknowledge: a latent and lamentable sexism. She lost because the superdelegates — the Democratic establishment — went against her.

She became a caricature: too smart, too strong, too assertive, too rational, too competent. Think how the young Harry Potter and his male friends initially reacted to Hermione Granger and you get the idea.

I don't agree with her main point. Sure sexism was at play during the entire election, but I don't think it is the reason Hillary lost. Plus, if Ms. Wilson were correct we'd all be chanting Kucinich 2008...

But the Hermione comparison is quite astute, perhaps even better than the Tracy Flick analogy:

This scenario makes Barack Obama the electoral Harry Potter (fits), John Edwards into Ron Weasley (okay), and Bill Richardson into....Hagrid.

And of course all of this makes John McCain....Voldemort.

I think I'll start referring to McCain as He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named.