I want to apologize to any Republican Cubs fans out there who might be offended by the thought, but there is something that strikes me about the way this Democratic nomination contest has progresed that makes me think of Chicago Cubs fans.

First of all it is funny how quickly things have switched from everyone talking about a contentious GOP contest that could go all the way to the convention, to now having a consensus GOP candidate watching the two Dems battle it out for their party's nod.

But it also strikes me that there is a bit of Democrat paranoia coming into play in this contest as well. I am not saying this is true of all Democratic primary voters, but it may be one of many factors at play.

Basically, it seems as though the Democrats are so used to losing elections over the past 14 years that they are deathly afraid of choosing the wrong candidate and blowing their best chance to win back the White House.

Of course, the conventional wisdom is that 2008 is a Democratic year. However, there seems to be a part of the Democratic Party psyche that, like Cubs fans, fears high expectations. When Hillary was ahead, the fear was that her negatives were too high for her to win. Then, once Obama went on his long winning streak, the fears about his lack of experience seemed to creep to the fore. It is as if the the Democrats just can't bring themselves to pull the trigger on either candidate for fear of having to explain away another electoral failure in November.

Of course, if they did collapse this fall, they would probably just find some way to blame it on the GOP's version of Bartman (aka Karl Rove).