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Concord is a bit nuts early this afternoon. There was the Huckaburger event. McCain’s folks are readying right now for a 2 p.m. speech across the street in front of the state house. Obama’s and Clinton’s volunteers were outside with signs doing visibility, and I caught an impromptu volunteer rally speech by Obama endorser Bill Bradley.

So, I was pissed I couldn’t get into the Barley ale house for the Huckaburger event. Huckabee’s son, David (pictured), who was recently arrested on a gun charge, gave me the, um, skinny.

“It was a herb-rubbed bison burger with baby spinach on a whole wheat English muffin,” he said.

Is it good?

“I’ve never had one.”

Your dad’s not a vegetarian, is he?

“No.”

Are you?

“No.”

Do you think your dad’s weight loss is an issue in this campaign?

“I don’t think so.”

Then he got a bit edgy and said he wouldn’t take any more questions.

–Tom Schaller

Thomas F. Schaller is an associate professor of political science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and author of The Stronghold: How Republicans Captured Congress but Surrendered the White House.