Despite the breathless wall-to-wall coverage of every caucus vote cast and the minute-by-minute cable news expert analysis of each and every vote counted in each and every precinct from the three states holding electoral contests last night, the past 24 hours have changed nothing in the Republican contest for the presidential nomination.

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With 90% of the ballots counted, Chavez had more than 54% of votes, with nearly 45% for Capriles, Venezuela's National Electoral Council said Sunday night.

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It was this professed failure in the modeling that, we were told, would shock us all on election night when Romney would produce an unexpected landslide electoral victory for the GOP.

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