I think people have been eager bystanders to the Alvin Greene train wreck, forwarding along the cringe-worthy interviews and quotes, without recognizing the real import of his victory in South Carolina. After all, California’s statewide Republican primary for insurance commissioner could yield a similarly strange result, with a candidate who spent less money than Greene [...]

I’m still reasonably certain that the selection of Alvin Greene over an almost equally unknown former state legislator in the South Carolina Senate Democratic primary can be explained by a combination of factors and not a conspiracy. However, I’m becoming less and less certain about that when I read more about the raw totals in [...]

(UPDATE: There have been a lot of developments on this story in the past 24 hours, so please check out this updated post) Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Those looking for conspiracies in the Alvin Greene saga have to wait until the end of this strange Keith Olbermann [...]