Perhaps the news that yet another governor has taken herself out of contention led our Washington Insiders to put even more of their chips on Chicago superintendent Arne Duncan in the race for the education secretary job. He now has a 50-50 shot at taking the helm of the U.S. Department of Education, according to our experts. Most candidates in two-way races would like odds like those; how remarkable that Duncan has them in a wide-open field.
Joel Klein and Linda Darling-Hammond keep getting mentions too, but I doubt few people seriously believe that President-Elect Obama will go for either of these contenders, considering how polarizing they both are. Otherwise our Big Board shows a smattering of former Southern governors that few people in the real world have ever heard of.
Mr. Duncan, pack your bags...
