When I went on vacation two weeks ago, the march toward the Democratic National Convention seemed only slightly more upbeat than a funereal dirge. Now, as Linda Feldmann tells us in our lead story today, all is happiness and light. Skipping may be in order. 

It’s a reminder not to get all too caught up in who’s up and who’s down at any one moment. It will likely change again. And again. And maybe again. The goal is always to peak in the first week of November. And, politically speaking, that is still an age away.