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Jason Linkins

McAuliffe On Clinton-Obama Relationship: 'It's A Love Fest'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics


The Democratic primary battle is over, but nominee Barack Obama still has to undertake the awesome task of making nice with the Clinton family. That ...

Sam Stein

Clinton Makes First Appearance As Obama Surrogate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics


Sen. Hillary Clinton made her first public appearance as a surrogate for Barack Obama on Thursday, in the process made a strong case to the Latino-Ame...

Tough Crowd: Obama Faces Clinton Donors

Newsday | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama faces a tough crowd as he attempts to soothe the bruised feelings of several dozen of Hillary Rodham Clinton's top campaign donors in Was...

Clinton And Obama Get Lawyer To Handle Delicate Talks

New York Times | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics


With the help of one of Washington's best-connected lawyers, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are negotiating a thicket of complicated...

The Hillary Ask: Whatever You Do, Don't Say "Obama"!

John Tomasic | Posted 07.03.2008 | Home


John Tomasic

The campaign is long over, and yet Hillary is forced to keep asking for cash. The word "help" is plastered all over the letter, the smell of bad management rising from the text.

Hell No: P.U.M.A. Spokesman Will Bower on Post-Clinton Party Unity

John Tomasic | Posted 06.30.2008 | Home


John Tomasic

"Hillary had the fighting spirit. That's what we were in support of more than any policy. We admired that and we're taking that forward. We're going to fight. That's the message of her campaign, for us."

Clinton Tells Donors: Throw Your Weight Behind Obama

Talking Points Memo | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


On a private conference call moments ago, Hillary urged her top fundraisers in no uncertain terms to throw their weight behind Barack Obama, and direc...

Clinton Supporters: Get Over It and Get Off the Fence

Trevor Neilson | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics


Trevor Neilson

It's time for Clinton supporters to get over their hurt feelings, get off the fence, and support one of the most exciting candidates the Democratic party has ever seen. The future depends on it.

Everything You Need To Know About The Democratic Race In 8 Minutes

Huffington Post | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics


The folks over at Slate have taken the just-finished Democratic race for President and boiled 16 months down to 8 minutes. Remember Hillary's cackle? ...

VIDEO: Watch Texas Dem Unity Pub Crawl -- Yelling, Finger-Point, "Obama-Rama"

Off The Bus | Posted 06.15.2008 | Home


Off The Bus

But video of the peace talks between the Clinton and Obama supporters meeting at the neutral location of the Austin bar scene shows the unity process ironically involves a lot of yelling, finger-pointing, and immature insults.

TX Dem Leaders Insist On Unity At State Convention

Off The Bus | Posted 06.15.2008 | Home


Off The Bus

Though this unsanctioned attempt at reconciliation may not have been an unequivocal success, it's clear why state Democratic leaders are worried about a party schism during a year when Texas Democrats have the chance to gain the five seats needed to take back the state house.

Little Women: A Sad, Sad Story of Stereotypes

Linda Hansen | Posted 06.14.2008 | Home


Linda Hansen

I'm sixty years old. I can't recall a time--ever--that any man who lost a close election demanded "time to adjust to the pain of losing" before conceding. Hillary lost a close one and got a case of the vapors.

The Hangover

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 06.14.2008 | Home


Mayhill Fowler

In the optimism over restoring America's international image by electing Obama, little was said about the possible international significance of a Hillary Clinton presidency.

Time And Tide Wait For No Woman

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 06.13.2008 | Home


M.S. Bellows, Jr.

We can credit Hillary with many gifts, among them, however, is not a mastery of timing: The "experience" candidate's campaign is a textbook example of right things done at wrong times.

Will Obama And Clinton Meet Wed in NYC?

Chip Collis | Posted 06.10.2008 | Home


Chip Collis

On Tuesday, both Clinton and Obama are planning events in New York City to mark the end of the primaries. Coincidence? Maybe. Will we see a joint appearance? An embrace? A party unity hug?

Clinton: No Nominee On Tuesday

ABC News | Eloise Harper | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics


ABC News' Eloise Harper reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., thanked Puerto Ricans Sunday night for helping her to victory on the island where she s...

Sam Stein

Eating A Reuben Amidst A Crowd Of Protesting Clintonites

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.08.2008 | Politics


Updated below with video of angry Clinton supporter being escorted from the building. When is a Reuben sandwich not just a Reuben sandwich? When one...

Hillary Assassinates Herself In The Foot!

Chip Collis | Posted 05.31.2008 | Home


Chip Collis

In Hillaryland, desperate times mean desperate pronouncements. Seating the MI delegation is not akin to the 1960s struggle for civil rights. Hard working white people will vote for Obama. Talk of staying in the race and an assassination is irresponsible madness.

Obama's Congressional Backers Wary Of "Dream Ticket"

The Hill | Alexander Bolton | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) allies in Congress do not want Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as his running mate, even though many Clinton support...

On To The General: Hillary Clinton Now A "Top Democrat" According To NBC News

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.24.2008 | Media


On a nightly newscast, time is short, and what you say or don't say is often a function of the need to be succinct and efficient, with the assumption ...

Sam Stein

Clinton Camp Pushes Ahead With 2210 Argument

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics


On a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, Sen. Hillary Clinton's chief spokesman Howard Wolfson acknowledged that the campaign had recalibrate...

Sam Stein

Clinton Camp Acknowledges Limbaugh Effect, Says It Is Insignificant

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics


Republicans may have voted strategically for Senator Hillary Clinton in last night's Indiana primary, her aides acknowledged on Wednesday, but the so ...

Jeremiah Wright, Star Newsmaker

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.14.2008 | Media


Congratulations, Jeremiah Wright! This week you are once again the man in and/or behind the headlines, according to the Project for Excellence in Jour...

Primary Day Dispatches: Updates from NC and IN

John Tomasic | Posted 05.13.2008 | Home


John Tomasic

The race for the Democratic Party nomination could at last be decided today. Or not. OffThe Bus is on the ground with the campaigns in both battleground states, filing updated dispatches all day.

Exhausted Clinton Clunks In Webcast Interview

Dan Treul | Posted 05.07.2008 | Home


Dan Treul

An exhausted Senator Clinton trudged through a webcast interview with the editorial board of the Indianapolis Star, trotting out talking points and contradicting herself. Was it so bad it was good?