The victor and the vanquished are standing in a cluttered hallway backstage at the Washington Convention Center, conducting a conversation short and s...
Blake Fleetwood | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics
"Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds." - Henry Adams This is not going to be a...
Dawn Teo | Posted 06.07.2008 | Home
For a significant portion of the mainstream media and blogosphere, the woman could have stood on her head and pledged undying love for Obama, and the reaction would have been the same.
M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 06.05.2008 | Home
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.
TIME | KAREN TUMULTY | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama was campaigning last October in South Carolina when he got an urgent call from Penny Pritzker, the hotel heiress who leads his campaign's...
Linda Hansen | Posted 06.05.2008 | Home
We cannot afford the divisive wall constructed by Democrats against Democrats during Campaign 2008. It is your turn Hillary -- not for the presidency but to nevertheless decide what the measure of your legacy will be.
Diane Francis | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics
Hillary has become a de facto independent Democrat (like Joe Lieberman) who will join forces with, or pave the way, for John McCain to win this fall.
New York Times | MICHAEL POWELL | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics
He gives the appearance of a strikingly laid-back victor, this presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. On the day before the night he made histo...
Huffington Post | Posted 06.04.2008 | Politics
Hilary Rosen: I Am Not a Bargaining Chip, I Am a Democrat: Senator Clinton's speech last night was a justifiably proud recitation of her accomplishme...
Reny Monk | Posted 06.04.2008 | Home
Who wants to be the first to sign? Perhaps I should look up Monica, Paula and Gennifer and see if they'd be interested.
JB Powell | Posted 06.03.2008 | Home
Hillary never understood: the war in Iraq is not even remotely close to welfare reform or any other partisan slap fight of the last several decades. It's the most disastrous foreign policy decision since Vietnam.
Huffington Post | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics
The number of delegates Obama needs to clinch the nomination is dwindling fast. As he gets closer to the "magic number" of 2,118, HuffPost wants to k...
Daniel Nichanian | Posted 06.03.2008 | Home
Will she drop out tonight? Will she give an uncommitted speech and drop out in the coming days once Obama reaches 2,118 delegates? Or is her campaign serious about its repeated threats to continue their quest all the way to the Denver convention?
Simon Woods | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics
It is an unarguable truth that more people have voted for Hillary Clinton than any other candidate in this Primary, or in any Democratic Primary ever. They may not "count," but they will count in November.
Mayhill Fowler | Posted 06.03.2008 | Home
Bill Clinton's flashes of pique and anger, memory lapses and outrageous moments have obscured one of the great stories of Election 2008. His skill at small town campaigning is a gift he could give to the general election campaign.
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Dawn Teo | Posted 06.02.2008 | Home
The Smithsonian has accepted three Obama wristwatches into the permanent collection of the National Museum of American History. "What Time is it?" "Time for change!"
AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 06.01.2008 | Politics
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — It's Barack Obama's party now. He beat the ultimate insider at the insider's game. And he's already turned his full-bore att...
Paul Peete | Posted 05.30.2008 | Home
The Clintons have played at a potentially devastating politics that could drive a wedge between Americans, black and white. I am asking for your help in fighting those disruptive tactics for this week's primary election.
M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.29.2008 | Home
A compromise Democratic Party decision tomorrow on how to allocate the Mich. and Fl. delegates will not be a setback for Clinton. On the contrary, it will give her the fodder she needs to continue her campaign.
Robert Creamer | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics
The odds are good that Obama will win the presidency. And if Democrats execute with precision during the campaign, the odds are good that he will win with a healthy margin. Here's why.
Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics
It's time for uncommitted superdelegates to stop their dithering, hop off the fence and officially bring this nominating process to an end. Hillary has earned the right to stay in the race until the bitter end. So it's up to the superdelegates to accelerate the bitter end. And it's up to us to pressure them to do exactly that. Read More Hillary Clinton's Defeat: A Historic Triumph The greatest triumph of Clinton's campaign is the example she has set for the next generation. And not just for young women; her dedication, perseverance, and indefatigable drive make her a role model for young men as well. Read More
Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics
The word is consensus. It is hard to achieve. But then it's even harder to beat.
Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.21.2008 | Home
In the VIP line at the rally were those who had caucused for Edwards, Kucinich, Richardson, Biden and Dodd. There were Iowans for all the Democratic candidates. Except one. And there were no Republicans.
R.T. Eby | Posted 05.20.2008 | Home
All but one of the Democrats I talked to at the courthouse voted for Clinton. All of them will vote for the Democratic Party ticket in November, they said, even if Obama is the nominee.
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New York Magazine | John Heilemann | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics