Democratic Presidential Candidates

Why Clinton Must Stay In The Race

John K. Wilson | Posted 04.07.2008 | Home

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John K. Wilson

The worst thing for Obama right now would be to win by default. A win by forfeit only weakens the winner in the realm of politics. By contrast, Obama's victory over Clinton would establish momentum showing his ability to defeat a powerful political machine.

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On Choosing Clinton or Obama

Mona Gable | Posted 02.05.2008 | Politics

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Mona Gable

This primary day is different. This morning I feel like a high school girl whose date got the stomach flu the night before the prom. You see, my guy was John Edwards.

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Florida and Michigan Prove Again that the Clintons Don't Believe the Rules Apply to Them

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 01.29.2008 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

Bill and Hillary Clinton like to say that they're committed to fighting for people "who work hard and play by the rules". The Clintons may work hard, ...

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Political Strategies And The Democratic Candidates

Sheldon Drobny | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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Sheldon Drobny

My analysis of the recent political in-fighting is not a reflection of who I favor in the primary battle. As a student of political science, the rece...

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Marc Cooper

John Edwards Not Planning to Quietly Fade Away

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 01.17.2008 | Home

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Las Vegas, NV - As he pinballs and caroms through Nevada union halls, vet centers and community meeting rooms packed with cheering, sometimes fervent ...

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Still Voting For John Edwards

Eli Dansky | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

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Eli Dansky

John Edwards' proposals are more liberal and forward thinking than any other candidate taller than 4'5". It's not about race, gender, or symbolism. It's about ideas, ideals, and principle.

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Oops, It's a Recession

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

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Robert L. Borosage

The R word -- recession -- has finally hit the presidential campaign trail. In debate this month, the GOP candidates were asked what they would do to get the economy going in the event of recession. The answers expose just how preposterous conservatism has become.

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Clinton Camp's Attacks On Obama "Painful" For Many Black Voters

The State | WAYNE WASHINGTON | Posted 01.12.2008 | Politics

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Sharp criticism of Barack Obama and other comments about Martin Luther King Jr. -- all from people associated with Hillary Clinton's presidential camp...

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Our Motto Should Be Choice, Not Change

James Freedman | Posted 01.09.2008 | Home

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James Freedman

Anyone following political news in the past week has noticed that the candidates and the media have selected change as the buzzword for this campaign. This is wrong. The theme should be choice.

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What Made Today's Presidential Candidates: New York Times Publishes Revealing, In-depth Profiles

New York Times | Posted 01.01.2008 | Home

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Marc Cooper

Obama Slugs Back At "Trial Lawyer" Edwards

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics

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Des Moines, Iowa-- As the John Edwards campaign shows beefed-up muscle going into the last days of the caucus race, rival Barack Obama is concentratin...

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Marc Cooper

Will Edwards Really Win Iowa?

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 12.30.2007 | Politics

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East Des Moines, Iowa -- By local weather standards, it's a great Sunday morning. Bitter cold but no snow and no wind. And Alise Roderer, a young fie...

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Live Iowa Campaign Journal -New Year's Eve

Marc Cooper | Posted 12.30.2007 | Home

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Marc Cooper

Chasing around Hillary Clinton and John Edwards, I traveled from Davenport to Eldridge to Knoxville and finally back to Des Moines. And while it was only a couple hundred miles mostly along I-80, it might as well have been hopping from one world to another.

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Chyron Watch: MSNBC's "Dodd Among Men"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.19.2007 | Media

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They like him, they really like him! Chris Dodd may never be president, but he's been getting major props for his strong stance against the FISA autho...

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Thomas B. Edsall

Softening Hillary's Image Takes Precedence Over Campaign Shakeup

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 12.16.2007 | Politics

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With the January 3 Iowa caucuses fast approaching, Hillary Clinton is now being forced to publicly disguise hardball opposition research and other bar...

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Presidential Candidates' Homes: Whose Is The Most Lavish?

Newsweek.com | Temma Ehrenfeld | Posted 12.12.2007 | Business

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Like many of us, presidential candidates are heading home for the holidays--retreating to their primary residences, where they already rule. And as th...

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Economy Is Top Issue For '08 Voters

Wall Street Journal | JACKIE CALMES and MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS | Posted 12.04.2007 | Business

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With the parties just weeks away from the first presidential nominating contests, economic concerns are seizing a top spot in many voters' minds. Fall...

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Clinton Camp Responds To ABC Story On Bill's Iraq Record

Hillaryhub.com | Posted 11.27.2007 | Politics

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On the eve of war with Iraq, former President Clinton said we should avoid war and seek a new U.N. resolution. Here's what he said in New York on Marc...

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Clinton Claims He Opposed Iraq War From The Beginning

ABC News | Teddy Davis, Eloise Harper, and Nancy Flores | Posted 11.27.2007 | Politics

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But like his wife, the former president supported giving President Bush the authority needed to go to war. "I supported the President when he asked t...

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Bill Clinton Rewrites History On Iraq Stance

ABC News | Teddy Davis, Eloise Harper, and Nancy Flores | Posted 11.27.2007 | Politics

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Former President Bill Clinton portrayed himself as having been against the Iraq war "from the beginning" while campaigning Tuesday for his wife, Senat...

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Obama Rocks Austin

Deanie Mills | Posted 11.25.2007 | Home

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Deanie Mills

In Austin on a fund-raising jaunt, Barack Obama addressed a crowd of 3500 at 'The Backyard', an outdoor concert venue, all that more appropriate given the evening's rock concert-like feel.

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Fortune 500 CEOs Favor Dems: Gobs Of Green Go To Blue Candidates

Dan Treul | Posted 11.25.2007 | Home

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Dan Treul

According to recent FEC reports, CEOs of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies donating individually to presidential campaigns are investing heavily in Democrats in '08.

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Items Missing From The Agenda: Candidates And The Peggy Lee Effect

The Brennan Center for Justice | Posted 11.15.2007 | Home

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The Brennan Center for Justice

Campaigns are popularity contests. As a result the discussion in campaigns narrows and undergoes what I call the Peggy Lee Effect: Is that all there is? The answer, of course, is no.

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Hillary Launches Preemptive Debate Strike

Politico | Mike Allen | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics

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Expecting rival Democrats to unload on her at tonight's debate, aides to Hillary Clinton are trying to frame the attack with a cheeky Web feature head...

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Why Tuesday?

Off The Bus | Posted 09.26.2007 | Home

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Off The Bus

Why Tuesday?s Jacob Soboroff investigates why election day falls when it does, and picks Thomas Jefferson's brain in the process.

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