Unity Too Cute by Half?
Obama does not need to overtly court Clinton voters in New Hampshire --he needs independent voters. The manufactured dog-and-pony show tomorrow in Unity, N.H., might hurt as much as it helps.
Obama does not need to overtly court Clinton voters in New Hampshire --he needs independent voters. The manufactured dog-and-pony show tomorrow in Unity, N.H., might hurt as much as it helps.
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.04.2008 | Media
Expect to hear a lot about Charlie Crist, Katherine Sebellius, Jim Webb, Bobby Jindal, Chuck Hagel, Joe Biden, Wes Clark, Tim Kaine, and, thanks to precedent, Jim Johnson -- but for now this is what we noticed from last night's coverage, in no particular order.
NY Times | PATRICK HEALY and JEFF ZELENY | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics
While Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and her advisers insist that she is determined to win the Democratic nomination, friends of the couple say that f...
Byron Williams | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics
Supporters of the dream ticket theory ignore Clinton's high unfavorable rating--the latest USA Today/Gallup poll has it at 45%. Has there ever been a vice presidential nominee with a negative rating that high?
The Hill | Alexander Bolton | Posted 05.20.2008 | 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...
David Quigg | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics
Seward and Chase shared the indignity of losing their party's nomination to a relatively inexperienced opponent. That opponent, a guy from Illinois named Abraham Lincoln.
Michael Carmichael | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics
The incompatibility of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with race or gender. Their incompatibility is purely and simply political.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics
One of the things that gets lost in the way the media dissects the electorate into their most bitter and disaffected distillations is that the vast ma...
David Quigg | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics
Watching Obama pad his lead Tuesday night, a question popped into my head: If the Clintons hadn't panicked, would my candidate be doing quite this well?
Adam Parkhomenko | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics
By including both amazing candidates, we will have a ticket that won 100% of the vote -- not one who received less than half.
AP | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton shouldn't share the Democratic presidential ticket un...
Shaun Jacob Halper | Posted 04.23.2008 | Politics
The candidate of realism needs a reality check, while the candidate of hope needs to stop getting his hopes up. Neither Hillary nor Obama is capable of closing the deal.
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics
The Clinton-Obama so-called "Dream Ticket" may be anything but for Democrats if the latest poll in New York state is to be believed: According to the ...
Huffington Post | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics
The Democratic presidential ticket will be a "Dream Team," Nancy Pelosi said Thursday, it just won't have both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's name...
Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 03.11.2008 | Living
At a Mississippi rally on Monday, where Senator Obama addressed Senator Clinton's suggestive remarks regarding a possible VP slot awaiting him, we cou...
Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics
Via Politico: Nancy Pelosi tells Boston TV that a Clinton-Obama or Obama-Clinton ticket is "impossible." "I think that the Clinton administration ha...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics
High-profile supporters of Sen. Barack Obama dismissed the notion Monday that he would be a "dream team" vice-presidential nominee, arguing that the s...
Chris Weigant | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics
The only chance Hillary will have to stave off a complete fracturing of the Democratic Party's base is to offer a "dream ticket," with her name at the top.
HuffingtonPost.com | Will Thomas | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics
Sen. Obama responded today to the Clinton's repeated suggestions of a joint "dream ticket." Said the senator at an afternoon rally: "I just want ever...
Andy Borowitz | Posted 03.08.2008 | Politics
It's a genius strategy: Democrats, forced to choose between Hillary and Barack, don't need to choose after all, since they both could run together - as long as Barack is at the bottom of the ticket, of course.
The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics
Atlantic Media political director Ron Brownstein interviewed Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell for today's National Journal On Air, which airs at 1:00 pm E...
Frank Dwyer | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics
This is not a trick question. I really do need to know what you think, since your strong lurch to the right has confused me.
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.07.2008 | Politics
I think the Clinton camp already has reams of spreadsheets showing exactly how many votes in which states are added for each possible VP nominee.
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Jennifer Donahue | Posted 06.26.2008 | Home