Harold Ickes

Can Paterson Learn From The Secret Race to Replace Jon Corzine?

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


John R. Bohrer

Unfortunately for Paterson, he has disadvantages that Corzine did not: a contested primary next September and powerful leaders opposed to his renomination.

The Secret Superdelegate War Revealed

Erik Ose | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics


Erik Ose

It was one year ago today that Hillary Clinton announced plans to suspend her campaign for the Democratic nomination, and urged her supporters to unite behind Barack Obama.

The New Deal Redux

June Hopkins | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics


June Hopkins

The PWA was Wall Street; the WPA was Main Street. The PWA served to stimulate business; the WPA employed Americans. Both served to boost the economy and rebuild the nation's infrastructure.

Sam Stein

Ickes: "Undercurrent Of Racial Implications" Coming From GOP

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics


One of the chief strategists of the modern Democratic Party criticized the McCain campaign and its crowds on Monday for fostering an "undercurrent of ...

Hillary Clinton Campaign Insiders Dish On What Went Wrong

Vanity Fair | Gail Sheehy | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


Vanity Fair's Gail Sheehy talks to Clinton insiders about what went wrong with her once 'inevitable' campaign. See excerpts below and read the entire...

Sam Stein

Clinton's What If: Ickes' Abandoned Run At DNC Chair

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics


The post-mortems are just now trickling in on Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, and already there is a list of "what-could-have-beens" lin...

Hillary Clinton's Last Hurrah

Michael Carmichael | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics


Michael Carmichael

The final syllables Clinton's campaign echo in the winds of history in the form of a curious series of statements that combine to form the "last hurrah" of her now-passé political era.

Thomas B. Edsall

Obama's Debt To Harold Ickes

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama stands on the brink of capturing the presidential nomination in large part because of Democratic Party reforms initiated by the civil rig...

The Rules Committee Finds A Solution And Hillary Finds Her Voice...Again

Linda Hansen | Posted 06.09.2008 | Home


Linda Hansen

If the DNC nominating system really bothered her, the experienced "ready to lead from Day One" candidate would have known what to do and how to do it. And when. She'd have "gotten the job done" long before now.

Thomas B. Edsall

Ickes At The Alamo: Clinton's Delegate Counter Warns Of Defections At DNC Meeting

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics


The major dispute over the Florida and Michigan delegations to the Democratic convention in Denver has now boiled down to Hillary Clinton's demand for...

The Trap: Clinton's "Briarpatch" Strategy For The DNC Rules Committee Meeting

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 06.06.2008 | Home


M.S. Bellows, Jr.

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.

Ban the Pundits

Marvin Kitman | Posted 05.29.2008 | Media


Marvin Kitman

If there is such a thing as poetic license, why shouldn't pundits be licensed? You need a license before you can drive a car legally. The information highway is equally fraught with dangers.

Top Clinton Aide: Wright Is Key Issue In My Talks With Superdels

Talking Points Memo | Greg Sargent | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics


In an interview with me this morning, senior Hillary adviser Harold Ickes confirmed that Reverend Jeremiah Wright is a key topic in his discussions wi...

Harold Ickes, Hillary's "Hammer"

Los Angeles Times | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics


Harold M. Ickes never forgets a favor, especially if he's the one who did the favor. So the veteran political operative made sure that, when the time ...

Clinton Adviser Harold Ickes: Blame Penn

New York Observer | Jason Horowitz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Harold Ickes definitely doesn't buy the argument that Mark Penn isn't responsible for everything that has happened to the Hillary Clinton campaign. "...

Harold Ickes Takes Shot At Mark Penn

The Swamp | Glenn Thrush | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


It's no secret that Hillary Clinton's tactical commando Harold Ickes isn't crazy about the campaign's top strategist Mark Penn, and a little of that c...

Obama, Clinton Fill Superdelegates' Wallets

Christine Escobar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Christine Escobar

The Center for Responsive Politics gave voters a lovely Valentine's Day gift on February 14 when they released this report on contributions made by Ba...

Superdelegate Replaced With "Automatic Delegate" By Clinton Adviser

Election Central | Greg Sargent | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


In a sign that the spin war over the significance of super-delegates is underway in earnest, Harold Ickes told assorted Hillary supporters on a privat...