Hillary Clinton 2008

A Message to Hillary Clinton, Part 1: "Don't Look Back"

Hilary Rosen | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics


Hilary Rosen

Make your case based on the electability argument. It may be persuasive. Don't stir up our base with anger and the irrationality of the "if onlys."

Hillary Hoping For Delegate Defections

Politico | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics


Ken Vogel reports that in a press conference before taking off from San Juan, Hillary Clinton reiterated Terry McAuliffe's suggestion that her campaig...

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...

Clinton Now Resigned To Obama Nomination

New York Times | Adam Nagourney, Carl Hulse And Jeff Zeleny | Posted 06.08.2008 | Politics


The big drama now facing the Democratic Party in the presidential contest is how, when and even whether Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will depart the...

Thomas B. Edsall

Hillary Gets Ruled and Bylawed

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 06.08.2008 | Politics


The Democratic Rules and Bylaws Committee decision on Saturday to seat the Florida and Michigan delegations to the Democratic conventions with their v...

Hillary Clinton and the Popular Vote: Not Wrong, But Meaningless

Daniel Koffler | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics


Daniel Koffler

Even if the Clinton math weren't a cynical and mendacious display of disrespect for the intelligence of the American people, it would still be flagrantly contradictory on its own terms.

An Open Letter to Hillary Supporters

Chip Collis | Posted 06.05.2008 | Home


Chip Collis

Come November, the only names on the ballot will be John McCain and Barack Obama. The only people who can save our country from certain doom is... you, Hillary supporters!

Sex and The City Jumps the Shark

Thelma Adams | Posted 06.05.2008 | Entertainment


Thelma Adams

Call Sea World: Sex and the City has jumped the shark. Since the HBO series exited with tears and orgasms in 2004, we've all moved on even if Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte haven't.

Jason Linkins

Clinton's Latest Primary Strategy: A T-Shirt Contest?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics


Via Ana Marie Cox comes the news that the Clinton campaign has announced the finalists for some sort of T-Shirt contest, loosely modeled on Project Ru...

A Message to Uncommitted Superdelegates: You Must Commit This Week or Risk a McCain Presidency

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics


Miles Mogulescu

Superdelegates may have hoped that they could wait to commit and simply ratify a majority already in place. It's now too late for that.

How Dare You!

Jill Iscol | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics


Jill Iscol

It is disturbing how my Party has stood by and allowed the demeaning and dishonest attacks on Hillary to continue. This is not the party I thought I belonged to.

Bill Clinton: "Never Seen A Candidate Treated So Disrespectfully Just For Running"

ABC News | Sarah Amos | Posted 06.02.2008 | Politics


ABC News' Sarah Amos reports: Former President Bill Clinton in South Dakota today delivered a harsh critique of how his wife has been treated during h...

Hillary's Hidden Agenda

Diane Francis | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics


Diane Francis

Obama did not even place his name on the ballot in Michigan and neither candidate campaigned in Florida, so recognizing the results would represent the opposite of democracy.

Clinton Quiet About Her Own Radical Ties

Washington Post | James Grimaldi | Posted 05.26.2008 | Politics


When Hillary Rodham Clinton questioned rival Barack Obama's ties to 1960s radicals, her comments baffled two retired Bay Area lawyers who knew Clinton...

Elizabeth Edwards Not Backing Hillary: "I Was Never Inclined To Endorse"

Politico | Kenneth P. Vogel | Posted 05.26.2008 | Politics


Elizabeth Edwards on Sunday rejected speculation that she might endorse New York Sen. Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. "I...

"You Don't Quit Until You Finish What You Started"

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2008 | Politics


LORETTO, Ky. — The day of campaigning had barely begun and Hillary Rodham Clinton was already eyeing the whiskey. The Democrat wasn't drowning ...

Thomas B. Edsall

Hillary Agonistes: Why Doesn't She Concede?

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics


As the odds get longer and longer, the obvious question is: Why doesn't Hillary Clinton gracefully concede defeat and throw her support behind her par...

New Clinton Team Motivation: Stick It To Naysayers

Politico | Kenneth P. Vogel | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics


There's a motivational shift afoot in Hillary nation. The legions of Hillary Rodham Clinton backers still investing their cash, energy and emotion i...

Rangel Slams Clinton White Support Talk

Politico | Kenneth P. Vogel | Posted 05.18.2008 | Home


Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), among Hillary Clinton's top African-American supporters, was none too pleased with Clinton's comments this week to USA T...

Stevie Wonder Soundtracks Obama's Near-Stunner in Ind.

The Uptake | Posted 05.15.2008 | Home


The Uptake

Stevie Wonder extemporized a soundtrack for Obama-maniacs in Indianapolis Monday. Uptake Reporter Citizen Kate experiences the joys and frustrations of a life as a citizen journalist.

Dianne Feinstein To Clinton: Show Me Your Plan

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics


More rough news for Sen. Hillary Clinton. The Hill reports that Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), one of Clinton's "most prominent Senate supporters, said...

Clinton-Limbaugh Win In Indiana, Polls Suggest

John K. Wilson | Posted 05.15.2008 | Home


John K. Wilson

The Limbaugh Effect was real, reducing Obama's margin of victory in North Carolina and easily providing enough votes to give Clinton her 23,000-vote margin in Indiana.

Overwhelming Majority See Gas Tax Suspension As Political Ploy

The New York Times | By ADAM NAGOURNEY and MARJORIE CONNELLY | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics


A majority of American voters say that the furor over the relationship between Senator Barack Obama and his former pastor has not affected their opini...

A Little Love for Big Oil

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics


Robert L. Borosage

There's only one small problem with Hillary and McCain's "gas tax holiday": the oil companies are likely to pocket most of it.

Clinton Trumpets Blue Collar Pitch In Indiana

New York Times | Jodi Kantor | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics


All politicians talk about jobs, but these days Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton does it with tactile, almost sensuous detail. She began a rally here on...