Nuclear Option

Sam Stein

Democratic Congressman Raises Specter Of "Nuclear Option"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Republican Obstructionism, Historic Filibuster, Nuclear Option, Democratic Nuclear Option, Filibuster, Republican Filibuster, Constitutional Crisis, Mccain Filibuster, Gop Obstructionism, Politics News

Three years ago, the United States Senate nearly came to a stand still as the Republican majority, citing Democratic obstructionism over judicial appo...

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Panic and the Ruin of Senator Clinton

David Quigg | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Elitist, Bill Clinton, Concession, Withdraw, Strategy, Defeat, Gas Tax, Sniper, Election 2008, United States, Democratic Party, Celestial Choirs, Dream Ticket, Barack Obama, Primaries, Nuclear Option, Elite, Panic, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
David Quigg

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?

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Chuck Schumer and Ed Rendell: Only You Can Prevent the Nuclear Option, and Mutually Assured Destruction

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Ed Rendell, Nuclear Option, Superdelegates, Hillary Clinton, Mutually-Assured Destruction, Democratic Party, Chuck Schumer, Barack Obama, Superduperdelegates, Politics News
Paul Abrams

If the Clintons do not withdraw (and I do not expect them to do so), the only way for Schumer and Rendell to make their point is to switch their super-duper delegate votes to Obama.

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