Obama Playing a "Hope-a-Dope" Strategy
Obama's chances, like Ali's in "The Rumble in the Jungle," first rested on getting in some early jabs (winning the Iowa caucus), weathering the onslaught of critics, then wearing Hillary down.
Obama's chances, like Ali's in "The Rumble in the Jungle," first rested on getting in some early jabs (winning the Iowa caucus), weathering the onslaught of critics, then wearing Hillary down.
Sen. Russ Feingold | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics
The administration is still considering keeping at least 130,000 troops in Iraq -- a level which is unsustainable and undermines our ability to respond to contingencies elsewhere and defend our own country.
236.com | 23/6: News You Can Misuse | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics
Barack Obama increased his Barack-mentum Tuesday night by making it an even 10 primary victories in a row with huge wins in Wisconsin (by 17 percent) ...
Miles Mogulescu | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics
The primary/caucus turnout numbers portend very well for Democrats in the fall, both for taking the presidency and increasing its margins in the House and Senate.
Washington Post | Jonathan Weisman | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics
With Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton still battling, some Democrats have wondered who will battle Republican John McCain as he turns...
Bob Franken | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics
We can always tell how well Hillary Clinton has done in a particular state. If she loses, she's somewhere else, pretending the election didn't happen.
Beverly Davis | Posted 02.20.2008 | Home
Even before the "Old Warrior" and the "Yes Kid" climbed into the ring, the "Yes Kid" outdistanced McCain in a purple state by more than 400,000 votes portending a Democratic win there in the general election this fall.
Newsweek | Richard Wolffe | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics
For weeks, Hillary Clinton's campaign has argued that it would be irresponsible--reckless, even--for Democrats to nominate Barack Obama because he ha...
Daniel Nichanian | Posted 02.20.2008 | Home
With another big night that extended his winning streak to ten contests, Barack Obama made March 4th as irrelevant as he possibly could have. How li...
AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama added Wisconsin and Hawaii to a primary season winning streak that now totals 10 and has put Hillary Rodham Clinton in...
Paul Loeb | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics
As Obama continues to broaden his reach in each successive caucus or primary, Wisconsin should answer any lingering questions about his potential range of support.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics
In Wisconsin, the Hillary camp bet on the idea that "organized attacks" can defeat "organized people" and ended up losing by 17 points.
Will Mari | Posted 02.20.2008 | Home
Sen. John McCain has notched up another win in the race for the GOP nomination. The Arizona senator won Wisconsin's "winner-take-all" primary Tuesday,...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics
Moments after Sen. Barack Obama concluded his victory speech in Houston, Texas, his campaign received a call from Sen. Hillary Clinton congratulating ...
Sanford D. Horwitt | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics
After another big loss in Wisconsin, a successful comeback that ends with her party's nomination would require that Hillary draw the equivalent of four aces and a wild-card joker.
Tom Hayden | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics
When the balance of forces shifts in a competition, when the general offensive is on, little can hold it back. Wavering voters shift their allegiances. Donors defect. The calculation of electability shifts.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics
Sen. Barack Obama introduced a seemingly new line in his campaign speech on Tuesday, an acknowledgment of sorts of recent criticism that his supporter...
Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics
Obama Wins Wisconsin, Clinton "Fading": "Barack Obama cruised past a fading Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday night, gaining the...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics
Sen. Barack Obama continued his strong showing in the Wisconsin primary on Tuesday among voter demographics considered to be Sen. Hillary Clinton's st...
Blake Fleetwood | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics
If Obama's words are somebody else's, and do not spring from his own inspirational story, then they become as irrelevant and hollow as a Super Bowl Budweiser feel-good commercial.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics
Wisconsin allows voters to register on the spot when they come to the polls, which means a late surge of new voters is always possible, and always unquantifiable.
Will Mari | Posted 02.19.2008 | Home
Despite the fact that most of the media attention is focused on the continuing struggle between Ill. Sen. Barack Obama and N.Y. Sen. Hillary Clinton, ...
CNN | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics
In the frantic race for the Democratic nomination, where every delegate counts, states like Hawaii, Wisconsin and Washington are now playing a bigger ...
Huffington Post | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics
ABC News reports that the Clinton campaign is downplaying expectations for tomorrow's Wisconsin primary: The Clinton campaign downplayed expectations...
Journal Sentinel | Craig Gilbert | Posted 02.16.2008 | Politics
Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton has scaled back her Wisconsin campaign schedule by a full day, and is now planning to leave the state after Monday mor...
Saturday Night Live's sketch about the vice presidential debate starred Queen...
Appearing on a friendlier news outlet, Gov. Sarah Palin said she was "annoyed" with the way Katie...
At a rally on Saturday in California,...
Senator John McCain is a gambler. If I'd known that right away I would have...
In the latest Washington Post poll, Barack Obama continues to lead John...
The following are my comments from the stage at yesterday's Vote...
WASHINGTON — By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is "palling around...
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Friday night on the Late Show, it was...
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SYDNEY, Australia -- A 7-year-old boy broke into a popular Outback zoo, fed a string...
More evidence that the fate of Apple is tied to Steve Jobs and his health, from...
I have been noticing what happens when one expresses her...
Seth Swirsky | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics