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"She is having the worst case of cognitive dissonance in the history of modern politics."
Peggy Noonan's take on Senator Clinton's continued perserverence despite the lack of a path to a nomination is staggering (Wall Street Journal). It's a great article, and it speaks to the petering out of her campaign. It brings up a...more »
Posted on March 29, 2008 12:01 PM
Amazing that Obama Has Made it This Far...
You may or may not support him, but you have to at least recognize how impressive his campaign has been. In this last week, we've seen him deal with issues that no other candidate in the history of Presidential Elections...more »
Posted on March 25, 2008 2:07 PM
CBS TV News Reports on Clinton's Tuzla Arrival
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BfNqhV5hg4Damn those video cameras. Who would of thought they would have followed her around? I mean, it was sooo dangerous, the reporters should have been wearing bulletproof vests too right?Now if only all the stations reported this and had all...more »
Posted on March 24, 2008 9:41 PM
Bosnia: Clinton's Mastercard Priceless Moment
Someone needs to make a YouTube of this.. please modify as necessary.Clinton Supporter Robin Purnell Hourly Wage: $14/hrGroceries for the Iowa Caucus: $95,000Howard Wolfson's Monthly Salary: $267,000Mandy Grundwald's One Month Media Services Fee: $2.3 MillionMark Penn's One Month Polling Fee: ...more »
Posted on March 22, 2008 10:42 PM
Rasmussen Polls show Clinton Ahead 46-44%.
Objective: Senator Hillary Clinton now leads 46-44% over Senator Barack Obama int the Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll.http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows ongoing volatility in the Democratic Presidential Nomination. Nationally, Hillary Clinton now holds a...more »
Posted on March 22, 2008 4:41 PM
Obama Regains Lead in the Gallup Daily Tracking
Objective: Obama now is ahead 48-45% in the Gallup Daily Tracking Poll. http://www.gallup.com/poll/105529/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Edges-Ahead-Clinton.aspx PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama has quickly made up the deficit he faced with Hillary Clinton earlier this week, with the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update...more »
Posted on March 22, 2008 4:32 PM
Where are the historians, political scientists to give perspective?
Maybe I'm just missing something, but these days, I see the same pundits over and over and over again. Many of them just write for papers, have a talk radio program, and analyze for TV. Why do we listen to...more »
Posted on March 21, 2008 1:36 PM
The Obama Passport: The Abuse of Freedom
Freedom is a funny thing. Our concept of government is based upon it. Our maturation into adults depends on our seeking it. Our imagination derives from it. We are Americans because we believe in it. But it is increasingly clear,...more »
Posted on March 21, 2008 1:22 AM
Why we lose - Democrats Lose Divided while Repulicans Win United
There is that often referenced quote from the movie The Untouchables:"You wanna know how you do it? Here's how, they pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his...more »
Posted on March 19, 2008 7:42 PM
The UCC fights back.
The United Church of Christ, the parent organization to the Trinity United Church of Christ, released a press statement defending Rev. Wright. Here's a quote: "Trinity United Church of Christ is a great gift to our wider church family and...more »
Posted on March 16, 2008 5:12 PM
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I used to respect Wolf, until this election. The bias towards Clinton is ridiculous. I've emailed CNN multiple times. I suggest you all do the same.
I also suspect that in 4-8 years, most news will be via the internet. People like having info at their own fingertips - not being forced the info by human and, thus, biased anchors.Posted at March 30, 2008 10:34 PM in response to WOLF BLITZER IS THE BIGGEST SHILLEST A-HOLE
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Yeah its silly. Plus, why is Josh posting this? I assume to highlight the ridiculousness of it. If it is so ridiculous, maybe he should say so. Give us your thoughts Josh!
Also, people talk about arrogance. This is arrogance. Asking the leading candidate to take second place when you are in second place is retarded. Its like telling Carl Lewis to slow up a little.Posted at March 30, 2008 7:26 PM in response to TPM Reader DS says...
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I'm with you here. The narrative will change from close race to justifications for Clinton staying in the race. That is the problem for Clinton in upcoming weeks, especially if Obama continues to lead in the polls.
Posted at March 30, 2008 7:23 PM in response to A leading indicator of a doomed candidacy
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As an Obama supporter, I have to say its sort of offensive what you said. I understand your anger/frustration towards Clinton, but you don't have to name call her... it just fans the flames instead of finding a solution to the problem of this Dem nomination process.
Posted at March 30, 2008 2:37 PM in response to Shrillary
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To be fair, I believe that Clinton uses a third party to take care of vendors. It sounds like this third party does a bad job of taking care of her bills. Its up to the voter to decide how much culpability she has in this. I think that if left unchecked, this type of behavior could sink her campaign.
Posted at March 30, 2008 12:16 PM in response to Clinton Leaves Unpaid Bills Across Country
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Great post. Her mistake and her handling of the mistake expose her key weaknesses as a CiC. First, don't make that mistake. As we've seen, it pisses the military personel off when someone falsifies "combat" like that. Second, it puts into question her integrity. Second, if you make the mistake - just say I'm sorry, I exaggerated - I get carried away sometimes. Everyone does - then its easier to swallow. But to say it was a misstatement? No parsing of words by the Clintons can make that go away.
Posted at March 30, 2008 11:25 AM in response to Senator Clinton's Bosnia War Fairy Tale and Coverup
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I'm still at a loss of words as to why the Michigan and Florida issue is Obama's responsibility at all? He did not "freeze" the process - he simply is saying he will do what the DNC does. Because he refuses to do what Clinton says means he's anti Michigan and Florida? No.
What Clinton is doing is going back on her word - and let me say this strongly if I no one else has said it before. She said prior to the campaign that she agreed with the DNC ruling on Michigan and Florida. She supported the DNC. So why all of a sudden does she turn around and change her support? It is the biggest flip-flop this side of McCain that has not been reported because no one wants to go there. Not sure why.
As for Obama's arrogance? That cracks me up. People say he's arrogant for doing something one way and doing something another way. He can do no right - both Republicans and Clinton supportin Democrats corner him in this way all the time. And yet he still does well in spite of this.
Arrogance? Arrogance is saying that someone can be your Vice President when you are losing. That's arrogance.Posted at March 30, 2008 11:22 AM in response to Arrogance? Obama is ok with Hillary continuing campaign?
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I agree with you and its a great post - but I have to stop and think that the main Republican trait that Clinton expresses is the campaign style she is pushing. That is Rovian/Republican scorched earth campaigning that we never wanted to see in the Democratic party. Her policies are still Democratic, let us not forget that.
Posted at March 30, 2008 11:16 AM in response to Each Day Hillary Becomes Less of a Democrat
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Yeah she has guts to do that. I find it interesting that any African-American candidate can support Hillary Clinton in light of what has happened recently. I understand if they wanted to support her prior to the campaign being started, but now? Its almost a blind loyalty - clinging on to the hope that somehow she'll pull it through and give them some political benefit.
Posted at March 30, 2008 11:12 AM in response to Sheila Jackson Lee Booed By Her Obama Supporting Constituents At Democratic Convention
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Good post. I think that it will help him somewhat in that it gets him good news coverage locally. That said, I'm not sure it will be that important to most voters.
Posted at March 29, 2008 5:36 PM in response to The Gods Have Spoken - Bettis and Harris Endorse Obama
