March 13, 2008 – 12:06 pm
From Slate’s Winning doesn’t mean exactly what it used to.: “You may think Hillary Clinton won Texas, but she didn’t, at least not by the rules of the game. The eventual Democratic nominee will be the one with more delegates, and Obama won more of Texas’ than Hillary did.”
March 13, 2008 – 11:22 am
From Daily Kos’s The GOP is now gaming our primary for Clinton: “Hillary Clinton’s support from Republicans…is coming from Republicans who will not support her in the general election. They are simply wreaking havoc in the Democratic primary, hoping to further divide an already divided party, and perhaps even help Hillary Clinton win the nomination…Look [...]
March 10, 2008 – 11:43 am
From the NY Times’s Sniping by Aides Hurt Clinton’s Image as Manager: “Mrs. Clinton showed a tendency toward an insular management style, relying on a coterie of aides who have worked for her for years, her aides and associates said. Her choice of lieutenants, and her insistence on staying with them even when friends urged [...]
From Gary Hart’s Breaking the Final Rule: “By saying that only she and John McCain are qualified to lead the country, particularly in times of crisis, Hillary Clinton has…severely damaged the Democratic candidate who may well be the party’s nominee, and, perhaps most ominously, revealed the unlimited lengths to which she will go to achieve [...]
This e-mail from Barack Obama just showed up in my inbox. Listen to this:
As you know, we’ve won 27 of 41 contests and have maintained our commanding lead among pledged delegates.
But today I want to share another staggering number: supporters like you donated more than $55 million to this campaign in the month of February.
That’s [...]
It seems all but assured now that the Democrats aren’t going to have a clear nominee going into the convention. Sen. Clinton picked up huge, momentum adjusting wins yesterday. Let’s take a look at some of the numbers.
Sen. Clinton won Ohio by roughly 230,000 votes (10%). 44% of all the voters in Ohio were white [...]
February 28, 2008 – 01:02 pm
From the New Republic’s Split Decision: “According to [NY] Times sources, the paper almost didn’t back Clinton. The divisions within the Gray Lady’s editorial board mirrored the deep divide that has split Democrats in this tightly contested campaign. The 20-member board had initially leaned toward Obama, Times sources say. But in January, after the board [...]
February 22, 2008 – 01:09 pm
There were a few things that interested me during last night’s debate, and if you can’t blog about what interests you, what else should you blog about?
First, there was the tone of the debate. Senators Obama and Clinton were civil to each other throughout the debate, and at times, they were downright friendly; but there [...]
February 21, 2008 – 03:56 pm
From Grassroots Mom’s I Refuse to Buy into the Obama Hype: “The next President is going to have some MAJOR challenges. I refuse to buy into the hype, on either side, but especially on that of Obama. However the ‘empty rhetoric’ v. ‘history of accomplishments’ arguments have prompted me to check it out on my [...]
February 11, 2008 – 04:42 pm
From George Lakoff’s What Counts as an “Issue” In the Clinton-Obama Race?: “This nomination campaign is about much more than the candidates. It about a major split within the Democratic party. The candidates are reflecting that split.”
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