There was no Florida Democratic primary. Although the high turnout in a non-primary was heartening for Democratic prospects in November, the results are wholly meaningless as there was no campaign and no delegates at stake. Changing the rules ex post facto and claiming delegates for...
2008 democratic primary
I thought this passage from the Times story about Kennedy's endorsement of Obama was interesting:In a 20-minute address, Mr. Kennedy hailed Mr. Obama’s ability to transcend racial divisions. Mr. Kennedy,.
Hillary Clinton, who has supported the war from the beginning, applauds the surge. Maybe this doesn't disqualify her from the Democratic nomination, but being consistently wrong on the most important.
Another example of tough rhetoric from street-fightin' Hillary Clinton. Admittedly, it involved using some of Dick Cheney's most specious arguments to defend Dick Cheney's very worst policy, but hey, tough is tough!
Well, that's enough; I'm no longer willing to be charitable about all the Clinton surrogates who just happen to mention Obama's suspiciously Muslim middle name, teenaged drug use, etc. etc..
This is pretty appalling:This is the sort of decision that has the potential to tear the party apart. In an attempt to retain some control over the process and keep.
A prominent pro-choice activist switches from Clinton to Obama based on the former's smears of the latter's record.
Tomasky:I don't know who on this planet has the stature to go face-to-face with Bill Clinton and look him in the eye and tell him he behaved in a discreditable.
I mostly concur with Rob's analysis of the Democratic race; I wouldn't say it's over but Clinton has to be considered a heavy favorite. With the GOP, I guess it.
Hilzoy makes the case against Clinton. I substantially agree, both on policies and politics, but I'm not certain about this:In this context, I think that nominating Hillary Clinton would be a disastrous mistake. Of all the people whom we are at all likely to nominate,...
Publius, while accepting the validity of grievances against the frequently sexist coverage of her campaign, tries to make it. To me, #1 remains the most persuasive. I think Obama might.
Rebecca Traister explains her one-day support for Clinton in response to her sexist trashing by the media. Violet Socks describes it in fiction form.While it's hard to establish definitively, it.