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Seeing Red

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On February 6, 2008

Over at Slate, the XX factor team is dissecting the wardrobe choices of the candidates' wives last night (what color tie was Bill Clinton wearing? Anyone? Bueller?). They've honed in.

Clinton and Iraq

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On February 4, 2008
On the Clinton war counterfactual, I think it's worth distinguishing between a weaker and a stronger version:Did Clinton see desposing a secular dictatorship that posed no significant threat to the United States and (in by far the most likely outcome) replacing it with an Islamist...

But Does It Work?

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On January 29, 2008

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,.

The Pro-War Candidate

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On January 29, 2008
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 issue of the Bush era has to create a presumption against your candidacy when you're...

Last Throes!

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On January 27, 2008

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.

Reinstating the Delegates

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On January 25, 2008
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 the various states from accelerating their primaries into last summer, the Democratic National Committee warned...
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