Clinton – Warner Ticket
Bob Novak reports that some Democrats are looking past the primaries and arguing that Hillary Clinton should bypass Barack Obama for Mark Warner as her running mate. Anticipating that Sen. Hillary...
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Crossover Mischief in Michigan
Markos Moulitsas Zúniga has issued a call for Democrats to come out in droves to influence the Republican primary in Michigan: In 1972, Republican voters in Michigan decided to make a little...
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Blacks Turning on Clintons?
Several prominent black leaders are assailing Bill and Hillary Clinton for their use of racially insensitive language in their campaign against Barack Obama, Ben Smith reports for The Politico. A...
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South Carolina Post-Mortem, Democrat Edition
As Chris Lawrence posted last night, Barack Obama handily won the South Carolina Democratic primary and native son John Edwards came in third. The results, with a record turnout, were stunning: Obama...
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Presidential Race Dividing Families
The 2008 primaries are dividing political parties, with significant numbers of Republicans saying they won’t support John McCain and many Democrats saying they can’t bring themselves to vote for...
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Super Tuesday Results
Well, the polls are closing in parts of the country and results will be flowing in all night. Drudge has some leaked exit poll results showing Obama doing better than expected in Alabama and a couple...
View ArticleFlorida and Michigan Do-Overs
The Democratic National Committee is trying to work out a means for Florida and Michigan to stage delegate selection contests within the rules but there has thus far been no plan that’s acceptable to...
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Ferraro, Limbaugh, and Racial Politics
Geraldine Ferraro has generated an amazing amount of controversy with her remarks that, “If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position.” And, no, it wasn’t for her improper use of the...
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Obama as Racial Litmus Test
Andrew Sullivan argues that America’s reaction to Barack Obama’s speech on race relations later today will tell us a lot about ourselves. Today will be a crucial day. It will be a day when we will...
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Obama’s ‘More Perfect Union’ Speech
Barack Obama gave his big race speech today. I haven’t heard it, just read the transcripts of the pre-release text and the as-delivered version. My colleague Dave Schuler observes, “I’ll wait for the...
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Ralph Nader: Obama Not Black Enough
Ralph Nader says that Barack Obama “talks white” and ignores “black issues.” “There’s only one thing different about Barack Obama when it comes to being a Democratic presidential candidate. He’s half...
View ArticleJesse Jackson and Barack Obama’s Cohones
Jesse Jackson’s statement that Barack Obama’s “talking down to black people” makes him so angry that he “wants to cut his nuts out” has caused quite the stir. Charles Hurt of the NY Post has the most...
View ArticleJesse Jackson Jr. ‘Senate Candidate No. 5’
Jesse Jackson Jr. is the infamous “Senate Candidate No. 5,” ABC’s Brian Ross reports. Chicago Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., is the anonymous “Senate Candidate No. 5” whose emissaries Illinois Gov....
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Nepotism Nation?
The “trend toward dynasty politics” is getting out of hand, Charles Mahtesian argues in Politico. [Obama’s] secretary of state will be Hillary Clinton, the wife of the former president. The Senate seat...
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Limbaugh, Obama, and the NFL
Joseph Ashby argues that something fishy is being ignored in the matter of Rush Limbaugh’s failed bid to buy the Rams. NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith served as counsel to...
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