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Guest Column: How Hillary Could Win Fair (And Lock Up The General Election, Too!)

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fair, Florida, Primary, 2008 Elections, Joshua L. Eisenstein, Campaign, 08, 2008 Election, Election, Barack Obama, 08 Election, Primaries, Elections, Howard Dean, 08 Campaign, 2008, Michigan, 2008 Presidential Race, Superdelegates, 2008 Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Hillary and Bill, who are masters at brokering political deals, can sheath both edges of the party rules by engineering a compromise on Michigan, Florida and the super-delegates.

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Michigan And Florida Need A Mulligan

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nebraska, Maryland, Washington, Mccain, Democratic, Primary Schedule, Campaign, Revote, Dc, Virginia, 2008, Virgin Islands, Huckabee, Maine, John Edwards, 2008 Campaign, Do-Over, Kansas, Florida, Louisiana, Democrat, Washington DC, 2008 Elections, 08, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, 08 Campaign, Mulligan, Michigan, 2008 Presidential Race, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Mulligan -- (noun)  A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. This is ...

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Reading The Pictures: Not Pimping, But Something

Michael Shaw | Posted 02.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Caucus, Msnbc, David Shuster, Obamamania, Chelsea Clinton, Boston Globe, Primary, Nyt, New Hampshire, Alan Chin, Campaign, 08, David Shuster Pimp, David Shuster Chelsea Clinton, David Shuster MSNBC, David Shuster Suspended, Media News
Michael Shaw

2008-02-11-chelsea_hillary_shaw_fp.jpgThe firestorm around David Shuster's snide remark obscures the fact there is a point in there somewhere.

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Dolores Huerta: Voting System Needs Change

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 02.09.2008 | Home

Read More: Election Reform, Dolores Huerta, Labor, Super Tuesday, Vote, 2008, Why Tuesday, Voter Turnout, Civil Rights, Campaign, Home News
Jacob Soboroff

The labor and civil rights leader calls for a National Holiday on Election Day, questions the caucus system, and says she supports public financing of elections.

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Friday Talking Points [18]

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Crab Cake Tuesday, Nebraska, Washington, Surveillance, Fisa, Iraq, Campaign, NRCC, Permanent Bases, Dick Cheney, Bush, New Mexico, Mike Huckabee, 2008, Maine, Virgin Islands, Midotw, Telecom Immunity, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Super Tuesday, 2008 Campaign, Waterboard, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Kansas, Special Prosecutor, John McCain, Jay Rockefeller, Louisiana, Texas, 2008 Elections, 08, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, 08 Campaign, Mddotw, Wiretapping, 2008 Presidential Race, Hillary Clinton, Waterboarding, Water Torture, Warrantless, Torture, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I'm going to start off with a quick piece of advice for both Democratic campaigns (or perhaps for Howard Dean) -- spend the next few weeks taping ever...

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How Obama Could Wrap It Up

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama/Clinton, Vice President, Clinton/Obama, 2008 Elections, Campaign, 08, Dream Ticket, 2008 Election, Election, Barack Obama, 08 Election, Elections, 08 Campaign, 2008, 2008 Presidential Race, 2008 Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I think the Clinton camp already has reams of spreadsheets showing exactly how many votes in which states are added for each possible VP nominee.

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Reading The Pictures: McCain's Deathly Bling

Michael Shaw | Posted 02.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Ebay, Fatalities, John McCain, Wrist, Cover, Iraq, Time Magazine, Campaign, Presidency, Election, Vietnam, Phoenix, Bob Dole, Casualites, Bracelet, Pow, Media News
Michael Shaw

2008-02-06-20080206McCPhoTIME350_fp.jpgWhat is it going to take -- both for the media, and the larger public -- not to automatically turn into sheep whenever and however anyone invokes the name of "the troops?"

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Sam Stein

Clinton Accepts Fox News Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Roger Ailes, Democratic Primary, Debate, Barack Obama, Clinton, Progressives, Fox News, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Campaign, 2008 Election, Politics News

Risking the ire of progressive activists, Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign announced that it has accepted a debate to air on Fox News on February 11, a...

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My Super Duper Tsunami Tuesday Primary Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: North Dakota, Super Duper Tuesday, Delaware, West Virginia, Connecticut, Colorado, Campaign, Arizona, Missouri, Picks, Republican, California, Primaries, Montana, Mike Huckabee, 2008, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Super Tuesday, 2008 Campaign, Illinois, John McCain, Alaska, Florida, Super Duper Tsunami Tuesday, Primary, Mitt Romney, Democrat, Massachusetts, 2008 Elections, 08, Democrats, Minnesota, 2008 Election, Election, New York, Barack Obama, 08 Election, Elections, Rudy Giuliani, 08 Campaign, Tsunami Tuesday, Arkansas, 2008 Presidential Race, Georgia, Tennessee, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Utah, Alabama, New Mexico, Kansas, Idaho, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Between Obama and Clinton, it's going to be a virtual tie. Both campaigns will immediately release spin on why they are now the frontrunner, and why the other should politely drop out of the race.

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Obama-Clinton vs. Clinton-Obama

Paul Abrams | Posted 02.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Presidency, Electability, Barack Obama, Campaign, Governing, Vice President, 2008 Election, Politics News
Paul Abrams

Hillary's "35 years of experience" is primarily in policy, not executive functions. That's a good role for a vice president.

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Friday Talking Points [17]

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ads, Al Franken, Jobs, Filibuster, Fisa, Chris Dodd, Iraq, Immunity, Campaign, Permanent Bases, Telecom, Bush, Warren Buffet, 2008, Midotw, Flip-Flop, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Super Tuesday, 2008 Campaign, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Capital Gains, Health Care, State of the Union, Taxes, Harry and Louise, John McCain, Hillarycare, Budget, Mitt Romney, 2008 Elections, Ad, 08, Tax Rate, 100 Year War, Stimulus, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Income Tax, 08 Campaign, Mddotw, 2008 Presidential Race, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Earmark, Politics News
Chris Weigant

This column is dedicated to the idea that Democrats can learn to use talking points as effectively as Republicans often do. This idea annoys many who...

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I Am Woman...Misogyny, Ambivalence and the Clinton Campaign

Linda Hansen | Posted 02.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Misogyny, Bill Clinton, Gender Bias, Hillary Clinton, Campaign, Feminism, Ambivalence, Hillary Clinton Gender Card, Hillary Clinton Misogyny, Hillary Clinton Woman Bashing, Hillary Clinton Backlash, Home News
Linda Hansen

We have loathsome, mindless misogyny on one side of the bell curve and gender ambivalence on the far side. Both are destructive and dishonest. Both are bad for the process and bad for the country.

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Reading The Pictures: Air Reagan

Michael Shaw | Posted 01.31.2008 | Media

Read More: Reagan, Gop, Cnn, Debate, Photo, Primary, Media, Republicans, Campaign, Reagan Library, Simi Valley, Election, California, Media News
Michael Shaw

2008-01-31-shaw_reagan_fp.jpgIt's no surprise that the Reagan Library (with the able assistance of ratings-hungry CNN) would go out of the way to boost the cred of the GOP candidates by virtually embossing them onto the side of Air Force One.

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The Epic 2008 Election (So Far)

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Out of the frozen tundra of Iowa, out of the snowy mountains of Vermont, out of the brightly-lit casinos in the Nevada desert, out of the churches of ...

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Sam Stein

Major Hispanic Group Launches 'Hate Speech' Campaign Targeting Dobbs, Beck

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Msnbc, Anti-Immigration Rhetoric, Cnn, Hispanic Americans, Mike Huckabee, Lou Dobbs, National Council of La Raza, 2008 Campaign, Glenn Beck, Campaign, Immigration Policy, Politics News

The country's leading Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization is set to begin a campaign targeting several newscasters and presidential candid...

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My Primary Picks For Florida

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Campaign, Picks, Republican, Nevada, Primaries, Republican Primary, Mike Huckabee, 2008, New Hampshire, John Edwards, 2008 Campaign, Florida, John McCain, Primary, Mitt Romney, Democrat, 2008 Elections, 08, 2008 Election, Democrats, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, 08 Campaign, Rudy Giuliani, Bernard Kerik, Michigan, South Carolina, Iowa, 2008 Presidential Race, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Ever onwards, into the fray, we return to the latest in a series of primary "picks" columns, this time heading down to Florida to examine the Republic...

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Friday Talking Points [16] -- The State Of The Blog

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Brokered Convention, Speech, Osama Bin Laden, Fisa, Iraq, Chris Dodd, Immunity, Picks, Telecom, Bush, Primaries, 2008, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, John Edwards, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Telecom Immunity, 2008 Campaign, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Open Convention, Party Convention, State of the Union, Blogosphere, Jay Rockefeller, Primary, Democrat, 08, Democrats, State of the Blog, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, Foreign Policy, Elections, 08 Campaign, Mddotw, Blog, Weblog, South Carolina, 2008 Presidential Race, Harry Reid, Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton, Senate, Campaign, 2008 Elections, 08 Election, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Netizens, fellow bloggers, Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Reid, Members of Congress, Supreme Court Justices, and all Americans... I am proud to stand...

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Does Clinton Cross Ethical Lines? [Updated]

Paul Loeb | Posted 01.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Unethical Patterns, 2008 Elections, Hillary Clinton, Ethics, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Campaign, Hillary Clinton Mark Penn, Obama Drugs, Hillary Clinton Ethics, Norman Hsu, Barack Obama Drug Use, Mark Penn, 2008 Election, Home News
Paul Loeb

The broader pattern disturbs me -- how the Clinton campaign goes to an all-too-Rovian approach where they'll do whatever's deemed necessary to take down her competitors.

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How Foreign Policy Hurts the Democrats

Lionel Beehner | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Iraq, Campaign, Soft Diplomacy, Middle East, Democrats, War, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Lionel Beehner

All it takes is one foreign policy incident and undecided voters will be sent scurrying over to the Republican side, craving someone with national security know-how.

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All's fair in love, war, and politics

Mark Kleiman | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Racism, Obama, Campaign, Clinton, Politics News
Mark Kleiman

Is Bill Clinton a racist? Hell, no! Is Bill Clinton willing to use racism to get back into the White House? Hell, yes!...

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Is Karl Rove Working For The Clinton Campaign?

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: John F Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Karl Rove, Ronald Reagan, Framing, Iraq, 2008 Elections, Campaign, 08, 2008 Election, Election, Barack Obama, Elections, 08 Campaign, 2008, 2008 Presidential Race, Single Payer, 2008 Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Jfk, Health Care, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Either Karl Rove has joined the Clinton campaign as their advisor, or somebody over there has learned a lot from his standard campaign playbook. Beca...

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Sam Stein

Advertisers Drop Savage Over Hateful Remarks, USO Hints At Suit

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Advertisers, Savage Nation, Radio Host, Brave New Films, Controversial, Anti-Muslim, Campaign, Robert Greenwald, Michael Savage, Politics News

At least four major firms have pulled advertising from Michael Savage's nationally syndicated radio show following a campaign highlighting his inflamm...

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Bill Clinton, Chief of Staff?

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: White House, Bill Clinton, White House Chief of Staff, Administration, Chief of Staff, 2008 Elections, Campaign, 08, 2008 Election, Election, 08 Election, Elections, The West Wing, 08 Campaign, 2008, Cabinet, 2008 Presidential Race, 2008 Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Leo McGarry, UN Ambassador, Politics News
Chris Weigant

To be VP, you have to be legally able to serve as President if need be. Since Bill Clinton has already served two terms, he is ineligible. There won't be any "Clinton/Clinton 08" bumper stickers this year.

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Friday Talking Points [15] -- De-Bushification

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Caucus, Nevada Caucus, Impeachment, Romney, Iraq, South Carolina Primary, Mccain, Campaign, Missing Emails, Warren Buffet, Bush, Picks, Nevada, Primaries, Giuliani, Surge, 2008, Huckabee, Midotw, John Edwards, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Capital Gains, Opium, Rule of Law, South Carolina Primaries, Taxes, Impeach, Primary, Afghanistan, Democrat, 2008 Elections, Joe Biden, Henry Waxman, 08, Caucuses, 2008 Election, Democrats, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, William Jefferson, Elections, 08 Campaign, Mddotw, Debaathification, Michigan, Thompson, 2008 Presidential Race, South Carolina, Hillary Clinton, Nevada Caucuses, Cartoon, Torture, Debushify, De-Bushification, Debushification, Krauthammer, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I apologize in advance for the disjointed nature of this week's column. There are a lot of odds and ends to cover, including tomorrow's primary picks...

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Framing MLK And LBJ

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Civil Rights Act, Primary, Framing, 1964, Civil Rights, Mlk, Campaign Coverage, Racial, Campaign, Media, Race, 2008 Election, 08 Elections, Barack Obama, Dreamer, Racial Politics, Primaries, Martin Luther King, Lbj, Hillary Clinton, Lyndon Johnson, Race Card, Politics News
Chris Weigant

King's legacy is a third-rail issue -- touch it and you die in Democratic politics. Clinton was seen as somehow "slighting" King, and so she had to pay the price.

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