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Clinton as V.P.? Grrr... Well, OK

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Clinton, Sexism, V.P., Racism, Obama, Campaign, Barack Obama Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama Vice President, Hillary Clinton Vice President, Levine, Politics News
Tom D'Antoni

Obama would do well to swallow the bitter pill and take Clinton on as running mate. And send Bill to be ambassador to anywhere.

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What A Long, Strange Primary Trip It's Been

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Caucus, Puerto Rico, Democratic, Primary Schedule, Campaign, Delegate, South Dakota, Comeback Kid, African-American, Picks, Pledged Delegates, Primaries, Montana, Mike Huckabee, 2008, Pick, Superdelegates, John Edwards, Super Tuesday, 2008 Campaign, Black, Delegates, John McCain, Primary, Mitt Romney, Democrat, 2008 Elections, 08, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Contest, 08 Campaign, Vote, 2008 Presidential Race, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Rather than a Vince Lombardi halftime pep talk about giving 110% in the second half, I'd like to review where we've been so far. This will be my final "picks" article for 2008.

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Friday Talking Points [34] -- General Election Preview

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Assassinate, GI Bill, White House, Puerto Rico, Pinko, Scott Mcclellan, Swift Boat, Communist, Francine Torge, Kennedy, Iraq, Campaign, Swiftboat, Red, Jim Webb, South Dakota, Propagandist, Bush, Senator, Montana, Surge, 2008, Press Secretary, House Un-American Activities Committee, Midotw, Education Benefits, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Assassination, 2008 Campaign, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Pre-Surge, John McCain, Primary, Commie, War, Damien LaVera, Propaganda, Rfk, 2008 Elections, Propagandist in Chief, 08, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, Robert F. Kennedy, 08 Election, Elections, 08 Campaign, Support the Troops, Martin Luther King, Mddotw, Third Term, HUAAC, Electoral Map, 2008 Presidential Race, Phil Singer, Lbj, Hillary Clinton, Veto, Lyndon Johnson, Mosul, Senate, Politics News
Chris Weigant

As the primary election season sinks slowly in the West (South Dakota and Montana, to be exact), we turn our eyes (finally!) to the general election c...

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Secret Clinton Memo Revealed

Guy T. Saperstein | Posted 05.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Assassination, Hillary, Obama, Campaign, Clinton, Comedy, Barack, Politics News
Guy T. Saperstein

I am a close personal friend of Mark Penn and Harold Wolfson. Recently, I was permitted to read, but not copy, a secret campaign memo co-authored by ...

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Friday Talking Points [33] -- If It Quacks Like A Lame Duck...

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

President George W. Bush, asked in a press conference why Republicans in the House and Senate are increasingly defying him, proven by the fact that do...

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Interview With Political Science Professor Kenneth Janda

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Caucus, Primary Calendar, Superdelegate, Canada, Northwestern University, Campaign, Republican, Nevada, Janda, Nomination Race, Rnc, Mike Huckabee, 2008, Political Science, Ohio, New Hampshire, John Edwards, Superdelegates, Super Tuesday, 2008 Campaign, Primary Election, Florida, Primary, Payson S. Wild, Mitt Romney, Woman, Democrat, 2008 Elections, Minority Voters, 08, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, Primary Race, 08 Election, Nomination, Elections, Rudy Giuliani, 08 Campaign, African American, Michigan, 2008 Presidential Race, Kenneth Janda, Northwestern, Iowa, South Carolina, Smoke Filled Room, Hillary Clinton, Dnc, National Primary, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Last Thanksgiving, I took a vacation from the blog and (while I was gone) I ran a series of speech transcripts from all eight of the Democratic candid...

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Olberman, Matthews, Cafferty -- Sexist Remarks In Bitch Video

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 05.20.2008 | Media

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Campaign, Clinton, 2008, Sexist, Sexism, Barack Obama, Keith Olberman, Tim Russert, Jack Cafferty, Mike Barnicle, Tucker Carlson, Chris Matthews, Media News
Blake Fleetwood

Clinton Confronts Sexism On the Trail and Vows to Battle On --- Washington Post Millions of women all over the country feel that Hillary has not got...

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1964

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Electability, Obama, Campaign, Clinton, Demographics, Election, 1964, Electoral College, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

1964 was the last time a Democratic nominee for President carried majority of the white working class vote, measured by either income or education.

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A Feel-Good Moment: Ed Rollins Hears "Death Knell" For GOP

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

John McCain "can't win" if he's seen as "the Bush third term" -- this, from a Republican?

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For Obama and Clinton, Oregon Holds All the Cards

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Clinton, Politics, Oregon, Obama, Campaign, Primary, Democrats, Starbucks, Superdelegates, Barack Obama, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

What if Obama loses Oregon tomorrow, or wins only by the barest of margins?

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Powerful Video of Ugly Sexist Vilification of Hillary Clinton

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 05.18.2008 | Politics

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Blake Fleetwood

Sexism is alive and well in America. One exit poll I saw had almost twice as many voters having trouble voting for a woman for president than voting...

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Friday Talking Points [32] -- Democrats Throw Bush A Few Elbows

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Borah Peak, at 12,662 feet high, is the highest point in Idaho. [That may sound like a strange place to begin this column, but please bear with me.] I...

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Just Like High School

Mike Bonifer | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Mike Bonifer, Campaign, High School, Gamechangers, Barack Obama, Boys State, Gossip, Race, Racism, Hillary Clinton, Governor, Divisiveness, Bonifer, Saxophone, Politics News
Mike Bonifer

Her boyfriend had been one of the most popular and best students in the history of Just Like High School. He played first-chair saxophone in the Just...

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Democratic Landslide In November?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

[Those of you who prefer "all cynicism all the time" should just skip this column, since I'm about to get blisteringly optimistic here. You have been...

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New Rule For Uncommitted Superdelegates

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

With sincere apologies to Bill Maher for stealing his schtick, I have a new rule. My new rule is for uncommitted Democratic superdelegates. The rule ...

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How Obama Blew It : The Campaign That Could Have Been

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Satire, Barack Obama, Parody, Campaign, Politics News
Lee Stranahan

The mainstream media and political pundits have properly spanked Barack Obama's confusing Presidential Primary campaign. He simply hasn't closed the d...

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Friday Talking Points [31] -- Time To Beat McCain

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Now that that's all over with, can we please focus on beating John McCain? Virtually everyone (with the possible exception of Hillary Clinton -- I gue...

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Reading The Pictures: Preparing For The Second Coming (Of Obama-Mania)

Michael Shaw | Posted 05.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Photos, New Hampshire, Iowa, Ohio, Alan Chin, Obama, Media, Campaign, Nomination, Indiana, North Carolina, Media News
Michael Shaw

2008-05-08-china_shaw_obama.jpg At the moment at which the Democratic race apparently reached its tipping point, I saw as quick and dramatic a flip in the visual tone as I've ever seen before.

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August 28th -- A Good Date For Historic Speeches

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

August 28th will be the final day of the Democratic National Convention. Unless Hillary Clinton soon acquires the ability to perform miracles, the nominee giving the acceptance speech is going to be Barack Obama.

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My Primary Picks -- "The Road Goes On Forever" Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.05.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

"The road goes on forever and the party never ends."--Robert Earl Keen   Tomorrow is yet another primary day in the Democratic presidential nomin...

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Friday Talking Points [30] -- "Mainstream Media Out To Lunch" Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

If every port on the West Coast of the United States of America was shut down because of a terrorist threat, do you think it would make the news? So d...

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A Challenge To John McCain: Buy Your Own Health Insurance

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Coverage, Preexisting Condition, Health Insurance Industry, Challenge, Campaign, Policy, Health Care Policy, Insurance, 2008, Employer, Single Payer, 2008 Campaign, Health Care, Flaming Hypocrite, John McCain, Universal Health, 2008 Elections, 08, 2008 Election, Big Government, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Employer Based, 08 Campaign, Health, 2008 Presidential Race, Health Insurance, Denial of Coverage, Hillary Clinton, Hypocrite, Health Care Industry, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I challenge McCain to be the first to do what he is asking all Americans to do: give up his employer-based health care, and purchase his own health insurance on the open market.

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Pelosi Hearts Bush!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Constitution, Cnn, Loyalty, Larry King, Off-the-Table, Impeachment, George W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Section 2, Speaker of the House, Congress, Oath of Office, Campaign, Cindy Sheehan, Article 1, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

Still shouldn't the war be more "personal" for Pelosi -- and her feelings for its creator reflect the dislike she feels toward his war?

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It's Been A Lo-o-on-ong Campaign

Lloyd Garver | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Campaign, Clinton Ruthlessness, Politics News
Lloyd Garver

If the presidential campaign seems unbelievably long to you, that's because it has been unbelievably long. To illustrate how long this thing has been ...

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299 Superdelegates On The Wall...

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Close the Deal, Primary, When Will It End, 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall, Beer, Superdelegate, 2008 Elections, Pennsylvania, Campaign, 08, Delegate, 2008 Election, Election, Barack Obama, Nomination, 08 Election, Bottles-of-Beer, Primaries, Elections, 08 Campaign, 2008, Delegate Count, 2008 Presidential Race, Superdelegates, 2008 Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Nominee, Indiana, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Since Super Tuesday, every time Hillary picks up one superdelegate, Obama picks up three. If this continues, he is going to pass her very soon, and gain the lead in superdelegates.

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