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Hillary groupies?

Posted by: ST on May 8, 2008 at 10:09 pm » 9 Comments

I was just perusing the politics photos at Yahoo News and came across a photo of a woman who looked suspiciously familiar: Caption:Gretchen Baer, of Bisbee, Arizona, decked out in images of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton calls out to her before campaign speech at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on [...]

 

Laugh out-loud quote of the day – and other Campaign 2008 news

Posted by: ST on May 8, 2008 at 8:15 pm » 6 Comments

Via the NYT’s Caucus blog: “Stop trying to divide us into these groups, Paul.” — Donna Brazile to fellow Democrat strategist Paul Begala during Tuesday night’s election coverage on CNN. They were arguing about Obama’s problem appealing to working class white voters. Two days later, Clinton essentially says the same thing, about how she appeals [...]

 

Obama to declare victory on May 20?

Posted by: ST on May 8, 2008 at 12:03 pm » 5 Comments

The Politico reports that a senior advisor to the BO campaign is telling them he will declare victory in two weeks: Not long after the polls close in the May 20 Kentucky and Oregon primaries, Barack Obama plans to declare victory in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. And, until at least May 31 [...]

 

Journalism professor asks: What took the Wright story so long to break?

Posted by: ST on May 8, 2008 at 10:41 am » 2 Comments

Asks and answers (via Memeo): Barring some really strange math or a lot of second thoughts, the Democrats seem poised to nominate for president a man with the fewest credentials and least familiarity to the American people of anyone in modern history. It’s just one more way that Barack Obama is breaking the mold, and [...]