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Monday, February 25, 2008 - Posts

  • A NAFTA Truce?


    With a debate in Ohio tomorrow and a primary there a week from now, the Clinton and Obama campaigns have been struggling to distance themselves from NAFTA—and to portray the other as NAFTA’s best friend. But the fact is, both candidates have said good Read More...
  • Ralph Nader Announces Presidential Candidacy, Star Trek Fandom


    Back in December, TV Guide published a roundup of the presidential candidates’ favorite TV shows. (Clinton: The Ed Sullivan Show ; Edwards: Boston Legal , Obama: The Wire. ) Noting a few oversights, we did some digging and figured out that Mike Gravel Read More...
  • Who You Calling Negative?


    On a conference call with Clinton advisers just now, a reporter asks why the campaign is using harsh words against Barack Obama, given that previous negative attacks haven’t played well with voters. Communications Director Howard Wolfson weighs in: “Every Read More...
  • The Foreign Policy Freeze


    Over the past week, we’ve seen a bunch of Hillary Clintons. At the debate in Austin on Thursday, we saw Comtemplative Hillary , who spun an anecdote about wounded soldiers into a reflection about the big picture of this campaign. Then on Saturday, we Read More...
  • Obama Gets Dressed


    In case you were growing tired of fights over NAFTA , lofty rhetoric , and debates , the Democrats have a new spat du jour for you. Today, the Drudge Report posted a big, fat headline that howled, “Clinton staffers circulate ‘dressed’ Obama.” Accompanying Read More...
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