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Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - Posts

  • How 2008 Is Like the Florida Recount


    When the Clinton campaign sent up a trial balloon arguing that Democrats pushing for the race to end were trying to “disenfranchise” the remaining states, we figured they’d be laughed out of the room. (Would that mean Hillary’s initial plan to wrap up Read More...
  • Painful Moments in Campaign Comedy


    To commemorate April Fools' Day (and show off her “funny” side ), Hillary Clinton today challenged Barack Obama to a “bowl off.” We’ll take you right to the painful wordplay: “It’s time for [Obama’s] campaign to get out of the gutter and allow all of Read More...
  • Knockout Metaphor


    Hillary Clinton must read Slate in her downtime. A few weeks ago, John Dickerson concluded that if pundits are going to compare the primary fight to sports, then boxing is the best way to do it. The basic metaphorical gist: Two opponents fight through Read More...
  • Today’s “Hillary Deathwatch” Odds: 9.9 Percent


    When you've got a 1-in-10 shot of winning the Democratic nomination, a day without any major screw-ups is a good one. After avoiding any major pitfalls—but also failing to lure Obama into any traps—Clinton has buoyed her chances of winning the nomination Read More...
  • The "100 Years" War


    You know when you say something, and the moment you say it, you know it was a bad idea? Democrats are trying to make John McCain’s “ Make it 100 years ” quote sound like that kind of moment—a gaffe of enormous proportions that he will never live down. Read More...
  • What Not To Say on Canadian Radio


    Surrogates seem to think that telling something to a foreign news agency means that their words won’t get back to the United States. How else to explain Sam Powers’ “monster” comment to the Scotsman or a new statement on Canadian radio by Missouri Rep. Read More...
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