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Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - Posts

  • About “Boy”


    The last week has been a layer cake of outrages. First, Bill Clinton resurrected his wife’s Bosnia story. Then Obama called Pennsylvania voters “bitter,” which eclipsed Clinton’s flub. Then Kentucky Rep. Geoff Davis referred to Barack Obama as “that boy”—a Read More...
  • The "Boos" Are Back


    Pushing back against Hillary Clinton’s “Bitter” Tour 2008, Barack Obama has a new spot that uses her speech in Pittsburgh yesterday—the one with the “boos”—as its hook. First thing you see is Clinton telling the audience that people were “disappointed Read More...
  • Showing Her Age


    When Hillary Clinton landed in our inboxes today announcing a new “wage-gap calculator,” Trailhead got a little giddy. We love all the interactive tools we can get our hands on (See: " Delegate Calculator "; " Map the Candidates "), so a Clinton-branded Read More...
  • "Hillary Deathwatch" Odds: 12.4 Percent


    Barack Obama's "bitter" comment gave Hillary Clinton an opening. But the combination of hackneyed outrage and a fast counterpunch by Obama suggests that the "scandal" may not last. Take Clinton down 1.8 points to 12.4 percent . On Day 4 of the controversy, Read More...
  • Gaffesploitation: A How-Not-To


    Clinton’s new Pennsylvania ad might be the most hilariously bad political spot since Ron Paul’s epic New Hampshire farce . But whereas Paul’s ad came off as charmingly cheesy, Clinton’s feels painfully forced. To call it cardboard would be an insult to Read More...
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