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Friday, April 25, 2008 - Posts

  • Metaphor Contest: The Winners


    Hillary Clinton continues to have a logic problem. After her win in Pennsylvania, her campaign reiterated their claim that winning big, reliably Democratic states means she’s a more electable candidate in November. While that’s entirely possible, there’s Read More...
  • Maverick McCain's Bold Katrina Stance


    On the last stop of John McCain’s umpteenth tour in recent memory—this one visitng “America’s forgotten places”—he swung through New Orleans for an opportunity to slam President Bush for his handling of Hurricane Katrine in front of the dilapidated houses Read More...
  • New "Hillary Deathwatch" Odds: 11.9 Percent


    Clinton's win in Pennsylvania changes the whole Deathwatch calculus. Back when things were really dismal for her, no news was good news. As my colleague Chris Beam aptly put it in early April , her odds were like the health meter in Gears of War: It went Read More...
  • Re: Maximum Damage Theory


    Responding to our earlier post , Slate 's James Ledbetter weighs in with a few more reasons Clinton shouldn't count on a 2012 win: 1) HRC is not getting any younger; she will turn 65 in 2012 and 69 in 2016. Multiple presidential bids are going to take Read More...
  • The Maximum Damage Theory


    The Maximum Damage Theory has been floating around for some time now. It holds that Hillary Clinton knows she can’t win the nomination but wants to hurt Obama as much as possible so he’ll lose in November and she can run against McCain in 2012. So far, Read More...
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