The XX Factor : Potomac primaries, Barack Obama

Followers and Their Leaders

Ann Hulbert — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:13:00 GMT

To go back a couple of steps, but still in the general XX spirit of today, I think: Hanna , you've put your finger on what I've been thinking/worrying about lately—which is not the candidates themselves, actually, so much as their followers. I'm not sure...(read more)

But What About Thanks For the Memories?

Emily Bazelon — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:48:00 GMT

Dahlia and Melinda , here's what I don't get. Yes, there have been moments of excess and misfire in Hillary's campaign--gender traitor, J'accuse moments. I haven't liked them, either. (And this latest from Erica Jong is a doozy.) But it wasn't all Robin...(read more)

Always With the Drama

Melinda Henneberger — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:52:00 GMT

When Hillary Clinton tugs on me, Emily and Hanna , it is usually not in a good way. Sometimes I do feel sorry for her, but I can't imagine casting a pity vote for president. Nor do I want to be guilted, frightened, fooled, or worn down to the point that...(read more)

Hillary Is Losing Women

Melinda Henneberger — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:22:00 GMT

Hillary Clinton lost women in both Virginia and Maryland tonight, and not by a little; nearly 60 percent chose Barack Obama. (Or Oback Barama, as former Maryland Rep. Kweisi Mfume just called him on MSNBC, which I'm sure made all those who've ever mispronounced...(read more)

What We Owe Hillary

Emily Bazelon — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:09:00 GMT

Since the Iowa caucuses, I've been feeling the Hillary tug. Most of the women I've talked to in the last couple of months have felt it, too: Even if they weren't sure they'd vote for Hillary, they were rooting for her on some level. They wanted her to...(read more)