The XX Factor : concession speech, Hillary Clinton

Hillary's Vision Quest and the Great Schism

Meghan O'Rourke — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:38:00 GMT

Amen (so to speak), Dahlia and Melinda . My quick take-away was this: Hillary Clinton is trying to create an equation between her campaign and a kind of religious quest. She told her supporters that every vote of theirs was a "prayer." (So votes for Obama...(read more)

Was That a Threat or a Promise?

Melinda Henneberger — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:18:00 GMT

When you call my name, it's like a little prayer/ I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there/ In the midnight hour I can feel your power/ Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there —Madonna OK, so now we know what's on Hillary's iPod. But was Hillary's...(read more)

Ginger Snaps

Dahlia Lithwick — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:53:00 GMT

Just finished watching Hillary Clinton’s unconcession speech. I guess we should give her credit for the fact that her supporters now look sufficiently angry to set small brushfires. It would have been hard enough to choke down all the quasi-messianic...(read more)

Can the Unity Clock Start Running Now, Please?

Emily Bazelon — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:56:00 GMT

Hillary was on her game tonight. She looked good. She spoke well. She touched on the groups of voters she feels she owns and the problems of theirs she wants to solve. And, alas, she went from more conciliatory (congratulating Obama) to less (I won the...(read more)