It Starts to Sink In

May 15th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Bitter, much?
The Washington Post columnist Marie Cocco shares the aftertaste some feminists (though not, apparently, Naral) are feeling about Hillary Clinton’s all-but-failed presidential bid (John Edwards turned up at the end of the party to turn out the lights; roundup of effects from the blogger who had the scoop hours early), including this choice tidbit:
I [...]

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You Cannot Be Serious.

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

What is up with Irish pundits and Barack Obama?
Since Super Tuesday we’ve had more than a few appearances on Irish radio and TV from Niall O’Dowd, the Irish-born publisher of the NY-based Irish Voice, explaining - quite bluntly - that a black man simply can’t win an American presidential election.
Today’s Indo brings us [...]

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Why Hillary is Losing

February 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

It’s a long way from over, despite what some may write today. But Hillary Clinton does have quite the mountain to climb now to win the Democratic nomination. And none of the paths to victory are, shall we say, the high road.
I’ve put up a lengthy version of why Hillary is losing over at the [...]

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Comment of the Day

February 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Mick Hall writes:
“I have wobbled slightly in my opposition to Obama, but now that you have voted for him I am absolutely certain that I am right in my opposition.”
Nice.

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Is 1,627 the new 2,025?

February 13th, 2008 · No Comments

…no - it’s not you, it’s me. It’s late. A new website - unaffiliated to the Obama campaign - went up today. ObamaisWinning.com tries to reframe the objective for the Clinton and Obama campaigns - not the 2,025 of total delegates but only 50% +1 of the 3,253 delegates up for grabs in primaries and [...]

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