I'm watching C-SPAN (no talking heads, although I have to admit the callers are pretty entertaining). Anybody else watching? I understand she is running about a half hour late. Consider this an open thread. UPDATE 12:06pm: This is what you see now when you visit HillaryClinton.com (click to enlarge)
Category: National
Spruill, Cranwell announce support for Obama
Delegate Lionell Spruill, one of Hillary Clinton's staunchest supporters, has announced his support for the presumed Democratic nominee, Barack Obama. “I held out until the end,” Spruill said. “I kept my promise.” Spruill was with Clinton in New York Tuesday and was one of those with her onstage after her speech. He has worked tirelessly … Continue reading Spruill, Cranwell announce support for Obama
Meyerson on patching up Democrats
Harold Meyerson was a staffer of Eugene McCarthy 40 years ago and offers his perspective on another bruising campaign season in which Democrats were split between two candidates. It sounds eerily familiar: On matters of policy, there were really no significant differences between [Robert] Kennedy and McCarthy. Both sought to withdraw U.S. forces from Vietnam; … Continue reading Meyerson on patching up Democrats
The Unit Rule
UVA's Larry Sabato offered an interesting op-ed in Sunday's Richmond Times-Dispatch on the unit rule. Never heard of the unit rule? I hadn't, either. If no one has received a majority [of Electoral College votes] for president and/or for vice president -- the Twelfth Amendment requires the separate counting of ballots for each office -- … Continue reading The Unit Rule
Statement from the Clinton campaign
I just received this: "Senator Clinton will be hosting an event in Washington, DC to thank her supporters and express her support for Senator Obama and party unity. This event will be held on Saturday to accommodate more of Senator Clinton's supporters who want to attend."
MT/SD open thread
The primary season, which feels like it started two years ago, will be coming to an end this evening. My candidate, Senator Hillary Clinton, will be making a speech in NY, the content of which is unknown. Earlier in the day, the AP reported she would concede tonight but campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe says not … Continue reading MT/SD open thread
Why do we ignore Johnson?
In a Washington Post op-ed, President Lyndon Johnson's special assistant for domestic affairs Joseph A. Califano Jr. discusses the price for ignoring Johnson's presidency. Our nation -- particularly Democrats -- pays a high price for indulging in this amnesia. If we make Johnson's presidency invisible, we break the chain of this nation's progressive tradition and … Continue reading Why do we ignore Johnson?
ARG polls show Clinton winning SD, within MOE in MT
See ARG's website. Oh - and then there is this: Doesn't sound like she's dropping out to me.
Prayers for Teddy
Senator Ted Kennedy will be having surgery today for his malignant brain tumor. Aides said the senator would be going into surgery around 9 a.m. ET and the surgery would last four to six hours. Surgery of any kind always carries risks, but no doubt the tragedy of the surgery of his sister Rosemary has … Continue reading Prayers for Teddy
Final thoughts on FL/MI
I managed to watch, pretty much uninterrupted, the presentations made by the FL and MI challengers and the campaigns Saturday to the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the DNC. Although I started out in CNN, I quickly changed over to CSPAN, mainly to avoid the talking heads. After doing so, I headed out to a … Continue reading Final thoughts on FL/MI
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