Here's what she said: his "support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again," That phrase "hard-working Americans, white Americans,” is the problem. She didn't mean these as two separate categories, because there is no polling category that has to do with hard work. She starts with "working," elaborates it to "hard-working," and further elaborates it to "white." Incredible that people are giving her a pass on it.

Posted at May 9, 2008 9:31 PM in response to Hillary's Shame

The theory that there is something about Obama's message to his base that turning of low income white voters is testable.

Incoherent, but with the risible assumption that Obama's "base" does not include poorer white voters. Why? Because they're poor? No. Because they're white? So Obama's "base" is black? I sure hope they pay you enough to pose as Democrat.

Posted at April 28, 2008 1:03 PM in response to BREAKING: Greg Sargent Gets His Feelings Hurt

I would simply let 1,000 flowers bloom

Mao's "hundred flowers" movement (baihua yundong) was, of course, a political trap that ended in a tragic re-imposition of Maoist orthodoxy. Is he implying that he will ultimately send ten times the number of people to labor and re-education camps? Reminds me of Romney's "let's double Guantanamo" comment.

Posted at April 28, 2008 10:00 AM in response to The Real McCain (Tech Version)

Yes, undoubtedly her shrewd positioning on the AUMF was her most brilliant move. Obama has never fully recovered.

Posted at April 27, 2008 9:11 PM in response to Where is Barack Obama?

Exactly. He took FOX on, and won they only way you can win against them, by patiently answering their questions without accepting their frames. End of story.

Posted at April 27, 2008 9:01 PM in response to Obama Doesn't "Take Fox On," After All

Exactly. He took FOX on, and won they only way you can win against them, by patiently answering their questions without accepting their frames. End of story.

Posted at April 27, 2008 9:00 PM in response to Obama Doesn't "Take Fox On," After All

Hehe. And the Washington Times is published by pixies.

Seriously, though, Alex39 is right on with that response. I love reading European news because the myth of objectivity is not worshipped in a mindless way. Here, the majority of news has a pro-Pentagon, pro-Wall Street bias, but people have bought into the notion that means it is "objective." BS.

I was at an airport yesterday and walked by the FoxNews store, and to my gate where a CNN "Cause Celeb" piece on how some supermodel says using cloth bags will solve global warming, followed by a serious-sounding financial update about the DJIA. That is objective?

So now we have Josh, who was biting his tongue for so long, and actually still is. So talking about the delegate math is pro-Obama? Talking about Clinton's negative campaigning is pro-Obama. That's like Colbert's complaint that the facts have a liberal bias. No, wait, that's not like Colbert's complaint, that IS Colbert's complaint.

Posted at April 23, 2008 10:17 AM in response to Josh Marshall needs to stop his bias

Indiana being a Dan Quayle state?

Posted at April 23, 2008 10:09 AM in response to Josh Marshall needs to stop his bias

A hard-to-believe post.

It sounds like you're voting based on electability only. What? They have the same policies? They would govern the same way? So, #1 I'd say: have the courage of your convictions.

But your concern about electability is hard to fathom given that Obama is ahead in every metric, and in a head-to-head campaign in Pennsylvania, beat Clinton relative to where they started out a month ago. In terms of electability, when the candidate faces McCain, don't you want the one whose campaign sways voters? So, #2 I'd say: don't discount Obama wins in states with favorable demographics to him, while being concerned about Clinton wins in states with favorable demographics to her.

In the end, the metric is pledged delegates, and for the superdelegates it has to be national polling. The national distaste an with increasingly DLC-on-domestic-issues, increasingly NeoCon-on-foreign-policy-issues Clinton is growing more and more palpable. While she'll continue to receive the pity vote, she's increasingly seen as the more negative, more desperate candidate.

Posted at April 23, 2008 10:05 AM in response to It's all over

The Bush Doctrine of Pre-emptive Strikes: novelty!

Posted at April 14, 2008 1:51 PM in response to Owner Of Pittsburgh Steelers Endorses Obama