Commentary
Michelle’s America: Mrs. Obama talks about herself and her country.
By Jonathan V. Last
Roughly 600 people gathered at the Capitol Theater in Madison's downtown Overture Center yesterday to listen to Michelle Obama make a pitch for her husband's presidential bid. They were treated to a revealing glimpse into the mind of the candidate's wife.
Former Clinton Speechwriter Weighs In On Plagiarism-Gate
We asked former Bill Clinton speechwriter David Kusnet if today's plagiarism accusations against Barack Obama were justified. In his mind, was what Obama did acceptable, or a violation of speechmaking ethics? Here are his thoughts …
Barack Obama’s greatest strength is the originality of his rhetoric. Sometimes he talks like a regular person, as in his […]
Even in Texas, Obama Has Advantage
By Dick Morris
While polls still show Hillary leading Obama in Texas and also in Ohio, her lead will likely fade and likely disappear by the time their primaries are held two weeks hence.
If Obama wins in Wisconsin, he’ll probably also carry Ohio, a state with very similar demographics. Neither state has much in the way […]
Obama Outmaneuvered Hillary on Superdelegates
The Obama campaign and its shrewd manager, David Plouffe, have outsmarted the Clinton team when it comes to whipping up pressure on the unpledged Democratic delegates who may prove critical in determining who wins the Democratic presidential nomination.
"You know, this, this issue of how the superdelegates ought to vote, you know, this great epistemological, metaphysical […]
Barack Obama is a symbol of a new generation of leadership.
By Howard Fineman
By 1990, Artur Davis had worked his way up from a childhood of poverty in Alabama to the top of his graduating class at Harvard College, and he was a hard man to impress. On day one at Harvard Law, he stopped by a classroom to hear a speech by a senior who […]
Can Anybody Stop Obama?
By Richard Baehr
We are just shy of nine months to the general election, and many in the media, in their excitement over Barack Obama, are ready to declare him the Democratic Party nominee, and a likely general election winner over the all but certain Republican standard-bearer, John McCain.
To say this conclusion is premature would be […]