Inside Clinton’s Narrow Comeback Inside Clinton’s Narrow Comeback
Hillary Clinton has eked out a crucial win in New Hampshire, a state her aides have long staked out as the "firewall" in her quest for the Democratic nomination. At roug...
Jan 9, 2008 / Ari Melber
Clinton Needs A New Narrative Clinton Needs A New Narrative
Post-primary update: I was wrong about Hillary. As Bill might say, we all make mistakes. Salem, NH--Something happened to Hillary Clinton between Iowa and New Hampshire: she los...
Jan 8, 2008 / Ari Berman
Labor Rebels Against Clinton Labor Rebels Against Clinton
For weeks the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the largest union in the AFL-CIO, has been relentlessly criticizing Barack Obama's healthcare p...
Jan 7, 2008 / Ari Berman
Nader’s Stealth Support for Edwards (Cont…) Nader’s Stealth Support for Edwards (Cont…)
By backing John Edwards' presidential campaign this week, Ralph Nader offered "rare praise for a leading Democratic politician," as The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel exp...
Jan 3, 2008 / Ari Melber
Hillary’s Man Problem Hillary’s Man Problem
A lot of men don't like Hillary. A lot of men say they don't want to vote for Hillary--even Democratic men. The new Los Angeles Times/ Bloomberg poll, released December 28, shows t...
Jan 2, 2008 / Jon Wiener
Edwards Reaffirms Swift Iraq Withdrawal on Iowa Tour Edwards Reaffirms Swift Iraq Withdrawal on Iowa Tour
Mount Pleasant, Iowa -- John Edwards continued his 36-hour tour across Iowa this morning, meeting with canvas organizers over cider and donuts and fielding a few questions from the...
Jan 2, 2008 / Ari Melber
Obama: More Money, More Problems Obama: More Money, More Problems
Barack Obama's presidential campaign is circulating an unusual memo complaining that "unprecedented" spending by Democratic groups could "impact the outcome" in...
Dec 30, 2007 / Ari Melber
What Hillary Hasn’t Done in Foreign Policy What Hillary Hasn’t Done in Foreign Policy
During the eight years Hillary was First Lady, she didn't deal with terrorism, Osama bin Laden, or Al Qaeda. She wasn't a decision-maker on any of the other big foreign policy iss...
Dec 27, 2007 / Jon Wiener
“Support The Troops” – Literally “Support The Troops” – Literally
There was plenty of talk about "supporting the troops" this year. Major newspapers referenced the vague phrase over 2,000 times in 2007 -- compared to about 3,100 refere...
Dec 24, 2007 / Ari Melber
The FBI Plan to Round Up 12,000 – in 1950 The FBI Plan to Round Up 12,000 – in 1950
A week after US troops were sent to fight in far-away country, the FBI proposed to the president that 12,000 people be rounded up and detained as "potentially dangerous" ...
Dec 24, 2007 / Jon Wiener