Clinton Has Only One Plausible Path to the Nomination: A Commentary by Michael Barone
Barack Obama won 11 out of 11 primaries and caucuses from Super Tuesday to Feb. 19. Hillary Clinton won three out of four contests on March 4.
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March 8, 2008
March 8, 2008
Mark Penn’s Boast and Florida Follies: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
Conservatives and party regulars were not happy about the selection of Carly Fiorina to head the Republican National Committee's "Victory 2008" campaign raising funds for the presidential election.
March 7, 2008
What Next?: A Commentary by Susan Estrich
So now what? The Republicans have their nominee -- and the Democrats have a marathon that it's not clear can be won, at least not on conventional terms.
March 6, 2008
The Real Threat to McCain?: A Commentary by Alan I. Abramowitz
A lot of Republicans are unhappy with their party this year. Some conservative Republicans, following the lead of talk show hosts such as Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, have been threatening to sit out the November election or vote for a third party candidate because they don't consider their party's presidential nominee, John McCain, to be sufficiently conservative.
March 6, 2008
McCain's Very Own Farrakhan: A Commentary by Joe Conason
Whatever their true private beliefs, presidential candidates in America are constantly required to provide proofs of faith, often through their connections with various religious figures.
March 6, 2008
Resurrect King Dollar: A Commentary by Lawrence Kudlow
If Sen. John McCain wants to run as a candidate of change, and if he's interested in distancing himself from President Bush on some issues, he should reverse the declining fortunes of the Bush wartime dollar.
March 6, 2008
Close Down the Caucuses: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
One can assume that the people brawling into the late hours of a weekday night are not representative of your broad electorate, even in Texas. Compare the orderly primary vote in Ohio -- where the results were known by bedtime -- to the weird "Texas Two-Step," which pasted a caucus onto a primary.
March 6, 2008
Why She Isn't Dead: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
The scope of Hillary Clinton's latest resurrection can be appreciated only in light of the elaborate preparations that had been made for her expeditious burial. That she is very much alive can be attested to her true grit but also the revelation Barack Obama is not the miraculously perfect candidate after all.
March 6, 2008
Obama Better Battle Back Before It's Too Late: A Commentary by Dick Morris
With big wins in Ohio and Texas last night, Hillary Clinton has finally broken her losing streak and sent a clear message to Barack Obama: I'm not getting out.
March 5, 2008
The Death Cry of Gloria Steinem: A Commentary by Michelle Malkin
Behold with me the politics of gynocentrism. What a depressing and desiccative sight it is. Just look at Gloria Steinem.
March 5, 2008
Blame the Supreme Court: A Commentary by Susan Estrich
Blame the Supremes. That's right. The nine of them are responsible for this mess.
March 4, 2008
Few Cheers for Mortgage Bailout: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
The woman choking up on "Lou Dobbs Tonight" is about to lose her home. Heather DiStefano said that she and her husband can't hack monthly mortgage payments that have nearly tripled in three years to $3,100 from $1,300.
March 3, 2008
Obama's Former Friend: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As Sen. Barack Obama nears the Democratic presidential nomination, a corruption trial of his former fund-raiser Antoin (Tony) Rezko on charges of influence peddling begins in Chicago today (Monday).
March 1, 2008
Hillary Unmasked: A Commentary by Dick Morris
The real Hillary Clinton stood up at the Democratic presidential debate this week: angry, sarcastic, stubborn, secretive, arrogant, mired in the past, victim of the media, and still firmly convinced that she is uniquely entitled to the Democratic Party nomination and the presidency.
March 1, 2008
Bailing Out Barack: Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
Supporters of Sen. Barack Obama concede that Sen. Hillary Clinton's aggressiveness rescued him from a serious blunder in last Tuesday's presidential debate at Cleveland, when he hesitated at rejecting a lavish endorsement of him by black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan.
March 1, 2008
Throw Out the Old Electoral Maps in 2008: A Commentary by Michael Barone
It's time to throw out that old map with the red states and blue states. The map that implies that all but a handful of states will definitely vote Republican or Democratic and that the real contest will be decided in Florida or Ohio or whatever.
February 29, 2008
Friendship in the Fourth Estate: A Commentary by Susan Estrich
A funny thing is about to happen to Barack Obama. No matter how much he thinks he's ready for it, he isn't. No matter how many people warn him, he'll be surprised. And hurt. And angry.
February 28, 2008
McCain's Political Quagmire: A Commentary by Joe Conason
Within the next two weeks, the number of American troops killed in Iraq is likely to reach 4,000, assuming that the average number of fatal casualties per day remains steady.
February 28, 2008
Obama's Big-Government Vision: A Commentary by Lawrence Kudlow
Sen. Barack Obama is very gloomy about America, and he's aligning himself with the liberal wing of the Democratic Party in hopes of coming to the nation's rescue.
February 28, 2008
Veep! Veep! The McCain Possibilities: A Commentary by Larry J. Sabato
Almost a year ago, the Crystal Ball took a first crack at listing the vice presidential possibilities in both parties.
