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Abby Loves Hillary Originally uploaded by rustykeller. Abby, my mom, my grandma and I went to see Hillary Clinton speak last week. My 5 year old daughter loves the idea that a woman (and mother) might be president...she insisted on seeing Hillary when she was in town even though it was way past her bedtime and she had to wait for quite awhile. The real icing on the cake was when the...

At Salon, a Democratic speechwriter discusses post-campaign negotiations (using the example of Chuck Robb vs. Doug Wilder in Virginia, a campaign he was involved with), and speculates over what kind of concessions Clinton may want the Obama campaign to make in exchange for peace. Here's an interesting speculation: A Major Platform Win. Namely, healthcare. Hillary needs to be able to make the case...

This evening, the crowds swarmed Lincoln Elementary School in SouthTown where former President Bill Clinton was scheduled to speak at 6:00 PM. The line formed before 5, people lining the sidewalks and overflowing into the bikelanes. At least a thousand people showed up throughout the evening. Not all were in support of Hillary. In fact, I took a survey of just...

Today, from 5-7pm, presumptive Republican nominee John McCain is having a fundraising dinner in the Sheraton Hotel near the airport. Only ticket holders (No Press!) will be allowed inside. Frank Dixon is a retired Major in the Army Reserves and now the Vice Chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon. He also happens to be an uncommitted superdelegate. Major Frank Dixon standing in...the candidates has been very impressive. I am in awe of them." When's the last time you spoke to Hillary or Obama? "Last Friday,...

I believe the Clinton's are insane. They're borrowing money to continue a campaign that everyone agrees is over. Not even Barack Obama is worried about Hillary Clinton anymore. Yet as we speak, Bill Clinton, ever the journeyman, is tromping down the Oregon coast, stumping at places like the Maritime Museum and the Tillamook Cheese Factory. This is old school campaigning if I've ever heard...

Judging by the headlines, John McCain's global warming pitch in Oregon this week is having the desired effect. While CNN announced that "McCain appeals to independents with environment pitch," the Wall Street Journal declared, "McCain woos Democrats on environment." With Americans' support for President Bush and the direction of the country at record lows, John McCain is running away from his...emissions "more closely resembles the stance of his Democratic rivals, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton," CNN similarly regurg...

Hundreds, perhaps thousands are dead in China following a 7.8 earthquake. The first U.S. aid flight finally lands in Myanmar. President Bush plans to veto the "homeowner rescue plan"?aka a mortgage bailout?that "would provide cheaper, government-backed mortgages to half a million debt-ridden borrowers." Jenna Bush got married. It's going to be 90+ degrees by the end of the week. Will this be...week Hillary Clinton concedes, or is she waiting until Oregon's primary next week? Campaigning this...

by Will Durst I’m not saying Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s historic presidential run is toast. Finished. Down the drain. Caput. Washed up. History. A memory. In the archives. Defunct. Extinct. Artifacto. Took a hike. Sleeping with the fishes. Part of the vast past tense. Joined the choir invisible. Totally obliterated. Entering Sidekick City. Sheer finito. Thoroughly through....

Barack Obama was long expected to win the North Carolina primary easily and keep it close in Indiana. Hillary Clinton however, took the lead in the polls in Indiana and closed the gap in North Carolina in the week or so preceding the primary voting, which caused heightened expectations for Clinton and lower expectations for Obama. This probably hurt the Clinton campaign because Obama...

There's this guy at the Yellowbus Barn who loves politics and loves to argue with anyone about the subject. I encouraged him to talk with me the other day, just to see in which camp he stood. After we chatted about the Clinton-Obama race, he said something that made me laugh out loud. He ventured that McCain would choose Hillary as his choice for Veep. Now we have Mike Gallagher writing about...