1. The rhetoric versus substance argument between Clinton and Obama is starting to wear thin. It simply isn’t the case that she has a more developed policy platform. He just choses not to talk policy as much as she does on the stump. They both play to their strengths. I do [...]

Yglesias, on the fuzzy math:
Back in October 2007, Clinton was beating Obama in Maine by a hilarious 47 to 10 margin, but it seems he’s carried the state today, once again by a large margin. My understanding, though, is that this doesn’t really count because it’s a small state, much as Utah doesn’t count because [...]

In a sense you have to sympathize with Hillary. She was supposed to be the one who inspired the enthusiasm of Bill’s initial run. She was supposed to be the one who brought in the desired change away from the Bush years. She was supposed to be the one that the left rallied [...]