| May 1 |
- George Bush is John McCain's Rev. Wright
- A new poll finds the president is a bigger albatross for the GOP nominee than Obama's former pastor is for Obama.
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| May 3 |
- Hillary Clinton's big, brass ... fortitude
- She battled Bill O'Reilly (and won) while hammering away on her gas-tax holiday plan, critics be damned.
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| May 6 |
- Michael Wolff on sex and the Dems
- Hillary and her backers are "post-sexual." Obama has a hot wife who'll "whip his ass." "Middle-aged white men" face "revulsion." Who's on top in 2008? Nobody.
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| May 7 |
- Obama gracious in N.C. victory
- He gives Clinton a win in Indiana that the networks hadn't called yet, and promises the party will come together in November.
- The Brazile-Begala smackdown
- Is Obama's coalition just "eggheads and African-Americans"? Is Clinton's emphasis on "Joe and Jane Sixpack" excluding black blue-collar Democrats? A frank exchange of views on CNN.
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| May 9 |
- Can Democrats learn to talk about race?
- Hillary Clinton's "hardworking Americans" comment seemed to exclude blacks. Donna Brazile's "new" Democratic vision marginalized working-class whites and Latinos. How does the party unite?
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| May 10 |
- What should Hillary Clinton do now?
- If she stays in the race she should focus on her strengths, not Obama's flaws.
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| May 12 |
- McCain campaign baits Obama on Clinton slurs
- It's hard to believe the faux outrage at sexism after McCain chuckled at the B-word, but Obama has to discourage Kennedy-style disrespect for Clinton as the battle winds down.
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| May 13 |
- Some thoughts about West Virginia
- An Obama supporter lashes out at political allies who've scorned Clinton's white working-class backers. It's worth reading.
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| May 14 |
- Mississippi turning
- The most interesting election Tuesday night wasn't in West Virginia.
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| May 16 |
- Will gay marriage doom the Democrats?
- I don't think so, but either way, there's no turning back on full equality for everyone.
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| May 17 |
- How much can John Edwards help Barack Obama?
- The Democratic front-runner needs his former rival's working-class populist fire, not just his endorsement. Plus: The Elizabeth watch continues.
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| May 18 |
- Salon in the news
- The New York Times says we helped Barack Obama get "Dreams from My Father" back into print.
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| May 20 |
- A great debate about Obama and Appalachia
- Dee Davis got the ball rolling. Listen to what "little blue dot" has to say.
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| May 21 |
- A split Democratic decision
- Obama won Oregon. Clinton won Kentucky. In Iowa, Obama skipped a victory lap and had gracious words for Clinton. So what's next for Democrats?
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| May 24 |
- How much will white racism hurt Obama?
- Big losses in West Virginia and Kentucky have Democrats scrambling for answers.
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| May 27 |
- A new low in Clinton bashing
- Can anyone truly believe her remark about Robert Kennedy's assassination was anything other than an unfortunate reference to another June primary battle?
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| May 29 |
- A Scott McClellan flashback
- Here's what Cintra Wilson saw when she passed for a White House correspondent in July 2005.
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| May 31 |
- Scott McClellan: The beatings continue
- Bob Dole whacks the former White House spokesman as "spurred on by greed" while journalists continue to hide from the truth. Plus: Thanks, Bob Somerby.
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War Room
Glenn Greenwald
