The Thorn in McCain’s Side

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2008 Ron Paul has framed his campaign as a long-term fight for the soul of his party. To that end, Paul has continued to campaign against John McCain, even though he has no shot at the nomination, and his supporters are planning to publicly upstage the nominee at the Republican convention in September. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Slap in the Face

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 9, 2008 Hillary Clinton has campaigned as if the Democratic nomination were hers by divine right. That's why she is falling short -- and that's why she should be persuaded to quit now, before her majestic sense of entitlement splits the party along racial lines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Super Problem

Bernard Weisberger / Truthdig May 8, 2008 Throughout the primary campaign, Democrats have been explaining, equivocating and ultimately fretting over the role of superdelegates, but those unelected power brokers are themselves the result of previous party contortions. Perhaps the time has come for a new model. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Showing Hillary the Door

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2008 Everyone from Tim Russert to Time magazine seems to have decided that there's absolutely no way Hillary Clinton can get the nomination. What happened? Sure, her chances of winning enough pledged delegates are nearly impossible, but wasn't that true after Pennsylvania? Wasn't it true before Pennsylvania? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Boston Legal’ on Democrat Drama

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2008 The shamelessly liberal "Boston Legal" tackles the schism that has occurred in the Democratic Party and, one presumes, among the show's viewers. This clip picks up in the middle of a debate about the legality of poaching pledged delegates. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

MSNBC ‘Calls’ the Race for Obama

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2008 NBC political director Chuck Todd, basking in hypotheticals, repeatedly explains that, while it simply isn't done, "if we called things like this you would say, 'OK, the pledged delegate count is over' " Guess which of the candidates featured this video on his YouTube channel?. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Revote Schemes Stall and Fizzle

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2008 Florida has dropped plans to hold a revote because, in the words of the state party chair: "The consensus is clear: Florida doesn't want to vote again." That's a setback for Hillary Clinton, who probably would have picked up delegates in the Sunshine State. Another revote proposal is stalling in Michigan, the other state with a disputed delegation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Grand Theft Delegate

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2008 Hillary Clinton has returned to the subject of poaching pledged delegates, a topic that was raised and immediately lowered by her campaign earlier in the primary season. In a new interview in Newsweek, Clinton drops the hint: "Even elected and caucus delegates are not required to stay with whomever they are pledged to." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Democrats’ Fairness Doctrine

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 7, 2008 There they go again. Democrats have contrived a nominating contest that even Rube Goldberg would have considered too convoluted, too dysfunctional and too improbable to name as his own. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Talking Points for Obama

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Mar 7, 2008 With arithmetic on his side, the Illinois senator still should be heavily favored to win the nomination. But he does have a problem: The world-class orator, attacked by opponents for being all talk and no walk, urgently needs to come up with a new speech. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Rumors of a Michigan Do-Over

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2008 The Political Wire has it from a couple of sources that Michigan, which along with Florida was stripped of its Democratic delegates, will hold caucuses in order to have a say about the party's nominee. Also, Florida's governor, a Republican, is pushing for a re-vote in his state. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain Makes It Official

Staff / Truthdig Mar 5, 2008 John McCain has secured the Republican nomination with a projected sweep of the March 4th primaries. He was thought by many political insiders to be too independent to pull it off, but his march to the right appears to have been successful. It is fitting, therefore, that he is expected to visit the White House on Wednesday to further tie himself to George W. Bush. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )