Dana Goldstein

Lots of folks have been recommending Lots of folks have been recommending Noam Schieber‘s interview with Joe Trippi, which indeed, is quite interesting. I think Trippi has lost it if he really believes John Edwards, after a decisive loss in his strongest territory, Iowa, had a chance to win New Hampshire and turn the race […]

As Kate writes, Senate Republicans blocked the economic stimulus package last night. In addition to the green policies Kate highlighted, the legislation would have extended unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to up to 39 weeks, offered an additional $1 billion in heating subsidies for the poor, provided money for public transportation projects, and would have […]

Hillary Clinton seemed to suffer from one yesterday, with Barack Obama winning this demographic — previously assumed to have been skeptical of him on racial grounds — by about 5 percentage points nationally. Since the Democratic electorate is more heavily female than male, it’s not crucial that Clinton win male voters to win the nomination. […]

Here are some of the “myth-busters” presented on this morning’s conference call with Here are some of the “myth-busters” presented on this morning’s conference call with Clinton chief strategist Mark Penn: 1. Obama may have had momentum in the last week, but yesterday, Clinton won more voters who made up their minds on Super Tuesday […]

Hillary Clinton‘s speech tonight feels like a victory speech. She’s smiling broadly and leaning to one side with an arm folded on the podium. It’s a small thing, but it’s a stance of comfort and conversation. She looks happy, relaxed, and confident. Two things struck me about Clinton’s remarks: First, she articulated a much more […]

Mitt Romney is giving his speech right now, after it’s become clear that, as MIke Huckabee just said, if the GOP race is a two-man field, it’s McCain and Huck, not McCain and Romney. I’ve never seen Romney looking so exhausted and worn. But his words are surprisingly energetic, as he rails against the possibility […]

Nervous? Anxious? Can’t stop watching YouTube videos of your favorite candidate? Think about another country for awhile! Here’s a wonderful Venn diagram that will teach you never to confuse England, Great Britain, and the U.K. again. [> Via. —Dana Goldstein

Has Has Barack Obama been getting snippy at John Edwards because of the lack of an endorsement? That’s the analysis of Politico‘s Roger Simon, whose grand unified theory of Edwards’ failure is that the candidate “picked up, put aside the poor” — and that Obama is sick of Edwards’ supposedly righteous attitude. Simon claims the […]

Andrew Sullivan fatigue is far out-pacing Clinton fatigue. Sullivan writes, “At what point does the damage Clinton does to women in politics – the histrionics, the nepotism, the faux-feminism – outweigh the obvious gain of a serious female candidate?” He links to this video, in which Hillary Clinton is introduced at the Yale Child Study […]