TNR BLOGS

July 05, 2009 | 4:05 PM
July 05, 2009 | 12:13 PM
July 04, 2009 | 11:18 PM

March 09, 2009 | 5:19 PM
March 09, 2009 | 5:16 PM
January 07, 2009 | 12:20 PM

July 05, 2009 | 12:02 PM
July 01, 2009 | 10:33 PM
June 30, 2009 | 8:42 AM

July 26, 2008 | 2:24 PM
July 23, 2008 | 1:55 PM
July 17, 2008 | 3:56 PM

July 03, 2009 | 10:13 PM
July 02, 2009 | 12:57 PM
July 01, 2009 | 7:02 PM
COLUMNISTS
TODAY'S STORIES
26.01.2008
SC Miscellany


--If you doubted that Obama is running against two Clintons, note that it was Bill who first spoke live on TV this evening (from Missouri), not Hillary. (It took him about 30 seconds to refer to what he called the "big win" coming in Florida this week.)

--If you doubted that the Obama campaign wants to discredit and neutralize one of those Clintons, check out this excerpt from an email sent by Obama press secretary Bill Burton:

 below are the real vote tallies from the precincts that former President Bill Clinton visited tonight:

Greenville 14 607 – Obama 80% (488 votes), Clinton 14.8% (90), Edwards 2% (12)
Greenville 19 705 – Obama 78% (548), Clinton 16% (115), Edwards 5% (37) 

--CNN exit polls affirm the idea that Bill did not help.  

--On MSNBC Pat Buchanan--say what you will about him, he is shrewd about campaign politics--is declaring that Bill Clinton "is smiling tonight" because the racial-polarization strategy "is working."

--And yet: Conventional wisdom is already trashing Bill for likening Obama to Jesse Jackson. Howard Fineman calls the comment "over the line" and says it "really did damage to his wife's campaign."

--Caroline Kennedy endorses Obama in tomorrow's Times

--Whether by design or not, the demographics visible behind Obama during his victory speech were much whiter than his actual vote today. 

--John Edwards's haul among black women: 2 percent

 --Michael Crowley

Posted: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:52 PM with 5 comment(s)

Comments

You must be logged-in to comment.

Not a subscriber? Click here to get a digital or print and digital subscription to The New Republic!

huntlib said:

We'll see if the Jesse Jackson comparison really harms the Clinton campaign.

I have no doubt, though, that it's f*cking up the Democrat party's standing among blacks. People aren't going to forget this comment for years.

January 26, 2008 9:07 PM

drdannyu said:

It's seriously f*cking up this particular white Democrat's feelings about the Clintons.

January 26, 2008 9:25 PM

AaronBBrown said:

Phenomenal victory speech from Obama, encapsulating everything our campaign stands for, "yes we can change!"

Obama 08

January 26, 2008 9:26 PM

ralphnelle said:

Yep, if you put Obama's speech alongside the ugly BC comment and " polarization strategy," Obama wins big tonight. I say HRC's play-callers just made several more game changing bad calls.

January 26, 2008 10:01 PM

GoodLiberal said:

How much does the Ted Kennedy endorsement help Obama?  Presumably it locks up Mass. for him with both Kennedy and Kerry stumping, but does it also help cover his flank as regards Health policy?  Kennedy's endorsement can only reassure people who might be concerned.

Can we have a breakdown state by state for Feb 5th please?  Would be interesting to see how much ground Obama has to make up or whether it makes more sense for him to narrow the field to a few delegate-rich states and then try and compete on level terms with Hillary in those.

January 27, 2008 2:40 PM