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Will gay marriage doom the Democrats?
I don't think so, but either way, there's no turning back on full equality for everyone.
Mississippi turning
The most interesting election Tuesday night wasn't in West Virginia.
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.
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.
What should Hillary Clinton do now?
If she stays in the race she should focus on her strengths, not Obama's flaws.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Obama "outraged" by Wright
What his pastor said Monday "directly contradicts everything I've done in my life."
I was wrong about Wright
He is, in fact, a stunning narcissist, and it's clear he's sabotaging Barack Obama.
Why Jeremiah Wright is so wrong
I applaud Bill Moyers for being fair to Obama's pastor, but their PBS hour won't chase questions about his grim view of America. Plus: More Wright tapes emerge.
John McCain's "I care about poverty" tour
While the GOP nominee was expressing sorrow over Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, his friend John Hagee said the tragedy was God's punishment.
Keith Olbermann apologizes for his Clinton remark
"It is a metaphor. I apologize." Thanks, Keith -- and thanks to everyone who made it an issue.
Looking past Pennsylvania
Obama needs to come down from his front-runner's pedestal and fight for working-class voters. Plus: Did Keith Olbermann really say that?
What Pennsylvania tells us
Obama's still struggling with white working-class voters. There's still time for him to deal with it -- but Clinton just bought herself some time, too.
Obama rules the Pennsylvania airwaves
The Clinton camp complains he spent more on media in Pennsylvania than on all 20 Super Tuesday states. But will carping about Obama's fundraising prowess really make Clinton seem more electable? Stay tuned.
Will Obama's debate stumble hurt him?
As the front-runner he shouldn't seem so peevish about tough questions. But Clinton missed a chance to recover from her Bosnia debacle.
Don't blame San Francisco for Obama's "Bittergate"
Candidates pander to wealthy donors in every city, not just mine!
John McCain's bad week
President Bush's halt to troop reductions and commitment to an endless Iraq war will haunt the GOP come November -- but Bill Clinton's lame Bosnia gaffe is already dogging his wife.
Obama and the white working class
The candidate's Pennsylvania remarks, and his passionate defense of them, are more convincing than the debate about them would have you believe.
My last word (for now) on sexism
I'm a sucker for thinking evidence will change people's minds. So watch this video, and tell me sexism hasn't hurt Hillary Clinton in this campaign.
Thank you, Rush Limbaugh!
The right-wing radio host quoted my CNN comments about the sexism Hillary Clinton faces, and I am very grateful.
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