talkleft.com - 8/26/2008
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Tonight is Hillary Night! Just kidding, although clearly Hillary Clinton will be the dominant protagonist. It's a done deal, but Jay Cost explains why Obama should have picked Hillary Clinton: The Democratic Party is powerful because it is broad. It can compete just about anywhere in the United States while the Republican Party cannot. However, its breadth carries with it an enhanced ...
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... quips at Riehl World View. Clinton, not Obama, will occupy the spotlight as the party’s main protagonist today, dominating media coverage as she is set to address the Democratic convention tonight in Denver, Big Tent Democrat posits at TalkLeft. Clinton is expected to make a pitch for unity and urge her backers to get behind Obama, ...
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