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The Caucus —
... he considered the speech’s predictability. “It’s a tactic,” he said. “Who knows what she really thinks? With all the missteps that have taken place, this is the only thing she could do. So, yes, I’m still bitter.” The spotlight was on Mrs. Clinton on Tuesday night and will be on both her husband as well as the presumptive vice presidential nominee, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr., tonight — this is, after all, a political convention about Mr. Obama’s candidacy for president — but as The Times’s Jackie Calmes notes , “the question is whether the theatrics and drama of this one are ...
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Balloon Juice —
Stories like this befuddle me:
Modern presidential conventions are mostly political circus, but for Senator Barack Obama, the question is whether the theatrics and drama of this one are overwhelming one of his most important tasks here: connecting with the economic anxiety gripping voters and convincing them that he has concrete and achievable solutions.
Democrats here are talking about the ailing economy, selling Mr. Obama’s policy prescriptions, offering biting indictments of Republican policies and trying to tie Senator John ...
Around the Web: 2008
The Corner on National Review Online —
... Must Seize Opportunity The Boston Globe [image] [image] McCain Plans 3-State VP Rollout Politico [image] Hillary-Themed Ads Are Barely Broadcast The Wall Street Journal [image] Calls Obama Naive About Perils that Afflict the World The Boston Globe [image] A Ready Romney Crashes the Show The Boston Globe [image] VP Hopefuls Stir Waters in Denver The Washington Times [image] [image] Obama Agenda So Far is a No-Show Los Angeles Times [image] A Challenge to Clarify His Message The New York Times [image] Biden Move Had 'Intersection ...
