Al Franken's Casual Endorsement
(With the Hillary endorsements piling up fast, I think it's worth revisiting the funniest endorsement so far. Thanks again for the support and laughs, Al!)Here is Senator Al Franken stumbling...
View ArticleEight Great Debate Moments From Hillary's Previous Campaign
Think Hillary might be easy to beat in the upcoming Democratic debates? Think again.During the primaries eight years ago, Clinton participated in over 25 debates and had numerous fine moments that...
View ArticleClinton Wins the First Democratic Debate...and it Wasn't Even Close
After months of relentlessly negative coverage and over-the-top scandalmongering from the press, Tuesday's debate was a stark reminder of the reality of the situation: Hillary Clinton is a...
View ArticleDemocrats Are Engaged and Excited Like I've Never Seen Before
Wow...have you ever seen so many people mesmerized by a "boring" policy debate? I took this photo on Tuesday night at the Democratic debate watch party in the large outdoor courtyard of the historic...
View ArticleJulian Castro Endorsed Hillary Clinton in San Antonio...and I Was There
But did I take this photo? I wish. Hillary/Julian 2016! Hillary Clinton picked up a major endorsement Thursday, one so critical to her campaign that she held a campaign rally to highlight it....
View ArticleHillary Retakes the Lead in New Hampshire in Post-Debate Poll
After trailing in New Hampshire since the mid-summer, Hillary Clinton now edges Bernie Sanders there 37%-35% according to a Suffolk University/Boston Globe post-debate poll of likely primary voters....
View ArticleThis Photo of Hillary May Surprise You... But It Really Shouldn't
This photo, taken last month in the backyard of an Iowa State Senator, was posted to the official Hillary for Iowa Facebook page on Saturday. A voter describes the scene: "It was Hillary’s interaction...
View ArticleHillary News & Views 10.20: The Big Dog Is Ready to Bark!
Hey this is Scan covering for Lysis again for this edition of Hillary News & Views. Don't worry, he'll be back shortly...and though I'm certainly not Lysis, I will do my best off-kilter...
View ArticleNumerous Post-Debate Polls Show Huge Momentum for Hillary Clinton
A week since the first debate, it's becoming clearer every day that my initial assessment was correct: Hillary won and it wasn't even close. A couple of brand-new polls out today show huge momentum...
View ArticleJoe Biden Passes on Presidential Run
As repeatedly predicted by Hillary HQ, Vice President Joe Biden has announced that he will not seek the presidency in 2016. Vice President Joe Biden will not run for president in 2016, he said...
View ArticleHillary News & Views 10.23: Clinton Destroys Gowdy's Committee
Wow. I actually subjected myself to almost all of the 11-hour hearing and in the aftermath I'm still trying to absorb and ponder its implications. At various times it was fascinating, ridiculous,...
View Article100 Days From the Caucuses, Hillary Wins the Day in Iowa
What a month! What a week! What a day! Hillary Clinton capped off the best two weeks in her campaign so far by throwing herself a giant party. When the Democratic presidential candidate landed in Iowa...
View ArticleSorry, Bernie: DOMA Really Was a Defensive Action Against a Possible...
Last Friday in an interview with Rachel Maddow, Hillary Clinton was asked about the Defense of Marriage Act which was signed by her husband in 1996. Her answer may have come as a surprise to some:...
View ArticleSTUNNER: Clinton Leads Sanders by 41 Points in Iowa Post-Benghazi Poll...
Holy moly! Folks, if the first post-Benghazi committee hearing result is any indication, this race is very close to being over. According to a new Monmouth University poll, Hillary Clinton has opened...
View ArticleMarco Math: "5% of a million is a lot more than 5% of a thousand"
Last night, as we all know by now, Sir Jeb valiantly tried to slay the Rubio dragon and reclaim his establishment mojo but ended up falling on his own sword instead. He is not expected to survive, and...
View ArticleReuters Tracking Poll: Clinton Leads Sanders 72%-23% Among Likely Democratic...
In the latest edition of the Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll, Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders by an impressive 54%-34% among all Democrats and 58%-31% among registered Democratic voters. But when the...
View ArticleHillary News & Views 10.30: The Superdelegate Surge Continues
Welcome to the not-scary-at-all Halloween edition of Hillary News & Views! Lysis is out shopping for trick-or-treat candy and an awesome costume so I'll be handling the duties today. Democratic...
View ArticleMomentum! Clinton Leads in NH, GA, FL and Nationwide
Are the "Hillary Leads!" headlines starting to get boring after those recent amazing Iowa polls? Didn't think so!There are a few more out today, and it's clear that Clinton has the momentum with less...
View ArticleSomebody Needs to Explain the Whole Ben Carson Thing To Me
I've been closely following presidential politics since the early 1990s and over that time I think I've generally had a pretty good grasp on why certain candidates have done better than others. The...
View ArticleClinton Calls For Removal of Marijuana From Schedule 1 Status
The times they are a-changin'. Seriously.In a move that's as logical as it is politically savvy, Hillary Clinton has just come out in support of the rescheduling of marijuana at the federal level:"What...
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