Clinton's Keota, IA K-12 Education comments: the full transcript
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View ArticleClinton's Keota, IA K-12 Education comments: the full transcript
There are a number ofrecentdiaries on the subject of Hillary Clinton’s remarks on K-12 education in Keota, Iowa yesterday that seek to color Clinton’s comments in one way or another, but thusfar, there...
View ArticleAlmost No One Under 55 Watches Cable News
It’s just a bit of trivia, but nonetheless a good corrective when we political junkies find ourselves thinking that the rest of the world is as tuned into the election-year mudfights as we are. Or when...
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The recent pivot from the official Clinton campaign and its grassroots supporters toward viewing any and all criticism of President Barack Obama as a fundamental negative is unsettling in many ways....
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While I’m not particularly invested in the tit-for-tat of the horse race, there are moments when you take a step back and say: Huh!Suddenly, it’s not one poll, it’s not two polls, it’s three live polls...
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