On Race for the White House, David Gregory asks his panelists and it’s everything we’ve been saying here on Donklephant for the past few months.

Of note, I’m liking Race for the White House a lot more than Hardball. Gregory is much more even-handed than Matthews, and it makes for a better show. Definitely check it [...]

Courtesy of MSNBC.

Okay, the feed is down now, so a couple thoughts…

This was probably one of the better speeches she has given on the campaign trail, and she certainly hammered home the importance of not switching over to McCain. You could definitely hear the boo-birds when she first started saying his name, but they eventually [...]

That’s the word from somebody who backed Clinton, and it ain’t pretty…
U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews, who supported Hillary Clinton throughout the primary season, disclosed he received a phone call shortly before the April 22 Pennsylvania primary from a top member of Clinton’s organization and that the caller explicitly discussed a strategy of winning over Jewish [...]

That’s the latest from CBS News:
Sixty-three percent of all voters - including more than half of Democratic primary voters - say the length of the Democratic primary battle has hurt the Democratic nominee’s chances. Just 27 percent say it has helped the nominee’s cause.
But the solution to this seems a bit nutty…
Roughly two-thirds of Democratic [...]

She’ll privately tell all of her closest advisors and supporters about her plans on Friday, and then hold a public rally the following day.
From NY Times:
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will endorse Senator Barack Obama on Saturday, bringing a close to her campaign for the White House, aides said. Her decision came after Democrats urged her [...]

(Note: I originally posted this on March 1st, but it’s even more relevant today…especially my advice to Obama about keeping Bill far away from the campaign trail.)
The common wisdom on Bill Clinton is he’s an invaluable asset to any campaign. Reasons given…he’s a beloved President, draws large crowds, draws large money, and it’s therefore assumed [...]

Again, I linked to the live feed before, but this is the whole thing.

Courtesy of MSNBC.

I linked to the live feed earlier, but here’s the whole thing.

Courtesy of MSNBC.

What will she do? Watch and find out.

Courtesy of MSNBC.

His words, not mine…
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Tonight, after fifty-four hard-fought contests, our primary season has finally come to an end.
Sixteen months have passed since we first stood together on the steps of the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Thousands of miles have been traveled. Millions of voices have been heard. And because of what you said — [...]

MSNBC just called it because South Dakota looks to be close enough to give Obama the delegates he needed. This will be worldwide news now.
And so it begins in earnest.

We interrupt the political commentary to bring you this quick but needed tribute to one of the 20th century’s most influential musicians: Bo Diddley, who died yesterday at the age of 79. I know of no better way to remember him than through his music. So, here’s a little bit.

On the President’s tendency to lie to himself…

On misleading the American people…

On being part of the propaganda campaign to sell the war…

On knowing that the book would have an impact…

Frankly, this doesn’t sound like a guy who’s afraid of speaking his mind. I wonder if he will indeed testify, especially about the Rove/Libby/Plame stuff.
More as [...]

Okay, so you heard the story from Alan, but let’s be clear about what Obama did here.
He challenged that printed names were not legally valid for petitions and that the petition collectors needed to be properly registered. The laws in Chicago state pretty plainly that people have to get actual signatures on petitions and that [...]

Why? Jessica Yellin speculates…

Ahh, the free press isn’t so free after all, eh?
Regardless of what the national mood is, the press needs to act like the press. That’s why they’re there. I realize that it might be hard for network execs to face the scrutiny of being called traitors for reporting what they know, but [...]

The full 15 minute interview. I’m watching it now, and I’ll post thoughts when I’m done.
Part 1:

Part 2 (after Dan Bartlett):

I don’t know about you, but this seems like the same Scott McClellan I saw for years behind that podium.
So apparently, two things set him off. First, when he found out that that Rove and [...]

Now it’s turning into a he said/he said scenario, and Rove is clever enough to know that he can muddy the waters enough simply by throwing a few big rocks into this pond…like when he says McClellan sounds like a left-wing blogger.
From Hannity and Colmes last night…

Folks, how out of the loop does Rove really [...]

After the administration threw Scott McClellan under the bus in the Plame affair, you knew this had to be coming. But most revealing is his inside info about the Iraq war.
Politico details some of his assertions:
• McClellan charges that Bush relied on “propaganda” to sell the war.
• He says the White House press corps was [...]

From his own book My Life comes this excerpt via Political Wire:
He writes: “On April 7, we also won in Kansas, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. On April 9, Paul Tsongas announced that he would not reenter the race. The fight for the nomination was effectively over.”
So not only was her reference to RFK’s assassination not a [...]