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Feminists for Clinton?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyTo hear the media tell it, a schism has emerged in feminist circles in the wake of last week's Democratic presidential debate. The source of the controversy surrounds Hillary Clinton and whether or not she "played the gender card" to explain away what many deemed a classic display of political parsing. After Clinton turned in her less-than-stellar night in Philadelphia, the spin-room narrative was put this way by one of her advisers: "Ultimately, it was six guys against her, and she came off as one strong woman." Team Hillary slapped together a rapid-response sound bite, "The Politics of Pile ...
'Pile On' Continues: Edwards' Turn
By Matt Singer - Politics DailyThe swings have really started coming to. My colleague David Knowles already identified Barack Obama hit back. His response? "Hillary, if you want to play the gender card, I can play the race card. How about instead we all grow up?" Ouch. But, frankly, that video has nowhere near the punch that the latest from John Edwards' does. I didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes, but in the span of 30 seconds, Hillary Clinton apparently gave four different answers to the same question. That's after being of two minds on two earlier questions.This video will be making the rounds today. I ...
Obama Rejects Hillary 'Pile On'
By David Knowles - Politics DailyA quick update on yesterday's post about Hillary Clinton playing the victim card to try to spin her poor performance at the latest Democratic debate. Barack Obama was asked about the charge that gender played a role in the attacks Mrs. Clinton's rivals launched against her on Tuesday night. Watch:For my money, this episode neatly encapsulates the reason that Democrats should think twice before crowning Hillary. Capable leaders don't make these kinds of bogus excuses.Tip of the hat to Talking Points Memo. ...
The New Narrative: Hillary Stumbles!
By Dave - Politics DailyDon't believe everything you're now hearing from the netosphere: Hillary is still locked in to win the Democratic primary, but it has nothing to do with how well or poorly she has done in the most recent debate. True, last night's stumble was a big one, saying that she was both for and against drivers licenses for illegal aliens in the same sentence. ...
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