Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Hillary Hammers MoveOn?

By Karoli April 18, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

What part of grass roots does Senator Hillary Clinton misunderstand? In her remarks at a private fundraiser, she had some harsh criticisms of MoveOn.org, an organization that came into existence…

Analysis: Barack Obama and the Economy

By Karoli April 6, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

This is for Bruce Lerner, who wondered aloud on Twitter how Obama proposes to handle the budget and economy in specific terms. Bruce, here’s my promised answer. I. Where we…

Clinton Spin Evolution In Review

By Karoli April 6, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

I thought it would be fun to review the evolution of Clinton spin, beginning the day after she was solidly trounced in Iowa: She didn’t really try in Iowa, and…

Delegate Voodoo: Credentials, Dates and Magic Math

By Karoli April 3, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Recently Howard Dean expressed confidence that the Democratic nominee would be known by July 1st. There is a significance to that date that has gone unreported. July 1st matters because…

The Clintons’ Two-State Strategy

By Karoli April 2, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

I won’t call it racism. Racism takes a lot of forms, but I’m going to give the Clintons the benefit of the doubt about their latest claim and soften the…

The Pattern

By Karoli March 28, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

This just dropped into my inbox from the Clinton campaign: Have you noticed the pattern? Every time our campaign demonstrates its strength and resilience, people start to suggest we should…