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What Does Hillary Want?
Tweet Share on Facebook June 4, 2008 Comment (31)"What does Hillary want?'' the defeated Democratic presidential candidate rhetorically asked supporters on the night her rival clinched the party nomination.
Here is what she really wants:
1. Sen. Barack Obama to plead with her to accept the second place on the ticket.
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Matalin and Penn Are the Worst of the New Breed of Political Consultants
Tweet Share on Facebook June 2, 2008 Comment (6)Evidence piles up that presidential politics is mired once again in horse-race polls, TV ads, and, most of all, political consultants. Consultants in both parties rake in millions of dollars, often with as much bad advice as good.
For several presidential cycles, the nation has been locked in an era of these hired guns. As author Jules Witcover wrote in 1999 in his book No Way to Pick a President, consultants play a dominant role. It is even more significant today than nearly 10 years ago.
A Capital View
John W. Mashek covered politics in Washington for four decades with U.S. News & World Report, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Boston Globe. His primary beats were Congress, the White House, and national politics. He covered every presidential election from 1960 to 1996. He was a panelist in three televised presidential debates in 1984, 1988, and 1992.
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