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...spring 1992 he had pretty much won the Democratic nomination but was considered a dead man walking, running third behind Bush the Elder and Ross Perot. He knows that April is the silly season in presidential politics, the moment when candidates involved in a bruising primary battle seem weakest and bloodied, as both Hillary Clinton and Obama do now. It's the moment when pundits demand action-"Drop out, Hillary!"-and propound foolish theories. And so I'm rather embarrassed to admit that I'm slouching toward, well, a theory: if this race continues to slide downhill, the answer...
...would most like to “have a beer.” But the magical quality of Obama’s oratory can hardly be sidelined to that of a happy hour playmate. Any diligent junior high civics student can tell you that the executive is constitutionally the weakest branch of government. But a rhetorically adept president can leverage public support to drive through groundbreaking bills that are too risky for individual legislators to try and pass on their own. In this respect, an Obama presidency might better mirror Lyndon Johnson’s role in pushing through...
...Connolly drew his weakest support from communities of color. But Connolly said his relationship with Burns, who is black, is emblematic of the sort of diversity and progress that he aims for in the city...
...wave of pink” cheered ever louder in the second half, when the Crimson used sharp shooting and a lockdown defense—the Bears made just eight shots from the field after halftime—to pull away from the league’s weakest team. With just one senior and two juniors on its roster, Brown proved unable to hang with a veteran Harvard team for 40 minutes. Guard Niki Finelli (14 points) got the scoring started with a three-pointer just a minute into the second frame, and consecutive layups from forwards Adrian Budischak and Katie...
...insanity, my answer arrived – in the form of a vividly older and angrier Bill Clinton taking on the stage. It was after his wife’s unexpected defeat in Iowa, and at first, I was taken aback. But then it came to me. At her weakest political moment, Hillary did not stand up for the positions or the campaigning style that had led to her downfall...