In the Arena

Spun

Just wandered through the spin room here at South Carolina State and…nothing happened. Most of the spinners were…speechless, or trading restaurant recommendations in Charleston, or asking reporters, “What did you think?” This represents a major advance toward honesty in Democratic Party post-game politics. The spinners were unspun because nothing really happened in this debate. A [...]

In the Arena

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In which the candidacy of John Edwards is discussed.

Clinton v. Obama

In dead-tree TIME this week, Jay and I will have a story on Hillary Clinton’s strategy for dealing with the new challenge she faces from Barack Obama. Meanwhile, I’ll be heading down to South Carolina this morning, so that I can see all the Democratic candidates being put through their paces at tonight’s debate, tomorrow [...]

Today on the Trail: Dems step up to the plate

TotT is a daily rundown of campaign events, compiled by Katie Rooney. Pretty much all of the Democratic presidential candidates are attending tonight’s debate in South Carolina – the first major debate of the 2008 campaign season. The debate will be broadcast by MSNBC live from South Carolina State University in Orangeburg from 7 to [...]