1. NEWS UPDATE!
The beginning of the school year is upon us, and a few changes will be made to the muse as it comes out of hibernation. Mac Zilber will no longer be the sole writer of the muse. The blog will now be open to more writers, and will cover a broader range of topics. ...
2. Weekend Muse; On Media Bias in the Primaries
June 8, 2008 Why The Media Counted Hillary Out Throughout the primary season, a consistent complaint from the Clinton campaign, as well as from Clinton supporters, has been that the media has counted Hillary out too many times, that they've tried to force her out of the race, etc. Pro-Clinton pundit Dan Abrams pointed to a study by the Center for Media ...
3. Minute by Minute: Clinton’s Concession Speech
9:30 - This was supposed to start at 9:00, i'm not sure what's taking her so long. 9:50 - This is sounding a lot like John Edwards' rhetorical style in that she's telling individual stories that Obama co-opted but Clinton hasn't really used much. 9:54 - It's a good speech thus far, possibly the best one she's given. 9:55 - Finally mentions Obama, ...
4. Thursday Muse; Clinton To Concede on Saturday, Endorse Obama
June 5, 2008 Finally, after six grueling months of primaries, we can get on to the general election. Hillary Clinton, after pretending to stay in the race for a day so that she could get as much money as she could before exiting the race, has agreed to end her bid to become president and endorse the party's nominee on Saturday. One ...
5. Tuesday Muse; Obama Wins Nomination
June 3, 2008 The End is Near Today’s Muse will be a frequently updated report of superdelegates and delegates Obama earns as he makes a push towards winning the nomination today. Hillary Clinton is apparently set to concede that she’s lost the delegate battle, but not concede the nomination…which is strange, to say the least, since the delegates decide the nomination. In pledged ...
6. Breaking News; Bill Clinton Hints at Campaign Ending, Loses Temper at Reporter
In a statement that went against everything the Clinton campaign has been trying to argue the last couple of days, Bill Clinton suggested that his wife would end her presidential bid tomorrow after Obama obtains the majority of delegates needed to win the nomination. "I want to say that this may be the last day I'm ever involved in a campaign ...
7. Monday Muse; It’s like I’m just repeating myself. It’s like I’m just repeating myself
June 2, 2008 Clinton Hinting at Dropping Out of Race...and Staying in Until the Convention Hillary Clinton has booked Baruch College in New York for a post-primary rally on Tuesday after the final states, Montana and South Dakota, cast their votes. This is the first time since super Tuesday that she's spent an election day in her home state, rather than a ...
8. Weekend Muse; Rules and Bylaws Committee Defeats Clinton
The Democratic party has finally decided what to do with Florida and Michigan, the two "rogue" primaries that had no delegates or campaigning due to noncompliance with DNC rules. The same rules and bylaws committee has agreed to seat the delegations of Florida, which Clinton won, and Michigan, where Clinton was the only candidate on the ballot, but only a ...
9. Breaking News; Clinton Suggests Obama May Be Assassinated
Chalk up another thing she has in common with Mike Huckabee, Hillary Clinton today insinuated that one of the reasons she's still in the race is that Obama could be assassinated. "My husband (Bill Clinton) did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary, somewhere in the middle of June, right?," Clinton pointed out, "We all ...
10. The Weekend Muse; Vice Presidents Revisited Again
May 23, 2008 The Point Where Not a Word Needs to Be Said About Actual Voting Results Jim Webb? Ruled himself out. Bill Richardson? Ruled out by the media who has realized what a verbal klutz he is, though he is, according to sources, on Obama's shortlist. Claire McCaskill? Says she isn't smart enough to be Obama's running mate. With all this ...
11. Breaking News: The Greatest Legislator Of Our Time Diagnosed With Cancer
May 20, 2008 Ted Kennedy, who suffered from a seizure last weekend, has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. The 1 year survival rate is about 60%, and the 76-year-old senator from Massachusetts is likely to undergo radiation and chemotherapy treatment. His likelihood of survival past three years is minimal. Kennedy joined the senate in 1962, and has since then passed ...
12. The Thursday Muse; An Insurgent Vice Presidency?
May 15, 2008 Does It Matter Who Obama Chooses As VP? At the end of this electoral process, Barack Obama will likely have about 2200 delegates, while Clinton will have below 1800. This is because superdelegates will likely switch en masse once they are certain who the nominee is. Clinton will not be able to compete in a floor battle for the ...