Just a few hours after making political history, Barack Obama returned to a hero’s welcome in Washington.

Clinton and McCain have made a series of odd overtures to each other the past few months. What could be causing the two campaigns to step across the aisle?

In 1984, as Democrat Walter Mondale’s running-mate, Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman on a major party’s presidential ticket. They were crushed by Ronald Reagan that year. It is clear Ms. Ferraro is still bitter.

In a surprise strategic move for someone seeking the Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton has taken to comparing herself favorably to Republican nominee.
“I think that since we now know Sen. (John) McCain will be the nominee for the Republican Party, national security will be front and center in this election. We all know that. And [...]

Sen. Hillary Clinton scored an impressive round of primary wins in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island last night. After losing 12 contests in a row by focusing on their policy differences, Clinton tried something different. All out negative attacks.

Sen. Barack Obama has been plagued by a whisper campaign suggesting that he is Muslim, wants to take the oath of office on the Koran and doesn’t even know the pledge of allegiance. The rumors have had an easy time gaining traction, spurred on by wire services happy to report on the "controversy." If only [...]

Every losing campaign has a fait accompli moment. It’s the emotional equivalent of watching a freshly caught fish flop helplessly on the dock. Yes technically it’s still alive, but not for long. Hillary Clinton’s "fish-flopping-moment" came with the release of her Red Phone ad last week.

In boxing when one man starts wandering around the ring, wildly windmilling his arms hoping to land a punch on something, anything resembling the other boxer, he’s pronounced out on his feet.
In politics that’s called a 5-point plan of attack.

They’ll both be off store shelves in a month.
With each contest pushing Clinton further behind in the delegate count, her last hope for winning the nomination rested with the Super Delegates swinging it for her. Unfortunately for her the Super Delegates are listening to the voting public.

$25,000 on Bellagio hotel rooms are among the many expenses raising donor eyebrows. From the NYTimes:
“Nearly $100,000 went for party platters and groceries before the Iowa caucuses, even though the partying mood evaporated quickly. Rooms at the Bellagio luxury hotel in Las Vegas consumed more than $25,000; the Four Seasons, another $5,000. And top consultants [...]