Clinton’s Cash

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Hillary Clinton’s campaign reports that since the race was called in favor of Clinton tonight by the major networks, more than $2.5 million has flowed in. No report from the Obama campaign, but they are still way ahead on cash in hand.

The Pennsylvania Gay Pub Crawl

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Chelsea Clinton, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, and director Rob Reiner did a Philadelphia “gay bar pub crawl” Friday night until well past 1:00 a.m. on behalf of Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Novel idea. This is true retail politics — between 8-10% of the population, and gay Americans vote. Not sure the Obama team has done this….

On and On and On it Goes

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Hillary Clinton won by about 10 points tonight against Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, but you all know that. From Indiana, Barack Obama just said, “she ran a terrific race.” My main point about this fascinating contest remains as sound as when I previously wrote it: neither side is vanquishing the other.

Joe Garcia’s Slick Slam of the Diaz-Balart Brothers

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I really, really like this Joe Garcia political ad. Democrat Joe Garcia, himself a former and now reformed chief spear-carrier of the Cuban American National Foundation, is challenging Mario Diaz-Balart for Florida’s 25th district — and he’s making huge inroads.

Miliband, China, and the World Without the West

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UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has begun to cultivate a reputation as a young, thoughtful, and charismatic diplomat amidst more seasoned but less dynamic peers. When he spoke to the Young Atlanticists two weeks ago in Bucharest, he seemed to enjoy playing to this persona.

More on China Blind Spots

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I’ve been engaged in an interesting debate with New Republic Deputy Editor Richard Just about the Beijing Olympics and what posture America’s Commander-in-Chief should take regarding the games. Hillary Clinton has been nudging George W. Bush to boycott the opening ceremonies. Barack Obama reports that he is of “two minds on the issue.