by Kyle Winslow [courtesy of Blog for America]

Charles McMillion blogs about record job loss in Ohio. With that contest fast-approaching, it's surprising that this fact hasn't really been vetted in the national discussion (though in general the importance of the working class in Ohio has). Clinton's ad is strong, but the focus after Wisconsin has been largely on TX.

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Money isn’t everything, but, at this phase of the 2008 Presidential race, it’s the only thing. And Hillary Clinton is amassing a political war chest the way Joey Chestnut devours Nathan’s Famous hot dogs.

All day, talking heads have been salivating over the New York Senator’s eye-popping -- and altogether unexpected -- fundraising totals for this challenging third quarter, a historically fallow time for big-dollar political fundraising.

Her $27 million put to rest once and for all questions about her sustained fundraising ability in the face of Senator Obama’s relentless star turn.

It’s a long way to Denver -- and Presidential primary frontrunners are typically vulnerable to December surprises -- but Senator Clinton is the most vetted non-incumbent candidate in modern history and her campaign is starting to take on the distinctive and rarified air of error-free inevitability. At this point, a Howard Dean-type collapse looks about as likely as Clarence and Isiah Thomas appearing together on "The View."

On Sunday, I saw Hillary Clinton and her California operation up close in Napa County and Oakland.

The candidate was engaging, eloquent and self-aware, qualities that are usually imputed to Obama. Unlike Obama, she was specific. She was also surprisingly candid and funny.

There's more...

[courtesy of California Progress Report]

By Hannah Beth Jackson