Richard Gephardt

The inability of any of the three Democratic front-runners to establish a clear lead in Iowa is raising the obvious question of how the media would interpret a virtual three-way tie between Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards.

Actually, it wouldn’t be the first time there were three Iowa “winners” on the Democratic side. In 1988, Richard Gephardt, Paul Simon and Michael Dukakis all finished within a few points of each other in the caucuses. And the fallout from that result suggests that a split verdict in Iowa would ultimately be good news for Hillary.

Consider the similarities between the two campaigns.  read more »

The last two times Democrats enjoyed untrammeled dominance in Washington, the consequences for the party were catastrophic. But there's hope if the fates align in 2008.  read more »

OK, so this doesn't rival Wonkette's sightings of famous-for-D.C. types like Dick Gephardt and Tucker Carlson. But we hear Anthony Weiner was working the Staten Island small-business types on Forest Avenue yesterday, and then stopped by the Staten Island Democrats' meeting. Doing his political homework and, astonishingly -- but wisely, if he actually wants these people to like him -- not alerting his friends in the press.  read more »

Late on the night of July 5, New York Times reporter Adam Nagourney was glued to a laptop computer a  read more »

It rained in L.A.  read more »

Thank you, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, for making sure George W. Bush gets re-elected.  read more »