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Hillary Clinton walks onstage to accept the party's nomination for president at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

by Christopher Hooks

Hooks: Dems are Missing Their Chance to Give Obama His Transformational Legacy

In 2008, Obama said he wanted to create Reaganesque transformational change. Can Clinton do it?

Wed, Sep 28, 2016 |

As the Obama presidency ends, his aspiration to fundamentally change the country is the metric by which we should judge his legacy....Read More

Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine join hands as balloons drop on the last night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

by Christopher Hooks

At the DNC, Dems Launch a New Left — Right into the Center

With the GOP in Trump-afflicted disarray, the Dems have wrested the mantle of strength, security and stability away from the right with ease.

Fri, Jul 29, 2016 |

With the GOP in Trump-afflicted disarray, the Dems have wrested the mantle of strength, security and stability away from the right with flag-waving ease....Read More

Bill Clinton speaks at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, deconstructing and reconstructing Hillary Clinton's public biography.

by Christopher Hooks

Dispatch from the DNC: The ‘Real’ Hillary, as Told by Bill

Wed, Jul 27, 2016 |

Bill Clinton deconstructed, then reconstructed, Hillary Clinton's public legacy in Philadelphia Tuesday night, deriding right-wing attacks as cartoonish....Read More

Hillary Clinton and Julian Castro grasp hands and cheer.

by Christopher Hooks

Hillary Clinton Turns Up Texas Memories with Castros’ Blessing

Fri, Oct 16, 2015 |

Hillary Clinton came to San Antonio Thursday to receive the blessing of the Castro brothers, making her first official campaign stop in Texas and marking a sign...Read More

by Christopher Hooks

LBJ Library’s Civil Rights Summit: Worthy Remembrances, Missed Opportunities

Fri, Apr 11, 2014 |

The LBJ Library's efforts to burnish Johnson's legacy is a worthy one—but not a great deal was said about today's civil rights struggles at the Civil Rights S...Read More

by Christopher Hooks

WTF Friday: Glass Houses

Fri, Apr 4, 2014 |

In this week's WTF Friday: Hold Greg Abbott in contempt? Greg Abbott is holding US in contempt. Dan Flynn vs. Muslims, Jews. Louie Gohmert. Steve Stockman....Read More

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