Time to Choose: The Case for the Eight
Ben Wyskida
Huffington Post
The following collection of articles is published online in partnership with The Nation and HuffPost's OffTheBus.
With the national media focused squarely on the superficial (polls, pile-ons, UFOs, cleavage, etc.), The Nation Magazine this week focused on the substantive: An affirmative look at each of the eight Democratic presidential contenders.
The Nation invited eight progressive commentators to make their best case for their chosen candidate. From an introduction by the editors:
These comments do not represent the magazine's views; rather, each reflects a complex and personal calculus that weighs varying measures of ideology, integrity, competence, experience and electability. Some of these essays are outright endorsements, while others are more cautious assessments of the strengths of particular candidates. But all serve as reminders that this remains an open and exciting race, even as the window for considering the qualities of the candidates is rapidly closing.
It is the hope of The Nation, and the HuffPost's OffTheBus project, that these commentaries are a chance to view each candidate with fresh eyes. It's far too early to close off debate about a contest in which the stakes are so great for the Democratic Party, the country - and the world.
Below is an excerpt and the main point from each of the eight, along with a link to the full commentary.
Joe Biden: The best fighter, the most quick-witted. "No Democrat with an eye on the 2008 prize failed to thrill when Biden used an otherwise forgettable October debate to kneecap the GOP front-runner. While the other Democrats poked one another to uninspired effect, Biden ridiculed Rudy Giuliani for waging a campaign based on 'a noun, a verb and 9/11.' This was Biden at his best: fast on his feet, muscularly partisan, devastatingly effective at tossing barbs." -- John Nichols, Washington Correspondent for The Nation.
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Huffington Post
The following collection of articles is published online in partnership with The Nation and HuffPost's OffTheBus.
With the national media focused squarely on the superficial (polls, pile-ons, UFOs, cleavage, etc.), The Nation Magazine this week focused on the substantive: An affirmative look at each of the eight Democratic presidential contenders.
The Nation invited eight progressive commentators to make their best case for their chosen candidate. From an introduction by the editors:
These comments do not represent the magazine's views; rather, each reflects a complex and personal calculus that weighs varying measures of ideology, integrity, competence, experience and electability. Some of these essays are outright endorsements, while others are more cautious assessments of the strengths of particular candidates. But all serve as reminders that this remains an open and exciting race, even as the window for considering the qualities of the candidates is rapidly closing.
It is the hope of The Nation, and the HuffPost's OffTheBus project, that these commentaries are a chance to view each candidate with fresh eyes. It's far too early to close off debate about a contest in which the stakes are so great for the Democratic Party, the country - and the world.
Below is an excerpt and the main point from each of the eight, along with a link to the full commentary.
Joe Biden: The best fighter, the most quick-witted. "No Democrat with an eye on the 2008 prize failed to thrill when Biden used an otherwise forgettable October debate to kneecap the GOP front-runner. While the other Democrats poked one another to uninspired effect, Biden ridiculed Rudy Giuliani for waging a campaign based on 'a noun, a verb and 9/11.' This was Biden at his best: fast on his feet, muscularly partisan, devastatingly effective at tossing barbs." -- John Nichols, Washington Correspondent for The Nation.
(Continued here.)
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