Can Obama Withstand the Scrutiny of Being the Front-runner?

New York Magazine by John Heilemann | Jan. 7, 2008 (News Analysis)
Iowa transformed Obama into the front-runner. Which means a whole different level of scrutiny. Can he withstand it?

Though change soundly trumped experience in Iowa, Hillary's advantage in the latter department will become more salient as Obama commits his first major gaffe as a front-runner. The Clinton team will also hammer away at Obama on substance: his at times maddening programmatic vagueness, his focus on process over bottom-line deliverables, the thinness of his policy accomplishments―all of which, I can attest, become more vividly apparent the more one ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Democrats, Democratic Nomination, Obama Administration, Hillary Clinton
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jan 7, 2008 - 9:05 AM PST
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), James Klurfeld (review), Phyllis Florin (review), Fabrice Florin (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jan 7, 2008 - 9:07 AM PST
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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008

A thoughtful analysis of Barack Obama's prospects for the 2008 presidential election, following his win in Iowa. The author presents a reasonable interpretation of what led to Obama's recent surge, as well as the challenges he faces from the Clinton campaign. However, I would have liked to see more focus on substantive issues, rather than tactical coverage of the horse race.

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Phyllis Florin
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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008
Kaizar posted this story.
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James Klurfeld
3.3
 by James Klurfeld - Oct. 1, 2008

needs more detail on Obama's policy deficiencies

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