Politics Sunday

UK

Internal documents claim Labour has failed the UK on crime.

Brown is being told to drop his Scots.

That could become a key issue.

Brown’s problems right now seem everywhere.

US

The DNC is closing its meetings on the delegates from Florida and Michigan with half votes for each (overall favours Obama). Democrats have quite rightly been contesting the whole deal.

Hillary’s reserving her right to protest.

Some Clinton supports still say they would vote for McCain if Obama gets the nomination… Matthew Yglesias discusses the flaws in this foolish plan.

The Day in Politics

Yet more dynamic thinking from Camp Cameron. This time, his aim is on the economy.

Democratic party president Howard Dean says the race is getting a little too personal.

And he hopes things will all be settled by July 1.

There’s a lot of sniping going on during this primary-less period.

Here’s some polling on the scepticism over Obama.

Slate’s started the Hillary Deathwatch, rating the chances of her getting a nomination.

Al Gore is hoping the race will resolve itself.

Gordon Brown is going to bring up Iraq and Iran when he visits the White House.

Today though, he’s going after the SNP.

Ken Livingstone is targeting crime in his mayoral campaign.

Obama’s received an endorsement from Senator Bob Casey.

David Brooks praises the speech on Wednesday from John McCain. And some other, older speeches.

Voters in Pennsylvania are not feeling the love.

TruthDig asks if Wright was right about racism in the US.

The Day in Politics

Richard Mellon Scaife is Hillary’s Jeremiah Wright.

Sarkozy is in England.

The Associated Press wonders why the truth isn’t enough for Hillary.

Who is going to solve the economic crisis in America?

Apparently, it won’t be John McCain.

Goldman Sachs says the losses on Wall Street could reach $460bn!

A superdelegate primary? Sounds like a pretty darn good idea to me.

Hillary Clinton says she will push on and believes water will be put under the bridge come the end of the election.

The GOP though has a plan to beat her.

Her lying about her past however has to do with sleep deprivation. Good news for those 3am calls, eh?