From The Monkey Cage, Andrew Gelman on how empty platitudes grease the wheels of political reporting: It's easy to make a claim such as “The 2008 Democratic race made both Obama and Clinton better”, but what does it mean? Jamelle Bouie on Obama’s gift to Hillary Clinton: No modern-day president has left his potential successor a less scandal-plagued legacy than Barack Obama. Outside of the immediate Clinton family, few people are as thrilled by the former Secretary of State’s bid as white Democrats who’ve watched their local parties collapse, Barack Obama’s name weighing on them like an anvil. Mark Leibovich on what it really means to call Hillary Clinton “polarizing”. Husna Haq on how anti-Hillary books may be this season's new genre. Julie Holland on why Hillary Clinton is the perfect age to be president: “Hillary would begin her presidency at exactly the same age Reagan did, but her life expectancy would be longer than that of any other President in recent times”. From Vox, Ezra Klein on why Maya Harris is Hillary Clinton’s most interesting hire yet; and Matthew Yglesias on why Elizabeth Warren Democrats should cheer Hillary Clinton’s latest big hire, Gary Gensler. Hillary Clinton’s Wall Street backers: We get it — populist rhetoric, many say, is good politics, but doesn’t portend an assault on the rich. Hillary Clinton 2.0: Low-key now, exciting later. #ReadyForHillary? Doug Henwood on why the case is remarkably thin. Russell Berman on what the Left wants from Hillary: If Clinton hopes to excite liberals, she'll have to embrace their priorities. Rebecca Leber on two ways Clinton can make voters care about climate change.
