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Does the Prees Love McCain or Just Ratings?
There has been a lot of talk about how the Press loves McCain and as evidence we all often site the latest example of how they simply parrot McCain's talking points about Obama to prove their love for him. I'm...more »
Posted on July 5, 2008 8:16 AM
Electoral College Map - Wizard
The Washington Post has a great and easy to use interactive Electoral College Map that you can use to model the General Election.I've gone through several scenarios and each time I do I end up pushing Obama over 300 delegates...more »
Posted on June 17, 2008 10:18 AM
Name Names on FightTheSmears.com.
Rachel Maddow said yesterday (I think) on MSNBC that the best way to take down these rumors is to not let them be faceless and to expose those spreading them. Pushing these ugly people out of the shadows and into...more »
Posted on June 12, 2008 11:26 AM
Respecting Clinton's Voters
I must say the only thing that I felt was missing from Senator Clinton's terrific speech on Saturday was some acknowledgment that she and her supporters hadn't been cheated or disrespected somehow. I thought she covered all of the other...more »
Posted on June 9, 2008 11:11 AM
Obama Needs Space Too People!
Anyone who wants Clinton to be the VP have to back way off of Obama and stop the over the top public pressure because the more public pressure he gets like this the less likely he is to choose her. ...more »
Posted on June 5, 2008 3:03 PM
Clinton Needs Time to Accept the Loss???
A lot of Hillary supporters are saying that Clinton can't just stop on a dime after such a long and hard fought campaign as an excuse for her speech last night. This assumes of course that she truly and honestly...more »
Posted on June 4, 2008 4:33 PM
Her Night!... Wait, What?
This morning on CNN, Terry McAuliffe was defending Clinton's speech last night as simply that it was a celebration for her and her supporters after a long battle and that it was "her night". The reporter from CNN asked "wasn't...more »
Posted on June 4, 2008 11:07 AM
Giving Clinton Space Tonight
I don't expect to see the big flood of endorsements today or tonight that many are expecting as I believe that Obama is trying to give Clinton a chance to end her campaign on her own with her speech tonight...more »
Posted on June 3, 2008 10:55 AM
AP: Clinton expects superdelegates to decide next week
HELENA, Mont. - Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she expects uncommitted superdelegates to begin making the choice that will decide her marathon Democratic primary race against Barack Obama soon after the Tuesday's primaries. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080530/ap_on_el_pr/clintonCould it be?...more »
Posted on May 30, 2008 5:10 PM
Pro-Popular Vote Blogging
I understand for many Democrats that there is an emotional tie to the popular vote from the 2000 general election but since there is absolutely no consistent measurement for it, it really can't be considered a valid means to measure...more »
Posted on May 27, 2008 3:40 PM
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AdAbsurdum!!!! The missing final word had the greatest impact!
Posted at July 18, 2008 4:35 PM in response to So, Which Limerick Is Best?
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I have to give you Props just for trying to rhyme with "Czechoslovakia".
Posted at July 18, 2008 12:50 PM in response to John McCain Limerick Thread!
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Good use of the ex-wife history!
Posted at July 18, 2008 12:39 PM in response to John McCain Limerick Thread!
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I do think that the demo helps Obama in Virginia more than most models can participate. For example Virginia is almost 20% African American while Indiana is about 9% and Missouri is 11%.
Having grown up here in Virginia and lived in several parts of the state, I believe that the AA vote hasn't been motivated here to vote in large numbers except for Doug Wilder's election as Governor here and I believe that this voting block will not be represented well in polls but will show up strong in November.
Also, over the last 8 years the population has exploded in northern Virginia with a lot of typical DC residents moving to the suburbs to raise their families and a large share of these people are solid Dems.
The Obama campaign in Virginia is kicking off office opening parties at all 20 offices in the state tomorrow morning. Let's go Virginia!
Posted at July 18, 2008 12:32 PM in response to Poll: Obama, McCain In Dead Heat In Virginia
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Great work! Highly Recommended Post!
Posted at July 16, 2008 9:57 AM in response to SCAMMD: How the Press Escapes Accountability
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It's not even a flip flop really, it's worse! It's he doesn't know what he's talking about!
He answers questions and then his "people" go in a panic as they realize he said something stupid (again) and get out a statement that essentially says; "McCain isn't able to answer a question straight up without the help of his campaign, sorry."
As an adoptive parent myself, I have to say that anyone who would actually say that children are better off in foster care or orphanages than in any loving & of course carefully screened family; is just a bigot and is just plain cruel.
Posted at July 16, 2008 9:51 AM in response to McCain Camp: No, He Doesn't Really Oppose Gay Adoption
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The editor for The New Yorker was on MSNBC yesterday and basically said that it was satire and that nobody would think that it was serious. To me the only problem with their judgment here is that they are missing the fact that there are a lot of people in this country to do believe those lies. If those people see the cover of the magazine, do you think they are going to read it to find out that it's all not true? No of course not.
Satire works when nobody would take it seriously; but the problem with their cover is that plenty of uninformed Americans will take it seriously.
Posted at July 15, 2008 9:41 AM in response to The New Yorker, pandering to the racist instincts of the Republican Right.
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The other question is why are gas prices going up so high? Has there been some major change in the last few months that would limit supply or spike demand? No?
Let's face it; the oil companies are trying to get their hands on Alaska & offshore drilling but they can't get either one if American's think that everything is going OK in terms of Oil. So they start raising the prices and try to create enough frustration in the public that we start begging our leaders to do what not that long ago; nobody wanted. The oil companies know that they have just a few short months left of a guaranteed friendly White House so they are trying their best to get what they want now before the election.
Posted at July 14, 2008 3:25 PM in response to Pres Bush, Why did you WAIT 7 years to Release Ban on Offshore Drilling?
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The MSM loves to play the "do you agree with those comments" game when someone says something stupid like Graham did; but they are letting McCain off the hook on whether Graham's opinions have shaped McCain's economic policy. I believe that Graham and other economic conservatives like him do believe exactly what Graham said and I do think that these thoughts are a deep part of their policy decisions as well.
Posted at July 14, 2008 11:07 AM in response to McCain Camp: Gramm Is Not Advising Us Anymore
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McCain must be trying to make some gains in the purple areas of the state; but with the large African American populations in Norfolk and Richmond he is going to have a harder time than pretty much any Republican in recent history. The fact that he is also advertising in Roanoke and the Tri-Cities areas is just strange as those should be solid Red; but again southern Virginia has large AA populations so maybe that is what his team is worried about.
I can't wait for my Virginia to vote for Obama in November!
Posted at July 2, 2008 9:42 PM in response to McCain Campaign Buys Ad Time In Historically Red Virginia
