“We are one nation, one people and the time for change has come.” - Barack Obama Obama’s speech was electrifying. At times I felt his voice reminded me of MLK, deep and resonating. Watch it: The pundits are bouncing off the walls with predictions, but time will tell, as I have said here many times leading up to the start of the primaries. What happens next for Obama depends on many factors and remains to be seen if...
Daily Archives: January 3, 2008 9:06 pm
Breaking: Dodd Has Dropped Out of the Race, Biden Also Dropping Out
There were rumors earlier that Chris Dodd would drop out of the race tonight. NBC has confirmed that Chris Dodd has dropped out of the Democratic race for president. I’m really sorry to see him drop out… The Boston Globe has more on Chris Dodd’s decision. UPDATE: Joe Biden has also dropped out of the race. I think it really says something about the race when we have record turnout in Iowa and yet 2 candidates, qualified and talented...
Live Blogging The Iowa Caucus
I’m watching Matthews and Olberman on MSNBC.. NBC has just called the GOP caucus for Mike Huckabee. With 40% of the vote in for the Dems, it’s Obama at 33%, 32% for Edwards and Clinton. Apparently, it’s the “values” or evangelical voters again who are picking the candidate for the GOP in Iowa. MSNBC says the “turn out is huge” for the Dems. Andrea Mitchell notes there could be a generational divide among Democratic women, with younger women going...
Ask Not… Why Obama is No JFK
There’s been quite a few comparisons of Barack Obama to JFK, I personally haven’t fallen for it and neither has historian Ted Widmer. Just Obama prepares to makes what he hopes will be history in Iowa tonight (with plently of deal making rumors circulating), Widmer explains in the Washington Monthly why he thinks Obama is no JFK: The Kennedy-Obama parallel has been played up by the press, and Obama’s campaign has not discouraged those comparisons—indeed, it has brought in...
Emily’s List Unprecedented GOTV Effort for Clinton in Iowa
I received the press release below from Emily’s List a while ago. Reading through it, I was very impressed with the rather unprecedented effort they put into their GOTV effort for Hillary Clinton in Iowa particularly with women who had no history of caucus participation. This is a very important voting block that is so often overlooked and under cultivated. Good for Emily’s List for putting some serious, and I do mean serious effort into targeting these voters. Sphere:...
Oil, Part 3
Brought to you by BUSHCO, the ultimate in creating chaos. Death and destruction rolls on like it’s stuck on cruise control. Likewise some of it is so predictable that when the story makes the news the only appropriate reaction seems to be “I wonder what took so long?” In its defense the Turkish government is in perhaps the ultimate no win situation. If asked Kurd “freedom fighters” would say that their recent spate of bombings is in reaction to...
John Mellencamp On The Stump for Edwards in Iowa
Here’s a look at John Mellencamp on the stump for John Edwards in Iowa yesterday: Oh, those lucky Edwards supporters! H/T to ultraist at DU. Adam Nagourney noted today in the N.Y.Times that domestic issues now outweigh the issue of the Iraq war. If that is the case, Edwards call to bring the troops home a couple of days ago may not carry as much weight as the Edwards campaign may have banked on. Sphere: Related Content
ARG Poll Dispells Clinton Trailing in Iowa
The latest poll from American Research Group throws a monkey wrench at the polls that show Clinton is down in Iowa. ARG puts Clinton 9 points ahead of Obama and 13 points ahead of Edwards: Iowa Likely Democratic Caucus Goers Nov 10-14 Nov 26-29 Dec 16-19 Dec 20-23 Dec 26-28 Dec 31- Jan 2 Biden 5% 8% 8% 8% 5% 8% Clinton 27% 25% 29% 34% 31% 34% Dodd 3% 3% 3% 2% 3% 2% Edwards 20% 23% 18% 20%...
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