Everybody’s talking about it… And at least one savvy blogger is asking pertinent questions. N.Y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer has been “caught on a federal wiretap arranging to meet with a high-priced prostitute at a Washington hotel last month, according to a law enforcement official and a person briefed on the investigation.” Spitzer gained “national prominence relentlessly pursuing Wall Street wrongdoing” and now he’s been caught in an ethics mess of his own. Spitzer made a “brief public appearance during which...
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Barack Obama: Star Power Versus Senate Reality
“They were the two competing elements in Barack Obama’s time in the Senate: his megawatt celebrity and the realities of the job he was elected to do. He went to the Senate intent on learning the ways of the institution, telling reporters he would be “looking for the washroom and trying to figure out how the phones work.” But frustrated by his lack of influence and what he called the “glacial pace,” he soon opted to exploit his star...
The Flocked-Up Press Gaggle
Shortly before the primary votes this past week, Newsweek called Barack Obama’s surge to the Democratic nomination “inevitable.” It also called for Hillary Clinton to “start campaign for Sen. majority leader.” Newsweek was one of only dozens of national media that made that “analysis.” But the voters had their own ideas. Sen. Clinton took Ohio by a wide margin, squeaked into a victory in Texas, and even won Rhode Island, stopping Obama’s victory streak in the smaller delegate-light states....
Is There a Downside to the Obama Campaign Strategy?
The WaPo takes a look at the possible downside to the Obama campaign strategy today of winning in small states but racking up losses, yes losses, in the bigger states like Ohio, Texas, New Jersey, New York and California. In a nutshell: “Losses in Big States Spur General-Election Fears.” Among the arguments against Obama’s strategy is the notion that “winning over affluent, educated white voters in small Democratic enclaves, such as Boise, Idaho, and Salt Lake City, and running up...
The Real Softness of the Obama Campaign
In his column today, David Brooks weighs the in’s and out’s of whether the Obama campaign should go negative and attack Hillary Clinton and thus play by “The Clinton Rules.” Has he not been paying attention? Because the Obama campaign has certainly not been above the fray all these months, as I have pointed out time and time again. Obama stepping up and attacking Clinton, Brooks claims, is “supposed to show that Obama can’t be pushed around.” But, of course,...
Sexism Rampant in Democratic Primary
A male reader here at The Dem Daily complained in the comments about the Men for Hillary ad running in our left sidebar. Commenter Lee Church called the ad “sexist,” and bemoaned that he finds “it ironic that a sexist ad calls me a sexist.” In my opinion, Lee Church’s complaint here about the ad is “sexist” and it’s clear that he’s one male not willing to “ditch his sexism.” After reading Lee Church’s complaint I ran across a...
Just Desserts for the Biased Press
Just when I thought this election season was the wackiest and ugliest I had seen in some time, the Clinton campaign provided the laugh of the day… and it was on the press. Via the L.A. Times blog Top Of The Ticket: Hillary Clinton puts the media in its place — the men’s room: Hillary Clinton’s Democratic presidential campaign dumped the traveling press corps exactly where many voters believe they belong today — in the men’s room of the...
Today’s Primaries: Important and Controversial
In the reporting of results tonight we will, again, witness history. The momentum we’ve seen building in the last few days of the Clinton campaign may take HRC and her campaign to a new level. Or not. NPR showcases her determination to continue the campaign. Even polling shows the public coming to the same conclusion. It is a controversial night to say the least. Witness the late breaking news of alleged Obama illegal campaign tactics. There are also real...
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