Posted on November 14th, 2008 by Walter Brasch
by Walter Brasch
During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama was called mentally unstable; his supporters were called unpatriotic. At Sarah Palin rallies, in newspaper letters-to-the-editor, on conservative radio and TV talk shows, supporters spewed hatreds, resorting to the Bush tactics of fear mongering to support their own candidate.
At many rallies, the word “kill” was often [...]
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
A lot of people are asking why Hillary Clinton’s supporters, like myself are sticking with her. There’s a multitude of reasons why and for many those reasons are personal.
I think Hillary Rosen does a great job spelling it out though, in her piece on the HuffPo today: Why Do We Stick With Her?:
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Polls, Presidential Primaries, Sexism, Women's Issues
Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Despite the calls from the pundits, surrogates and “creative class” bloggers for Obama, two new polls show strong support for the Democratic race for the nomination to continue.
The first poll from ABC News/Washington Post shows that “64 percent of Democrats in the latest poll say Clinton should remain in the race,” and “even among Obama’s supporters, 42 [...]
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Filed under: ABC News, Democrats, Election '08, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Polls, Presidential Primaries, WaPo
Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The fight for the nomination is coming to end in the next few weeks and for all intents and purposes, though “not completely over,” it does appear that “the odds now overwhelmingly favor Barack Obama.” This of course is not good news to Clinton supporters who hold on to the hope that she will pull off [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, In The News, John McCain '08, Pamela Leavey, Paul Krugman, Political News, Politics, Presidential Primaries
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Gilbert Martinez
Obama has yet to show he can consistently win a majority of racial groups beyond African Americans. He’s loses Hispanics and Asian Americans in addition to white voters, by similar 65-35 margins. Three separate races are voting for Hillary Clinton, and by similar numbers. One race is voting for Barack Obama, and in near unanymity. [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, Gilbert Martinez, In The News, Political News, Presidential Primaries, State Politics
