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‘Brown Democrats’

Eighty-two percent of them said they want a public option as part of the Democrats’ health care reform.
Yet they just helped elect a guy who opposes the public option and the Democrats’ health care reform.
They’re Obama voters who cast ballots for Massachusetts’s new Republican senator, Scott Brown. He promised to be “the 41st vote” against [...]

Extraordinary Early Vote In Many States Especially Florida

According to mixed wire reports, there were record crowds at all early voting locations.  Florida was the most active with people were waiting hours to vote. No major problems were reported. A final report of how many ballots were cast won’t be announced untii Monday by the county registrars. All counties, Republican and Democratic, were [...]

Deal Worked Out for Roll Call Vote

AP News reports that Clinton and Obama have worked out a deal to give Clinton ”votes in the Democratic roll call for president.” This is reported to be “a step toward an uneasy alliance of former rivals and their still-bitter supporters.”
Some Clinton backers are still not happy with any sort of “deal,” regardless of Clinton’s wholehearted support [...]

John Kerry Asks Ohio To Vote Early

Earlier today Senator John Kerry visited Columbus, the state capitol of Ohio. He spoke at a local church community center to a gathering of local residents, media, and politicians about the importance of voting early. There were about four TV stations, a few videocameras, and live blogging through OhioDems. The mayor of Columbus Michael [...]