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Will Obama Name Bayh As His VP Choice on Wednesday?

The rumor mill is buzzing tonight that Barack Obama will name Evan Bayh as his VP choice on Wednesday in Indiana. First up with the buzz is Bil Browning of The Bilerico Project who said today:
I’m going to put my neck out on the line by making a prediction. Barack Obama will announce his vice-presidential [...]

What Anglachel Says

[Back from a busy weekend in DC, being a panelist at the American Council on Education]
Hillary has won Puerto Rico by a larger margin than expected:

Anglachel runs the numbers and tells us what it all means for Hillary:

“Hillary commands 78% of the vote, even higher than her victory margin, and retains a huge chunk of [...]

Book Review – Standard Operating Procedure

Cross-posted from The Global Sociology Blog.
Standard Operating Procedure is a book co-authored by Philip Gourevitch (also author of the great We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow, We Will Be killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda and writer for the New Yorker) and Errol Morris (director of the great documentary The Fog of War [...]

Kinda Tacky: Obama Speaks in MO, Before WVa Polls Close

Big Tent Democrat notes on Talk Left that Obama gave a speech in MO, before the polls closed in WVa. A little tacky? Kinda… But we already know Obama is looking beyond W Va although the results there could matter.
BTD also notes early exit polls from WVa:

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Late Night Reads

I’ve been working more of late… blogging less. That said, I apologize to readers for my light posting. Here’s a few links of great posts and good reads in the news…

Riverdaughter on the Confluence: Bluegrass and Anthracite – It’s a must read.
On Taylor Marsh: Hillary Honors Women
Hmmm…  DNC Superdelegate Puts His Vote Up For Sale
Jeralyn on TalkLeft: [...]

Smart Advice: Beware of the Exit Polls

As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama fight it out at the polls today in Indiana and North Carolina, Taegan Goddard offers some smart primary day advice on Political Insider:

In the next couple hours, we’ll probably see leaked exit polls from Indiana and North Carolina. It would be wise not to pay much attention to them.
It’s [...]

Does Mr. New Politics Ever Look in the Mirror?

Egalia nails it on Tennessee Guerilla Women: “Does Mr. New Politics ever look in the mirror?”
“And what does Hillary Clinton offer us,” asks Mr. New Politics? “More of the same old negative politics.” Oh, yeah? That’s funny, because everyday I hear Hillary Clinton talking policy. Everyday, I hear Hillary Clinton offering specific solutions to specific [...]

The Donations are Rolling In

The donations are rolling in to HillaryClinton.com tonight after Hillary’s victory in Pennsylvania:
E-mails Clinton spokesman Phil Singer:
As of 11:30 p.m. tonight, we are at nearly $2.5 million since PA was called for HRC — 80% of that money is coming from new donors to the campaign. It’s our best night ever.

Keep it coming… CONTRIBUTE!
UPDATE: From [...]

The Weekend Reading List

I’ve been laying low today, once again playing catch up with business and rest. Ah, yes rest… Something I never get enough of. Suffice to say running a small business and a blog keeps me very busy and rarely take much time for myself. That said, here’s the Weekend Reading List:
The Gallup Daily shows a Clinton [...]