Posted on October 1st, 2008 by Brandy Betz
Barack Obama is leading in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida according to polls conducted by Quinnipiac University (one of Nate Silver’s preferred pollsters so they’re good enough for me). The gains are due to independents moving toward Obama after the debate, the economy turning overall voting confidences to him and Sarah Palin’s declining favorability. I’ll be honest and [...]
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Filed under: Brandy Betz, Democrats, Election '08, In The News, Political News, Politics, Polls, Presidential Election
Posted on May 27th, 2008 by Alegre
It’s a simple question for you – the members of the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee, who’ll be deciding on the future of our party on Saturday.
Folks are talking about the tough decision you’ll have to make in DC on Saturday.
They say you might seat half the delegates from Florida and Michigan, thereby cutting the [...]
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Filed under: DNC, Delegates, Democrats, Election '08, In The News, Political News, Politics, Presidential Primaries, State Politics, Voters
Posted on May 20th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Despite of the fact that he was defeated soundly by large margins in West Virginia and again tonight in Kentucky, Barack Obama is touting that the nomination is within reach (with the help of the Obama-media). But… For many Democrats voting today, there’s a sense of dis-satisfaction that is troubling. Marc Ambinder notes:
In Kentucky, 8 in [...]
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Filed under: Election '08, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News
Posted on May 15th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Why won’t Barack Obama and the DNC let the votes count in Michigan and Florida? Because if they let the votes count, then Hillary Clinton leads in the popular vote. Per ABC News:
Clinton: 16,691,283
Obama: 16,647,926
No small wonder why so many women in a America are mad as hell and are threatening to boycott Obama. Ouch… [...]
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Filed under: ABC News, Democrats, Election '08, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Primaries, Sexism, Women's Issues
Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
As Howard Wolfson noted this morning support for Hillary Clinton’s candidacy endures with “several members of Congress” releasing a letter today to “other Democrats touting their support for Hillary, saying she is the strongest candidate to have at the top of the ticket in the fall”:
“[W]e are convinced that Hillary Clinton has the vision, skills and [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, Endorsements, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Primaries
Posted on November 24th, 2006 by John Freeland
Many states are raising minimum wages and their own Earned Income Tax Credits
Recent wage gains and two consecutive months of falling prices, especially for gasoline, have raised real average hourly earnings, which should finish positive for 2006, as described here.
There will be attempts to claim credit for this good news for low-wage workers. If the [...]
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Filed under: Economy, Taxes & Tax Cuts
