What Democrat can WIN in 2008?
Dems need to set aside their doctrinal and emotional differences, and start thinking about what it takes to get WIN in 2008!! Compared to the (Republican) alternative(s), the three major Democratic...
View ArticleEdwards is the Front Runner
Surprising headline, but true! Here is why: In November 2008, there will be an election, and it will not be for President of the Democratic Party. The race in November 2008 will be for "President...
View ArticleWhat if Edwards pulls ahead on super-Tuesday?
Right now the front runners are studiously ignoring Edwards, as though he were some mildly annoying younger brother. But he will probably do well in the upcoming red state and swing state primaries....
View ArticleEdwards is Hot?
My friend sent me this, saying "Edwards is pretty hot" -- and I don't think she meant his polling numbers in South Carolina.
View ArticleHuffington Post: Edwards Most Electable
This guy makes the case pretty much the same way I have been, although ... I was called trollish while he gets top billing on Huffington Post. Oh well, who cares about that. As John Edwards says,...
View ArticleThe Morning After ... Statistical Reality
Obama supporters are delirious about yesterday's SC win, and to be honest I share some of their enthusiasm. If this time next year we are inaugurating President Barack Obama, I will be as deliriously...
View ArticleCan someone convince me not to drop out?
Folks, I've been a fervent John Edwards supporter. Why? * His anti-corporation stand (never mind that a big corporation pays my bills, they've overstepped their bounds and need reining in). * His...
View ArticleI'm in Love
Hillary was hot tonight. They were both good, and they were both nice to each other.But man, Hillary was stunning. This old man's heart is racing. She's got a pretty smile. a most endearing...
View ArticleI, too, left Moveon.org today
The e-mail came out either late Wednesday or early Thursday, asking the membership to vote over the following 24 hours, with the results to be reported on Friday.What's wrong with a vote? Here's what:
View ArticleGeography Poll
Curious where people here are from. Since diaries flow by so fast and late-night is going to grab a different sample than other times of day, I'll post it again tomorrow at various times, to try to...
View ArticleBarack Obama and Being "Right on Day 1"
Barack Obama launched a new campaign slogan at the January 31, 2008 Democrat primary debate in LA. He said: "I plan to be right on day 1." The slogan is a reference to two things: Hillary...
View ArticleObama from the Inside ... and the Outside
In this short diary I quote Obama on two key questions and I point you to a piece about him on a conservative web site. His own words are on the Latino vote and how tough he'll be in the general...
View ArticleThe Audacity of Flip Flop: Obama and Iraq
Barack Obama's wins in the red states of the West in yesterday's primaries put him in a difficult position. His campaign may be tempted to trumpet this -- as some supporters here on dkos already have...
View ArticleCouldn't resist this one ...
Had to share this truly freaky video, and include the obligatory poll asking folks to choose between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. And hey now, don't flame me! It's lunch hour on a slow day at...
View ArticleBe Afraid, Be Very Afraid, of Huckabee/McCain ticket
This hardly qualifies as a diary, more like a comment. Just wanted to share a recent experience. I'll throw in a poll to give it some meat.While visiting my elderly dad in Tennesseee, I was treated...
View ArticleCampaign Financing
Interesting piece on NPR this morning, about the candidates' various views on campaign financing. IMO, these candidates are amassing a truly obscene amount of money all for the purpose of lofting...
View ArticleSaturday Morning & a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Herein, a sampling of responses to CNN article on Hillary's 'red phone' ad and Obama's response to it. Follow me below the fold, Hillary supporters, for some hoot-hollering fun reading. But first,...
View ArticleThe Morning After ... Statistical Reality
Obama supporters are delirious about yesterday's SC win, and to be honest I share some of their enthusiasm. If this time next year we are inaugurating President Barack Obama, I will be as deliriously...
View ArticleCan someone convince me not to drop out?
Folks, I've been a fervent John Edwards supporter. Why? * His anti-corporation stand (never mind that a big corporation pays my bills, they've overstepped their bounds and need reining in). * His...
View ArticleI'm in Love
Hillary was hot tonight. They were both good, and they were both nice to each other.But man, Hillary was stunning. This old man's heart is racing. She's got a pretty smile. a most endearing...
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