Archive for 'Barack Obama'

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

Offshore Drilling: Yay or Nay?

Okay, I know it’s not politically correct to be “against the environment” at a time when global warming is increasingly accepted by most people on both sides of the aisle.  However, though I know they are taking a ton of flack for it, politically, I think John McCain and President Bush are right - it’s […]

45 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, Barack Obama, POTUS, John McCain by Mark

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Sunday, June 15th, 2008

Scholars For Obama

Do presidential historians know anymore about elections in progress than the average Joe? It’s an iffy proposition - but if they do, then John McCain is in trouble, according to this article:
One week into the general election, the polls show a dead heat. But many presidential scholars doubt that John McCainstands much of a […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, John McCain, Election 2008 by Mark

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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

A Peek At The Early Polling

You would expect Obama to be the frontrunner in this campaign, and you would expect he would get a bump from winning the Democratic nomination after so much hoopla…and you’d be right.  Still, the early polling would seem to support my contention that this election is not going to the cakewalk some Obama supporters think […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, John McCain, 2008 Polls by Mark

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Monday, June 9th, 2008

Campaigns Discover Dangers Of Social Networking

Web 2.0 has come to the 2008 presidential election, and the outlook is decidedly mixed.  While I suppose there are some people who enjoy having blogs ‘hosted’ on official campaign sites, it’s hard to see how this can be allowed to continue without at least some oversight.  There WAS a post on Barack Obama’s site […]

9 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, John McCain, Election 2008 by Mark

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Saturday, June 7th, 2008

She’ll Run Again…

…but the bloom is off the rose. Hillary Clinton did her best today to put a brave face on her defeat, but in retrospect, her candidacy has to be rated as a giant disappointment. Though her strategy was not as disastrous as Giuliani’s, Rudy left the race with his dignity and reputation intact…his […]

12 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Gee, Now What?

Feels kind of anticlimactic now, doesn’t it, with the Democratic primary over? Now it’s on to the general election, so we’ll have to switch gears soon and start talking more about the issues when viewed through the lens of each candidate’s positions.
On a general note, Obama has to be considered the frontrunner, because of […]

9 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, John McCain, Republican Candidates, Democratic Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Clinton To Drop Out Friday?

So reports ABC News:
Sen. Hillary Clinton held a conference call today with members of Congress and superdelegates in which there were discussions about her plans for getting out of the race, ABC News has learned.
All indications are Clinton will get out of the race by Friday.
A senior Clinton advisor now confirms […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Obama “Effectively” Clears Delegate Hurdle…

…and Clinton will apparently acknowledge it, ending, for all intents and purposes, the drawn-out final stages of the Democratic race and closing the books on the Clinton era, perhaps, as well. Clinton is still maneuvering for VP. The AP’s tally is the one that ‘effectively’ put Obama over the top, though Obama’s own […]

18 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Hints And Allegations

Well, where is a poor part-time blogger to turn on a day like today? In the old days, each of these links would have been post-worthy, but I’m pressed for time, so a quick run-down will have to do…
First, in the will-she-or-won’t-she-drop-out-on-Tuesday category, the evidence is…inconclusive. Those arguing that she will can point […]

19 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Wondering About That Delegate Count After Yesterday’s Rulings?

With the decision to give Florida and Michigan delegates half a vote, and a ruling on how to apportion Michigan, the magic number to nominate is now 2,118, with Obama at 2,051 and Hillary at 1,876. Including today’s vote in Puerto Rico, there are 86 delegates remaining in the primaries, and 178 superdelegates who […]

9 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Florida and Michigan Democratic Delegates Seated In Full, With Half A Vote Each

In the end, the position of the DNC lawyers prevailed:
Members of a Democratic rules committee voted on Saturday to seat all of Florida’s and Michigan’s delegation to the party’s national convention and give their delegates a half vote each.
A first vote, which would have seated all of Florida’s delegation with full voting privileges, failed. […]

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Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Will You Take Your Husband With You?

Every election cycle, prominent liberal celebrities promise to remove their obnoxious presence from our fair shores if the Republican wins, to hilarious effect. This time, it’s Susan Sarandon:
“If McCain gets in, it’s going to be very, very dangerous,” she says.

“It’s a critical time, but I have faith in the American people. If they […]

6 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports, John McCain, Election 2008 by Mark

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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Is Half A Loaf Better Than None?

That’s the question in today’s election news, as the lawyers weigh in:
Democratic Party lawyers have determined that no more than half the delegates from Florida and Michigan can be seated at the party’s August convention, dealing a blow to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s efforts to seat the full delegations from those states.
The rules committee […]

11 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, May 26th, 2008

The Biggest Casualty Of The Hillary Clinton Campaign…

…has to be her husband’s credibility. Has any ex-President fallen so far so fast in public estimation? (I’m not counting Jimmy Carter - we didn’t like him even before he left office). Yet here he is again, sounding like a first-class idiot:
Former President Bill Clinton said that Democrats were more likely to […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Oh, Yeah, The Primaries…

…well, you knew the story before it started - Hillary wins big (in Kentucky), Obama wins big (in Oregon), Obama declares himself the pledged delegate leader, instead of stepping up and saying “I’ve won this baby, now get out of the way”…but what scares me as a Republican is this:
Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) collected more […]

18 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, May 19th, 2008

The Never-Ending Story

Tomorrow sees the world premiere of that summer blockbuster, “The Candidate Who Wouldn’t Leave”, as Hillary Clinton again tries to defy every measure of common sense by pretending she still has a chance.  The impetus this time will be another huge win, this time in Kentucky, offset somewhat by what is expected to be an […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, May 15th, 2008

Race and the 2008 Election, Part Two

Though this surely won’t be the last word, as we have a long way to go until November, I wanted to follow up on last night’s post and give some of my own thoughts about what role race will play in this election.
First, and I mean this with 100% sincerity, let me say up front […]

10 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Democratic Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Race and the 2008 Election: Part One

In a later post, I will put down my own thoughts on the role of race in this campaign, but in this post, I just want to highlight a few pieces published in the wake of the West Virginia stomping last night (while agreeing with the vast majority that the result was essentially meaningless in […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008 by Mark

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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

To The Surprise Of Exactly Not A Single Living Soul…

…Hillary Clinton has won West Virginia. No margin yet, but expect it to be huge…What does it change? Nothing, but she’ll get some good headlines, and various pundits will breathlessly wonder what this says about Obama’s electability…
UPDATE 11:22 p.m.: Well, credit where credit is due…40+ points is a huge win.  Unfortunately, what this result […]

12 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Saturday, May 10th, 2008

I’ll Be There When The Last Teardrop Falls

The final shoe has dropped, the final nail is in the coffin: Barack Obama now leads in superdelegates, too.
ABC News’ Karen Travers Reports: For the first time this campaign season, Barack Obama has surpassed Hillary Clinton’s support among superdelegates, according to the ABC News delegate estimate. 
Sen. Obama, D-Ill., picked up two superdelegates this morning […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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