Archive for 'John Edwards'

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

If It’s Unfair To Call The Democrats Weak On Defense…

…and it is, because it’s a broad generalization that borders on a smear, it’s not at all unfair to take individual Democrats to account for such weakness.  I present to you one John Edwards:
The U.S.-led war on terrorism is “a bumper sticker, not a plan” that has weakened Washington’s global standing, Democratic presidential candidate John […]

33 Comments » - Posted in John Edwards, Radical Islam / GWOT, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Gallup: Hillary Surging, Rudy Holds Steady

Some news sure to calm the nerves of Rudy supporters who haven’t had much to cheer about over the last couple of weeks, and further confirmation that Hillary is widening her lead over Obama, comes from Gallup today:
A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds Hillary Clinton solidifying her lead over Barack Obama and the rest of […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Al Gore, Newt Gingrich, John Edwards, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, May 7th, 2007

Hillary Steams Ahead

Is Obama still a rock star? Instead of Bono, he’s starting to poll more like Art Garfunkel (take that, all you other political writer types out there!):
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York, has increased her lead over the Democratic field in the race for the presidential nomination, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll released […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, John Edwards, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, April 26th, 2007

The First Debate: Grading The Democrats

General observations: the front-runners didn’t suffer any huge gaffes, but they were pretty unimpressive for the most part.
Mike Gravel: F-.  My God, what a nut…anyone who watched that debate and would still consider voting for Gravel must be a blood relative.  ‘Nuff said about this VERY marginal candidate.
Dennis Kucinich: B.  Kucinich is a blazing liberal and […]

31 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, Joe Biden, 2008 News, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, April 16th, 2007

Very Cool Interactive Map…

…from the NY Times showing where the various candidates Q1 expenditures came from, by ZIP code.  The biggest recipient of Austin funds? One Hillary Clinton.  The only surprise is that it wasn’t Obama or Edwards…then again, I should have remembered that 99.7% of Austin progressives haven’t got two dimes to rub together…it’s the old school […]

1 Comment » - Posted in John Edwards, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Saturday, April 14th, 2007

Romney Busts A Move!

Into double-digits at last, according to the new TIME poll:
Democrats (Respondents were presented with the choice of the following 3 candidates)
Clinton 33 (-5 vs last poll March 23-26)
Obama 26 (-4)
Edwards 25 (-1)
No Answer/Don’t Know 13 (+9)
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Republicans (Respondents were presented with the choice of the following 5 candidates)
Giuliani 35 (no change vs last poll March 23-26)
McCain […]

12 Comments » - Posted in Al Gore, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, April 12th, 2007

McCain Drops To Third In New Poll

Well, well, well, it’s certainly been a bad early spring for John McCain.  To be losing so decisively to Rudy is one thing, but when an undeclared candidate is running ahead of the former frontrunner, that’s big:
Sen. John McCain, once considered the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, has fallen to third place in a […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Al Gore, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Parsing The Gallup Poll - The Democrats

Lots of juice in the latest Gallup results for political junkies on both sides of the aisle.  Let’s begin with the Democrats.
Hillary is at 38%, Obama at 19%, Edwards at 15%, and Al Gore at 14%.  Reading between the lines, I see…bad news for Hillary.
Why? How can I say that about a candidate who has a […]

20 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, John Edwards, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

I’m Sure You All Heard The Bad News Yesterday…

…but if you didn’t, Tony Snow’s cancer has returned and it has spread. Not what you want to hear, but our prayers and thoughts are with him and his family (and of course, with John and Elizabeth Edwards, as well). Politics and partisanship must stand aside in place of human decency at times […]

1 Comment » - Posted in John Edwards, NY Times/Media Watch, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Zogby: Clinton, Giuliani Dominate, Thompson Makes A Move

The frontrunners continue to far outpace their rivals, and Fred Thompson shows up big in his first Zogby poll:

Republican Rudy Giuliani and Democrat Hillary Clinton, both of New York state, continue to enjoy significant leads over rivals in national tests of likely primary voters, a new Zogby International telephone poll shows. Meanwhile, Giuliani’s edge among […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Everything’s Coming Up Roses…

…if your name is Rudy Giuliani.  From Rasmussen:
If you’re a fan of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) you probably can’t believe all the good news surrounding the Presidential hopeful. He leads the Republican Primary polls, has the highest favorability rating of all candidates, and leads every Democrat in general election match-ups.
Rasmussen Reports […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Rudy Giuliani, Barack Obama, John Edwards, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

A Not-So-Solid Source

Bit of an embarrassment today for the Politico, which got nationwide buzz from a story claiming John Edwards was suspending his ‘08 bid in the face of the resurgence of his wife’s cancer (and our prayers go with her).  Problem was, the story was wrong.  Ben Smith tries to explain:
I started work in Brooklyn this […]

1 Comment » - Posted in John Edwards, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

Nutroots® Rule The Democratic Roost

Ryan Grim details a scenario that should be cause for concern for all moderate, non-’progressive’ liberals: the complete domination of Harry Reid by the likes of Matt Stoller and Kos.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had been under weeks of pressure from liberal bloggers and MoveOn.org members angry about a scheduled Democratic debate co-sponsored by Fox […]

13 Comments » - Posted in John Edwards, Harry Reid, Joe Lieberman, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Wednesday, March 14th, 2007

Is Class Warfare A Winning Message In The Land Of The Free?

John Edwards is betting the bank that it is:
…[T]he 2004 vice presidential nominee has a repackaged message framing the campaign as a struggle that pits the political and corporate elite against regular people who just want to make a decent living, afford health care and end the Iraq war. Edwards, who made millions as a […]

1 Comment » - Posted in John Edwards, Democratic Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Monday, March 12th, 2007

Nevada Is Definitely In Play

The good news for Republicans from the latest Nevada polling results is that with either McCain or Giuliani, they currently lead Obama, Clinton, Edwards, and Gore in head-to-head matchups - though in many cases within the margin of error.  Rudy has opened a 20 point lead over McCain among Nevada Republicans, and Romney scores just 4% […]

No Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Al Gore, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, March 2nd, 2007

Oh, That Wacky Ann Coulter!

Isn’t she just marvelous?
“I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word ‘faggot,’ so I — so kind of an impasse, can’t really talk about Edwards,” Ann Coulter said today at CPAC. Her […]

15 Comments » - Posted in John Edwards, Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

WaPo/ABC: Rudy Up - BIG

Whoa, now THIS is a lead:
In the Republican race, former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, who recently made clear his intentions to seek the presidency, has expanded his lead over Sen. John McCain of Arizona. Giuliani holds a 2 to 1 advantage over McCain among Republicans, according to the poll, more than tripling his […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Al Gore, Barack Obama, Newt Gingrich, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, February 26th, 2007

Zogby: Obama Gains, Rudy Widens Lead

I’ve been wondering when Barack Obama might start to show a little movement - well, one poll does not a movement make (ouch! That’s weak), but the latest Zogby results have to make Hillary a bit nervous:

Among those who said they would vote in the Democratic primary or caucus for President, Clinton leads with 33% […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

New Quinnipiac Poll: Rudy Ahead Of All Dems, Leads McCain By 22%

This poll is chock-full of goodness if you’re a Rudy fan like a certain blogger I know:
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani leads Sen. Hillary Clinton 48 - 43 percent among American voters in a 2008 national presidential poll released by Quinnipiac University today. Arizona Sen. John McCain edges Sen. Clinton 46 - 44 […]

15 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Friday, February 16th, 2007

Dan Gerstein Tells The Truth…

…and does it quite well:
If the liberal blogs want to understand why so few people outside their narrow echo chamber take them seriously, and what it will take to gain the broader credibility they crave, they should look no further than their handling of the recent flap over John Edwards’ foul-mouthed blogger hires.
This ugly morality […]

No Comments » - Posted in John Edwards, Donkeys, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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