Another day, another story about why Democratic superdelegates haven’t stepped into the Democratic primary battle like a referee, waived a battered Hillary Clinton to her corner on a TKO, and called the fight for Barack Obama. Here’s the best reason why not: American voters want to decide this spectacle – the most interesting and perhaps…
Category: Politics
What Sort of "Ism" are You?
Vote against Hillary and it’s sexism, deny Obama’s hope and it’s racism, forget to vote for McCain and it’s ageism. Frankly I’m sick of it. Our criteria for choosing a candidate is our own concern and there’s no need for voters to justify themselves. Candidates and media alike are so thin-skinned it’s a wonder sharp…
Democratic Popular Vote
The NY Times says that Hillary Clinton may win the reported popular vote when the dust settles on the Democratic party primaries and, like Al Gore before her, be left out in the cold, electorally speaking. Ironic that such a thing should happen to the Democrats after 8 years of claiming that Gore’s victory in…
Bob Barr. Who?
Marc Ambinder has Russ Verney’s first major statement as the campaign manager for Bob Barr here. According to Doug Bandow, Barr’s senior policy advisor: Congressman Barr is poised to have a huge impact on the public policy debates and political history. His will be no ordinary presidential campaign. Verney: …consider this outline : early October:…
One Man’s Humor is Another’s Apology Waiting to Happen
Mike Huckabee is a great speaker, from the way he connects with an audience to his cadence to his ability to improvise. He’s a funny guy who’s quick with a joke and a smile. But like a comedian who’s got them giggling and makes one quip too many going for the full belly laugh, Huckabee’s…
Why Barack Obama will be President
Hillary Clinton has received the votes of approximately 48% of the popular vote thus far in the Democratic primary, some 1% less than Barack Obama. She has a lot support, some of it very intensely felt – to the point that some of her supporters say that they’ll vote for John McCain instead of Obama,…
Bush Interview Confirms Character
President Bush’s interview with Politico’s Mike Allen goes a long way in confirming some of the positive character traits – steadfastness, faithful, determined – that I wrote about yesterday. It also highlights some of negatives as well. On balance it wasn’t a bad attempt at making Bush’s public image more palatable, something Republican candidates clearly…
Hating Hillary
AmericaBlog exemplifies Democrats’ inherent loathing of the democratic process. John has picked his candidate; therefore, no one else is allowed to express their opinions or compete against his anointed one. IT’S NOT CLOSE. YOU FREAKING LOST THE NOMINATION, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? Good God. What is wrong with her? The Clintons and…
Marketing George Bush
Taking a tangent away from our conversation about why I think it might be better for conservatives to simply allow Barack Obama to win in 2008 and regroup in 2012 – my current thinking is to just get the pain over with, like getting a root canal, ala Jimmy Carter, so we can get back…
Obama and Racist Voters
Barack Obama’s youthful volunteers have met more than a few of America’s less savory characters while on the campaign trail, according to a story in the Washington Post. Obama’s skin color – he’s black – if you weren’t aware, is for some voters the most important thing about the man. Sad, but that view is…