Two More Superdelegates

Iowa and Kentucky show their support for

Senator Obama

DemCon 2008 - Let's Get Ready to Rumble!

Okay, so the actual Democratic Convention site is a lot more sedate but hey,
there is some good information out there.

Take me to DemCon!

The Week in Superdelegates

The DNC site has a running list of Superdelegates and when they declared support for each candidate. Here is the listing for the last week:

4-21-08 - Added DNC Enid Goubeaux (OH) for Obama
4-23-08 Added Gov. Brad Henry (OK) for Obama.
- Added Rep. John Tanner (TN) for Clinton
- Added DNC Audra Ostergard (NE) for Obama
4-24-08 - Added Rep. David Wu (OR) for Obama
4-26-08 - Added Kathy Sullivan (NH)# new NH add-on, for Clinton. Added DNC Charlene Fernandez (AZ) new AZ state vice-chair, for Obama.
4-28-08 - Added Sen. Jeff Bingaman (NM) for Obama

Check it Out!

Today Obama added another Super Superdelegate, Jeff Bingaman (NM). It could not have come at a better time with all of the media focused (again) on the "Wright stuff".

2012, A Different Kind of Hope

You are Hillary Clinton, statistically speaking you cannot win this race. You hope daily for a serious Obama-gaffe and you actively campaign to weaken Obama for November (secretly hoping for a loss to McCain), leaving the door open for you in 2012. Only then can you be the

Savior of the Democratic Party

There is a fine line between savior and destroyer and it is a moral one.
Senator Clinton, you do not have the moral ground to stand on to support you.

Hillary Incites more than one Barbara to Scream

Nope, not just me

Her too!

Pennsylvania Democrats and Future Shock

The demographics of Pennsylvania, coupled with the closed Democratic Primary
worked to hand Clinton a

9.37% Victory Margin over Obama

Will the upcoming open primaries of Indiana and North Carolina be so kind?
I think not.

SurveyUSA and the Average Political Survey

I check out www.realclearpolitics.com on a daily basis (sometimes more!). What I noticed is that one of the polling agencies is consistently out of the polling range, by a significant amount in each state. Take Pennsylvania for example, the latest polls show Clinton's lead somewhere between 3 and 9 points, while SurveyUSA holds at 14. More interesting is Indiana where the latest polls are giving Obama a slight edge yet, thanks to SurveyUSA, Clinton is currently enjoying a:

16 point lead, putting her ahead of Obama by 2.2?

Say what? You need to check it out for yourself, I have nothing helpful to add here.

Two Negatives Can Make a Positive

Clinton's Negative Attacks + Clinton's Increasing Negative Rating =

Net Positives for Obama

Apparently two wrongs can make a Reich too!

Hold the Door!

For the rest of the superdelegates - I predict that the trickle of delegates to Obama will turn to a downpour - sooner rather than later.

This morning, following last night's debate, two more superdelegates have declared their support for Obama - one of them a

Former Clinton Supporter

Shame on Who?

Lucky for me I recorded the debate last night, it was the shortest one to date. thanks to that nifty fast forward feature. It was some time before I came to a question that was worth talking about, much less answering. Let us Hope that this is:

The Last Debate of the Primary Season

Here They Come!

Another two superdelegates from North Carolina for Obama.
The official count for today (so far) is

3 Supers and 1 BOSS

The Super and the BOSS

The Boss Wants YOU!

An Indiana congressional superdelegate and the definitely-non-elitist Philly singer/songwriter "The Boss" Springsteen both came out today to endorse Obama.

Trading in Truth

On Obama and trade and talking to people as if they are

Adults who are capable of understanding and hearing the truth.

Frankly ...

Author Richard Cohen learned that the word "frankly" usually meant that a lie was soon to follow. Case in point, Hillary Clinton's statement about Barack Obama's unfortunate choice of words in San Francisco:

"elitist, out of touch and, frankly, patronizing,"

Really? Read on.

Obama Spends a Day on the Job with a Home Care Worker

Barack Obama, In Touch.

Yikes! The Laugh is Back.

You know, I really do enjoy the laugh/cackle but ...

Laughing off the serious stuff instead of giving an answer?



If that is a political tactic, it is a new one for me.
Though it is still entertaining, if you don't think about it.

Colin Powell has Praise for Obama

Though Colin Powell has not officially endorsed any of the presidential candidates, he
did have this to say (and more) about Barack Obama:

“With Senator Obama, he didn’t have a lot of experience running a presidential campaign, did he?” Mr. Powell said. “But he seems to know how to organize a task, and he seems to know how to apply resources to a problem at hand.”

The Real Popular Vote Count

Anybody who has been paying any attention to the Democratic primary process can probably
tell you the delegate lead is 132-166 and the popular vote lead is roughly 800,000 (both for Obama).

What is the problem with the popular vote?

Meet Rahm Emanuel

Or is it

"Rahmbo" ?

Liberal vs. Liberalism

The first makes Democrats (and others) nervous but Liberalism may be

Just what the country needs right now?

One historian's view on what Liberalism really means for America in 2008.

Tax Cuts are a Cure for Cancer!

According the the GOP anyway ... got a problem? No worries ...

Give it a tax cut!

Another Pinocchio Story?

An Ohio hospital contests a story that

Hillary Clinton tells often in her stump speeches

They just became aware of the story on Thursday, from an article in the Washington Post.

The Candidate YOU Would Least Like to See as President?

This new Gallup poll is a little different than the average but it is

Very interesting indeed

Especially the reasons that people give for their answers!

Primary Colors by Anonymous

We watched the movie Primary Colors last night - how did I ever miss that one?
At any rate, it was a really good movie based (not so loosely) on the Clinton's first race to the White House.

Yeah! I want to check it out!

Pennsylvania Polls Tighten up Significantly

Yesterday Hillary Clinton had a 12 point lead (average, RCP) over Barack Obama.
Today she has a 6 point average.

Clinton lead cut in half!

Flying Donkeys

Cartoons and stuff from the Republican Camp.
Pretty good if you can take it!
If you do not have a sense of humor,

Relax, it's just politics!

Rocky or Rock Em, Sock Em Robot?

I am not sure either one fits, though both characterizations give you

A mental image that makes you smile

Here is one for you, I trust that you remember the other one :)

Obama Wins Texas Delegate Race

Netting 5 delegates over the state!
Also another pledged delegate from Mississippi in the

Certified Results

"I will be stunned if he's not the next president of the United States."

A statement made by Clinton supporter and superdelegate Emmanuel Cleaver about Barack Obama. Is this a new trend? I hope so!

Superdelegate Speaks His Truth

Loyalty

Bill Richardson weighs in on his endorsement of Obama and what

Loyalty means to him

Apparently Carville's definition means something completely different and
completely mean-spirited.