Obama and Clinton Should Agree to a First-Ballot Winner In Denver
This is likely to be a short, "thought" diary. I apologize if it doesn't meet the standards but this idea popped into my head and it won't be resolved until I can get some feedback on it.Most observers...
View ArticleNumber of Democrats Soar to Record High: Rasmussen Reports
I really don't know how reliable these numbers are. People who self-identify as Democrats can still vote with Republicans or other, but I'd rather have the 10% advantage than be down 10%.One thing is...
View ArticleI've had enough: why Americans hate Wall Street, the GOP and Eliot Spitzer
I was surfing DailyKos when I first learned about the Eliot Spitzer story. to be honest, I thought the diary was snark, even though it was not tagged as such. The story had not yet appeared on CNN,...
View ArticleA Disturbing Similarity Between Clinton and McCain
I'm sorry for the short diary. I know it is not really part of the news cycle tonight, so first let me say that Andre Carson and Barack Obama, victors in their races, deserve all the attention.I was...
View ArticleIs MyDD the Fox News of the Progressive Community?
I will say this upfront: I support Barack Obama for President. But, I think that if you were to look back through my past diaries and comments you will see that I have been more than willing to call...
View ArticleLet Us Not Forget That Wal-Mart Is Teh Sux
I know this is not political and probably a waste of my time considering the fact that we are in a heated primary and people would rather talk about that, but I thought that people should at least be...
View ArticlePPP: Clinton 46%, Obama 43% in Penn.
Well, depending on what camp you lay in, Clinton has either blunted Obama's momentum in PA and is now on the upswing or it is confirmed that Obama has pulled even in a crucial state that could decide...
View ArticleWill Any Pollster Ask This Question?
When the New York Times posted their story about Vicki Iseman and her relationship with Sen. John McCain, it seemed like the whole world exploded. Being purely political, I hoped the story was true....
View ArticleYou Did A Heckuva Job, Georgie
I don't think anyone here disagrees that last night's debate was a travesty for Americans and for the U.S. media. ABC should be absolutely ashamed of itself, and I think the fact that 10 million...
View ArticleMessage of the week(ish): Clinton will win PA by 10+
I've seen a distressing amount of comments and diaries boasting about polls coming form PPP and Rasmussen and Zogby which show Obama closing the gap in Pennsylvania to within the margin of error....
View ArticleThe DNC is hard up for cash... it's time to help out!
One of the biggest disadvantages to a long, unending primary competition is that so many people are invested in one of the two candidates that they pile all their surplus funds into them -- and forget...
View ArticleAP: Clinton Outperforms Obama Against McCain
I think that, at this point, Obama has scored an insurmountable lead in pledged delegates. This is the only metric by which the nomination should be decided. I also believe that superdelegates would be...
View ArticleObama-Clinton '08
I step into this diary knowing that I will get flamed from Obama's religious fanatics, but I feel strongly that this is what needs to happen. First things first: Obama should be the nominee of the...
View ArticleIs Jerome Armstrong Getting Paid to Shill for Clinton?
Many of us are well-aware of Jerome Armstrong's lack of ethics. In 2003, the SEC launched an investigation into Armstrong based upon his actions promoting a stock in 1999 without disclosing that he was...
View ArticleMyDDians don't know how to use teh interwebs, my NC & IN predictions
Sometimes, I really don't get the people over at MyDD or those in the mainstream media. It's like they hear something coming from a candidate they support and not only accept it as a fact, but...
View ArticleRasmussen: Clinton, Obama trail McCain in WI
A new poll out of Rasmussen Reports has me a little worried this afternoon. It shows both Hillary Clinton and the Democratic nominee Barack Obama losing to John McCain in this crucial swing state....
View ArticleClinton supporters turning to Republicans for comfort
I had to diary this because I think it is simply amazing how low Clinton and her supporters are willing to go to win this nomination.In a way, I can understand their frustration: Clinton thought,...
View ArticleStop the presses! McCain flip-flops on abortion platform!
In 2000, McCain eviscerated Bush during a debate because the Texas Governor refused to endorse allowing exceptions for rape, incest and the mother's life in the GOP's anti-choice platform. In 2007,...
View ArticleClinton being purposefully dishonest in WV, KY
I watched Clinton's victory speech in Louisville, Kentucky and heard her claim that Kentucky was key to a Democratic victory in November, buttressed by the logic that the state had voted to send her...
View ArticleObama surging in PA, NH (and nationally): Rasmussen
I'm not going to provide a lot of analysis, because, to be honest, I have not really understood what makes the polls dip and bend throughout this primary process. But today, I woke up to some very good...
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