Hillary Goes For The Jugular
Written by admin on March 25, 2008 – 4:52 pm -Hillary Clinton kicked Barack Obama in his most sensitive spot, Pastor Wright.
It seems she’s trying to cover for her untruths about Bosnia.
Not that I’m proud of it, but in my twenties I became a very conservative Republican. I remember all the nasty things that the right wing threw at the Clinton family. The fact that Hillary would engage in the same type of smearing, is exactly why I don’t support her.
I have to wonder how many Democrats in Indiana are swayed by either of these stories. The Howey-Gauge Poll in February showed Obama leading Hillary 40% to 20%, with 36% undecided.
Do you think either controversy will change these numbers? I’m skeptical.
Tags: 2008 elections, Hillary Clinton
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The Myth of Destruction
Written by admin on February 20, 2008 – 1:53 am -I recently received a link to the following post from a progressive list I’m on:
An Open Letter to Senators Clinton and Obama
February 19th, 2008Dear Senators Clinton and Obama-
You’re both talented, experienced, inspiring, accomplished individuals. However, as the last few months and few dozen primaries have shown, voters are divided about which one of you should be our presidential candidate. But we all agree: both of you are far better than the alternative.
We need a Democrat to take the White House. But if we spend the next months fighting each other over which of you is the best candidate, we’re going to lose this fall. That loss will be devastating not just for the next four years but for decades to come.
Don’t divide our party the way the last two elections have divided our country. Work together. Make the Democratic ticket as strong as it can be. Show us that you’re capable of leading the party — and the country — together.
Clinton-Obama. Obama-Clinton. We don’t all agree which ticket would be best, but what we do know is that our party and our nation will be much better united than divided.
Sincerely,
Your Party Members
Honestly, I don’t understand this kind of talk. A few things should be keep in mind:
1. Primary voters should have a chance to vote.
2. The primary voter totals show that:
With 99 percent of the vote (in Wisconsin), both Obama and Clinton received more votes
than ALL THE REPUBLICANS COMBINED! If it was only on votes and you stripped all party affiliation (of those that are still running), the order would go:
Obama 645,554
Clinton 452,590
McCain 224,122
Huckabee 151,114
Paul 19,129
Gravel 596
How is this election process ripping the Democratic Party apart?
Tags: Clinton, Democratic Party, election victory, Obama
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Hillary’s Rudy Moment
Written by admin on February 13, 2008 – 12:23 am -Recently the New York Times recently ran a story about Hillary’s strategy concerning their pathway for the next few weeks of the campaign. They wrote:
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and her advisers increasingly believe that, after a series of losses, she has been boxed into a must-win position in the Ohio and Texas primaries on March 4, and she has begun reassuring anxious donors and superdelegates that the nomination is not slipping away from her, aides said on Monday.
By not addressing the losses of the past weekend, Clinton is following the path of fellow New Yorker, Rudy Gulliani. Gulliani kept saying that it was all about Florida, that his early losses didn’t mean anything. If Clinton is wise, she’ll back away from this tactic and start making big money dumps in the states ahead. If it’s one thing that should be learned from Rudy, it’s that every primary is important.
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Oh No, Mr. Bil!
Written by admin on January 17, 2008 – 2:10 am -
Something is rotten in Indianapolis, and I think it’s sour grapes. Recently Bil Browning, my editor at Bilerico Project, wrote about some suspicious goings on at Saturday’s special Democratic caucus to select a candidate for Indiana’s 7th Congressional district (The district is having a special election due to the death of the 7th’s Representative, Julia Carson).
Browning said:
Some of the events surrounding Saturday’s special Democratic caucus to elect the candidate for Indiana’s 7th Congressional District seat after the death of Rep. Julia Carson seem a little off. Julia’s grandson, Andre Carson, won the 8-way election on the first round of voting - a grand political coup for someone who’s never ran in an election against an opponent and whose only political background is being appointed to the City-County Council for a couple of months. I’m not one for a conspiracy theory, but usually where there is smoke there’s fire and there is a lot of smoke blowing around Indy right now. I’m not saying I have all of the answers, but I have lots of questions. It’s not clear if this election was fixed or botched or both, but something just isn’t right. Follow me after the jump and make your own conclusion.
I was also at the slating event but my perspective was a bit different. I don’t believe the election was fixed. I actually thought that the election was carried out with precision and skill (considering such an event hadn’t taken place in a very long time). It “felt” political to me, but that isn’t surprising considering the event. Read more »
Tags: Andre Carson, Bil Browning, Carolene Mays, Indiana Democratic Party
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