Miceli has staked out the DINO position on most issues, so for me, he's a non-starter. Eldridge is the most solidly progressive on all the substantive issues in the race. What I wonder is first, how he would do in the general … [Read more...]
Archives for August 4, 2007
Got an inkling on how MA-05 turns out?
Prediction markets work by posing a well formulated question and getting people to bet on it's outcome. A well formulated question is one that has a clear outcome and a specific time deadline on which to analyze the outcome. … [Read more...]
What the MSM had to say about the YearlyKos Convention
Here is the link: http://news.bostonhe...This story is worth reading as much for what it does not say as for what it says. Obviously, the Boston Herald AP was there and paying attention. (clarification by David)In the interests … [Read more...]
Liveblog of Obama Break-out Session
Q. On environment and his position on coal. A. Says he's for the most aggressive cap and trade system in the Congress. Says we need an 80% reduction in carbon by 2050. Says "coal is evil," but also notes that (a) many people in Illinois … [Read more...]
Liveblogging Bill Richardson’s breakout session
Richardson: Regret that we didn't talk about global warming, or education. I hope you'll ask me about that.Iraq is not just an Iraqi solution, it's a middle eastern solution -- involves Syria, Iran. I know that if we had talked … [Read more...]
Bob: Liveblog of Main Candidate Forum at YKos
Q to Richardson on spending priorities. A: Stolid, measured answer about the importance of compromise, and the importance of a balanced budget amendment. [A total fumble: not what the crowd was interested in and, frankly, not the kind of … [Read more...]
David’s liveblog of the Yearly Kos presidential candidate forum
First: it's Barack birthday. The crowd has just sung Happy Birthday.Three segments: domestic; foreign; philosophy.First question to Richardson. Your model Supreme Court Justice was White, even though White dissented in Roe and … [Read more...]
Bob: Liveblog of Clinton’s Breakout Session at YKos
Faculty member from Northwestern Medical School. "Not a blogger but reads one." When will Guantanamo be closed? Clinton says she voted against military commissions because violated Habeus Corpus. "We're going to try to reinstate Habeus … [Read more...]
David’s liveblog of Hillary’s breakout session
Her intro: thank you for what you're doing. You are the counterweight to the right-wing noise machine. You give a lot of support to the progressive agenda of the Democratic party. Wish we had you 15 years ago -- there's … [Read more...]
Liveblogging Hillary Clinton at YKos
David and I will liveblog the Hillary Clinton breakout session at 12.00 (i.e., now). After that, we will liveblog the session with all of the Democratic candidates at about 1.00 PM. But wait! There is still more. After that, we will attend … [Read more...]