Barack Obama has won the GOP crossover vote in: Iowa Illinois Missouri Louisiana Virginia Wisconsin Texas In addition to the states above, Barack Obama received more GOP votes than Hillary Clinton in South Carolina, and they tied in … [Read more...]
Obama and Cynicism
Paul Krugman: http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.c... Matt Stoller: http://www.openleft.com/showDi... Ben Smith: http://www.politico.com/blogs/... Ezra Klein: http://www.prospect.org/csnc/b... … [Read more...]
Comparing Obama and Patrick
1. Background: Both Patrick and Obama are from Chicago, and draw on stories from Chicago for their political or substantive life experience. Both have difficult relationships with their fathers. Obama is from Chicago now, and he moved there … [Read more...]
Obama says Congress will fund Iraq war
Quotes from the article, for full text see:http://www.yahoo.com...Obama says Congress will fund Iraq war By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press Writer 12 minutes agoIf President Bush vetoes an Iraq war spending bill as promised, Congress … [Read more...]
Hillary and Iraq
October 10, 2002 Floor Speech of Senator Hillary Rodham Clintonon S.J. Res. 45, A Resolution to Authorize the Use ofUnited States Armed Forces Against Iraq As Delivered Today we are asked whether to give the President of the United States … [Read more...]
Basics for Presidential Campaign Discussions (aka Silly Season)
Proposed Guidelines1. Careful with using your personal opinion as a "fact". Always dangerous ground in politics, but your own personal like or dislike of a candidate does not mean that your view is the prevailing view, even if that view is … [Read more...]