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BMG News declares Hillary Clinton the winner of the Indiana primary

May 6, 2008 By David

I can't believe I'm so late to this party!  But I still beat CNN.  :-D With 84% of the vote in, BMG News declares Hillary Clinton the winner of the Indiana primary. ✓Clinton 537,776 52% Obama 499,004 48% … [Read more...]

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Aw, heck: NC & IN reaction thread

May 6, 2008 By sabutai

I keep expecting this thread to show up, but not so far. Obama gets NC in his column the second the polls close.  Indiana was a must-win for Clinton, and by all appearances she won it.  Can we continue the BMG tradition of calling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, clinton, obama

What’s the matter with sushi?

May 5, 2008 By Charley on the MTA

Surely the whole discussion on "elitism" finally jumped the shark this weekend: Economists unanimously judged Hillary's Clinton's gas tax holiday a dog-ass dumb idea -- a consensus Clinton dismissed as "elite". We can hope that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, clinton, national, obama

National Convention Delegates – Official Slates for DSC Meeting May 10

May 4, 2008 By rep-david-linsky

I respectfully ask for you vote as an Obama PLEO delegate and for your vote for each official slate member. I have worked hard for the Obama campaign - I am on the New England Steering Committee, and I have raised and donated money and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: clinton, delegate, democratic-state-committee, obama

Gas-Tax Holiday Roundly Rejected: “The dumbest thing I’ve heard in a long time”

May 4, 2008 By mak

Mayor Bloomberg: "It's about the dumbest thing I've heard in an awful long time, from an economic point of view," Bloomberg told reporters at City Hall. "We're trying to discourage people from driving and we're trying to end our energy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate-change, clinton, gas-tax, mccain, obama

DNC Chairs Stand With Clinton for Nov. Victory

May 2, 2008 By hlpeary

Today more than several former DNC Chairs have stood together for Clinton and for a Nov. victory: HRC is publicly supported by several prominent former DNC Chairs, including the family of late DNC Chairman Ron Brown.  Collectively, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: clinton, dnc, dnc-chairs, presidential-election

Andrew’s Allegiance

May 1, 2008 By realitybased

The latest superdelegate shoe drops.  Joesph J. Andrew, Chair of the DNC during the Clinton era, has changed his mind in favor of Obama.  (It is a long letter, but there are many valuable insights to be gained.) Innuendo is easy. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: brokered-convention, clinton, obama, superdelegates

A “no brainer” for Hillary

April 28, 2008 By Jack Mitchell

Timing is everything they say! Clinton turns attention to observatory in Puerto Rico Jeannette Rivera-lyles | Sentinel Staff Writer April 25, 2008 The financially strapped Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has a new patron in New York … [Read more...]

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Tierney, Markey, Tsongas: Stand and Count !!!!!

April 27, 2008 By hlpeary

DNC brain trust will be meeting very soon in DC to slice and dice the Florida vote...reports hint that they will seat only half the delegates or divide the delegates evenly between the candidates. Neither option is acceptable or consistent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: clinton, dean, dnc, florida, markey, obama, tierney, tsongas

“Gas Tax Holiday”: Clinton is going backwards on Climate Change Policy

April 26, 2008 By mak

What is going on?  It feels like Clinton is giving in to the notion that in order to win the midwest we have to ease their pocketbooks. That's a perfectly respectable goal.  But in economics you want to tax things that you want to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: climate-change, clinton, gore, obama

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