Category: 2008 Presidential Race

Republican loyalty oath rescinded

It seems that the RPV has backed off its earlier plan to have presidential primary voters sign a loyalty oath before casting their ballots. A committee at the party's annual winter retreat voted overwhelmingly to rescind the request to the State Board of Elections regarding the Feb. 12 primary. As I said before: yawn. ======================= … Continue reading Republican loyalty oath rescinded →

Republican debate: anybody watching?

The Republican YouTube debate is at 8pm this evening on CNN. While CNN producers won't say which 40 or so questions are going to make the cut, viewers can expect to see divisive questions, controversial questions, and questions that will set the candidates apart. Really? I guess we'll find out soon enough. That is, if … Continue reading Republican debate: anybody watching? →

Former national chair of Libertarian Party in town tonight

Dr. James Lark, former national chairman of the Libertarian Party will be visiting our area today and would like to meet with members of the Tidewater Libertarian Party and Ron Paul supporters. Jim has been a friend of Con. Ron Paul for over 20 years and will provide an informal and personal perspective of the … Continue reading Former national chair of Libertarian Party in town tonight →

Talk clock for Thursday’s debate

Looks like Edwards was the odd man out tonight.

Democratic debate tonight on CNN

The candidates square off at 8pm tonight for yet another debate, this time in Las Vegas. All eyes will be on frontrunner Hillary Clinton to see if she can recover from her stumble in the Philadelphia debate on October 30. Look for more attacks on Hillary from John Edwards and Barack Obama. (Whatever happened to … Continue reading Democratic debate tonight on CNN →

National poll: Clinton >2:1 lead over Obama

The LA Times/Bloomberg poll was released Tuesday (pdf) and it shows a widening lead for Senator Hillary Clinton, mostly at the expense of Senator Barack Obama. Clinton picks up voters in nearly every demographic group. What's more, the poll shows Clinton leading the all of the Republican contenders, with a 10 point lead over Senator … Continue reading National poll: Clinton >2:1 lead over Obama →

Gingrich not running

According to the AP, Newt Gingrich will not be running for president in 2008. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will not run for president in 2008 after determining he could not legally explore a bid and remain as head of his tax-exempt political organization, a spokesman said Saturday. Guess he didn't want to give up … Continue reading Gingrich not running →

Stuff to do in Hampton Roads

Here's a brief list of things that I know of that are happening around Hampton Roads over the next week or so: Saturday, September 29. DPVA Statewide Day of Action Canvassing in Norfolk. Join the Miller and Northam campaigns for canvassing beginning at 11am. Meet at the campaign headquarters, 9657 1st View Street. Afterwards, join … Continue reading Stuff to do in Hampton Roads →

Democratic debate tonight

Just a quick reminder that there will be a debate tonight. It will be carried live from Dartmouth, NH on MSNBC from 9pm - 11pm with moderator Tim Russert. The debate will also be streamed on msnbc.com Now to figure out how to use the VLC player to capture the stream 🙂