Category: 2008 Presidential Race

Young voters enthusiastic about Obama and Clinton

According to a CBS poll, voters aged 17-29 are most enthusiastic about Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. If the election were held today, a majority of 17 to 29-year-olds (54 percent) say they'd vote for the Democratic candidate, while 32 percent would vote Republican. Now if they will just come out and vote! … Continue reading Young voters enthusiastic about Obama and Clinton →

Bloomberg running for president?

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg has changed his party affiliation from Republican to unaffiliated, making some folks think he's going to launch a bid for the presidency. Strategists say he could mount a third-party campaign by stressing that he is a two-term mayor in a Democratic city and that he built his reputation as a political … Continue reading Bloomberg running for president? →

Clinton: bad choice on Hastings

Hillary Clinton has named disgraced former judge Alcee Hastings to be the co-chair of her campaign in Florida. Hastings was convicted of accepting a $150,000 bribe, removed from the bench and impeached by the then Democratically controlled Congress. I'm not sure what Clinton was smoking when she chose such a person for her campaign. It … Continue reading Clinton: bad choice on Hastings →

GOP Pez dispensers

Olivia said: The graphic gives me a chuckle … they all look like Pez dispensers. Ah, yes. That's exactly what they look like. And the biggest one of all - Wolf Blitzer. I do hope that CNN and Wolf are looking at these charts put together by the Chris Dodd campaign. Believe it or not, … Continue reading GOP Pez dispensers →

The second half

I gave up. The posturing of the candidates was a bit too much for me to watch. Chris Cillizza live-blogged the debate. Check out his commentary. UPDATE: Check out Kevin Drum for his thoughts on the debate.

Half-time of the Republican debate

Let's just say that none of these guys should be president. Boy, did they all wimp out on the DADT policy of the military. Basic answer was to leave it up to the military leaders. Funny how they don't want to leave Iraq to them. Gotta admit that I loved Rep. Tom Tancredo's answer about … Continue reading Half-time of the Republican debate →