Category: 2008 Presidential Race

Got $90K? You, too, can run for POTUS

If it only took $90,107 to run for president, I think there would be a lot more contenders. Heck I might even throw my hat in the ring at that price 😉 Former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore is just delusional. Does he think that by announcing his run people are going to flock to his … Continue reading Got $90K? You, too, can run for POTUS →

Gore running?

Seems that some friends of Al Gore are putting together a team for a new run: One of his former campaign team said: "I was asked whether I would be available towards the end of the year if I am needed. They know he has not ruled out running and if he decides to jump … Continue reading Gore running? →

I knew she wanted my vote but…

... I didn't realize why. Hillary Strategy: Get Black Female Voters. An ABC–Washington Post poll released last month shows that Hillary’s support among blacks has dropped dramatically (from 60 percent to 33 percent), and her support among women overall has dipped as well (from 49 percent to 40 percent)—owing almost exclusively to the fact that … Continue reading I knew she wanted my vote but… →

Edwards: “The campaign goes on”

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is doing a live press conference right now. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have just announced a return of cancer, this time in the bone. Bone cancer, as John pointed out, is not curable but it is treatable. Had Elizabeth not broken a rib, she would have never had the … Continue reading Edwards: “The campaign goes on” →

Obama to the left of Kucinich?

I was talking to a moderate Republican client of mine the other day about Barack Obama. He's enthralled with the man, and mentioned that he might cross party lines to vote for him. (He's not fond of any of the announced candidates on the Republican side.) I mentioned that Obama was a little more to … Continue reading Obama to the left of Kucinich? →

Neither Clinton, Nor Obama

Yesterday's Virginian-Pilot reprinted an article by New York Times op-ed writer David Brooks with the above title. In it, Brooks lays out the case for New Mexico governor Bill Richardson. He is, after all, the most experienced person running for president. It seems I'm not the only one who thinks that Richardson may be the … Continue reading Neither Clinton, Nor Obama →

Will it hurt her?

The Virginian-Pilot reprinted this article in today's paper. Clinton has been taking some heat for her Iraq vote. Now, it seems, she is unwilling to back away from it: Yet antiwar anger has festered, and yesterday morning Mrs. Clinton rolled out a new response to those demanding contrition: She said she was willing to lose … Continue reading Will it hurt her? →

Richardson: Try diplomacy

NM Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson thinks it is time to try diplomacy to end the war in Iraq. "He [President George Bush] finally used diplomacy and it works," Richardson said on the first day of a two-day visit to the early voting state of New Hampshire. "My hope is that he uses … Continue reading Richardson: Try diplomacy →

Obama: SC black leaders not endorsing

While reports are that Governor Tim Kaine will endorse Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for president, he will not be receiving the endorsements of some prominent blacks in South Carolina, including that of House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn. Yesterday, black State Sens. Robert Ford and Darrell Jackson said they will be supporting Hillary Clinton … Continue reading Obama: SC black leaders not endorsing →