I managed to watch, pretty much uninterrupted, the presentations made by the FL and MI challengers and the campaigns Saturday to the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the DNC. Although I started out in CNN, I quickly changed over to CSPAN, mainly to avoid the talking heads. After doing so, I headed out to a … Continue reading Final thoughts on FL/MI
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The aftermath
The writing of the obituary of the Hillary Clinton campaign for the Democratic nomination for president began in earnest on Wednesday morning. Her narrow win in Indiana coupled with the loss in North Carolina has all of the pundits weighing in. I don't think anyone can deny that the path to the nomination hasn't narrowed. … Continue reading The aftermath
Report: Generations of Women for Hillary
The Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC was the setting for Wednesday's gathering of some 1,500 women (and a few men 🙂 ) who support Hillary Clinton's presidential bid. I had not originally planned to attend this event but when contacted about it Saturday evening, I decided to go. After all, what better way to … Continue reading Report: Generations of Women for Hillary
On Jeremiah Wright, part II
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? -- Matthew 16:26 Unless you have been under a rock, you know that Rev. Jeremiah Wright is back in the news, first in an interview with Bill … Continue reading On Jeremiah Wright, part II
Biases
NY Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote an interesting op-ed which was reprinted in today's Virginian Pilot. Although aimed at the increasing divide between Democrats as this primary season drags on, the article points to a couple of different studies on human behavior, particularly as it relates to our ability to process information that is contrary … Continue reading Biases
On Obama’s Pastor, Jeremiah Wright
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -- Martin Luther King, Jr. The story of Barack Obama's pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, hit the MSM over the last few days. But it is a story that has been simmering for quite some time. A quick Google search reveals a Rolling … Continue reading On Obama’s Pastor, Jeremiah Wright
On Ferraro
By now, everyone is aware of the comments made by Geraldine Ferraro last week, but in case you missed them, here they are: "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position," she continued. "And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He … Continue reading On Ferraro
Drake Tele-townhall meeting
Congresswoman Thelma Drake (R-2nd) held another tele-townhall meeting Monday evening. This one was with her Norfolk constituents. The part of the second that falls in Norfolk is fairly small, so it's not surprising that I recognized some of the participants on the call. I don't know what time the call actually started as it was … Continue reading Drake Tele-townhall meeting
A look at the Democratic nominating process
Real Clear Politics has a post up about how the delegate race would look on the Democratic side if our delegates were allocated the same way the Republican ones are. While it is an academic exercise, the writer, Jay Cost, concludes that Hillary Clinton would be ahead in pledged delegates. But that's not the meat … Continue reading A look at the Democratic nominating process
Superdelegates vs caucuses
The Texas Two-Step of Tuesday was a interesting opportunity to see how the race to 2,025 has played out over this primary season. We saw Hillary Clinton win the first step - the primary - and Barack Obama (likely to) win the second - the caucus. In so many ways, this is a microcosm of … Continue reading Superdelegates vs caucuses
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