2008 elections
Is She a Trojan Rabbit?
Posted by Damianmann from New York Times
Now Barack Obama faces a true dilemma: how best to punish Hillary Clinton.
Barr announces Libertarian White House bid
Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr launched a Libertarian Party presidential bid Monday, saying voters are hungry for an alternative to the status quo who would dramatically cut the federal government.
SNL: Message From Hillary Clinton: I Have No Ethical Standards
Posted by Jeff from Huffington Post
The show opened with Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton giving a message to America. Poehler's Clinton says how the race is "hopelessly deadlocked" and she gives reasons why she will make the better president. Reason one? "I am a sore loser...
Stumper : Why Florida and Michigan Won t Matter in the End
Posted by Damianmann from Blog.newsweek
At 3:15 p.m. this afternoon, Hillary Clinton sent a letter to Barack Obama --and hundreds of reporters--asking that he join her in working with representatives from Florida and Michigan and the Democratic National Committee to arrive at a solution that honors the votes of the millions of people who went to the polls in those disputed primaries. The point? To force her foe to agree that the January votes in the Great Lakes and Sunshine States were legitimate and that their delegates should be apportioned accordingly--which, since she won both contests, would undoubtedly benefit her. Anything less, she implied, would be undemocratic. Seeing as Barack Obama has yet to give Hillary Clinton his answer, I thought I d supply one for him: Why not?
The Five Mistakes Clinton Made
Posted by Damianmann from Yahoo News!
It was also a journey she had begun with what appeared to be insurmountable advantages, which evaporated one by one as the campaign dragged on far longer than anyone could have anticipated. She made at least five big mistakes, each of which compounded the others:
Obama Poised to Surpass Clinton’s Superdelegate Lead - America’s Election HQ
Posted by Damianmann
Barack Obama is rapidly closing in on Hillary Clinton's superdelegate lead, and the campaign claims it is poised to surpass her any moment. The Democratic front-runner closed the gap to three superdelegates Friday as he continued to build off his strong primary performance three days earlier.
Clinton: Playing the race card? - First Read - msnbc.com
Posted by Jeff from firstread.msnbc.msn.com
Hillary's comments were disgusting and racist. The Daily Show covered it here. " 'I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on,' she told USA Today in an interview published yesterday. She referred to an Associated Press story on Indiana and North Carolina exit polls 'that found how Sen. Obama's support among working, hardworking Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me.' She added, 'There's a pattern emerging here.'"
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