By Will Bower on November 12, 2008
There are eight states which John McCain would not have won if the Democrats voting for him had instead voted for Barack Obama.
These states are:
Missouri
Montana
Georgia
South Dakota
Arizona
West Virginia
Kentucky
Louisiana
This represents a total of 64 Electoral votes.
As it stands, the Electoral count is 364/174, Obama.
Had it not been for Democrats voting for McCain, this count would have been 428/110.
The [...]
Posted in Op-Ed | Tagged 1992, 1996, Arizona, clinton, Democratic, democrats, election, Elections, electoral, georgia, kentucky, Louisiana, mccain, missouri, Montana, obama, Op-Ed, Party Unity My Ass, Reagan, South Dakota, Vote, voter, Voters, votes, west virginia
By Will Bower on November 12, 2008
From December 2007 to March 2008, I wrote various drafts of a proposal on how our political parties — starting in 2012 — might adopt primary election procedures that would better serve our country in selecting presidential candidates. I originally drafted a hypothetical calendar for 2008, based on general election results from 2004. Now that [...]
Posted in DNC | Tagged 2008 election, 2012, calendar, caucus, Caucuses, clinton, democratic party primaries, election, Elections, Iowa, mccain, missouri, New Hampshire, obama, primaries, primary, Will Bower
By Will Bower on September 10, 2008
Steve Clemons of “The Washington Note” raises a point that PUMAs have made for a while, Hillary should be the Senate Majority Leader in the next congressional session…
A few excerpts:
I spoke to a senior Obama campaign official yesterday who told me that they are doing all the can to rev up their female base and [...]
Posted in Hillary | Tagged clinton, Democratic, Durbin, Reid, Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Steve Clemons, TWN, Washington Note
By on September 7, 2008
MSNBC tried a bold experiment this year by putting two politically incendiary hosts, Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, in the anchor chair to lead the cable news channel’s coverage of the election.
That experiment appears to be over.
After months of accusations of political bias and simmering animosity between MSNBC and its parent network NBC, the channel decided over [...]
Posted in Media | Tagged Chris Matthews, clinton, Countdown, David Gregory, Hardball, MSNBC, NBC, obama, Olbermann
By Will Bower on September 6, 2008
An Open Letter to Democrats, Republicans, and Independents
by DONEDems.com
September 3, 2008
To whom it may concern:
We, as supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton, are alarmed by the vile denigration of Sarah Palin and her family by unsavory elements of the media glitterati and the fringe left. These sensationalist bigots attack Gov. Palin’s motherhood, insinuating that she cannot [...]
Posted in Op-Ed | Tagged clinton, DONEDems, DONEDems.com, misogyny, Palin, sexism
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