The Eight PUMA States
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 [...]
Proposal for 2012 Primaries
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 [...]
The Washington Note: “Hillary for Senate Majority Leader”
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 [...]
NYT: MSNBC Takes Incendiary Hosts From Anchor Seat
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 [...]
An Open Letter to Democrats, Republicans, and Independents by DONEDems.com
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, [...]
