2008 Presidential – Page 13

Is John Edwards Trying to Finally Play Kingmaker?

By liberalgeek May 14, 200827 Comments

Update: It's official. Edwards endorses Obama. Can we have this end now? Please? There are rumors swirling indicating that John Edwards is heading to Michigan to endorse Barack Obama at…

The 527s are coming! The 527s are coming!

By pandora May 14, 20088 Comments

Republican 527 groups are promising a vicious attack on Barack Obama, and all I can think to say is... How's that working for ya? The Promise: "We will attack Obama…

Libertarians Storming the GOP Gates

By cassandra_m May 12, 200825 Comments

Today, suddenly, the traditional media is beginning to be all a-flutter about Bob Barr announcing his run for the Libertarian Party nomination and barely concealing their anticipation over Ron Paul supporters monkey-wrenching the Republican Convention.

Why a-flutter? Well, here’s Newt:

“Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told The Times today that ‘Bob Barr will make it marginally easier for Barack Obama to become president. That outcome threatens every libertarian value Barr professes to champion.’ ”

Which Party is Over?

By pandora May 11, 200822 Comments

The Republican party is in deep trouble. In races all over the country seats which were once firmly ensconced in the Republican column are now up for grabs. Fewer and…

Obama kicking some McCain butt

By pandora May 8, 20082 Comments

Okay... he didn't exactly call McCain senile but, damn, this was good. Be sure to watch the video. It's so sweet! The gloves are off.

Brace Yourself. WV and KY are about to join the list of states that “matter”

By pandora May 8, 20088 Comments

I'm warning you to brace yourself because I fear we're heading into the "blue-collared, white male" argument again. Nevermind that Hillary was always going to win these states, and even…

Inside Info on McCain’s Strategy

By liberalgeek May 7, 20085 Comments

Courtesy of the Huffington Post:

Feeling Happy Today?

By liberalgeek May 7, 200828 Comments

I was. It looks like this thing will finally be over and I can spend a few Tuesdays with my family. Then I went over to Taylor Marsh's site. Taylor…

Predictions Thread — I Must Have Those Ruby Slippers Edition

By cassandra_m May 6, 200811 Comments

All right, so you've heard that there is another primary election tonite, so everybody get your prognosticator's hat on and tell us: 1. Dem Finish Order IN 2. Dem Final…

The Media Fiction of Obama’s White Voters Problem

By cassandra_m May 6, 20085 Comments

But Hillary Clinton’s African American voter problem is pretty stark. The take away from this article is this stunning graph:

The must read deconstruction of this data is done by the incomparable Al Giordano who blogs over at The Field.