2008 Presidential – Page 5 – Delaware Liberal

Still wondering what Change looks like?

By pandora October 8, 200826 Comments

Change is... ... redrawing an Electoral College Map that Republicans and Democrats swore was carved in stone. ... not suspending your campaign and canceling a debate for fear you'll patriotism will…

Won’t Shake Hands with ‘That One’

By nemski October 7, 200813 Comments

Editor's Note: Take a second to freep this News Journal online poll. You have to scroll down a bit to find it. "Obama won" is at 40% as I write…

“They are not big enough for the moment.”

By pandora October 6, 20084 Comments

Read that headline again. "They are not big enough for the moment." Tonight on Hardball, Chris Matthews asked Peggy Noonan what she thought of McCain and Palin's negative tactics against…

McCain’s healthcare plan, take III – Cut Medicare/Medicaid

By pandora October 6, 20087 Comments

The New Republic has the story - or rather stories. The three faces phases of McCain's healthcare proposal. Take I: First McCain said he would elimine the entire tax deduction…

Mavericky

By nemski October 3, 200817 Comments

Maverick count: Palin 6, Biden 9 Here's Biden's mention of maverick:Look, the maverick -- let's talk about the maverick John McCain is. And, again, I love him. He's been a…

Will the Vice Presidential Debate be dumbed down?

By pandora October 2, 200824 Comments

Serious question for serious times. We simply do not have time for Sarah "six pack" Palin to complete finishing school. And speaking of questions... Any ideas of what Ifill will…

Don’t Vote

By nemski October 2, 20082 Comments

Not Safe For Work or at least wear headphones unless your company likes the F-bomb coming out of your speakers.

And it's worse than I imagined. Warning: This is mind numbingly painful to watch. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRuBdW0yBUY[/youtube] Don't know about the rest of you, but I'm feeling better about tomorrow night.…

Updated: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks

By pandora September 30, 200816 Comments

John McCain may suspend his campaign again! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsKfMuENxhY[/youtube] I am so over this nonsense. Hey, maybe if McCain suspends Newt will step in. Seems he's already messing around behind…

Another Tragicomedy

By nemski September 29, 200811 Comments

If I didn't know better this looks like Humbert Humbert and Dolores Haze thirty years later.

Could the bar be set any lower?

By pandora September 29, 200830 Comments

Thursday night is rapidly approaching, and I must confess to conflicting emotions. One the one hand, I fully expect Sarah Palin to be a complete disaster. On the other hand, so does everyone else.

So, how does Joe Biden handle the situation of being on stage with a person who has no right to be there? I’d advise against the McCain approach of completely ignoring your debate partner even though Joe would have every right to view Sarah Palin with contempt. Maybe his best approach would simply be to give Palin enough rope and hope that her debate performance mimics the Gibson and Couric interviews.

But what worries me most is how much of a curve will the media grade Palin? And is it fair to hold one VP candidate to higher standards than another? Will one gaffe by Joe Biden carry more weight than fifty by Palin? Does she win simply by not blinking?

Does the VP debate even take place?

Americans See McCain as Negative Candidate

By cassandra_m September 27, 200811 Comments

From Ambinder who reports on a CBS/NYT poll asking registered voters how they perceive the candidate spending their campaign time:

Meaning that McCain has been undermining his own pledges to run a positive and respectful campaign. The obvious question, though, is what do voters buy?

Updated — Snap Polls and Focus Groups!

By cassandra_m September 27, 200823 Comments

TNR No real data reported, but this noted that the Luntz/Greenberg focus group went overwhelmingly for Obama. Think Progress (go look at the video!): Fox pollster Frank Luntz’s focus group…