I have to show you this nifty interactive Presidential Poll Tracker at USAToday. You can choose Democrats or Republicans, which candidates to show, and then a state. Very nice look at the trends, and a great tool for election fanatics. I do hope some of the big states get updates polls soon, though. Here’s a screenshot:
Continue reading →Very revealing. Total Voter Turnout (approximate) – 356,000 Percentage of total vote 24.5% Obama 20.5% Edwards 19.8% Clinton 11.4% Huckabee (R) Numbers via the Group News Blog.
Continue reading →Quite a lot, and quite consistently, and more than any other political leader at the moment. And they like her in spite of efforts on the right to stir up controversy over her visit to Syria. Being a liberal isn’t a death sentence in this country. Don’t let the media tell you otherwise.
Continue reading →I’ve been too busy to write, but I’m still following some of the “controversy” over Pelosi’s visit to Syria. Here are a couple of responses that really get to the heart of the issues, both courtesy of TPM. Josh Micah Marshall is vlogging under the Veracifier title, and his work is some of the best vlogging I’ve seen so far, with good clear commentary, and graphics work that is interesting without being flashy. Plus, Josh is cute, and it always helps to be cute if you’re doing TV.
Continue reading →It’s Okay If You’re a Republican. It’s still true. Greenwald lays out the story of Gingrich’s trip to China, and asks where the outrage was then. Oh, yeah, Gingrich went to Israel too. See! IOKIYAR. Not quite sure what’s up with CNN piling on Pelosi. I caught Malveaux almost shouting over the Syrian ambassador on Situation Room the other day, and it definitely raised my eyebrows. The lady’s got a bug up her butt about Syria, and I have no idea why. And this whole issue with the head scarf is so trumped up and ridiculous. The media is having … Continue reading →
I don’t always agree with Howard Kurtz, but I like this point he makes today. In discussing Bush’s presser yesterday, and the “political dance” the two parties are engaged in, he writes: Here’s the part that bothers me. The president accuses the Democrats of being mainly interested in fighting “political battles” and engaging in a “political dance” (that seemed to be his metaphor du jour). Why is it not politics when he makes the case for a war in which he passionately believes–after years of using the war on terror as a partisan club–but it’s politics when Democrats try to … Continue reading →
Terrible news for the Edwards family, and all our best wishes go with them. But they are truly inspirational as a couple, aren’t they? John Edwards is the candidate I’ve most strongly supported in this election so far*, and this only makes me love him more. But Elizabeth is every bit as impressive, and in a just world she could have been the candidate herself. I’ve lost too many friends to cancer, but I also have many friends who have survived the disease and continue to live good, happy lives. May you do the same, Elizabeth. And thanks to both … Continue reading →
I totally ripped this picture off from somewhere, but doesn’t our new Speaker look good?
Continue reading →Candidates I don’t support: –AZ-Sen: Jon Kyl –AZ-01: Rick Renzi –AZ-05: J.D. Hayworth –CA-04: John Doolittle –CA-11: Richard Pombo –CA-50: Brian Bilbray –CO-04: Marilyn Musgrave –CO-05: Doug Lamborn –CO-07: Rick O’Donnell –CT-04: Christopher Shays –FL-13: Vernon Buchanan –FL-16: Joe Negron –FL-22: Clay Shaw –ID-01: Bill Sali –IL-06: Peter Roskam –IL-10: Mark Kirk –IL-14: Dennis Hastert –IN-02: Chris Chocola –IN-08: John Hostettler –IA-01: Mike Whalen –KS-02: Jim Ryun –KY-03: Anne Northup –KY-04: Geoff Davis –MD-Sen: Michael Steele –MN-01: Gil Gutknecht –MN-06: Michele Bachmann –MO-Sen: Jim Talent –MT-Sen: Conrad Burns –NV-03: Jon Porter –NH-02: Charlie Bass –NJ-07: Mike Ferguson –NM-01: Heather Wilson … Continue reading →
