73. A Weekend Muse; Ethics?
Note From Mac Z: "A Muse" is a new companion blog to "The Muse," focusing more on events in Washington than elections, written by a senior at Albany who wishes to remain nameless. Ethically Challenged In a rare occurrence, I actually agreed with a recent Democratic initiative. An ethics reform bill put forward would create a new bi-partisan "Office of Congressional Ethics" ...
74. Food For Thought - Current Electoral Maps With Swing States Built In
I have again put together electoral maps based on current available polls, however this time I've made any state within 5% in the polls a "purple state," as a difference under 5% in early polls is pretty meaningless. Blue is Democratic, Red is Republican. Hillary Clinton's map looks a bit less desolate with purple states built in, but it still looks ...
75. The Muse; What to Expect and What Not To Expect On “Super Tuesday Two”
February 28, 2008 What To Expect and What Not To Expect on March Fourth I've just been in a small village in Mexico for a week with the unique "privilege" of being able to only view Fox News. It wasn't just the only news channel, but it was the only channel in English. As such, I was able to see an enormous ...
76. Food For Thought - Current Electoral Maps If General Election Were Held Today
Based on polls, and assuming that the states where there haven't been polls yet would go to the Democrat if John Kerry won the state and would go to McCain if George Bush won the state, here's how Obama and Clinton would fare in a general election held today against McCain.
Obama: Wins 272-266 over McCain
Clinton: Loses 351-187
Perhaps that, ...
77. Wednesday Muse; General Election Matchup Effectively decided
February 20, 2008 It's Over? The Democratic nomination process was supposed to last all the way to the convention, with clawing and fighting until they got there. It was supposed to make one camp feel cheated. Instead, it looks like, just as in a normal process, it's effectively over a couple months before its actual end. Barack Obama has won ten contests in ...
78. Breaking Newsflash; CNN Calls Wisconsin For Obama
Obama has now apparently won Wisconsin, with exit polls indicating about a 55-45 margin with Clinton no longer having leads among white women, poor people, and those without a college education. Clinton's last remaining lead is among whites over 65 years old.Update: The Associated Press has also called it for him. Don't hold your breath for Hawaii, where polls don't ...
79. Monday Muse; A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That
February 18, 2008 Covering Everything Quickly I'm going to be off in Sayulita Mexico in a couple of days, so you'll have to get your political news elsewhere. For the time being, I'll just try to cram as many things into a post as possible. - Barack Obama has been accused of plagiarism, for his speech that shares similar phrasing to that ...
80. Weekend Muse; The Sharks Smell Blood
Vultures Circling In On The Leading Candidate? Since Barack Obama won all three contests on Tuesday, he has become the recipients of the type of attacks only a frontrunner can receive. His supporters have been called "venemous" in the New York Times and a "cult of personality" in the NY Times, LA Times, and ABC. Clinton has aired the Democrat's first ...
81. Breaking News: Obama Gains 4 Major Endorsements
All in the span of 12 hours today, Obama received four major endorsements, two from unions and two from political candidates. Two of Clinton's most prominent black superdelegates, Representatives John Lewis and David Scott, have switched their allegiances over to Obama, saying that they don't think it's right to go against what their constituents want. Lewis has been in congress ...
82. Friday Muse; McCain’s VP Possibilities
February 15th, 2008 Potential VPs for a Man on Death’s Door John McCain is 71 years old, and has had cancer. He is also one of the least accepted Republican nominees since Gerald Ford. He’ll also be running against one of two juggernaut candidates who will be tough to plan against as they will be the first minorities to be nominated. Because ...
83. Thursday Muse; Clinton’s Road To Victory
February 14th, 2008 Today, Mitt Romney endorsed John McCain, which officially makes it impossible for Huckabee to win the nomination since he would have needed Romney's delegates in a brokered convention. As such, we can now focus entirely on the Democratic nomination process for the time being. The last few days have seen the media announce the death of Hillary Clinton's campaign. ...
84. News Update; Wilhelm Goes For Obama, Clinton Goes Negative
The New York Times has reported that David Wilhelm, Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign chair, is now endorsing Obama, a shocking blow to Hillary Clinton's campaign. Meanwhile, in Hillaryland, Clinton's new add is the first one of the campaign that can be considered negative. The video of the ad can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/v/HzGbj_ERlJ0