2008 General Election Roundup #1
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: The national polls haven't been great for John McCain of late. But the state by states are worse. We run through the latest numbers in episode one of our weekly 2008 General Election Roundup.
That headline is the gist of today's editorial written by The New Republic entitled, "Voting block." The article takes a serious look at the disenfranchisement of not only Michigan and Florida voters, but also ex-felons, who in most states, cannot vote. What is striking is that some Dems. don't even seemed to be concerned about leaving out Michigan and Florida, despite the fact that 1 in 10 Americans hails from either state. Because it looks like Clinton is going to pull off a reasonable win...
In her quest to have Michigan and Florida's votes count, Hillary Clinton is going old school by presenting a petition to the powers that be. According to a spokesman at the Clinton campaign, over 100,000 people have already signed the document. The campaign is soliciting signatures on its website and also via an email sent to supporters. Here are some excerpts from the email:
It is a bedrock American principle: we are all equal in the voting booth. No matter where you were born or how much money you...
I was flipping through the channels last night, and I saw Hillary Clinton being interviewed by Greta Van Susteren. In the interview, Clinton addressed several issues, (Bosnia, Rev. Wright, her policy differences with Obama), but the most interesting part came when she was asked about Michigan and Florida. Essentially, Clinton will go to the convention and fight the credentials committee if the two states are not counted/seated. Because the entire country was able to vote, so must Michigan and Florida,...
So, in case you've been in a coma: America's not a very democratic place. Our system of primaries and caucuses is absurd. Fortunately, the closeness of the Democratic race may spur our elected and party officials to take a hard look at the circus they're running.
First, the completely arbitrary, nonsensical scheduling: Iowa and New Hampshire called dibs on being the first caucus and primary back in the 1950s, and for some reason we're honoring that? The schedule is justified as a way to let...
Sunday Show Roundup: Rules, Rules, Rules
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: The Republicans' best hope in 2008 might just be the maddening debate raging within the Democratic Party over the rules governing super delegates and the seating of delegates from Florida and Michigan. Who's playing by the rules, who's trying to change them mid-game, and how might the Democrats find a way to screw up 2008? We explore in today's Sunday Show Roundup episode of TPMtv.
If things weren't already messy enough in DNC-ville, enter FOX News and that little disagreement between the NAACP and the mighty Rev. From NewsHounds:
In what Alan Colmes described in his scripted introduction as “a surprise twist” on Hannity & Colmes last night (2/14/08), Al Sharpton supposedly issued “a scathing indictment” against the NAACP for its support for recognizing the delegates from Michigan and Florida. As it turned out, Sharpton said he had spoken to NAACP head Julian Bond and...
Romney's Only Hope
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: With John McCain's pretty solid victory over Mitt Romney last night in Florida, Mitt's going to have to rely on a nationwide chorus of 'wingers to knock McCain around enough to allow Mitt to get back into contention. In today's episode of TPMtv, we survey the possibilities.
In their two hours of primary coverage, FOX didn't mention Dr. Paul once... meanwhile, Giuliani, who's been behind Ron Paul in recent primaries, has been the talk of the town. With the recent Edwards pull-out, will Paul gain some speed? OpEd News thinks so:
This has been a tough week, with, first Dennis Kucinich and next John Edwards dropping out of the presidential race-- generally, the two candidates considered, in the order I listed them, the most progresssive. That leaves two Democratic...
ABC calls it- tomorrow Giuliani drops out and endorses McCain. In his victory speech McCain invoked Reagan and speaks highly of his oponents. One question- if McCain is the GOP front runner going into Super Tuesday, is this good or bad for Obama? I think good for Obama- dems think that a divisive figure like Clinton will hemorrhage independents to the GOP, and risk losing what looks like a sure fire Democrat victory.
Many dems are talking about this as an opportunity to create a lasting Democratic...
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