Posts tagged florida

• 19 Jun

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: 2008 General Election Roundup #1

  2008 General Election Roundup #1Your 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.

• 22 Apr

  Blog: Veracifier

  For some Americans, democracy is a promise unfulfilled

    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

• 03 Apr

  Blog: Veracifier

  Clinton calls for democracy, backed by a petition

  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 an

• 27 Mar

  Blog: Veracifier

  What Clinton will do about Michigan and Florida

  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 Fl

• 06 Mar

  Blog: Veracifier

  2012: Let's Try Democracy

  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 arbitrar

• 18 Feb

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: Sunday Show Roundup: Rules, Rules, Rules

  Sunday Show Roundup: Rules, Rules, RulesYour 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

• 15 Feb

  Blog: Veracifier

  Sharpton Threatens the DNC

  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 supposedl

• 30 Jan

  Episode: TPMtv

  TPMtv: Romney's Only Hope

  Romney's Only HopeYour 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