Blog Entries tagged 'pledged delegates'

Will Hillary Pull a Bull Moose?

BalaamsAss — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0100

The Democratic nomination race is close, but Barack Obama still has the lead in both delegates and popular votes. He has been somewhat damaged by the Jeremiah Wright fracas, but not nearly as much as his right-wing critics would like. There may well be, in fact, a backlash in his favor, in the sense that the intense attacks against him would have fired up more Obama supporters than they turned off.

So let us assume for the moment that Barack Obama's current advantage lasts through to the [...]

What's the issue?

The Republican Revolution — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0100

If you are watching TV or listening to Radio, shut it off and start looking up where the candidates stand on the issues.

One thing we have, is a race that is based on personalities, not on the issues and the things we are going to be living with for the next four to eight years. If you do see or hear some one bring up a candidate's positions, they are over ran with a slew of venom and/or diversions that are quickly picked up on, before somebody dare call out where one off thes [...]

Bipartisan Hypocrisy

ucntcme — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:00:00 +0100

The press is all abuzz with the alleged controversy about the Democrat “delegates” from FLorida and Michigan. If you’ve been under a rock since August of 2007 here is a quick summary:

The Democrat and Republican parties have rules about when you can hold primary/caucus events for presidential candidate nomination. Additionally they have consequences for breaking said rules. These [...]

The Fall of the House of Clinton

Vox Populi — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Hillary Clinton has fallen, and she can't get up. It's been one disastrous event after another lately for the once "inevitable" Democratic nominee. To recap, since the so-called tie on Super Tuesday, she's suffered eight straight caucus and primary defeats. She ponied up a $5 million loan to keep her campaign afloat. Her campaign manager and deputy campaign manager both left. Reports have surfaced of bickering and infighting among other staff members, and super delegates [...]