This evening’s Rescue Rangers are PaintyKat, vcmvo2, jennyjem, dadanation, shayera and srkp23, with jennyjem as editor.
I’m starting tonight’s Rescue list by promoting an idea from one of those kooky “Community Organizers.”
HippyWitch says the family that canvasses together, stays together, so On October 4th, Mobilize Your Family For Change . (jennyjem)
Allenfire notes that The biggest danger we face is our complacency. He suggests actions that will increase the likelihood of victory in the fall. (vcmvo2)
RogerShuler discusses how his political blogging led to unlawful termination in Irony in Palin Story Hits Close to Home . (srkp23)
rhutcheson ’s diary highlights how Vice President’s “Combative Mood” Puts the Navy At Risk . (shayera)
teacherken writes a thoughtful essay about the cult of personality, and how far it can go towards winning an election in Robinson: “th...
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10 questions with Andy McCain Arizona Republic, AZ - 1 hour ago Question: How was it out on the campaign trail with John McCain ? Answer: It was educational for the kids. And it was very exhilarating. ... ... more
Filed under: Hillary Clinton , Democrats , Ron Paul , 2008 President , Humor , Bill Clinton Don’t know how I missed this one. Two weeks after Election Day, Duval County, Fla, released its write-in voting results. Hillary Clinton was the clear winner. From News4Jax.com :Some voters expecting to vote for Barack Obama or John McCain two weeks ago were surprised to see 11 other names on the ballot. But 736 voters in Duval County weren’t happy with any of the choices and wrote i... more
(Bumped. Susan)
WellstoneDem in the comments of a previous post:
2 voted but there was no campaign: MI and FL
5 haven’t voted yet: TX, OH, PA, IN, and NC
5 have voted for Obama: IL, WA, MO, VA, and GA
and 5 have voted for Clinton: CA, NY, NJ, MA, and TN
The whole “Big State” thing is a myth.
Yeah, there’s some stupid spin floating around (from all sides) this cycle, but this is probably the dumbest. And it’s compounded by people wh... more
Yesterday, I noted an AP story on the recent contempt of Congress vote that, well… had a few problems.
In the least troubling of the errors, the reporter — Laurie Kellman — misidentified Rep. Jon Porter (R-NV) as a Democrat.
OK, not such an awful mistake. At least, not by itself. And the AP’s Director of Media Relations, Paul Colford, e-mailed to point out that the AP had in fact already put out a corrected version of the article.
But Kellman didn’t... more
Midday open thread From: americannonsense.com Post Date: 2008-03-04 13:55:20
Tonight’s schedule, with pledged delegates in parenthesis):
Vermont (15), 7 p.m. ET
Ohio (141), 7:30 p.m. ET
Rhode Island (21) 9 p.m. ET
Texas (193) 9 p.m. ET, but El Paso is in a different time zone, so closes an hour later. And, to make things extra complicated, the caucuses begin after the polls close.
Vermont will get called quickly for Obama. The rest should take a while to report winners. And Texas, sheesh, that one will be conf... more
The Obama campaign may be planning ahead (something the Clinton campaign never thought of, apparently), but it’s clear that they’re also paving the way for a serious push to knock Clinton out of the race this week.
First off is the developing CW , from the very astute Charlie Cook:
NBC political analyst Charlie Cook writes in his CongressDaily column, “[W]inning by slight percentages in Texas and Ohio aren’t real wins for Clinton. A ‘win’ would... more
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