Obama raises $52 million, DNC raises $22 million in June... We have $92...
Just reported on MSNBC... I'll link it when there is an official story.Let's show them that we can keep this train moving!Here's my pledge: For every person who donates before this diary falls off the...
View ArticleRasmussen: Obama ahead +1 in FL
Bear in mind that Rasmussen released a poll yesterday that showed McCain with a +10 lead in Ohio when leaners were included, so it is possible that they are all over the map right now... but Ohio has...
View ArticleBegich jumps to a 13-point lead over Stevens
Ted Stevens, as you know, was indicted on seven counts of making false statements in connection with an investigation into his dealings with Alaska corporate giant Veco and its CEO. In a purely...
View ArticleObama back up 47%-46% in Rasmussen
There was a lot of freaking out on DailyKos when Rasmussen's tracking poll had McCain taking a 47%-46% lead over Obama, when leaners were included. I was part of that freak out, not particularly...
View ArticleI would like my money back, John Edwards.
For most products that you'd buy in a store, there is some sort of a money back guarantee; loose, of course, but something that the company uses to hang their hat on and say "you can trust this...
View ArticleObama to release powerful DHL ad in Ohio
As many of you might know, I have been highly critical of Obama's response to McCain's weeks of criticism on the economy, especially when it comes to ads. But there is no doubt in my mind that this ad...
View ArticleI just had a fascinating conversation about Obama with a co-worker.
I'm somewhat stunned. I just wrapped up a conversation with a co-worker about Obama and I'd like to recap it for you all because I think it provides some very useful insights into the presidential...
View ArticleRomney, Pawlenty to sink GOP to new lows
I have learned not to be disgusted by anything the Republican Party does nowadays because they explore new depths all the time. But an announcement today really takes the cake.On the flip.
View ArticleAn Obama-Biden Rallying Call
We should be excited, fired up even. Barack Obama has just selected his running mate, we are headed into our national convention and we are under full bore assault from John McCain and his Republican...
View ArticleGet the f*ck over it, Bill.
I was going to go to bed tonight peacefully until I thought I'd do an evening recap of all the political blogs. OpenLeft, a very good one indeed, had a quote from a Politico article making the...
View ArticleGallup: Obama convention bounce forming
I will introduce this diary with a big caveat: Tracking polls are notorious unreliable. They differ from the more accurate "snapshot" polls in that they deal in real-time fluctuations of the...
View ArticleMy Obama Ad: "Bailout"
I am going to be working over the next week to create a grassroots ad to spread on YouTube, and I figured I'd start off by working on the script. What do you guys think?On the flip.
View ArticleIran
I have been struggling for days to understand why I felt a connection to the protesters in Iran. Obviously, I'm not Iranian -- I'm about as American as they come. And as an American, I've always...
View ArticleThe Dangerous Pervasiveness of Stupid
I came of age in an area of the country that many in the mainstream media, and especially on the right, would label as "elitist." New Haven, Connecticut is one of the few tried-and-true hotbeds in the...
View ArticleShouldn't we at least get some health care?
Cross posted at http://www.nationaltype.orgI spent a good deal of yesterday evening watching the House Energy and Commerce Committee mark-up H.R. 3200, the health care reform bill. In composition of...
View ArticleTalking About Higher Education
Two items caught my eye on a relatively slow news day, one in the form of an op-ed from the New York Times about government-backed private student lenders and the other a blog post from Kevin Drum....
View ArticleFFEL Helps Nobody, Except Banks
CROSS POSTED AT National TypeIt has been a relatively slow news day health care wise, so it makes sense to continue with the flavor of the day, and that is student lending.There are two fundamental...
View ArticleThe August Recess & Wasting Time
CROSS POSTED AT National Type.For all the crowing about getting something done by the August recess, there isn’t a lot of urgency on Capitol Hill. It may be that Pelosi and Hoyer have decided not to...
View ArticleFor Democrats and Republicans alike, it's easy to cut programs for the poor
Crossposted at Scott Marshall HarrisIn an alternate universe, Republicans are locked in a titanic struggle to dismantle our social safety net with an opposition, the Democrats, so erstwhile in their...
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