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Obama’s success a combination of factors…

Last night is a reflection the Obama message and their field organization, coupled with the weather (what if it had been warmer and the senior citizens came out in even greater numbers), coupled with the “second choice” option, coupled with the distribution of the youth vote across Iowa (instead of centered at their institutions), I think we might have had a different outcome last night. Continue reading

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Which horse am I supporting? None of the Above…yet.

I will support whomever becomes the presumptive Democratic nominee since I am so tired of a Republican Administration and want to change the direction of our future. So no matter who wins the Democratic nomination, I will more than likely vote Democratic….unless one thing occurs…Mayor Mike Bloomberg gets in the race, Continue reading

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Impressed by the Hillary/Obama fundraising totals? I’m not…yet.

So, come October 15th – when the numbers come out from the campaigns, I am going to take a look at the CODC for the campaigns. And then I will see who really is generating “grassroots” support. The challenge is making an efficient “machine” – and maybe Hillary has built it. Or maybe it has been goosed. Who knows. Continue reading

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Sen. McCain does ashes and saccloth on the Daily Show

This time (he said it was his tenth), McCain was a lot more congenial – I guess when you have dropped in the polls, you come back to earth with your thoughts and convictions. This time around, we ignored the Iraq issue and had a nice talk about the Iowa Straw Poll and other candidates. It was a “nice” interview, definitely a more entertaining one. But, when will we see other candidates show up and give their real opinions? Continue reading

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Florida changing to January 29th…

Reading the local papers, see that Florida has decided to change the date to January 29th for the primaries. All that is left to be done is have Governor Charlie Crist sign off on the bill to finalize this move. Continue reading

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