Making the sale
We are now within four weeks of the Iowa caucus, a time that seems even closer with the holidays coming up between now and caucus day. With time growing short, we see the Obama campaign preparing its...
View ArticleCompetence (Updated: Shaheen resigns)
In the weeks leading up to the 2004 general election, I had several arguments with Republican friends, acquaintances, and neighbors about the choice between Kerry and Bush. Most of these arguments...
View Article2004-2008: Nothing Fixed, especially "the fix" itself.
Encylopediae will, except perhaps in the case of an unimpeachable whistle blower, list the outcomes of the 2000 and 2004 elections as "legitimate". Legitimate insofar as every election will have...
View ArticleColorado decertifies 3 of 4 electronic voting machine manufacturers
On Monday Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman (Republican) decertified 3 of the 4 electronic voting machine manufacturers In his announcement Monday, Coffman said Colorado's actions would have...
View ArticleWhy "Edwards couldn't win NC in 2004" is a deceptive argument
So one refrain I've seen bandied about in the last couple months has been that Edwards is a weak candidate because he couldn't even win his home state of North Carolina in 2004. Now, the primary...
View ArticleKucinich throws Iowa support to Obama
Yes, I know, not supposed to post simple diaries...but this is interesting. Kucinich is apparently making the "deal" with Obama this year, much as he did in 2004 with Edwards.This is definitely...
View ArticleObama's Latest Right-Wing Talking Point
Driving into work today, I had the news on and it cut away to the inevitable update from Iowa. Senator Obama was featured in a sound bite from a rally last night, and frankly, I couldn't believe my...
View ArticleLessons from 2004: Vote Your Conscience
Tomorrow, a relatively small percentage of the population in a relatively small state will make a relatively huge decision that will impact the presidential race in profound ways. Together, Iowa and...
View Articlethe guy who came in from the cold
Scattered thoughts from an outsider who may be coming in from the cold.First off, though: yeah, I was here early enough that I bagged the user name "joseph" so neener to all you other josephs.But more...
View ArticleEdwards for VP? Zuh?
I know it is WAYYY too early to start this type of speculation, but what good is a diary entry without some baseless supposition? But I digress...
View ArticleWhy Kerry was wrong in 2004, and Edwards was right.
OK, John Kerry. It's time for a reckoning. Where's my money? Where's my Democratic president? And where's my country?Let's review all the reasons why John Kerry was wrong and John Edwards was right in...
View ArticleEdwards' money-bomb Friday raises $1-2 million
I didn't see this result here, so I thought I'd throw this up on the site -- for those of you who wanted to know what the final result was.From the website Stone Soup Musings (quoting Markmaynard.com):
View Articlesome thoughts about Bill Clinton and Nevada
The definitive moment of the 2008 presidential primary may have happened in Nevada, but it's possible none of us have seen it quite yet.Barack Obama, as Ari Melber reports in the Nation, may well have...
View ArticleAn Edwards Supporter Decides
As a 30-something who's gone back to finish college (hopefully the first woman in my family to graduate!), I'm surrounded by people who are four to ten years younger than me. Despite the fact that I...
View ArticleWhat's a Realignment Look Like?
[From the Frog Pond]When people compare George W. Bush to Herbert Hoover they are usually making the point that they are two of the worst presidents ever. But there may be more similarities than...
View ArticleHuckabee shows how it's done.
Huckabee schools Al Gore and John Kerry. Note to all future Democratic Candidates facing voting "irregularities" - take a lesson from Gomer Pyle: As I said, we are prepared to go to court, and we are...
View ArticlePOLL: Today it's Obama - In 2004 it was...
It's been four long years since the 2004 Primaries. Back then we had ten candidates on the debate stages. This year we started out with eight but are now down to two (or three counting Mike Gravel)....
View ArticlePOLL: Today it's Hillary - In 2004 it was...
It's been four long years since the 2004 Primaries. Back then we had ten candidates on the debate stages. This year we started out with eight but are now down to two (or three counting Mike Gravel)....
View ArticleTaking my ball and going home - in '04
This diary is a response, in part, to ddigioia's "Memo From a Disillusioned Progressive".I joined the Democratic Party in late 2003, when a doctor by the name of Howard Dean showed up and performed a...
View ArticleI Voted for Nader in 2004
It's true. I was an independent. I voted for Ralph Nader in the 2004 election. In a swing state. That swing state went for Bush. (I know, hate me, right?)I disliked George W. Bush, but I disliked John...
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