an historic mistake?
If there's one thing the 2 party system has taught us, it's that the 2 party system doesn't work!time after time after time, both major parties pass over great candidates and nominate fools. the best...
View ArticleOH NO! This Site Isn't What It Used To Be! (Um, yes it is.)
For all the talk of people leaving DKos lately, you'd think that a) there'd never been any candidate wars before (geez, did people forget the Dean 2003-4 flame wars so soon? Or the whole pie kerfuffle?...
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"Mom, why is George Bush the president?"
The number of US soldiers currently deployed in Iraq is roughly equal to double the attendance at Barack Obama's rally in Portland, OR on May 20, 2008.I've heard other parents say that talking to their...
View ArticleThe Clintons have good reason to be jealous
MsCharisma of Maryland on the "Bill Goes Insane" diary said "He is so obviously jealous of Obama." Truer words were never spoken, I believe that jealousy is the real source of the vitriol toward Obama...
View ArticleClinton, and Winning
Now that Clinton has formally ended her bid for the presidential nomination, hopefully Democrats will start focusing more aggressively on the larger picture.Back in early November, I suggested: It is...
View ArticleBiden as veep. Assault weapons ban. Problems ahead.
OK, it's Biden. As a registered and contributing Dem, I know that this was a bad choice because of Biden's anti-gun record, and will make this a VERY uphill fight. In fact, it might have sacrificed...
View ArticleGOP convention postponement would help McCain's money problems
There is some chatter that the Republicans will delay their convention due to Hurricane Gustav. I'm not saying they will postpone it, but a postponement could level McCain's money disadvantage.
View ArticleDid the pubs just give up?
They have abandoned everything they have worked for years to mend and now have reverted this back to 2004.I have never seen a more hostile convention in my entire life. I have never seen such horrific...
View Article600,000 Ohio voters subject to GOP caging. . .
So I am going to be honest; I never really paid that much attention to those rumors about voter Fraud and the "caging" that happened in Ohio in 2004. I figured Kerry did a great job of losing the...
View ArticlePoll Watchers: Let's Go Back To 2004
With all the microscopic poll analysis that has been taking place, I feel that one key factor is largely being ignored; where are we now versus where we were in 2004?
View Articleupdated breaking polls today +Nov 4 My plans
I have spent 2 NOV 4s of my life (2004,2000) cryin and getting angry over myself and the world.....I remember how i was awake all night waiting for Gore's Victory...how i celebrated victory before...
View ArticleA walk down dkos memory lane via archive.org
Back in 2004 I knew about dailykos, and I visited when I needed a pick-me-up, but I was not a dedicated user (perhaps I should say addict) as I am today (probably reading 50-75 diaries a day these...
View ArticleObama and my broken heart
You'll have to excuse me for being self-indulgent, I just want to share my election experience this time around.at 22 this is only the second presidential I've been eligible to vote in. Last time...
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Birmingham Alabama - Obama wins my County
I'm drenched in tears as I write this diary. Tears of Joy.This is a story that shall not go ignored. Let me tell it. The city known to many as Bombingham during the Civil Rights area voted for a skinny...
View ArticleSorry Mayor Newsom but you're hardly blameless
I'm sure you know than it was your grandstanding on this issue (especially after the CA Supreme Court decision) that provided fodder for the opposition, and galvanized their base.
View ArticleThe Idiots Who Voted For Bush
Is it my imagination or does there seem to be fewer of them around these days? Its as if a good portion of them magically cleansed themselves by removing the Bush/Cheney stickers from their King Cab...
View ArticleComparison: Election 2004 vs. Election 2008 (Maps).
It's fascinating to see how much ground Obama gained over what John Kerry was able to achieve in 2004.
View ArticleMusic and Politics: Comparing 2004 to 2008
Air Traffic Control, a group that monitors music and politics, and helps artists find ways to become politically engaged, recently released a survey of how music and politics collided in the 2008...
View ArticleRevenge of the economic girlie men
looks like arnie cant get enough dollar viagra to pump his little economy these days. what a difference 4 years make.
View ArticleDead Even: The Nature of Modern Elections
Cross-posted here. This topic area has been touched upon at Daily Kos, both on the front-page and in some recent diaries, but I wanted to develop on it further. For all of Politico's faults, they do...
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