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Victory
Shouting and cheering everywhere. I got the news while waiting in line at the supermarket. The cashier took a phone call, then turned to the woman in line ahead of me and said, he won. We have a new president. Barack … -
Losing Strategy
Running to the middle in an attempt to attract undecided swing voters didn't work for Al Gore in 2000. It didn't work for John Kerry in 2004. And it didn't work when Mark Penn (obsessed with his "microtrends" and missing… -
40 years today.
On this day in 1968, Bobby Kennedy, having clinched the Democratic Party nomination in the California Primary, was gunned down in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. Please, let's have a different end… -
Brush that dirt off your shoulder
I saw that at 2:27 and I thought, he did not just do that. He did. A Jay-Z reference on the campaign trail. Nice. -
Obama's speech
Many other people [like soobee and meg] have already commented on Obama's speech. What stuck out to me was that he managed to connect the experience of discrimination against African Americans with the diminishing econo… -
Still Wide Open
The Democratic and Republican candidacies are still open. Remember, most people still haven't cast their vote. And "momentum" predictions about the election, are likely to be as successful as momentum investing. I th… -
Obama wins in Iowa
Senator Barack Obama has won the Iowa Democratic primary. Back in 2004 I wrote a blog entry about Obama, because I was very inspired by his speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention. He still gives great speeches. Bu… -
We like fighters
The Democratic primary candidates for president had a debate in Iowa. John Edwards had highly favorable reviews from the CNN voter panel: But CNN reports at the end of this post-debate analysis that members of a focus g… -
Why I'm Supporting Edwards
John Edwards on Change: I believe America desparately needs change...And I don't believe that change is gonna come from negotiation and compromise. I think there are powerful interests in Washington DC . Washington D… -
What's Really Important?
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We're open!
Dear Friends, I am happy to announce the opening o... -
Enough is Enough.
Looks like the Tea Bagger folks are really kicking... -
Getting What You Pay For
Big news today is that the Senate Finance Committe...
