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| aside- carter on obama
Filed at 4:40 pm, Wednesday January 30th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Fmr Pres Carter lavishes praise on Obama but won’t formally endorse.
aside- ny post endorses obama
Filed at 4:38 pm, Wednesday January 30th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
NY Post bitterly endorses Obama: “he is not Team Clinton… At least Obama has the ability to inspire.”
Five Questions Without Answers: Edwards Out
Filed at 4:17 pm, Wednesday January 30th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
1. What will Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama do to court Edwards supporters? (Their websites are both already making overtures. How much attention will be paid to poverty in Thursday’s debate and henceforth?)
2. Will the bulk of (progressive) Edwards voters choose Obama as the anti-Hillary candidate, or…
3. Will the bulk of (rural, blue collar, White, […]
EDWARDS DROPS OUT OF RACE
Filed at 3:13 pm, Wednesday January 30th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Stepped aside “so that history can blaze its path.”
Earlier
Is there room enough for a white man in this race?
GOP lawmaker censured for kicking photog in the middle of prayer
Filed at 1:33 pm, Wednesday January 30th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
This is from last week, but still pretty funny:
Colorado lawmakers introduced the first-ever censure against a fellow lawmaker on Wednesday, accusing Republican Rep. Douglas Bruce of bringing disrepute to fellow lawmakers for kicking a newspaper photographer on the House floor while he was waiting to be sworn in.
The full House of Representatives could vote on […]
Clinton’s “victory” email
Filed at 1:27 pm, Wednesday January 30th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Sent out to her millions strong list…
Dear Arlen,
I know I told you our campaign journey would be filled with high-stakes twists and turns. But I never knew it would be quite as dramatic as this. And last night we celebrated another big moment in this campaign with our resounding victory in Florida.
Now we […]
TDB Factsheet: Despite Clinton’s Claims, Outside Observers Agree FL Primary “Won’t Matter” for Democrats
Filed at 11:14 pm, Tuesday January 29th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
DNC Rules stipulate that Florida’s 210 delegates will not be seated because of their greedy calendar leapfrogging. Hillary Clinton has said, in complete violation of the DNC sanction, “I’m going to try to seat the Florida delegates.”
Clinton on Tuesday night touted her “win” in Florida as a “tremendous victory.” This, after she said the results […]
FL: Giuliani to drop out, endorse McCain
Filed at 8:29 pm, Tuesday January 29th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Former NYC mayor to drop out ahead of Wednesday’s GOP debate in California…
Set to endorse McCain…
Told reporters before primary: “The winner of Florida will win the nomination.”
Giuliani and McCain: Not always hand in hand
Giuliani hit McCain as recently as January 28th in tv spot for being endorsed by the NY Times…
McCain hit Giuliani over NRA […]
Five Questions Without Answers: FL Primary Edition
Filed at 6:06 pm, Tuesday January 29th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
5. What will the (D) turnout be in FL’s primary, given its non-binding status?
4. With 57 pledged delegates at stake, how spread out or lopsided will the GOP delegate race be by the end of the night?
3. How successful will the Clinton camp be at spinning the FL Dem results as relevant?
2. Will the cable […]
SOTU: Clinton “spraing to her feet in applause” for Bush’s surge; Obama sat in “stony silence”
Filed at 12:40 pm, Tuesday January 29th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
One final SOTU tidbit:
Clinton and Obama’s divergent views on the troop surge in Iraq, however, were plainly visible.
When Bush proclaimed, “Ladies and gentlemen, some may deny the surge is working, but among terrorists there is no doubt,†Clinton sprang to her feet in applause but Obama remained firmly seated. The president’s line divided most of […]
aside- ny now obama kennedy endorsement umbrage
Filed at 12:08 pm, Tuesday January 29th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
NY NOW writes awfully shrill press releases.
aside- obama cry?
Filed at 11:49 am, Tuesday January 29th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Obama almost had his own crying moment.
The Post-FL game: Is a Rudy dropout imminent?
Filed at 9:12 am, Tuesday January 29th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
It’s primary day in Florida.
The Democratic race is, of course, non-binding, so it doesn’t really matter at this stage. The Republican contest may be more interesting though. There are already signs that Rudy Giuliani, who foolishly banked his entire campaign on the single state, may be very close to dropping out.
The indispensable Greg Mitchell […]
SOTU: Final Thoughts
Filed at 12:27 am, Tuesday January 29th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Bush’s speech this year was, in my mind, just plain boring. He didn’t offer much new in the way of brave new policies (expanding private schooling was probably the biggest item), and his rhetoric didn’t have any new edge that we haven’t heard before either. I think we all know that very little Bush said […]
aside- obama clinton reax to sotu
Filed at 9:50 pm, Monday January 28th 2008
by Arlen Parsa
by Arlen Parsa
Obama reacts to Bush’s SOTU; So does Clinton
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