On one hand a huge spike in voter turnout could boost Obama in Pennsylvania tomorrow. On the other, Clinton's habit of gaining steam as lower-income voters tune into the election late in the game offers hope for the double-digit win she needs.
The polling disaster in New Hampshire was in no small part a function of elevated turnout in late breaking, pro-Clinton constituencies. Concurrently, Clinton outperformed final polling in Ohio. Will shedo it again in the Keystone State?
Waiting...
Posted by Eric Earling at April 21, 2008 08:59 PM | Email ThisThere will be a frank discussion between her campaign staff and the party elders. Some poor smuck will get the short straw and be tasked with the odorous task of breaking the sad and harsh news: "Hillary, you're not gonna be our nominee."
We need to convince those ten percent of our citizens who regard themselve as "independent" that 40% of our citizenry is insane.
Posted by: Unkl Witz on April 21, 2008 09:17 PMApril 17, 2008
Watergate-era Republican backs Obama
Posted: 04:40 PM ET
"Wiliam Ruckelshaus endorsed Obama Thursday.
(CNN) -- From the politics/strange bedfellows file: Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has won an endorsement from Republican and former Nixon Watergate figure William D. Ruckelshaus....
The former Nixon FBI director and secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency hopes to help Obama defeat Democratic rival Sen. Hillary Clinton in the May 6 primary in Ruckelshaus' homestate of Indiana. The state has been a longtime Republican stronghold in presidential politics.
"Senator Obama's ability to attract not only Democrats, but also Republicans and Independents, makes him uniquely qualified to build the broad coalitions needed to address our nation's challenges," said Ruckelshaus in a statement.
Obama leads Clinton in Indiana 40 percent to 35 percent, with a 25 percent of respondents saying they're unsure who they'll vote for, according to a Los Angeles Times poll conducted April 10-14. The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.
The Obama campaign said it was embracing the endorsement because of Ruckelshaus' "understanding of the importance of transparency," which he gained during the tumultuous years of the Nixon administration, said Obama spokesman Kevin Griffis. Ruckelshaus remains a known and respected name in Indiana, which may draw independent voters to Obama, Griffis said.
From: CNN's Thom Patterson
Filed under: Barack Obama
What exactly are the politics of this endorsement?
Once again, substance will win over empty rhetorical style in 2008.
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Posted by: Unkl Witz on April 22, 2008 06:52 AMSo, if a female idiot is a Ditz, does that make a male a Witz? Sounds about right regarding the comments above.
Posted by: swatter on April 22, 2008 06:57 AMYou seem to be somehow threatened by this type of appeal. I'm not sure why. Public Radio and politicians use it to good effect all the time. It's purely voluntary. Would you contribute financial support to Shark and Soundpolitics?
Also, what's up with the all caps post? Are you screaming at me or is your Caps Lock key broken?
The only people who are voting for Clinton are senile ignorant diehard racists.
Posted by: John Bailo on April 22, 2008 11:04 AMWith 10mil in debt I don't know how much longer she can hold on to her pipe dream of winning the nomination.
What do you think Duffie, will she make it to OR on May 20th?
#17 Oh Yes...I'm thinking today's outcome may surprise many. [Hopefully, not me.] :)
Posted by: Duffman on April 22, 2008 12:21 PMShe is going to need something like a 30 point victory in order to keep pretending she's relevant. =P
#12: Wow ?Unkl Witz?, that is a very interesting post you have there. The purpose of posting comments here is that you are supposed to be in reference to the article above. And that post of yours was nothing but making a pathetic insult at ?swatter?s? name. How mature. Are you that intimidated by ?swatter?s? comments?
#12: Wow ‘Unkl Witz’, that is a very interesting post you have there. The purpose of posting comments here is that you are supposed to be in reference to the article above. And that post of yours was nothing but making a pathetic insult at ‘swatter’s’ name. How mature. Are you that intimidated by ‘swatter’s’ comments?