2008 Elections
Doubling Down on Obama: A Gambler’s Guide to the Election
I think its fair to say that as more and more becomes known about Obama, the more and more I become convinced that I’ll be able to say I told you so the day after the general election in November.
Obama is a political unknown. He talks a good talk, but can’t walk a good […]
The Jeremiah Wright Contradiction
To understand why Barack Obama finally decided to sever his ties with pastor Jeremiah Wright, one only needs to reach for a copy of Dreams from My Father .
After meeting Wright for the first time, Obama recalls thumbing through a church brochure, reviewing the guiding principles of Trinity United. He described one particular passage […]
PG Exclusive Interview: Wayne Allyn Root steps up as “rebel with the pitchfork,” seeks Libertarian nod
This article is part two of a three part series on the Libertarian nominating contest.
Pulling out his veto pen on March 8, 2008, President George W. Bush was able to successfully thwart congressional efforts to ban the use of certain harsh interrogation tactics by Central Intelligence Agency officers. This veto marked only the ninth […]
Political Racial Code Words and Color Arousal At Work In The American Body Politic
African American Political Pundit: Racial Code Words or Color Aroused Code Words are making a big come back due to Hillary and Bill Clinton.
As one blogger, Take back the Times, recently noted in the post, Has Hillary Found Racial Code Words? “Perhaps When Dodger baseball executive Al Campanis said that blacks “may not have some […]
Political Grind Exclusive Interview: Energized Senator Gravel sets sights on Libertarian run
Arlington, VA—Surrender is not a term that appears in former United States Senator Mike Gravel’s lexicon. Gravel, who until a few weeks ago was a candidate for the Democrat Party’s presidential nomination, announced his departure from the Democrat flock and a new affiliation with the Libertarian Party last week.
Gravel, who served in the upper chamber […]
The Vetting of Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton on Hillary Clinton.
“I’ve been tested. I’ve been vetted. I have been in the political arena in our country very intensely for 16 years. There are no surprises.”
With the ousting of Mark Penn (or not) and the most recent campaign story spun without proper fact checking coming back to haunt her, I’m not at […]
The Clinton Foundation Bottomless Pit
We should be thankful that $2300 is the maximum allowable individual campaign contribution.
Because after getting a look at the amount of money contributed to the Clinton Foundation, without contribution limits, Barack Obama would now be at footnote in the Democratic primary.
More than $500 million dollars has been donated to the Clinton Foundation. Due to the […]
Is Sunday Morning Talk Show Apartheid Really Gone?
Is “Sunday Morning Apartheid gone? Is there still a very clear division, an exclusion of blacks to a large degree on Sunday Morning Talk shows? Is America still a nation involved in ” Sunday Morning Apartheid” or is Felicia Lee at New York Times right when she wrote, “Like the Candidates, TV’s Political Pundits Show […]
Do McCain supporters know where he stands on Immigration?
For many, apparently not.
According to the poll below, it looks like a lot of voters on both sides are unclear as to where the candidates they are supporting really stand on immigration.
This is very interesting to me, because I truly believe that immigration is going to be a major issue in this campaign cycle, for […]
The Four Options for the Democratic Nomination and the Best Plan Going Forward
There are essentially four options left for the Democratic nomination. They depend upon three factors: who wins Pennsylvania, who wins Indiana, and whether Florida or Michigan get revotes.
The possibilities
1.Clinton wins Pennsylvania, Indiana and Florida and Michigan get revotes.
Outcome: Clinton wins
2. Clinton wins Pennsylvania, Indiana and Florida and Michigan do NOT get revotes.
Outcome: Clinton will win […]
Ferraro Censoring Forgotten in Rev. Wright Hullabaloo
The recent commentary on the racial politics of the 2008 campaign by former Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro, the 1984 Democrat nominee for Vice President of the United States, is just the latest example of a party paying for the sins of several decades of foolhardy pandering to identity politics. Unfortunately for Ms. Ferraro, the long-running spat […]
Stony Brook University Political Survey
Hi Everyone,
A graduate student at Stony Brook University in New York needs some help. Here is the info, Survey takes about 10 minutes. Link to google doc with last years results at the bottom of this post.
Thanks! -PG
Hello,
I need your help.
I am a graduate student in Political Science at Stony Brook University.
I am working on […]
The Math of the Delegates: It’s Going to be Close. Really Close.
More coverage at Thoughts on the World and The International Relations Blog
So it’s come down to this: an all out fight between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination. Let’s take a quick look at the current numbers:
Obama: 1402 pledged (non-super) delegates
Clinton: 1240 pledged (non-super) delegates
Keep in mind, 2025 delegates are needed […]
The Coattails of Barack Obama
While the media spins Hillary’s attempt to make herself look Presidential through her allusion (or illusion) that the Big Girl would consider Barack Obama as a VP running mate…(although her recent Super Tuesday II delegate win was just slapped down by Don’t Think So Wyoming)…
….the rest of us can take a break from this Dream […]
