| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 3/3/2008 8:24:33 PM | Well it looks like Texas and Ohio will make the difference. I was born in Ohio and just wanted to take a minute and wish you guys luck. It appears we will be the states making the difference in the democratic primary. | |
|
| |
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 3/4/2008 7:14:23 AM | I'm not quite sure most youth understand politics and their place in the grand scheme of things yet, but with time and a few things that directly affect them by your just wanting things over may get you a little bit more interested in who is speaking for you.
I'm all for bringing back the draft btw .... say what?
 | |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 3/4/2008 7:57:22 AM | Hey Faith....
I'm curious if RON PAUL is under the same media blackout that he is in Ohio.
They let him in a few debates but not too many people watch those. The clips on youtube from those debates show what a great guy he is. He can't be bought or lobbied so they have no use for him. It's his own party not giving the people a chance to choose amongst the candidates. Well,do they mention his name in his state of Texas ?? | |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 3/4/2008 8:31:53 AM | Money talks, good guys are told to take a long walk.
We all know that is exactly how this wild wonderful world works.
Money, money, money .... MONEY!
But every once in awhile, a small voice is heard through the din and they didn't even have to pay anyone to listen .... or at least that's what I'm keeping near and dear to my heart today when I go vote.
I'm just waiting for all of you to go so that my vote cancels yours ...see?
My daughter has gone to vote already and she said that there were 9 presidential candidates to choose from on her ballot. That little Republican!
 | |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 3/4/2008 10:57:34 AM |
I'm not quite sure most youth understand politics and their place in the grand scheme of things yet, but with time and a few things that directly affect them by your just wanting things over may get you a little bit more interested in who is speaking for you.
The thing is, I DO care. I'm just sick of being bombarded every time I turn around by them. I want it over with. As I'm sure plenty of other people are sick of the political bombardment during election time. | |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 3/4/2008 12:59:32 PM | ummmm ... if not during election time, then when exactly would it be convenient for the candidates to let people know their stand on the issues.
I for one certainly don't want all that mucking up my summer.
::eyesrolling::
The point here is that the issues the candidates are addressing are notgoing away. But no one wants to seem to listen ... hmmm?
Tolerance is a learned thing. So is listening, I mean really listening. A rare skill indeed. | |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 3/4/2008 2:52:55 PM | | Good luck as this is only the first phase of the process. Wait until the republicans and democrats have a candidate. Then the real battle begins as both parties stand to win or lose much. Keep in mind a democratic president will have little influence if the make up of the congress remains staus quo, that is the democrats with a slim lead in congress, but not a majority. The real test is yet to arrive. The nasty debates and campaigning have yet to start. What will the fishes do in the campaign process? Any thoughts? | |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 4/11/2008 6:21:56 PM | Breaking from Newsmax.com
Obama Closing Superdelegates Gap
Barack Obama is gaining steadily on Hillary Clinton among Democratic superdelegates, nearly erasing her last advantage in a presidential race where those party insiders could be the ultimate kingmakers.
In a danger sign for Clinton, Obama over the past few months has sharply cut her lead among superdelegates — nearly 800 elected officials and party leaders free to back any candidate.
Story continues below . . .
"Obama has won more delegates, he's won more votes, he's raised more money, and now you see it happening with superdelegates too," said Simon Rosenberg, head of the Democratic advocacy group NDN.
Neither Obama nor Clinton is likely to win enough pledged delegates in state contests to clinch the hard-fought battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, leaving superdelegates to decide the race. The Democratic nominee will face Republican John McCain in the November election.
Despite heavy courting by Clinton, most of the superdelegates who made up their minds since January backed Obama. Clinton's superdelegate lead dwindled to about 30 from 100 in that time.
A count by MSNBC gives Clinton 256 superdelegates to Obama's 225. Obama, an Illinois senator, has gained steam in the past month, winning more than two dozen new commitments, compared with a handful for Clinton, a New York senator.
"It has been a drip, drip, drip toward Obama," said Steven Schier, a political analyst at Carleton College in Minnesota.
"Superdelegates can see Obama's advantages growing, and it's pretty clear it's going to be very hard for Clinton to catch him," he said. "If Obama notches a few more victories, it could become a stampede."
Obama has suggested that superdelegates back the candidate with the most pledged delegates — he leads by about 130 — and popular votes. He leads Clinton by about 700,000 votes, excluding contests in Florida and Michigan that were not sanctioned by the national party.
Clinton has struggled to overtake Obama in the Democratic contest and has rejected calls from some Obama supporters to get out of the race.
More than 300 superdelegates remain uncommitted or have yet to be named, giving the candidate who wins the bulk of them a path to the nomination.
CLINTON TRIES TO CLOSE GAP
Clinton hopes a strong run in the last 10 contests starting April 22 in Pennsylvania will close the gap with Obama in pledged delegates and popular votes, bolstering her claim she is best suited to beating McCain.
The private battle for superdelegates has been as tough as the public campaign for votes, with both camps courting uncommitted party leaders and trying to keep supporters in line.
Clinton has suffered high-profile reversals like the decision by U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, a prominent black supporter, to switch to Obama. Another superdelegate ally, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, suggested that backing a candidate who did not win the popular vote "would be a hard argument to make."
But she recently won the support of U.S. Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania and picked up three more superdelegates this week.
"Most superdelegates are in a holding pattern. They're waiting to see what happens in Pennsylvania and down the road before they make any decisions," Clinton spokesman Phil Singer said.
Rosenberg said the recent string of superdelegate endorsements for Obama made that argument hard to swallow. "A substantial number have moved — and most are moving to Obama," he said.
Wayne Holland, chairman of the Utah Democratic Party and a superdelegate, endorsed Obama on Thursday. He said he thought Obama could help Democratic candidates throughout Utah and the West by attracting new voters, donors and volunteers.
"As state chair, my job is to try to elect as many Democrats in various offices in this state as possible," he said. "I was looking for who could best help us win here, and that was overwhelmingly Senator Obama."
© 2008 Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
  | |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 5/10/2008 10:34:49 AM | Obama rises from political obscurity to verge of history
By CHARLES BABINGTON (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
May 10, 2008 10:12 AM EDT
WASHINGTON - The amazement was on their faces. Hundreds waited for Barack Obama on that evening in South Carolina, 15 weeks ago, to claim victory - a surprising victory, surprisingly large.
And amazing it was. It made it possible for him to stand today on the verge of being the first black person ever nominated for president by a major party.
One could guess the thoughts of the blacks and whites in that crowd: Can you believe that our state - South Carolina, first to secede and first to open fire in the Civil War - is now catapulting a black man to the front of the presidential contest in a year that bodes well for Democrats?
"Race doesn't matter," some began to chant. "Race doesn't matter!"
The cry soon gave way to more familiar chants of "Yes we can," and everyone in the auditorium surely knew that race does still matter in so many ways. But in a pinch-me moment, they seemed to realize that a barrier had been broken with a swiftness and certainty that even they had not foreseen.
IT FEELS GREAT! PHILLY I KNOW THIS IS VERY HARD FOR YOU, BUT FOR ME I AM DANCING
| |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 5/10/2008 11:34:20 AM | A shame the Dems had to turn this into a 'history making' moment instead of finding a truly viable canidate to compete against McCain, & now it seems we are turing this into a completely racial issue.
Where is Algore when we need him!   | |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 5/10/2008 2:52:44 PM | Obama overtakes Clinton in Democratic superdelegates
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
From Associated Press
May 10, 2008 3:57 PM EDT
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama erased Hillary Rodham Clinton's once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday when he added more endorsements from the group of Democrats who will decide the party's nomination for president.
Obama added superdelegates from Utah and Ohio, as well as two from the Virgin Islands who had previously backed Clinton. The additions enabled Obama to surpass Clinton's total for the first time in the campaign. He had picked up nine endorsements Friday.
The milestone is important because Clinton would need to win over the superdelegates by a wide margin to claim the nomination. They are a group that Clinton owned before the first caucus, when she was able to cash in on the popularity of the Clinton brand among the party faithful.
Those party insiders, however, have been steadily streaming to Obama since he started posting wins in early voting states.
"I always felt that if anybody establishes himself as the clear leader, the superdelegates would fall in line," said Don Fowler, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
"It is perceived that he is the leader," said Fowler, a superdelegate from South Carolina who supports Clinton. "The trickle is going to become an avalanche."
Superdelegates are the party and elected officials who will automatically attend the Democratic national convention this August in Denver. They can support whomever they choose, regardless of what happens in the primaries.
They are key because neither Obama nor Clinton can win the nomination without them.
Nearly 800 superdelegates will attend the convention. Obama has endorsements from 275, according to the latest tally by The Associated Press. Clinton has 271.5.
| |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 5/10/2008 3:49:03 PM | | The sooner the super delegates pledge to Obama the better for the Democrats . It is very clear that the democrats need to unify and focus on winning the election. We cannot let the primary become a distraction. The election will not be easy. It will take tiome and a unified party. | |
|
| |
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 5/11/2008 3:26:53 PM |
I do not want anyone to say the candidate is not the one chosen by the people.
& why not? This happened in both 2000 & 2004, & I believe Clinton did not get the popular vote in either of his elections.
The Electorial college is obsolete & inaccurate. | |
|
| |
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 5/12/2008 6:43:50 AM | This is sounding like you are getting these ideas from the documentary "Blackout In America" which I did enjoy, aside from the fact that it pretty much blamed the outcomes of these elections on race alone.
Good flick though, catch it if you can, a lot of eye openers. | |
|
| |
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 5/13/2008 6:01:01 AM | Likewise Faith  It's amazing how the past few elections were rigged. I think though the votes were gerrymandered via income & social class, rather than race.... he with the gold gets to rule! There was widespread party jumping for the primary in the affluent precincts around here.
I really believe the dems want another 8 years of Bill & will try to get this via Hillary. | |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 5/13/2008 5:20:45 PM | | Here we go the Democrats are self destructing already. The dems want to rewrite the primary rules and count the votes from Michigan and Florida. No matter how they change the rules they will upset democrats that will become republican supporters in the November election ensuring 4 more years of the republicans. With so much at stake including picking supreme court judges that will determine the fate of Roe vs wade it is disappointing that the Democratic rules committee does not understand the the Democrats. | |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 5/13/2008 5:50:13 PM | No matter how they change the rules they will upset democrats that will become republican supporters in the November election ensuring 4 more years of the republicans.
..... 3 years to come up with a solid canidate, & we have just been amused with the 'Punch & Judy' show for the past months!
I wonder how the Republicans are going to rig the election this November? | |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 5/13/2008 6:37:41 PM | They will not have to rig the election. The democrats are doing it themselves.
Televangelist John Hagee apologizes to Catholics
By JIM KUHNHENN (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
May 13, 2008 7:09 PM EST
WASHINGTON - John Hagee, an influential Texas televangelist who endorsed John McCain, apologized to Catholics Tuesday for his stinging criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and for having "emphasized the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant relations with the Jews."
Now if Hillary convinces the superdelegates to place her on the ticket. The republicans will win.
With all of the bad blood they can still win.
Rush Limbaugh called it 'Operation Chaos'. It is working. | |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 5/14/2008 6:05:07 AM | Darn, I'm missing Pat Robertson! ... I was surprised to hear him say even 'W' is going too far in Iraq.
They will still need some 'insurance' rigging... a few key counties here & there ect. | |
|
| Good luck Ohio tomorrow with the Presidential Election
Posted: 5/14/2008 7:15:48 PM | Yeah Baby
Edwards gives long-awaited endorsement to Obama
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, is joined by former Democratic presidential hopeful, John Edwards, at a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Jae C. HongBy CHARLES BABINGTON (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
May 14, 2008 7:05 PM EDT
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party's likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy.
The surprise endorsement came a day after Clinton defeated Obama by more than 2-to-1 in the West Virginia primary, and it helped the Obama campaign steer much of the evening news coverage away from a painful subject. The West Virginia outcome highlighted Obama's challenge in winning over "Hillary Democrats" - white, working-class voters who also supported Edwards in significant numbers before he exited the race in late January.
| |
|
| |
Home
login 
