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One Vote Matters

July 10th, 2008

Jesse Jackson: “Did I say that?”

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Upon finishing an interview with a Fox News correspondent, former presidential candidate, the Reverend Jesse Jackson (Sr.) was heard (via a still “hot” microphone) saying less than complimentary remarks about Senator Barack Obama’s recent interactions with the African American community.
After learning that the […]

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June 26th, 2008

Obama meets with Industry Leaders

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Continuing his focus on the nation’s economy, Barack Obama, on Wednesday, met with executives from some of the countries largest companies. The closed meeting, held in Chicago, was attended by representatives from firms such as J.P. Morgan, Ford, and Boeing.
There was no official agenda released by Obama’s campaign, […]

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June 10th, 2008

While Clinton assesses her debts, Obama brings in the big bucks.

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Political pundits continue to weigh in on Hillary Clinton’s campaign debt. As we know, Clinton loaned her campaign over $11 million - thanks to the McCain/Feingold campaign finance rules she has until the Democratic Convention (August) to re-pay herself - after the convention she […]

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June 7th, 2008

Hillary Clinton expected to suspend campaign.

Senator Hillary Clinton is expected to suspend her campaign, formally, today.
I’ve decided to live blog her speech - which should start soon.
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June 3rd, 2008

Obama needs 4 delegates to “clinch” - Live Blog begins soon

McCain is speaking to his supporters.
He said that he thinks Obama will be his opponent.
He is in New Orleans - with Bobby Jindal (LA Governor)
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June 3rd, 2008

It’s the Final Countdown!

(cue 80’s glam-metal music)
Today Montana and South Dakota hold their Democratic Primaries - the 2 FINAL primaries on the Dem’s calendar.
Montana has 16 pledged delegates and 9 superdelegates (3 of whom have committed to Barack Obama) to divide between the candidates per the results of their open primary. In a poll taken over the past […]

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June 1st, 2008

Hillary Clinton wins Puerto Rico Primary

Senator Hillary Clinton defeated Senator Barack Obama, convincingly, in the Puerto Rico Primary - the 3rd to last primary election on the Democratic calendar.
Senator Clinton’s 68% to 32% victory, this late in the race, adds more intrigue to the last 2 primary races (South Dakota and Montana) scheduled to be held on Tuesday.
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May 31st, 2008

Rules and Bylaws Committe holds hearing

The Demoratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee is holding a hearing today to consider testimony from leading party members on what to do about the Florida and Michigan delegations.
The 30 member committee is made up of senior party members, with a wide range of experience and loyalties. 13 of the 30 are Clinton […]

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May 29th, 2008

One Vote Matters. But will it be counted?

On Saturday the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Rules and Bylaws Committee will meet to decide the “fate” of the Florida and Michigan delegations.
As you will recall, both Michigan and Florida violated DNC rules and held their (respective) primaries earlier than permissible; as a result, the DNC negated the results and has refused to include the […]

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May 27th, 2008

Republican Veepstakes - Who will “win”?

MSNBC.com has a new twist on predicting the selection for Vice President.
The Veepstakes - sets up a bracket (much like we see for the NCAA basketball tournament) of political hopefuls/possibilities - each “candidate” is seeded and pitted against a particular rival.
Each participant can check out the biography of each “seed” and then pick the most […]

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