Dropping out?
I have a frivolous interest in what results dictate dropping out for the different candidates. I'm starting this diary to get thoughts on the matter. Nothing serious or substantive; just some...
View ArticleDean and Taxes
From the Washington Post:"A top aide said Dean is considering a tax reform plan for the general election that includes a reduction in payroll taxes. If Dean rolls out such a plan, it could offset what...
View ArticleEdwards' plan?
Has anyone heard anything about Edwards' schedule this week? I think that he should spend at least two or three days in NH, along with an ad buy or two... He's already spent a lot of time there, and I...
View Articlea new tack
Howard Dean's famous first line to the DNC in California (IIRC) was (I'm paraphrasing) "I want to know why the Democrats are supporting Bush's war in Iraq." He got traction by hammering the other...
View ArticleThe Buck Must Stop with New President
More and more it appears that Bush will use the same defense with Intelligence-Gate as he has with the Yellowcake Business: he will blame his subordinates. He will plead credulity, ignorance-- "it...
View ArticleNYC protests in September?
The GOP convention is in September in NYC, in case you hadn't heard. Is there anything being planned in the way of a demonstration? Numbers will be particularly important, it seems to me, given that...
View ArticleClark should have run as an Independent
What first made me think of this was a memory of Clark being challenged in a debate to say that Clinton had screwed up on foreign policy, too. I don't remember the exact exchange, but I do remember...
View ArticleBill Clinton vs. John Kerry
Do people here like Bill Clinton? I ask because I'm curious: what makes John Kerry worse than Bill Clinton (apart from the obvious discrepancy in political skills)? Posts here accuse Kerry of...
View ArticleSelling the Dem Platform
I read somewhere recently the comment that Democrats talk as if most Americans are barely getting by, while Republicans talk as if everyone's about to be a millionaire. Consequently, while the...
View ArticleNot a personality contest
Possibly John Kerry's biggest weakness is his personality. He comes off as aloof, he talks in that stentorian manner, etc. No doubt the ever-substantive press is going to ask him often (as they asked...
View ArticleSpain, Iraq, Al Qaeda
I was just reading Andrew Sullivan on the results in Spain. While some of his comments are totally off the deep end-- like "It is hard to view the results in Spain as anything but a choice between Bush...
View ArticleWill fringe left dominate NYC protests?
A political writer for the New York Observer has an article at TNR online about the recent protests in NYC. It's here:http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=express&s=smith032204 I think that the show of...
View ArticleKerry and Alternative Energy
There was a breathlessly-worded diary on this last night, but I think a more measured discussion is required on what should be a major issue of the summer campaign.
View ArticleKerry and Israel
So Kerry supports without the reservation the new policy of the Bush administration regarding Israel. On Meet the Press, Russert gave him a huge opening to distance himself in some way from that...
View ArticleExcitement about Obama
From (cue sarcasm) every Kossack's favorite magazine, The New Republic:http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040531&s=scheiber053104 For my (brief) take, see below.
View ArticleGood addition to debate proposal
One of Ryan Lizza's readers made this suggestion, apropos of Kerry's challenge to Bush to have weekly debates:"What if Kerry proposed that he would support getting rid of all 527 TV ads (not legitimate...
View ArticleEdwards: Give a Major Speech Attacking Cheney!
A lot of people have been asking for John Edwards to be more nationally visible, and while I appreciate the retail politicking he does, I agree it would help the ticket for him to be getting more...
View ArticleSend in your questions for Bush
Kos got a lot of great suggestions for questions the debate moderators should ask the president. At www.mediafordemocracy.us/campaign/debates, you can write in your questions and send them to...
View ArticleKerry's position on Iraq: consistent from the beginning
I can't speak for this myself, having not done the research, but according to Marc Sandalow of the San Francisco chronicle, Kerry's policy statements, speeches and votes on the invasion of Iraq have...
View ArticleWill Bush change tune tonight?
One of Kerry's most effective messages so far has been that Bush lives in a fantasy world, particularly in regard to Iraq, of which he has painted an absurdly rosy picture. The Bush campaign knows that...
View ArticleA Point Kerry _Must_ Make
Kerry will be asked about his plan in Iraq. After laying out his basic principles-- international support, etc-- he should say this:"You can only have so much of a plan-- a framework, basically," Kerry...
View ArticlePic of Edwards&Cheney TOGETHER
http://blog.johnkerry.com/blog/archives/003154.html Get this up on the main page! Dick Cheney is a liar, and we can stick the charge to him on a silly, but eminently get-able fact. PS. It'd be nice if...
View ArticleThe 6 EVs of AR
I don't know much about Arkansas. But polls there seem extremely close-- and Clinton is still recovering. Will he be able to campaign in the next couple weeks? Is this state as close as it seems? In a...
View ArticleEnd Red State Welfare
An earlier diary mentioned this idea, then slid down the page. The idea comes from Angry Bear:"I also have a substantive recommendation to the Blue states: Do all that you can to shut off the spigots....
View ArticleConverting GOP Senators
Just prior to the election, there was an NY Times article about Lincoln Chafee, the uber-moderate Senator from RI (R), with some speculation as to whether he would switch parties. Now there's a dust-up...
View ArticleThe Democrats: Freedom and Opportunity
One weakness the Democrats have right now is what one might pretentiously call the meta-message. Republicans stand for lower taxes and moral values. Period. Can anyone say as simply what Democrats...
View ArticleDemocratic Governors for President?
Governors have won, by my count, seven of the last eight elections. The other was won by a sitting vice president (over a technocratic governor from a, shall we say, politically notorious state), and...
View ArticleClearing Spitzer's Path
http://tinyurl.com/3hpyo Schumer will get a position on the Finance Committee and will head the DSSC. Spitzer is the likely nominee for governor in 2006. Schumer says he had no eye on the state house,...
View ArticleSpecter's troubles not about Roe
A good article by Tim Noah at Slate about the Club for Growth and Arlen Specter:http://www.slate.com/id/2109827/ Noah's point is that the GOP isn't hammering Specter because he's pro-choice. They're...
View ArticlePOLL: Do you want the US to succeed in Iraq?
Please take this quick poll so I can gauge (to satisfy my own curiosity) prevailing opinion on this site. The poll is a simple Yes or No. I explain the idea behind it in the extended entry.
View ArticleTNR says netroots won election.
Surprising story from Rick Perlstein over at The New Republic Online-- surprising, that is, given its location (albeit only on TNR online, not in the magazine). Here's the kicker: "in race after race,...
View ArticleWho are the new Democratic stars? (POLL)
One as-yet-under-reported story of Tuesday's historic election is the new raft of Democratic stars that have vaunted themselves to the national stage. Sure, Barack Obama's a superstar, but how about...
View Article"You Own This Campaign"
I haven't seen any diaries about Obama's current fundraising effort, in which the Senator is encouraging supporters to donate for the first time or to match the donations of other first time...
View ArticleObama and Racism (w/ poll)
I have heard some intelligent people say they're inclined not to vote for Obama because we live in a racist country, and he can't get elected. Now, I have some problems with the whole "electability"...
View ArticleObama and Israel.
I support Obama for president, and I was a little disappointed by his speech to an AIPAC crowd a couple of weeks ago-- not because of what he did say, but because of what he didn't say. He did not, on...
View ArticleDon't Support "24" (w/ poll)
The Republican debate reminded the world again last night the way in which 24 has helped to poison the political culture of this country.At one point, the candidates were asked how they'd respond to an...
View ArticleWhere's Joe Biden?
Will Biden endorse?At this point, most endorsements are not about votes: they're about sending a signal to the other superdelegates that it's time to rally around the candidate who will finish with the...
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