Daily Archives: May 6, 2008

Split Decision

It looks like Obama took North Carolina and Clinton is ahead in Indiana, according to CNN. If Obama does fail – again – to deliver the knockout, how does that play with the party elite? As North Carolina results came … Continue reading

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What’s Wrong With This Picture?

Answer: I just took this an hour or so ago. It is May 6th and the tulips are just blooming. These are at the front of the house and get morning sun. (This is very, very late in this area, … Continue reading

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More Problems For Obama

The exit polls from North Carolina highlight a surprisingly little commented upon weakness in the Obama campaign.  This weakness is the absolute dependency upon the black vote in order to win anything.  The numbers: White Democrats: (41%)  Clinton 61%  Obama 35% … Continue reading

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Crackup?

Marc Ambinder has been looking at exit polls and thinks he sees a real problem for the Democrats. Things are looking very much like they may be falling apart for them – in a very big way. Forget the horse … Continue reading

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The Social Life Of Dead Poets

From the folks who brought you "Name That Sausage" comes the next great craze "Find That Schiller!" Who is buried in Friedrich Schiller's tomb? Several people, apparently, but none of them the famous poet and playwright, according to new research. … Continue reading

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Blue Collar?

This is all over the news media today. Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are attempting desperately to appeal to blue collar workers. The presidential race has turned into a riveting competition for ordinariness, as both campaigns have concluded that … Continue reading

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The Identity Trap

James Carville, not exactly known as Mr. Peacemaker in the world of politics, points out the problem that either Democrat is going to have reuniting the Democratic party once the nomination is secured. He does so in a little bit different … Continue reading

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