JJ Dinner - Turning Point for Obama?
It's common in Iowa circles that, one reason Kerry won the Iowa caucuses was his showing at the Iowa State Democratic Party's Jefferson Jackson Dinner in 2003, which spearheaded him to the caucus...
View ArticleExamining Rhetorical Styles - Part 1 - Hillary Clinton
This is an academic experiment. In College (at the best school in the world), I studied rhetoric in political speech, and how the different types of appeals, whether they be emotional, logical, or...
View ArticleEdwards vs. Obama - The Supporters
Edwards vesus Obama. It's been the hottest race in the blogosphere since..well, geez, usually we agree on these things pretty well. Paul Hackett vs Sherrod Brown? I leave Hillary out because she has,...
View ArticleIs Immigration the new Gay Marriage?
By all accounts, we are a nation in turmoil. We continue to fight an never ending war in Iraq, the housing crisis continues to spread throughout the financial markets, and the economy teeters on the...
View ArticleFirst Hillary Attack Ad - Analysis
Crossposted at NithinCoca.com Yesterday, Democratic Courage, a independent PAC which seems to have only one goal - bring down Hillary Clinton - began airing, in limited, highly targeted cable TV spots...
View ArticleThe "Top 8" Democratic Horserace Rankings
The order from most likely to win the Democratic nomination to least likely to win the Democratic nomination. Momentum direction in parenthesis. I'll be releasing the Republican rankings tomorrow. Like...
View ArticleCaucus Training Videos: Comparing Obama, Hillary and Edwards
Barack Obama, John Edwards, and Hillary Clinton have all released caucus training videos for the Iowa Caucuses. Obama has also released a Nevada Caucus training video. Each video has its strengths and...
View ArticleObama: Experience vs. the Republicans
Will Obama's experience hurt in the general? It's been his achilles heel so far in the primary race, (though to some, it might be the reason they are voting for him). We've all known about Hillary...
View ArticleHillary's "Scathing" Attacks on Obama!
Hillary's on the attack against Obama. And boy has she released some whoppers.It all started on Dec 2nd, when Howard Wolfson, Clinton's Communications Director, said this on Meet the Press. "There's a...
View ArticleObama Leads on Pollster (IA), for the First Time!
For the first time ever, Barack Obama is ahead of Hillary Clinton in what I consider the most reliable poll aggregate, Pollster.com, in the crucial early caucus state of Iowa!
View ArticleDes Moines Register Endorsement: Rumors Galore!
Quite possibly the biggest endorsement left in Iowa (unless Tom Harkin comes out of his Dean-shaped shell of fear). Let's start up the rumor mill!
View ArticleSurveyUSA Iowa General - Obama DESTROYS Republicans
New poll from SurveyUSA on general election matchups in Iowa. Internals included below. Clinton barely beats the Republicans (and loses to McCain) but Obama comfortable beats them all outside the...
View ArticleJobless Republican to Save America!
Anyone ever notice how most of the Republicans running for President do not hold current positions? They're unemployed! Does that mean anything? No! As George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan have proved,...
View ArticleWho's the Most Electable? Who Cares!
I'm sick and tired of all the "Candidate A is more Electable than Candidate B" diaries. Are we so insecure as a party that we can't stop worrying what the other side thinks about us? Why are we so god...
View ArticleBarack Obama's Tested, Proven Iowa Organization
I'm here to counter the media narrative and blogger narrative. That John Edwards, as a result of time and history, has the best organization in Iowa. That Hillary Clinton, due to the machine behind...
View ArticleIowa: Why Obama Won
I don't think we yet understand the enormity of Barack Obama's victory in Iowa, so let me start with an email from a friend of a friend I met in Southeast Asia, which I recieved only hours after the...
View ArticleIowa Ads: Who Really Spent the Most?
I've read a lot from mostly Edwards supporters that because Obama spent so much more on TV advertising, that is why he won. I respectfully disagree, and here is why. First, the TV expenditure numbers...
View ArticleMy Journey, From Dean to Obama '08
This is my story, from a Dean supporter in 2004, to traveling around the world, searching for my calling in 2006 and 2007, to supporting Barack Obama today.In 2003-04, I was an dedicated Deaniac. As...
View ArticleDebunking the Post-NH Media Narratives
The media narratives are out. The Clinton's, once again the Comeback Kids, the race is thrown into disarray. With New Hampshire and Iowa finished, and we have no idea who will be the nominee on either...
View ArticleGE Polls: A Huge Waste of Time (w/ facts!)
I'm really sick of all the diaries posting prospective GE polls numbers, no matter who they are supporting. Obama leads everyone in Zogby, woop-dee-do! Edwards leads in Rassmussen, oh my lord! Clinton...
View ArticleGut Instincts: Obama's Going Up!
So far, amidst all the polls, all the predictions, pundits, and idiocracy, there has been one thing that has led me in the right direction, one things that has been pretty accurate in who's doing well...
View ArticleRace, America, and my hopes for 2008
I really caught me by surprise,the extent as to how race and gender have exploded on the national stage since Barack Obama's victory in Iowa. I'm not talking about the back and forth accusations...
View ArticleWe Have Failed
I always thought that the goal of the blogosphere was to raise the political dialog in our nation. To fill in the gaps where the mainstream media has failed. And, in general, we've done a pretty good...
View ArticleDivide and Conquer: Wedge Issues '08, a Historical Preview
As we get closer to November, I thought it would be useful to examine the devil in modern politics. The wedge issue. What role will it have this fall, and will it once again doom Democrats chances for...
View ArticleSo, Democrats for Rudy?
I've jumped full hand into the Theory of Republican Chaos. And so far, the numbers were fitting the equation.First, Mike Huckabee won Iowa. Evangelicals, check.Then, John McCain won New Hampshire....
View ArticleStop Posting and Volunteer for Barack!
I think that its fantastic that Edwards supporters on DailyKos are asking their supporters to Phone Bank, as I, along with many Obama supporters, believe that citizen participation is key to helping...
View ArticleMcCain vs. Clinton, an Electoral Disaster
Hillary Clinton vs. John McCain. The most hated, partisan Democrat versus one of the most independent, well liked Republicans. A race we can win?I'm not talking about the reality of either candidate...
View ArticleThe GOP's Greatest Hits (w/ clips!)
It's only six days to (as I like to call it) Tsunami Tuesday. It seems that, day by day, we are losing our favorite Republican candidates. Fred, we hardly knew ya. Guiliani, boy, have you fallen hard....
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Obama's Innovative Online Ads
I was browsing the blogs this morning, specifically, TalkingPointsMemo, when I noticed this awesome ad from the Obama campaign on TPM's front page.Wow! An interactive map targeted to where I live! You...
View ArticleKansas is Fired up for Feb 5th!
The Kansas for Obama operation is running at full speed. With 18 staffers (compared to just two for Hillary), multiple field offices, a dedicated volunteer base, its obvious that only one candidate...
View ArticleThe Vintage Fired up Collection
For all you Obama (and non Obama) supporters getting ready for a long night, there are still a few hours before polls close and we need to make the final push. I'm heading to my pre-caucus meeting in...
View ArticleBaracking the Kansas Caucuses
Caucusing in Kansas: Aussie Football to Iowa's CroquetLast night, I was swept up in a sea of change in the most unlikely of places. Suburban Johnson County, a diehard, Republican area where Democrats...
View ArticleIn Hillaryland, Fox News > MSNBC
I was upset when I heard this - as were many netroots Progressives. Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson just announced that the campaign has accepted a Fox News invitation for a one-on-one...
View ArticleI wore my Obama shirt to the Republican Caucus
It's caucus day, part 2! After caucusing for Barack at the Kansas Democratic caucus last week, I thought that I'd see how they did things on the other side of the aisle. So, I rustled myself out of bed...
View ArticleNow, this is Rapid Response!
One reason that the Obama campaign is winning is because of their excellent rapid response system. It wasn't always this way, in actuality, the campaign began their rapid response "War Room" in...
View ArticleMy (Our) Time is Now
On April 19th, 2007, I, for the first time in 13 months, set foot on American soil. I planned it like this on purpose, to travel for a year, experience the world, volunteer in third world countries,...
View ArticleCHINA Politized the Olympics
There is an allure to the Olympics games, and allure that transcends sport. It is the ultimate gathering of the world - because of the athletes who participate, amateurs from all different walks of...
View ArticleMy Letter to ABC
The last few weeks, the mainstream media has disgusted me with its utter disregard for substance. Last night, that digust hit a new peak. If it weren't for blogs, I would be lost - I can't imagine...
View ArticleFrom 9/11 and Fear, to Hope and Barack Obama
I remember 9/11 well. I was 18. I was heading of to college, about to, for the first time ever, live away from home. I'd decided to move to California, halfway across the country from my hometown of...
View ArticleJoe Biden and Barack Obama in Iowa
It's 2pm here in on the West Coast now. About 14 hours since I found out that Joe Biden was going to be the VP pick. While I was disappointed at first - holding out for Wesley Clark, Brian Schweitzer...
View ArticleInevitability
I feel great. Things are looking great for the first time in a long time. The polls have never looked better (up in Florida?!). The voter registration numbers are off the hook. Sarah Palin looks...
View ArticleOccupy Wall Street: Lessons from the 1950's on Creating a Movement
On December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks helped changed America by refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus, launching the Montgomery bus boycott. On September 17th, 2011, a group of...
View ArticleAfrikans and the American Dream
This is a bit of an intro to a piece I'm working on attacking Romney for his repeated appeals to American exceptionalism in the past, versus what we should be doing - building a true dream for hte...
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Why Obama Will Win: The Romney Effect and Polling
One the strange things we've seen, thus far, this electoral season, is that divergence between swing-state polling and general election polling. The charts below visualize this discrepancy. President...
View ArticleAn Unspoken Word at Both Conventions: Syria
I speak French, therefore, as part of my daily newsfeed, I check not only the progressive blogs and the few decent remnants of the American mainstream media, but also the French language media as...
View ArticleMitt Romney's Factory and Economic Fallacies
I watched all of Mitt Romney's videos. Most of them did not really shock me, they were the same, right-wing talking points we've heard for years just stated a lot more bluntly. If there was any...
View ArticleAmerican History is a Sad History
The appeals - especially from Romney and the right, who seem to believe in a 1950's American utopia - to American exceptionalism are peaking right about now, the days before the election.Perhaps we...
View ArticleGun Shootings and the Military Industrial Complex: The Root Problem
In Cambodia, one of the popular activities for western tourists to engage in is going to a gun range and shooting one of the many leftover weapons from the countries bloody past. Sitting in the...
View Article69 years: Hiroshima and how little America has learned
69 years. Have we learned from the past? I wondered that when, recently, I had an enlightening conversation with an elderly American social worker in Kansas City, my hometown. Talking about traveling...
View ArticleWhy are we not angrier?
Cause if things were the other way around — Trump winning the popular vote but losing the electoral college — this is how things would be.Major suburbs across the country were in a standstill as...
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