Democratic Senator New York Hillary Clinton has pulled way ahead of Barack Obama in national polling in the 2008 Democratic nomination race amid a "dramatic shift" of black voters towards Obama -- and Clinton likely won her surprise in New Hampshire by her organization getting massive numbers of "old line" Democrats out to vote on voting day, Gallup Polls' editor-in-chief said … [Read more...] about Gallup Poll Official: Clinton Gains And Bad Year For Bloomberg
Schwarzenegger Campaigns for Election Reform
Schwarzenegger Campaigns for Election Reform in the LA Times today: He writes primarily about term limits but also Campaign Finance reform and Redistricting. We need redistricting reform to make the political system more competitive and more representative of the citizens of California. We need campaign finance reform to limit the influence of money in politics, and it … [Read more...] about Schwarzenegger Campaigns for Election Reform
Picking the Winners
Here’s what I submitted this morning in our office poll re: the top-three finishers in Michigan, plus my guesses on the approximate percentage of votes they’ll each receive. For those just tuning in, today's vote in Michigan is effectively Republicans only, thanks to an ongoing feud between the DNC and Michigan Democrats. REPUBLICANS 1. McCain 27% 2. Romney 26% 3. … [Read more...] about Picking the Winners
It’s L.A. Confidential For Real: The Twisted Tale of Black Dahlia Avenger
Sixty-one years ago today, a 22-year-old beauty by the name of Elizabeth Short was found brutally slain in a vacant lot at 39th and Norton streets in Los Angeles. Her body cut in half at the waist with surgical precision, her face and breasts slit, and there was a large gash where her vulva should have been. Her body had been drained of fluids as if prepared for an embalming … [Read more...] about It’s L.A. Confidential For Real: The Twisted Tale of Black Dahlia Avenger
Obama and Clinton Would Face Tough Decision on Running Mates, Part 1
Should either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton secure the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party, each would face an important challenge in the selection of a vice presidential running mate. The stakes would be high in either scenario. Clinton would need to make a choice that gains something like positive acclimation from the 45 to 48% of the electorate who say they … [Read more...] about Obama and Clinton Would Face Tough Decision on Running Mates, Part 1
Sorry About the Race Ruckus, Dr. King
That sound you hear is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spinning in his grave on what would have been his 79th birthday today as the leading Democratic presidential contenders duke it out over who can better represent his legacy and how crucial a role the great man played in securing the landmark civil rights laws of the 1970s. Commenting further than I already have on this … [Read more...] about Sorry About the Race Ruckus, Dr. King
Campaign Snapshots: A Stupid Idea From Mitt, Hill’s Surrogates & More
On the eve of the make-or-break Michigan primary today, Mitt Romney vowed to bring together in his first 100 days in office representatives from the American automotive industry, unions, Congress and the state of Michigan to develop a plan to "rebuild America's automotive leadership." Well, I can save the Mittster the trouble. All it will take are devastating missile … [Read more...] about Campaign Snapshots: A Stupid Idea From Mitt, Hill’s Surrogates & More
What Barack Obama Says About the United States …
Without winning a single primary, it's quite clear that Barack Obama has already changed the way the rest of the world views the United States. According to this op-ed article from Colombia's leading newspaper, El Tiempo, 'The victory of a neophyte Black senator in a state where only 3 percent of the population is African American - should at least temper the myth so common … [Read more...] about What Barack Obama Says About the United States …
Guest Voice: How America Can Help Pakistan
Editor's Note: This Guest Voice column was written for TMV for the Pakistan-based website The Pakistani Spectator. How America Can Help Pakistan By The Pakistani Spectator The delayed elections in Pakistan now scheduled to be held on 18th February are rocking with suicide bombings, allegations of pre-poll rigging, and apathy of Pakistani voters. On the fringes, some … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: How America Can Help Pakistan
India & China: Reviving ‘Silk Road’ Ties
When Prime Ministers of India and China raised toasts on Sunday in Beijing, they were in fact reviving memories of the ancient and historic Silk Road. The Silk Road, or Silk Route, was central to cultural interaction and connecting East and West by linking traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads and urban dwellers from China to the Mediterranean Sea...extending … [Read more...] about India & China: Reviving ‘Silk Road’ Ties
No Hope for the Gringo Election
The Mexicans are watching all this voting malarkey that is going on north of their border. They seem sure of just two things: that American voters are turning their backs on the political establishment and all the mess it has made over the last few years ... (as in the form of McCain and Obama) ... but that whomever those Americans choose, they're doomed anyway... because all … [Read more...] about No Hope for the Gringo Election
Choose The Next President
From moderate cartoonist Tom Briscoe … [Read more...] about Choose The Next President
After the Election: Will It All Be Good Again?
Thanks to Watching America.com for a translation of an article by Germany's former Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, who ponders what will change in international politics and, in particular, trans-atlanticism, after the U.S. presidential election. Fischer recognizes, George W. Bush neither invented the unilateralism of the United States nor the … [Read more...] about After the Election: Will It All Be Good Again?
Clinton, Obama Inch Towards Truce On Race Issue
They're not quite singing "Kumbaya," but they may be stepping back from a polarizing abyss that threatened to heighten Democratic Party tensions heading into the 2008 Presidential elections. New York Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama seemingly inched towards a truce to defuse an ugly, escalating argument over the use of race in the Presidential nomination … [Read more...] about Clinton, Obama Inch Towards Truce On Race Issue
Poetic Political Commentary: Needed: A Hugger-in-Chief
Here's a special original 2008 presidential campaign poetic commentary by TMV's favorite poet, Michael Silverstein, aka Wall Street Poet. Here's the harsh economic truth. The recession is already here and it's not going to be short and shallow. It's going to be long and deep. Rate cuts and other stimulus from government are severely limited by already huge budget deficits, … [Read more...] about Poetic Political Commentary: Needed: A Hugger-in-Chief
Huckabee: I Threaten GOP Elites (UPDATED Post)
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is on the hustings trying to woo voters for tomorrow's Michigan primary in what some believe could be a close contest and he has a new theme: he is a threat to the well-entrenched GOP establishment: Mike Huckabee broadened his populist-inspired appeal for support in Michigan on Saturday, saying he views his presidential campaign as a … [Read more...] about Huckabee: I Threaten GOP Elites (UPDATED Post)
Dennis Kucinich Sues NBC Due To Nevada Debate Exclusion
Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich has busy lawyers these days: it was just announced that he's suing NBC over being excluded from tomorrow's debate of the top-three Democratic Presidential nomination race candidates. Last week he demanded a recount of the New Hampshire primary vote. UPDATE: The judge has backed Kucinich. Read ED MORRISSEY. (Here's the rest of our earlier … [Read more...] about Dennis Kucinich Sues NBC Due To Nevada Debate Exclusion
This Just In!
A DELAYED "This just in!" from the investigative reporter Brad Jacobson at Media Bloodhound: Less than 48 hours after suffering an upset in New Hampshire, Barack Obama was dealt another serious setback when Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) endorsed his candidacy for president yesterday. Without warning, Senator Kerry - who ran a masterfully inept 2004 presidential … [Read more...] about This Just In!
Hillary: The Risk of Breaking With Her ‘Iron Lady’ Image
Whether calculated or not, Hillary Clinton's comments while appearing to fight away the tears has incited a global debate. According to this editorial from Switzerland's Le Temps newspaper, 'for a female politician, it may also prove a persistent difficulty to prove that her expression of emotion is not a measure of her incompetence.' By Stéphane Bussard Translated … [Read more...] about Hillary: The Risk of Breaking With Her ‘Iron Lady’ Image
Bush’s Containment Dilemma
Matt Dupuis, writing over at FPW, argues that the President's containment strategy for Iran has not been well-received in the Arab world. Although the Bush administration is eager to build an alliance to check the Shiite nation's rising regional clout, Sunni states are having none of it. In fact, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have recently been making direct overtures to Tehran in an … [Read more...] about Bush’s Containment Dilemma