Posted on June 26th, 2008 by political buzz
With Hillary and Obama set to woo ex-Clinton donors tonight and participate in their first joint public campaign rally tomorrow, some final details concerning a seamless merger of the Clinton brand into the Obama campaign and clean-up of some final Hillary baggage is underway courtesy of uber-lawyer Robert Barnett. Hillary wants to unify the party […]
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Posted on June 6th, 2008 by political buzz
No deep discussion on this, just a link to/a few blurbs from a thought provoking NY Times piece by Sheryl Gay Stolberg. It covers how President Bush’s role - not to mention schedule - has changed drastically in preparation for the November election. John McCain’s biggest liability is the appearance of close ties to Bush […]
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Posted on May 29th, 2008 by political buzz
The Scott McClellan tell-all has hijacked the media storyline this week, pushing the happenings on the trail off the front page. And why not? The McClellan memoir is a bona fide bombshell, piling up more negative accusations on a Bush presidency whose sole job of late is to stay out of the way of GOP […]
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Posted on May 12th, 2008 by political buzz
Judging by the results of a new ABC News/Washington Post poll gauging views on subjects from the popularity of President Bush to the direction of the country, the upcoming general election campaign will be full of Bush bashing (even from McCain) and attempts by the candidates to “feel the pain” of voters who feel that […]
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Posted on April 30th, 2008 by political buzz
Is the media and political punditocracy overplaying the impact of Jeremiah Wright on a potential Obama-McCain matchup this fall? The new NBC/WSJ poll has several findings that indicate this statement is true.
Though over 30% of voters are “concerned” about either Obama’s recent “bitter” comments and his association with Rev. Wright (people could pick multiple “concerns,” […]
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Posted on January 29th, 2008 by political buzz
Last night’s final State of the Union from President Bush was almost overshadowed by the ongoing Hillary vs. Obama stuff (especially the Ted Kennedy endorsement). The show did go on, however, with the speech itself not making much noise on any issue - from Iraq to terrorism to the economy. The themes of Iraq and […]
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Posted on November 14th, 2007 by political buzz
Immigration is quickly becoming a major flash point again in the Republican race (much to McCain dismay). After previous battles between JMac and all of his GOP rivals and then Romney and Giuliani, illegal immigration has flared to the point that all three major GOP frontrunners are battling over the issue. The most heated fight […]
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Posted on August 27th, 2007 by political buzz
The news that AG Al Gonzales is resigning from the Bush administration brought a bevy of reactions from the ‘08 Democratic presidential candidates - most of it negative blurbs from the Dems. To save you time from trolling the web, here’s a compilation of statements currently available.
John Edwards - “Better late than never.”
Joe Biden - […]
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Posted on August 24th, 2007 by political buzz
Well-respected GOP Senator John Warner’s call for the beginning of some sort of troop withdrawal plan for Iraq by mid-September is both a wake-up call for the Bush administration and pro-war Republicans and a surprise for many, considering the recent good news coming in about the surge. Couple Warner’s announcement with news that JCS chairman Peter Pace […]
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