Hillarys Delegate Hub

The Delegate Hub is the Clinton campaign's latest attempt to sway the opinions of voters by pointing out facts and myths about the race for delegates in this years democratic convention. The problem is that this site is completely one sided. It does do a good job of pointing out exactly what the superdelegates, or automatic delegates as she calls them, are but all it really consists of is a whiny attempt by Clinton to sway the opinions of voters as well as superdelegates who are thinking of switching sides. The main point she is trying to make is that the superdelegates were created in order do what was best for the democratic party. She makes it seem like voters are stupid and the nominee they choose may not be the best candidate for the party so superdelegates need to balance that effect. As a voter i find this slightly offensive. The purpose of having a primary is to have the voters choose the party's nominee. Hillary is trying to take the power out of the hands of the people and put it in the hands of the party elite because that is the only way she can win. Hillary is urging super delegates to think long and hard about what is best for the party before they make their decision. She doesn't want them to take the opinions of the voters into consideration. I have a feeling that this particular tactic is going to end up backfiring for her. Anyone who visits this website will see it for what it is, a desperate last-ditch attempt to appeal to the only allies she may have left, the democratic establishment. So much for running a campaign of change. Even party leaders are starting to jump ship, just today Georgia Congressman John Lewis, a super delegate, switched his support from Clinton to Obama. I have a feeling this is only the beginning. With the overwhelming support Obama is getting from around the nation it would be a slap in the face to democracy if Hillary won the nomination because of superdelegates.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/
http://www.delegatehub.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHnuo17dsBQ

The Latino Vote in Texas

Latinos make up approximately one third of the democratic vote in Texas. With the election taking place there in the near future, it is a good idea to consider what type of issues Latinos are opposed to and in favor of. Immigration is one of the biggest things to consider especially because it is such a hot issue today in politics. About 75% of the Latinos interviewed in Texas say that building a wall on the US and Mexican border will be an ineffective way to prevent illegal immigrants from coming to the US. Instead of a wall, “63 percent of Latinos in Texas support a pathway to citizenship as a means of addressing illegal immigration.” (CNN.com).

The next major issue and perhaps the most important, is that of the War in Iraq. A large number of Latinos in Texas have a relative in the military and overwhelmingly support a withdrawal of the US troops in Iraq. That being said, these voters oppose John Mccain’s to keep troops in Iraq, allowing Hillary and Obama to battle for the Latino vote amongst themselves. As of right now, Hillary has the most support (76%), while Obama trails(66%).

Who the Heck is Gennifer Flowers?

So I don't know if you've heard about this, but apparently Bill Clinton had another relationship with this woman named Gennifer Flowers and there is proof. (tapes of phone conversations between her and Bill during their 12 year affair!) I'm sure if I had followed the whole scandal a little closer I may have heard of her before... But searching the Internet today, I found this article about her:  

CLICK HERE

This comes up now because Flowers has realized that she could get some real money by putting up the tapes of her and Bill up for bid! She says, "I certainly would enjoy the money for my future security," Hahaha! 

Upon further research I found that Hillary's response to these tapes was absolutely epic. When asked what she thought of Bill calling Gennifer "honey" in the tapes she said that in Alabama everybody calls everybody "honey," so that was the reason that it was okay. Is Hillary ignorant? YES.

Personally, I think it's kind of funny that this woman, Gennifer, brings this forward now, especially for people like me who had never heard of this nonsense before today. Hillary has once again amazed me with her wonderful words of ignorance. How much longer can she fool herself, and how long will it take until she tries to fool the country? She's already started, and it's not looking good. NICE JOB MRS. CLINTON!

Nader's tossing his hat in the ring!!!

That's right, boys and girls!!! Ralph Nader just put his name in the running for a third party bid to be President! While being interviewed on Tim Russert's MSNBC show Meet the Press, Nader announced his intention to seek the White House, yet again. See Yahoo news link below.

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/080224/5/45qi.html

So what will this mean for the 2008 Presidential election??? Lots of pissed off Democrats, for one. Lots of Republicans jumping for joy, too! You should have seen my reaction when I saw it on CNN this morning. Not that I'm a loyal Republican, I actually can't stand a large number of them and have some major disagreements with them, being the small l libertarian that I am. But I'll take McCain with all his flaws over either Barack or Hillary any day, especially with a Democratic controlled House and Senate.

So could this siphon off enough votes from the Democrats for McCain to clinch it? According to the above linked Yahoo news article, Nader was able to get 2.7% of the vote in 2000, and many Dems blamed him for costing Gore the election. No doubt, that 2.7% of the electorate was faaaaar left, being that Nader ran as the Green Party nominee. No doubt, he'll be catching many of the same voters in the 2008 election, just the sort of people the Dems are going to need voting for them in the election.

Many of the media pundits had been saying they thought Nader would stay out of it this time around, that he wouldn't want to be blamed for ruining the chances of the potential first female or black President. Well, apparently they were wrong. Apparently I was wrong too. I figured he'd stay out of it myself, if for no other reason than to keep from giving the neo-cons a leg up.

So what could be motivating Mr. Nader? Maybe the Democrats aren't swinging far enough left for his liking? Maybe he doesn't see enough change on the horizon in an Obama administration? I'm not going to try to get too far into Ralph Nader's head, because to be quite honest, I really don't understand him a whole lot. But suffice it to say, Republicans and everyone else who DOESN'T want to see an Obama or Clinton administration are jumping for joy today.

We live in interesting times...

Spring 2008 Blog Schedule

Make sure your post (a short essay on anything related to political parties, elections and/or interest groups, with some links to back what you are saying)

Week of 2/25

abullcock
Erykah
Douglas Malloy

Week of 3/3

odetoOtoole
Amanda S.
Robespierre

Week of 3/10

Justin
swbanks
Robespierre

Week of 3/24

odetoOtoole
Jessica M.
10Straight
Amanda S.

Week of 3/30

zbooher
wilson610
Douglas Malloy

Week of 4/7

Lindsay
swbanks
Erykah

Week of 4/14

zbooher
Jessica M.
Chicken Potatoes

Week of 4/21

wilson610
Justin
Chicken Potatoes

Week of 4/28

Lindsay
abullock
10Straight

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