"Remember this: the Democrat machine candidate always wins; the upstart insurgents never do. It’s all you need to know. Forget all the polls," – Rush Limbaugh, today.
Month: January 2008
The World’s Cheapest Car
A nano!
Fred Calls
Ed listens.
Kerry Gold
A political consultant reader writes:
Maybe Kerry himself isn’t that helpful, but I know one thing the Obama people are thrilled with today: the voter file. Obama now has access to the largest, most recent presidential campaign voter file. The millions of email addresses, phone numbers, and addresses are invaluable as Obama starts to go national. I imagine the information Kerry has from 2004 could easily double the size of Obama’s voter file in states like South Carolina and Nevada and maybe even triple the size in states like California and New York. Also, Obama now has access to activists and supports of Clinton who – in all likelihood – where in Kerry’s general election voter file. So while the man himself probably won’t give him that big of a boost, the fact that Kerry just pinned his email list is pretty significant in terms of data and list building.
Still Huckabee’s To Lose
He’s very viable in Michigan in the poll of polls. Yes, McCain seems to be gaining in South Carolina, but the broader picture is still positive for Huck:
Gen-Nexters
The least Republican generation. And who can blame them?
Malkin Award Nominee
"Clinton fought back, but she needs a radio-controlled shock collar so that aides can zap her when she starts to get screechy," – Joel Achenbach, WaPo.
Pelosi Backs Obama?
The significance of George Miller’s endorsement.
Identity Politics and the Dems
One blogger on Clinton’s appeal:
It’s absolutely legitimate for Hillary’s sex to be one’s deciding factor, and no less legitimate than citing John Edwards being a millworker’s son who knows what it’s like to be working class as one’s deciding factor.
Another on Obama’s:
Regardless of whom we decide on, by making the identity politics of our candidate a factor in our decision, we are implicitly establishing a ‘separate and unequal’ relationship between race and gender barriers that only fuels the continued clash between race activists and feminists.
So, I’m supporting Senator Barack Obama because he’ll be a great president. And, not because he’s Black.
The Dish 