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Want Real Change? Not In This Election…

We’ve all seen the headlines: “The Reverend Wright Controversy”; “Democrats coming on Fox News”; “Obama is an elitist and calls voters in PA “bitter”; “Many Superdelegates still undecided”; “Clinton... (more...)

Posted on May 7 2008 | 2 comments | Written by Shaun Pickford

Obama Nets 4 Delegates in Tuesday’s Contests

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton split the two Democratic primary contests this evening. Obama won in North Carolina by 15 percentage points and Indiana went to Clinton by the razor thin margin of 22,000 votes in a state where 1.2 million votes where... (more...)

Posted on May 7 2008 | 0 comments | Written by Shaun Booth

Ron Paul Keeps on Going, and Going and Going

Ron Paul is still in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination, technically that is. With John McCain already having more than enough delegates to get the nomination, it would take something unprecedented for Paul to be the nominee, but yet... (more...)

Posted on May 6 2008 | 19 comments | Written by irishr

Looking Beyond North Carolina and Indiana

Today is D day in North Carolina and Indiana. I stick by my predictions of yesterday, even with the polls showing such wide differences. So now it is time to look ahead to the coming week. The latest polls out from Rasmussen Reports are on West Virginia,... (more...)

Posted on May 6 2008 | 0 comments | Written by irishr

Presidential Politics in the YouTube Era

The recently launched television ad by the Democratic National Committee, which uses the “straight talking maverick’s” own words regarding a 100 year commitment of American troops in Iraq against him brings to light McCain’s vulnerability in this... (more...)

Posted on May 6 2008 | 0 comments | Written by Shaun Booth

Prediction: North Carolina to Obama, Indiana to Clinton

In North Carolina, where he once led by as much as 11%, the latest polls show Barack Obama leading by 7 to 9%, with one poll actually showing Hillary Clinton leading by 1%. All things considered, Obama should win this one, but not by as large a margin... (more...)

Posted on May 5 2008 | 0 comments | Written by irishr

McCain’s Looming Charlie Black Problem

Charlie Black is a senior advisor deep inside the McCain campaign. What kind of affiliations could be informing his advice to McCain? Let us take a brief look: Black has been a key player in the Washington scene for close to three decades, holding his... (more...)

Posted on May 5 2008 | 1 comment | Written by Shaun Booth

Rasmussen Oregon Poll: Obama with Good Lead, Many Still Undecided

The Oregon primary is the same day as the Kentucky Primary, May 20th. There are four primaries before this date and there has not been a poll taken in Oregon since early April. This latest poll from Rasmussen has some interesting findings, aside from... (more...)

Posted on May 4 2008 | 7 comments | Written by irishr

Obama Slips in National Poll

Rasmussen Reports Daily Tracking Poll of the national Presidential race echoes the results of their poll taken in New Hampshire and it shows that one of the Democratic candidates has slipped a lot in just the last week. (more…) Popularity: 12%... (more...)

Posted on May 3 2008 | 3 comments | Written by irishr

New Hampshire: Clinton Catching Up With McCain

The polling organizations are starting to take a look at how Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama stack up against John McCain in the general election. Rasmussen Reports has just released their poll on New Hampshire and it shows that the voters of New Hampshire... (more...)

Posted on May 2 2008 | 2 comments | Written by irishr

Editorial: Anything Right with Wright?

Reverend Jeremiah Wright has become quite a significant figure in the recent months of our current election cycle. Numerous issues and topics have evolved out of the sound bites from his sermons that the mainstream media are putting out, and the consequences... (more...)

Posted on May 2 2008 | 0 comments | Written by Shaun Pickford

Ike Skelton: US Army Unprepared to Win in Afghanastan- Most Brigades Not Ready For Duty

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives in which he issued warnings about how un ready the US Military is to not only secure a victory in Afghanistan - which he referred... (more...)

Posted on May 2 2008 | 0 comments | Written by irishr

In the Midst of Food Crisis Haiti Nominates Prime Minister

Ericq Pierre was nominated by Haitian President Rene Preval on Sunday and will soon be evaluated by the Haitian Parliament and in all likelihood will be approved to be the next Prime Minister of Haiti. Early reports on the selection indicate that Pierre... (more...)

Posted on May 2 2008 | 0 comments | Written by Shaun Booth

Congress Acts to Ease the Mortgage Crisis

The mortgage crisis will not go away. Every day more and more houses go on the market because the homeowners cannot pay the high mortgages. Yes, in many cases they were not ready to buy a home and got in over their heads, but a flood of foreclosures... (more...)

Posted on May 1 2008 | 0 comments | Written by irishr

North Carolina Surprise for Clinton and Obama

There has been some interesting developments in the past few days and they are reflected in the latest poll from North Carolina. First, the poll was taken a day after North Carolina Governor Michael F. Easley endorsed Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama’s... (more...)

Posted on May 1 2008 | 4 comments | Written by irishr
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