Over the past couple of days, according to recent reliable polls and surveys(www.fivethirtyeight.com), many swing states and percentage points have been turning in favor for Obama. Why is this?   Read More »

After viewing tonights acceptance speech by Sen. Barack Obama, I was left in shear awe, with faith and hope for our country.   Read More »

Well now we have it! Our ticket to the White House after eight long grueling years.   Read More »

Well it is finally done. The democratic party will choose their nominee and switch its focus from the primary to the general election coming in November. This has been a very long journey for all democrats. You may ask, who will the senator from Illinois pick as his running mate?   Read More »

Barack Obama coasted to victory in Mississippi's Democratic primary Tuesday, latest in a string of racially polarized presidential contests across the Deep South and a final tune-up before next month's high-stakes race with Hillary Rodham Clinton in Pennsylvania.

His triumph seemed unlikely to shorten a Democratic marathon expected to last at least six more weeks â€" and possibly far longer â€" while Republicans and their nominee-in-waiting, Sen. John McCain, turn their attention to the fall campaign.

John McCain is nearly outspent by almost 3 to 1 and is looking for Republican support from many donors.

Neither of the two rivals appears able to win enough delegates through primaries and caucuses to prevail in their historic race for the nomination, a development that has elevated the importance of nearly 800 elected officials and party leaders who will attend next summer's national convention as unelected superdelegates.


The volatile issue of race has been a constant presence in the historic Democratic campaign, and it resurfaced during the day in the form of comments by Geraldine Ferraro, the 1984 Democratic vice presidential candidate and a Clinton supporter.
"If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept," she said in an interview with the Daily Breeze of Torrance, Calif., that was published last Friday.


Obama called Ferraro's remarks "patently absurd," as he should.

Six in 10 Obama supporters said he should pick the former first lady as his vice presidential running mate if he wins the presidential nomination. A smaller share of Clinton's voters, four in 10, said she should place him on the ticket.

After Sen. Clintons' victory in Ohio by larger numbers than expected, she has already stated she will go on, no matter what Texas ends up being for the candidates.
I wouldn't be too worried for her though, she is leading by 2% when it was in Obamas favor by much more early on.

One thing is for sure, it didn't come down to financing their advertising. Clinton was nearly outspent 3 to 1 in Ohio and Texas, but those peole have spoken.

Sen. Obama will need to keep his message strong and throw out all of the negative publicity with his campaign staff with meetings of Canadians and with the denoucment of the Islamic leader in Illinois.

Sen. Clinton is going to use the same tactics throughout until June, trying to keep the women vote, the hispanic and the elderly votes. She is also hoping for superdelegate strength to come and stay by her side.

Will see now with Indiana, and Pennsylvanina how long this election process will truly go.

A minor setback for Obama supporters tonight, but we can say that it wasn't much of a difference in delegate differences between the two candidates.

Two big states will hold their democratic nomination elections tomorrow, Ohio and Texas.
Both candidates feel good about their stances as they should.

America is definatley leaning more to the left this election, and why is this suprising?
Over 83% of americans now say that the economy is in fair or poor shape and that is up 11% in 2 months.

Americans want to see a difference that can bring positive change to the nation.
The one question is, Who will be that person to bring change?

Since Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are battling head to head, it is tough to say what will happen if one candidate wins one of those big states and loses the other to the other candidate.

Some of her critics have said that if she doesn't take both Ohio AND Texas, Sen. Clinton should concede to Sen. Obama.
My assessment is that she will not do this. Until most superdelegates have swtiched their votes, I believe she is in it for the long run, and will fight for the nomination hopefully in Denver come June at the Democratic National Convention.

Personally, I hope Barack sweeps both Texas and Ohio, but will see how this plays out in less than 24 hours.

Earlier today, Ralph Nader again tossed in his name for the 2008 Presidential race.

It is very clear that he has a slim chance to even get 3% of the popular vote, but how many votes will he take from the democratic party come November?

In 2000, the states of New Mexico and New Hampshire both went to Gov. Bush by a very slim margain.
Naders votes would have been enough for Vice-President Gore to get at least one of those states and thus get the necessary electoral votes to take the White House.

Personally, I don't know why Nader continues to run for President. He has failed how many times, but insists that anybody but Bush should be President.

If this is true, he should do Democrats a favor, and not run for President.
My thought is that some kids not at all interested in politics that just turn 18 all tell each other, "yeah lets vote for NADER!" and their votes are wasted.

After hearing the news of Naders bid, only the RNC and the GOPee must be happy to hear that he will take votes away from their rivals.

I hope that you spread the message around and say that whoever votes for Nader, is indirectly voting for McCain and this is not what America wants = a Bush 3rd Term.

Tonight at 8 PM ET, the two Democratic Senators will be debating on CNN.
If you are in the state of Texas, Ohio or Vermont especially, please watch this debate.
Your votes will count so much on March 4th for the outcome of this tight race.

My opinion is that the two candidates will do nothing but complain back and fourth on why they are qualified and the other is not.

Each side has specific points they will continue to mention and try to swing independent voters to their side.

Sen. Clinton will say something of experience and that when she was first lady, the country saw great economic boost.
Sen. Obama should continue to say "yes we can" bring change to Washington and unite this country from major polarization.
They both will gloat about universal healthcare and their plans are better than each others.

My thought is that nothing will change public opinion after this debate.
Most voters have in mind who they will vote for and if they dont, the undeciders will probably swing 50/50 for each (even though exit polls show great favor for Obama with undecided voters a week before primary election in Wisconsin).

Today I casted my ballot for the Democratic Primaray here in the state of Wisconsin.
It was a very exciting first time for me and my friends that I voted with.

A couple of my conservative friends pledged their votes for Hillary Clinton, since they see her having a less chance of gaining victory over Sen. McCain come November.

Myself, along with my liberal classmates want to see dramatic change throughout Washington and the United States. Thus, we voted for Barack Obama.

If Sen. Obama is elected President, I would see a sense of unification spreading to all americans. Polarization will be dwindled throughout the country.

Areas of Blue and Red will become Purple as we will get behind our President leading us towards a more positive future and ready to take on our enemies.

Well, tomorrow the state of Wisconsin will have a chance to make a difference in this year's primary elections. It will also send a clear message to all of the candidates that are still in this race.

I encourage all in the great Badger state, to make a difference and vote tomorrow.   Read More »

I come from a pretty conservative school. Most of my friends are conservative, and this doesn't bother me. But some of their disputes are simply because Democrats "Raise Taxes."

If you are in the top 1% of the income level, then yes, I guess you can classify Democrats increasing taxes for you by less than 3% on individuals making more than 10 Million a year.   Read More »

Never would I have thought that the nation would be this enthusiastic about this year's Presidential election. Over a year ago, several candidates tossed in their ticket to become the next President of the United States. It is most likely that McCain will receive the republican ticket, but what about the Democrats?

It was becoming clear more than a year ago that this was a done deal for the Clinton campaign. She led the whole nation for the party and she was basically drafting the acceptance speech for August in Denver. But this is where the Obama coalition has gained steam.

Sen. Obama has clinched the youth, African-American and the colleged educated caucasion vote throughout the nation these past weeks. But why the sudden change? Is the media to blame?

It seems all the positive discussions are being central stories are about the Obama campaign, and how he has generated such positive voter turnout.
Why is Clinton not receiving this publicity?

Well...I believe that the mainstream media has shifted focus from the New York, to the Illinois Senator.
They have seen the polls that have suggested that Sen. Obama would have a stastisical better chance of beating Sen. McCain than does Sen. Clinton.
I believe this is the main reason why Sen. Obama has had such a stong shift in votes and margins of victory in states' primaries and caucases.

This shows how mainstream media can have such a significance in making history, deciding on the first Woman or African-American Presidential Candidate.   Read More »