Draft Gore, a political organization, bought a $65,000, one page advertisement in the New York Times today (10/10/07) in an attempt to encourage the former Vice President, Al Gore, to run for the Democratic nomination.
Draftgore.com has so far received over 136,000 signatures backing Gore, who is up for nomination of a different kind this week, the Nobel Peace […]
One of the things I’m struck by during the primary race for the presidential nominations for both Democrats and the GOP is the disparity in what is being discussed. Democrats spend their debates speaking about serious issues in a serious way - whether it’s Iraq or health care, foreign policy or domestic policy - there […]
“Interested in grassroots politics in the Philadelphia suburbs? Ed Kelly, a 1996 Penn alum is looking for your help. Ed is one of several Democrats in Springfield, Delaware County, just 20 minutes west of Penn, running for Ward Commissioner in November against an entrenched Republican establishment. He is looking to get his name out and […]
In the latest poll from Iowa’s Des Moines Register, Hillary Clinton leads the Democratic presidential candidates with 29% of the vote. Some details from the poll:
The Iowa Poll shows 29 percent of likely caucusgoers preferring Clinton, a New York senator, an improvement from the Register’s most recent poll in May.
Edwards, a former North Carolina […]
It is clear that, at least at present, Hillary Clinton is the front runner in the Democratic primary election and, by extension, in the general election to be held next November. Yet, many see doom in her so called “negatives”, people who, when polled, say the will not vote for her under any circumstances. The […]
Ever since former senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) declared he was running for the GOP presidential nomination, there have been rumors (or more accurately, plenty of evidence) that he is (and was) lazy and had an extremely undistinguished record in his 8 years in Congress. But it may appear that he simply isn’t up to date […]
Although it may not seem like it from time to time, there are still three months until the Iowa Caucus and over twelve until the actual presidential election. Despite this, on the republican side, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani today released a memo detailing, to a large extent, his general election strategy for […]
The current chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, David Obey, recently proposed a war tax that would increase income taxes on everyone. Familes in the lower and middle classes would have a 2% increase, while upper-class families would have their taxes increased 15%. What would these funds be used for?
Murtha, chief author of the […]
With the primaries right around the corner, many of us are still unsure which candidate should become our Commander in Chief and represent our nation during these trying times. Hopefully, I can ease this decision by pointing you in the direction of great information which is necessary to make such an important decision. Throughout the […]