After looking at some polls, it’s going to be interesting to see just how this 50 state battle for votes is going to pan out.

He has no intention of winning in very red states.? He knows that he cannot win in them, but is going to spend money anyways.? By doing this, John McCain will have to spend money in those states as well.? The less money that McCain has for…

It’s summer, and while some people are cooling themselves off in malls or working on their tans at the beach, surely the majority, the people who are moderately intelligent and who care about their livelihoods, have some idea of what’s going on in national politics, right?

I'm submitting this to digg tomorrow… Pretty good article.

McCain runs into a little trouble over his failure to pay his property tax bill.

Moreover, embarrassing stories about McCain's personal finances don't exactly inspire confidence. It creates an interesting contrast — Barack Obama has no credit card debt and has set up college funds for his daughters; John…

There is a large reservoir of discontent among Republicans who are dissatisfied with John McCain as the GOP nominee. These votes, and those of other Republicans now disenchanted are ripe for the picking this fall - IF you know how to make the case to these people.

In general, Republican voters dont have the same priorities as Democrats. The reasons YOU support Sen. Obama are most likely NOT the factors on which your Republican associates will make their voting decisions. Dont assume that your 'hot…

A new poll of the state of Virginia was released recently by Survey USA, and it reveals a tight race between Barack Obama and John McCain. Obama holds a slight two point lead, 49%-47%. Thus far, the state is starkly split along gender lines. McCain leads with men 58%-40% and Obama with women, 58%-36%.

Interestingly, the poll also showed that Jim Webb would only add two points to Obamas lead over McCain, no matter who the Republican chose as his running mate. An Obama/Webb ticket tops out at 49% in the state. Virginia has the look of a…

On his corner of College Street, Jim Peterman stares at the four American flags planted in his front lawn and rubs his forehead. Peterman, 74, is a retired worker at Cooper Tire, a father of two, an Air Force veteran and a self-described patriot. He took one trip to Washington in…

On the television in his living room, Peterman has watched enough news and campaign advertisements to hear the truth: Sen. Barack Obama, born in Hawaii, is a Christian family man with a track record of public service. But on the Internet, in his…

Finally some news from the Obama Camp! Hillary Clinton is on the short list. Former Senate majority leader and Senator Obama’s campaign co-chairman Tom Daschle has told ABC1’s Insiders what the presidential hopeful is looking for in a vice presidential candidate.

“The fact that the first African American could get elected president of the United States speaks volumes for the openness and the tremendous inspiration that that may mean, not only for America but for people all over the world,” he said.

Wesley Clark was on Face the Nation today, and he took aim at the idea that McCain’s Vietnam War experience makes him more qualified to be president. I dont think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president.? With one swoop, Clark attacked the entire basis for the McCain presidential campaign.

McCain spokesman Brian Roberts tried to use Clarks statement to paint Obama as a typical politician, If Barack Obamas campaign wants to question John McCains military service, thats their right. But lets please drop the pretense…

It is incredibly disappointed to learn about published reports that supporters of Pres. Clinton is still so mad at Sen. Obama that he suggests Obama can “kiss his a**”. Meanwhile McCain continues to make odd comments and his staff/surogates are crossing a serious line — with little attention from the media. READ this article.

Your diary both here and on KOS is another bag of shit. What a waste of time to read. You Obama stormtroopers are going to fuck around and lose this election with this sort of thinking. Tell your friends that Obama just lost three votes in this…

Bill Clinton is so bitter about Barack Obama’s victory over his wife Hillary that he has told friends the Democratic nominee will have to beg for his wholehearted support.

Mr Obama was more effusive at his unity event with Mrs Clinton on Friday, speaking fondly of the absent former president, who attended Nelson Mandela's birthday celebrations in London instead. The candidate told the crowd: “I know how…

Is Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr gaining steam? His new campaign ad is growing in popularity among the internet community. Many suggest that Bob Barr will play the role of Ralph Nader among the Republicans, as a spoiler.

Is that an Arcade Fire song in the background? From the Wikipedia article about the band: “Win Butler has been a vocal supporter of Barack Obama since the end of the New Hampshire Primary. Arcade Fire performed two free concerts for Obama in…

Didn’t he learn his lesson last time?

The last time Florida Congressman Robert Wexler and Stephen met, it was all about how fun cocaine and prostitutes were. Last night, Wexler was a little shy about playing the repeating game. He's got two opponents to worry about this time.

from South Carolina’s state home page

My son will live a lifetime in which he knows an African-American can ascend to the highest levels in this country. He won’t think it odd for a black man to seek to lead a nation. He as well as many white, Asian, Hispanic and other…

The 100% true story of how an aged racist senator from South Carolina named Strom Thurmond came to believe that James Brown - The Godfather of Soul - was an actual honest to God U.S. Ambassador and, thusly, should not have to pay taxes.
Today is the five year anniversary of Thurmond’s death.

Your blogging Senate Pages came to Capitol Hill in the late '90s — just in time to catch the tail end of Thurmond's record-setting filibuster against civil rights legislation. Thurmond's virulent racism was no longer…

On January 31 of this year, Keith Olbermann donned his most serious face & most indignant voice tone to rail against Bush for supporting telecom immunity & FISA revisions. Last night, Olbermann invited Newsweek’s Alter onto his show to discuss Obama’s support for the FISA & telecom amnesty bill. There wasn’t a word of rational criticism of the bill

As but one example, John Cole was a vehement supporter of Barack Obama throughout the primary. He viciously criticized Hillary Clinton on a regular basis and raised tens of thousands of dollars for Obama's campaign through his blog. But this…

John McCain has some serious trouble with his own party, particularly large swaths of voters whom he has offended with his temper, attitude, legislative work, and lack of conservative credentials. A look at five of the most notable groups.

Still, healing past wounds may be a tall order for McCain, and he's learning that eight might not be long enough to wash away the sting of past conflict with these groups.

If Obama becomes president, he will have spent more time serving as a state legislator (eight years) than anyone who has occupied the White House since Abraham Lincoln. Twenty-first century U.S. senators are like gadflies, flitting from one issue to another. In contrast, state senators develop reasonable expertise in the issues that they face.

By contrast, what do state legislators do? At their worst, they are doggedly parochial, people who tend first and foremost to the interests of a relatively small constituency. At their best, they keep all the state's significant issues in…

Mayor Bloomberg wrapped Barack Obama in the Israeli flag Friday, telling a Jewish group the senator is a friend of Israel and denouncing rumors he is secretly a Muslim.

“Explicitly say - he has, I think, but repeat it again and again and again, because you can't say it enough - Israel's survival is critical to the survival of the United States,” Bloomberg said.

The Enron Loophole? -so named because it was added at Enrons behest- has kept the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from overseeing the oil futures market and investigating cases of excessive speculation, the campaign explained in a policy paper. Obama would close the loophole by requiring that US energy be traded on regulated exchanges.

Aides argued the changes to the regulatory structures could have at least some medium-term impact on gas prices. The Enron Loophole? — so named because it was added at Enrons behest — has kept the Commodity Futures…

Although it is important, there are more important things!

The argument by the McCain campaign that Barack Obama does not have the experience to be the president is a bit ridiculous. I agree, Barack Obama has not been in public office for very long and I think that he has some learning to do. But, that…