President Bush Makes History

A new poll released shows that President Bush is the most unpopular President of the modern era, at least according to CNN.  The survey released Thursday shows 71 percent of Americans do not currently approve of our Commander in Chief.  I have to say that I am not surprised, and I could have seen this coming almost eight years ago.  An (in my opinion) unnecessary war, poor economic status of the nation, and various incidents such as Karl Rove I would say helped lead to such low ratings.  In a time when Democrats can’t seem to agree on Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama for their next candidate, it seems they can all agree that someone needs to replace Bush soon

Democratic Race a Dead Tie

This I’m sure sounds all too familiar with most of you but according to an article on CNN, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are in a stalemate within national polling for the fifth straight day.  When will a clear front runner emerge?  Will the two primaries on Tuesday make a difference?  Stay tuned but first here’s a fun tidbit of information from CNN:

…the five-day tie is one of the few times all year in which the two candidates have been deadlocked for more than two days.

And the Band Plays On

Another primary and we’re no where closer to a clear Democratic candidate after Hillary Clinton’s victory in Pennsylvania this past Tuesday.  It seems that super delegates will indeed be the ultimate factor in deciding who will run against Senator McCain this November.  In an election where the Democrats were primed to take back the White House, an extended primary race into the summer won’t help any of them.

Here’s an interesting article, Hillary claims to be leading the popular vote, however she is counting the votes in Florida and Michigan.  As you may recall the Democratic party decided not to campaign there so their primary votes do not count towards delegates.  In fact Obama wasn’t even on the Michigan ballot so he received no votes.  Take away those two states and Obama has the lead in the popular vote.  Seems Hillary is grasping at thin air here

Eve of Pennsylvania

Well after weeks of waiting, another Democratic primary is finally on the horizon.  Tomorrow will be the Pennsylvania primary and could very well set the tone of the summer as far as nominating a candidate goes.  A big win by Obama could make him the clear front runner while a Clinton victory could extend the race through the rest of the primary season.  Stay tuned for coverage of tomorrow night’s results

Colbert Doesn’t Need to be President

Leave it to Stephen Colbert to stir up some humor while we all patiently await for the Pennsylvania primary which is a week from tomorrow.  According to CNN, Colbert claims he doesn’t need to be President despite his failed “attempt” at the office.

“I don’t need to be president. I don’t need to be president,” repeated the comedian in a recent interview, as if trying to convince himself. “If somebody else needs that, if Hillary Clinton or John McCain or Barack Obama need that title to make themselves feel good, that’s fine…”

Colbert was leading the polls in South Carolina where he was running as a favorite son but was not allowed on the ballot for fear of being a distraction to the more serious candidates

Obama Continues to Gain Ground in Pennsylvania

According to CNN, Senator Obama continues to gain ground on Senator Clinton in the race for the Pennsylvania primary. Clinton’s lead stands now at just 6 percent which is quite minimal when you consider the margin of error. Polls also show that Obama is gaining ground in key demographics such as white voters. So what exactly is behind the shift?

“Obama has outspent Hillary Clinton three to one just on television advertising in Pennsylvania. He spent more than $3 million trying to get his name out and his message out to Hillary Clinton’s $1 million,” said Mark Preston, CNN’s political editor.

Less then two weeks to go now till this key primary. The results should be very interesting no matter who wins because the Democratic National Committee does not want this fight to drag on all summer and would like an established candidate for President as soon as possible

Clinton’s Top Strategist Quits

Long time no post, I’ll lay the blame on Spring Break and my 21st Birthday.

This is an interesting development as we inch closer to the Pennsylvania primary on April 22nd. According to CNN, Hillary Clinton’s chief presidential campaign strategist Mark Penn is quitting. The decision stems from criticism of his PR firm’s contacts with the Colombian government over a free-trade deal.

Clinton and top aides were sharply critical of rival Democrat Barack Obama in February when reports indicated that his top economic adviser had suggested to a Canadian official that Obama was not as supportive of changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement as the Illinois senator claimed to be on the campaign trail.

Obama Takes Mississippi

With a victory that surprised no one, Barack Obama took the Mississippi primary Tuesday and widened his delegate lead over Sen. Clinton.  Perhaps what is more interesting is that with Obama finally estimated to be the winner of the Texas caucus from March 4th.  While he didn’t win the coveted Texas primary, he took what was more important:

Clinton beat Obama 51 percent to 47 percent in the Texas primary that was also held on March 4, but Obama was expected to win a majority of the 228 Texas delegates due to his caucus win.

This is the last Democratic primary until April 22nd in Pennsylvania which is another large delegate rich prize for the candidates.  In the mean time I’ll cover Obama and Clinton’s continuing campaign and any word on who McCain will choose as a running mate

stay tuned

Obama Wins Wyoming, Goes Mostly Unnoticed

Well Barack Obama got back to his winning ways Saturday picking up a victory in the Wyoming caucus.  The delegate light state sent 7 delegates to Obama while awarding 4 to the Clinton camp.  Obama now has a 99 delegate lead heading into the Mississippi primary on Tuesday.

GOP Has Their Candidate, Democrats Continue to Fight

As we wait for the remainder of the Texas Caucus votes to be counted, let’s reflect on Tuesday’s events. Barack Obama won his 12th consecutive Primary with an easy win in Vermont, but thats where his streak ended. Hillary Clinton easily took Rhode Island, Ohio, and squeaked out a win in Texas. While the three wins were big for the Clinton campaign and kept the race very much alive, Obama still leads by 96 delegates as of this post. The two candidates now turn their attention to Wyoming and Mississippi in the next week for their primaries. It’s clear neither candidate will receive the necessary delegates by convention time, we should be in for a fun summer.

John McCain now has topped the number of delegates and will be announced as the official Republican candidate at this year’s National Republican Convention. Now his focus should turn to campaigning against Clinton and Obama as they battle it out and to choosing a proper running mate.