History was made this week when John McCain and the Republican Party nominated Governor Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, to run for Vice President of the United States on the Republican ticket with Presidential candidate John McCain. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/us/politics/29palin.html?_...

Like many people I wondered if Joe Biden was a good choice for Barack Obama. However after reading a CNN article which analyzes the first national poll taken after Obama’s selection of Biden I don't think so. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/24/election.2008.poll/index.html

In today's issue of the New York Times was an article, "Obama Goes One on One, Battling 'Just a Speechmaker' Label" (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/us/politics/15campaign.htm...). The article goes on to discuss Obama's goal of interacting with voters on a more intimate level. As I reflected on the content, I thought about the reasons behind the shift. Why do we, as active voters, exercise our right the way we do?

Hillary Clinton has two constituent groups whose votes I believe Barack Obama will not get, working class women and Hispanics.  Working class women were drawn to Hillary because Hillary shares with them their class upbringing and their gender perspective.  Women across America know about the glass ceiling because so many of them work very hard, are overqualified for promotions that they deserve and apply for and yet they are passed by for a guy less experienced and qualified than they are.  They see themselves in the mirror of Hillary Clinton.

Poor Democrats. The race to Denver goes on and on, and you can tell they're getting a bit tired and cranky. Not to mention that once they're done, it's time for the election! There's no time for naps in politics (just ask Fred Thompson).

But is it possible maybe we've been dreaming these long months since Iowa and New Hampshire? Could we already be done? It might just be so, if a few staticians are to be believed.

Each day this debacle known as the Democratic nomination drags on, it is only serving one purpose, to enhance John McCain's campaign, further divide the Democratic party, and run any chance the Dems have of retaing 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in November.

This campaign is running like a broken record playing the same tune over and over and over. Let's see, the "controversy" of the week is Barack Obama saying that blue collar Pennsylvanians are bitter, “[I]t’s not surprising, then, that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations".

If you've watched any network coverage of this primary season, you're already well sick of the endless pooring over demographics for trends. Youths, Blacks and Starbucks whites for Obama vs Seniors, Latino/a's and dunkin donut whites for Clinton. Personally, I find it crass, but on the other hand I really like a well thought out graph.

David Sirota has made an interesting argument about why Obama wins in states where blacks make up less than 5% or more than 15% of the population.

He backs up his argument with this lovely piece of math class:

So, I totally just posted an entry today, but after tonight’s election results I just couldn't resist. I am a die-hard Clinton supporter, I really think she is the best possible person to run the White House, but before tonight I had accepted her fate. I figured that even if she stayed in the race after tonight, she would become just a stumbling block on Obama's path to the presidency. And then- the unthinkable happened- Clinton won Ohio and Texas and once again everything is up in the air.

Everyone in the progressive movement is excited about the probability of either a woman or a black man becoming president of the United States.

However, no one in thier right mind can believe that on inaguration day the world will change and will by the pledge on a bible will magically "free" in terms of this society.

Should
Black’s Vote for Hillary Clinton?

By Christine
Pierre