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Pennsylvania Primary Results - 10:30 P.M. - Clinton & McCain Win
2008-04-23 04:33:00 Here are the Pennsylvania Primary results as of 10:30 P.M. with 72% reporting. Both I and the major networks have called both races. Depending on how quickly results come in now, I may slow down to posting every 30 minutes: Democrats : Clinton 833,630 54% 37 delegates Obama 703,784 46% 31 delegates Philadelphia (Obama) is now 94% in, Lancaster (Obama) is 29% in, Dauphin (Obama), which ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Republicans
Pennsylvania Primary Results - 10:15 P.M. - Clinton & McCain Win
2008-04-23 04:18:00 Here are the Pennsylvania Primary results as of 10:15 P.M. with 58% reporting. Both I and the major networks have called both races: Democrats : Clinton 678,828 55% 28 delegates Obama 558,878 45% 19 delegates The results have actually begun to surprise me: York and Delaware counties are now reporting that Clinton is in the lead, with both having over 30% of the districts reporting. ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Republicans
Pennsylvania Primary Results - 10:00 P.M. - Clinton & McCain Win
2008-04-23 04:04:00 Here are the Pennsylvania Primary results as of 10:00 P.M. with 48% reporting. Both I and the major networks have called both races: Democrats : Clinton 528,080 54% 28 delegates Obama 444,428 46% 19 delegates It looks as if Obama will win most of Southeast Pennsylvania. 76% of Philadelphia county is reporting. 71% of Allegheny, which is going for Clinton is reporting. 13% of Dauphin ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Republicans
Pennsylvania Primary Results - 9:45 P.M. - Clinton & McCain Win
2008-04-23 03:49:00 Here are the Pennsylvania Primary results as of 9:45 P.M. with 37% reporting. Both I and the major networks have called both races: Democrats : Clinton 407,674 54% 28 delegates Obama 342,815 46% 19 delegates Delaware County has begun to report in, and as expected, that’s going for Obama. I expect that Obama will slightly increase for the next half hour or hour, and then ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Republicans
Pennsylvania Primary Results - 9:30 P.M. - Clinton & McCain Win
2008-04-23 03:33:00 Here are the Pennsylvania Primary results as of 9:30 P.M. with 18% reporting. Both I and the major networks have called both races: Democrats : Clinton 208,228 54% 28 delegates Obama 180,731 46% 19 delegates From here, I think Clinton will start performing better, because Philadelphia and it’s suburbs were some of the earliest to come in, and that’s where Obama’s stronghold is. Pretty much the ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Republicans
Pennsylvania Primary Results - 9:15 P.M. - Clinton & McCain Win
2008-04-23 03:16:00 Here are the Pennsylvania Primary results as of 9:15 P.M. with 10% reporting. I have called both races. All the major networks have now called the race, the last of which was CNN which called it just minutes ago: Democrats : Clinton 118,129 55% 28 delegates Obama 98,018 45% Republicans : McCain 28,505 72% Paul 6,291 15% Huckabee 4,632 12% Done Reporting, Ranting Republican :: :: :: :: :: ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll
Pennsylvania Primary Results - 9:00 P.M. - Clinton & McCain Win
2008-04-23 03:01:00 Here are the Pennsylvania Primary results as of 9:00 P.M. I have called both races: Democrats with 5% reporting: Clinton 60,374 53% Obama 53,412 47% Republicans with 4% reporting: McCain 9,323 73% Paul 1,899 15% Huckabee 1,468 12% Done Reporting, Ranting Republican :: :: :: :: :: More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll
Pennsylvania Primary Results - 8:45 P.M. - Clinton & McCain Win
2008-04-23 02:50:00 Here are the Pennsylvania Primary results as of 8:45 P.M. with 1% reporting. I have called both races: Democrats : Clinton 20,936 60% Obama 13,888 40% Republicans : McCain 2,148 73% Paul 433 15%% Huckabee 342 12% Done Reporting, Ranting Republican :: :: :: :: :: More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll
Pensylvania Primary Results - 8:30 P.M. - McCain & Clinton Win
2008-04-23 02:37:00 Here are the Pennsylvania Primary results as of 8:30 P.M. with <1% reporting. I have called both races: Democrats : Clinton 1,416 65% Obama 748 35% Republicans : McCain 104 83% Paul 1311% Huckabee 8 6% Done Reporting, Ranting Republican :: :: :: :: :: More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll
Associated Press Releases Comments from Undecided Superdelegates
2008-04-21 01:08:00 Today, the Associated Press released comments from 10 Superdelegates who have said that they do not yet know who they’ll cast their vote for at the convention. Here they are with my analysis of them, comment-by-comment. “The pitches are surprisingly similar, although the Obama people tout their successes in terms of pledged delegates, states won and popular vote. The Clinton ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , California
Howard Dean: Superdelegates ?Need to Say Who They?re For?
2008-04-20 22:26:00 DNC Chairman and former Vermont Governor Howard Dean was interviewed by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Thursday, discussing the Superdelegates and the primary in general. Here’s a video, with my transcript below: Blitzer: You have suggested, though, you want this thing resolved before July 1st, long before the Democratic Convention in Denver at the end of August. Dean: ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Republicans
Obama Gives Clinton The Finger During a Speech?
2008-04-19 03:02:00 During a speech in North Carolina (which I mentioned earlier), it appears that Senator Obama may have given Senator Clinton the finger: About 20 seconds in. Here’s another angle: About a minute and 20 seconds in. Here’s a transcript of that area of the speech: “Last night, Senator Clinton and I had our 21st debate of the year. Last night, ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Barack Obama
Clinton and Obama Clash Over Poor Questions in Debate
2008-04-19 02:20:00 The following is a video of Barack Obama giving a speech in Raleigh, NC, criticizing Wednesday night’s ABC Democratic Presidential Primary debate (I have been unable to find a transcript of the speech. If anybody has a copy - send it my way): Senator Clinton responded today, saying on a morning news show, “Being asked tough ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Questions
Michigan Legislature to Vote on Making It Harder to Raise Taxes
2008-04-19 01:15:00 On April 15th, the Michigan Senate voted down Senate Joint Resolution L, “A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by amending section 26 of article IV, to provide for concurrence of 2/3 of the members of each house to make certain modifications to certain taxes.” There bill was defeated 24-12, with ... More About: Taxes , Vote , Legislature
Supreme Court Has a Typo in the Death Penalty Ruling: ?Cruel and Usual? Pun
2008-04-18 21:30:00 Well, this is something that doesn’t happen very often. A friend of mine pointed this out to me: in the first paragraph of Justice Breyer’s opinion on Baze v. Rees, he has a major misspelling (page 80): Assuming the lawfulness of the death penalty itself, petitioners argue that Kentucky?s method of execution, lethal injection, nonetheless constitutes a ... More About: Politics , Blogroll , Supreme Court , Death , Death penalty
Wow - There Are STILL Ron Paul People Out There
2008-04-18 01:40:00 OK, first, I just want to start off by saying that I love Ron Paul - he’s a great Congressman, but he’s not going to be the nominee for the Republican Party. He’s still got a functional website and he’s still in the race (he’s even got a section about “Now There Are Two,” but ... More About: Elections , Economics , Government , Blogroll , People
Associated Press Gives McCain the Ultimate Prize: Sprinkle Doughnuts
2008-04-17 07:59:00 Well, talk about a Senator with good taste. This man LOVES his doughnuts (and who can blame him). Take a look and watch the video: Well, McCain’s got my vote for sure now (it’s a joke - I would never base my vote on food or doughnuts). Here’s a transcript: AP: As you mentioned, Ron, myself, a couple ... More About: Politics , Elections , Media , Blogroll , Republicans
Supreme Court Rules Lethal Injections for Executions Are OK
2008-04-16 19:24:00 Today, the Supreme Court upheld allowing the death penalty by lethal injection in a 7-2 vote. This is the opinion for the case Baze v. Rees (John D. Rees is the Kentucky Corrections Commissioner). Ralph Baze was scheduled to die in Kentucky after killing a sheriff and deputy sheriff. Here is an excerpt from the court’s ... More About: Politics , Blogroll , Death , Death penalty
John McCain Lays Out his Economic Agenda
2008-04-16 04:34:00 Here’s a transcript from Senator McCain’s speech at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, earlier today. Here’s a transcript. I’ve added links to videos at the bottom: Thank you. I appreciate the hospitality of the Allegheny Business Conference… the Pittsburgh Tech Council… and the students and faculty of Carnegie Mellon University. We have a strong showing this ... More About: Politics , Congress , Elections , Government , Blogroll
GOP Representative Apologizes for Calling Obama ?That Boy?
2008-04-15 03:57:00 Representative Geoff Davis (R-KY) has issued an apology after making the following statements about Obama while at a Northern Kentucky dinner on Saturday. Here’s an audio recording that I tried my best to transcribe: He began by talking about Obama and his message of change being like a “snake oil salesman.” He went on to say ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Republican
Bill Richardson on Pressure from Clinton: ?That Really Ticked Me Off?
2008-04-14 01:42:00 Yesterday, Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM-Obama) discussed his endorsement for Barack Obama with reporters: He told reporters that he almost endorsed Clinton, but waited a little longer to see how things played out, and as the infighting increased, Richardson became displeased with the party and the candidates. He told reporters “That upset me” when talking about Clinton’s 3 A.M. ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Republican
Barack Obama: Bitter Pennsylvanians ?Cling to Guns or Religion?
2008-04-13 00:02:00 So Barack Obama was at a fundraiser in San Francisco last week, and he gave the following speech: So, it depends on where you are, but I think it’s fair to say that the places where we are going to have to do the most work are the places where people feel most cynical about government. ... More About: Politics , Bush , Elections , Religion , Media
Obama Says He Always Checks the $3 for the Presidential Election Campaign F
2008-04-12 15:51:00 At a press conference yesterday, Barack Obama told reporters, “I think that it is creaky and needs to be reformed if it?s going to work. We know that the check-off system has been declining in participation and as a consequence, the amount of money raised through the public financing system may be substantially lower than ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Money
Obama Wants a System ?that doesn?t allow third parties to overwhelm the sys
2008-04-12 05:32:00 Wow - so I was reading a news story about McCain and/or Obama taking public financing (which I did a blog post on, available here: http://inkslwc.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/o bama-reconsidering-taking-public-financin g-and-its-85-million-spending-limit-pledg e), and I came accross this statement by Barack Obama to reporters earlier today: “I would like to see a system preserved and I intend, if I am the nominee, to ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Republicans
Obama Reconsidering Taking Public Financing and Its $85 Million Spending Li
2008-04-12 05:29:00 After seeing how much Obama has been spending, John McCain has come out and said that he is worried that Obama may not keep is word to accept public financing, and more importantly, it’s $85 million spending limit for the general election. John McCain has said that he plans on accepting the money and the ... More About: Politics , Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Dallas
Senator Chuck Hagel On Hannity & Colmes: Stop Big Government Spending, the
2008-04-12 00:09:00 So on March 26th, Senator Chuck Hagel the Great (R-NE) was interviewed by Sean Hannity the Great (R) and Alan Colmes (D) on the Hannity & Colmesshow, to discuss the war in Iraq , conservativism, government spending, and his new book America: Our Next Chapter: Tough Questions, Straight Answers. Here’s a video of the interview: And here’s a ... More About: Politics , Congress , Government , Blogroll
McCain Changes His Mind on Mortgage Plan - Now He Wants to ?Help? Homeowner
2008-04-11 11:30:00 Well, in a move that honestly shocked me, John McCain has outlined a Mortgage /Homeowner plan, contrary to earlier statements that he made, saying, “I believe the role of government is to help the truly needy. … Reforms should focus on improving transparency and accountability in our capital markets. … What is not necessary is a ... More About: Mind , Plan
Toddler Killed by Mom?s Boyfriend with Video Game Controller
2008-04-11 01:09:00 Last Sunday in York, Pennsylvania, 2-year-old Darisabel Baez was murdered by Harve L. Johnson, Darisabel’s mother’s boyfriend. And how did he kill her? He beat her with a video game controller. Darisabel Baez’s mother, Neida E. Baez, said that she had overheard the beating but did not take any action until she realized that Darisabel ... More About: Video , Boyfriend , Game , Video Game , Toddler
Lawyer Geoffrey Fieger Said that Jurors Don?t Like Him; He Finally Said Som
2008-04-10 09:03:00 So, Southfield attorney Geoffrey Fieger and his law partner Vernon “Ven” Johnson, have been charged with giving $127,000 in illegal contributions to John Edwards’ 2004 presidential campaign. But Fieger isn’t happy with the looks of his jury selection, which will start on Monday. Fieger’s lawyer, Gerry Spence, wrote in to U.S. District Judge Paul Borman, in a ... More About: Lawyer , Finally
Lieberman Campaign Crashed Own Site; Blamed His Opponent
More articles from this author:2008-04-09 22:34:00 So, I don’t know how many of you remember the 2006 election campaign cycle events (I do - I always said that Lieberman would lose his primary and win as an Independent. I said it at the very start of 2006 and got laughed at, and look what happened). Anyway, Joe Liberman and his campaign made ... More About: Elections , Blogroll , Democrats , Party , Joe Lieberman 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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