Clinton in Florida
Florida is the fourth largest state in the US, with 27 electoral votes and 210 delegates to the Democratic national convention. It’s where George Bush (or Al Gore) won the 2000 elections. And depending on…
South Carolina: Clinton’s victory?
Dick Morris knows something about the way Bill and Hillary Clinton think. In 1996, he managed Clinton’s successful campaign for re-election. After having fallen from grace, he’s turned against the Clintons and is no longer…
Winners don’t quit
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Edwards still standing
“He doesn’t know it’s a damn show! He thinks it’s a damn fight!” – Apollo Creed’s trainer, “Rocky” (1976)
Edwards surges in South Carolina
Voters in today’s South Carolina Democratic primary are not following the script. They’re not playing their part. And it’s confusing pundits and pollsters to no end.
Democrats divide over Reagan legacy
Much of the debate between the presidential candidates will reflect uniquely American issues. But sometimes the arguments will be instantly recognizable to people in Britain. This was certainly the case with Senator Obama’s recent comments…
From EPIC to Edwards: Upton Sinclair’s Legacy and the 2008 Election
For an entire generation of Americans, Upton Sinclair will be known — if he is known at all — as the guy who wrote the book that was the basis for the movie “There Will…
Race and class in South Carolina
The South Carolina Democratic primary, due to be held on Saturday, is the first in which race matters. The first states to vote in the year-long battle to choose the party’s presidential candidate were the…
Edwards rises from the ashes – pulls ahead of Clinton in South Carolina poll
The latest Zogby poll taken over 3 days in South Carolina puts Edwards nearly tied with Clinton for second place, but on each day of polling Edwards has gone up dramatically day by day in…
Union endorsements: The mainstream media gets it wrong, again
When the mainstream media gets it wrong covering the campaign, one can suspect conspiracy. But when they get it wrong concerning unions in the campaign, it’s almost always due to ignorance. To put it bluntly,…