MINNEAPOLIS – Republicans said John McCain nailed it. Democrats said Barack Obama was downright presidential. And the undecided voters here at the Hopkins VFW Post said nothing they heard in tonight’s much anticipated debate pulled them off the fence.
Minnesotans of all political stripes congregated at house parties, restaurants and community centers throughout suburban Minneapolis to [...]
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Listening Posts: Debate Watching in MN 3
September 27, 2008 – 11:33 am
Dems Need Florida
March 12, 2008 – 8:58 am
While Sen. Obama was increasing his lead in the delegate race Tuesday night in Mississippi, Democrats were digging trenches over what to do with Florida.
A headline on the New York Times website read: “Democrats in Florida Are Near Plan for New Vote.”
According to the article, Florida Democrats were outlining plans to give the state a [...]
For Universal Healthcare, the Answer is in the Stars
February 27, 2008 – 10:54 am
For Universal Healthcare, The Answer is in the Stars
For the first 16 minutes of Tuesday night’s Democratic Presidential debate on MSNBC, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama squabbled over the specifics of their proposed health care plans.
And we didn’t hear anything that hasn’t been argued at nauseam over the course of the first 19 debates:
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A Few Thoughts on the Media
February 19, 2008 – 11:55 pm
So I’m ready to acknowledge the media is rooting for Senator Barack Obama to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for president.
The pundits did everything but bury Senator Hillary Clinton after Sen. Obama’s double-digit victory in the Wisconsin primary Tuesday night, despite her leads in both the Texas and Ohio polls where 218 delegates will be [...]
