http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/20/primary.wrap/index.html

If you’re tired of waiting around for those super delegates to make a decision already, go to LobbyDelegates.com and push them to support Clinton or Obama

If you haven’t done so yet, please write a message to each of your state’s superdelegates at http://www.lobbydelegates.com

Obama Supporters:

Sending a note to current Obama supporters lets them know it’s appreciated, sending a note to current Clinton supporters can hopefully sway them to change their vote to Obama, and sending a note to the uncommitted folks will hopefully sway them to vote for Obama. It’s that easy…

Clinton Supporters too …. !

It takes a moment, but what’s a few minutes now worth to get Clinton in office?! Those are really worth !

Sending a note to current Clinton supporters lets them know it’s appreciated, sending a note to current Obama supporters can hopefully sway them to change their vote to Clinton, and sending a note to the uncommitted folks will hopefully sway them to vote for Clinton. It’s that easy…

For government for and by WE-THE-PEOPLE vote for Barack Obama!!!

Adage: Figures don’t lie but liars will figure.
Adage: Never ask a question to which you do not know the answer.
Question: Have you ever been asked to contribute to a poll?

They aren’t worth that amount in Monopoly money ………..

Two things about that, first, the 80,000 weren’t the “More money then Brains” type McInsane was looking to fleece, and B) the 80,000 will VOTE FOR OBAMA!

1. We can argue that the polls are just skewed, however, polling has become pretty sophisticated to reject out of hand. It needs to be an issue of concern. This is especially true because of Clinton’s potential to drag the contest to the convention.

2. McCain is not receiving serious scrutiny by the press. This will continue until the Democratic nominee is conclusively chosen. The press will continue their love affair with McCain until forced to cover a real contest. Even then, it will be tough to get fair and balanced coverage. (E.g. Gore and Kerry)

3. Obama has taken a lot of hits from Clinton. Clinton is really trying to make the case that Obama is just unelectable. Her use of the 3:00 am ad went beyond the pale. Her frequent statements saying that McCain is qualified to be C in C while the jury is out on Obama causes further damage. We all know that McCain will trot all of these ads out during the campaign. Hell, just look at what he said when Obama commented on McCain’s failure to vote on the Webb GI Bill.

4. The continued primary hassle can very well create a riff in the party. Clinton keeps bashing people for telling her to drop out. (None in the party have publicly done so.) This has primarily come from the press. However, Clinton wants to make it sound like the party is sexist. Struggling through to the convention with these kinds of attacks will require substantial healing. That time may not be available after the convention.

We need to be very concerned about McCain’s strength in the polls if the Democrats are to win the election. Obama had led in the polls for a considerable time as did Clinton. The primary fights are reducing them both. Obama because of Clinton’s attacks and Clinton because of her falling image because of her attacks.

This our election to lose. There is too much at stake for McCain win because the Democrats once again prove that they can not get it together for an election.

Anyone else? ;o)

The glaring contradiction in this story for me is the disconnect between McGoodOlBoy’s supposed kissyface relationship with the press – and his alleged desire for an event “closed to the press”….

So, which is it?

May 26th, 2008 at 11:43 am

And why close it to the press when any contributions made will have to be publicly disclosed anyway?

Semi-related, but possibly O/T: Where did we get this insane idea that a public official should be able to receive advice on policy in private? The argument is put forth that if the advice people give is made public, they would be reluctant to give that advice. I ask you – What kind of advice would they be giving that they would not want to be made public? I can only think that the advice must not be in the public interest, otherwise we should have every right in the world to know what they are being told. And if public officials are being advised to do things that are not in the public interest, don’t we have the right to know that to? Sorry to go O/T like that, but the idea of hiding a fund raiser in someone’s house to avoid public scrutiny has “ethical questions” written all over it.

McRibs is there because he keeps getting ABQ and BBQ mixed up :)~

National polls? Mostly run by Republican corporations, to try to narrow the gap between GOP losers and Democratic winners enough to soften us up for another electronic election theft as in 2004, when seven million Kerry votes were electronically flipped into Bush votes Election Night.

The military is a large employer in the state, due in large part to the overall poverty level, and the proximity of the defense industry national laboratories.

Many veterans from other regions also end up here, a large part of that being a warm, dry climate that can make it easier to deal with disabilities. Which many have. Every time I go to Albuquerque I see the disabled vets with their scars, their prosthesis, and their wheelchairs.

Ahem.
Obama is in Las Cruces today with Gov. Bill Richardson, who has a good shot of becoming Secretary of State at least, if not VP.

McCain is tagging at Obama’s heels around the country these days, trying to raise funds now that we know exactly how much beer money he actually has, and that ol’ whats-her-name is nearly out of sight behind them both.
Albquerque is convenient for McCain, and prospective donors, because of all the defense, defense contractor, and oil money there is in the neighborhood.
ABQ is a rather hoppin’ little place, in a lot of ways.
Good and bad…
I’m in the mountains either north, south, east or west of Albuquerque, depending on your perspective.
There are lots of progressively plodding people around here pestering the powers that be.

(I still gave you the attaboy)
:)