Archive for the 'John Edwards' Category
Is Early Voting Constitutional?
7 Comments Published by James August 12th, 2008 in John Edwards, Election Law, Presidential Election 2008, Politics, Texas, Constitutional LawAll of this John Edwards business has got me thinking about early voting. I am registered to vote in Texas, where Election Codes 81.001 and 82.005 specify that I can ”vote early” – up to seventeen days before any federal election. Say, hypothetically, that John Edwards had rallied for a victory in South Carolina and […]
Democratic YouTube Debate Analysis
2 Comments Published by James July 24th, 2007 in Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama, Presidential Election 2008, Democrats, Presidential DebatesI really enjoyed the YouTube debate, although I thought Anderson Cooper was a miserable, miserable moderator. Everyone talked over him even more frequently than usual, and his comments were uncommonly awkward (save his quip about no one being to the left of Kucinich). My grades:
Senator Clinton: A+++++
I thought Mlle. Clinton was extremely charming, informative, responsive, […]
CNN/YouTube Debate or Bust
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 23rd, 2007 in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Presidential Election 2008, Democrats, President, Presidential Debates, PoliticsI’m watching the debate right now and it is wildly mildly exciting. Some of the questions have been mildly humorous but also serious (see: snowman) although most have been stupid or very serious. The best answer thus far has been Barack Obama’s response to whether or not he would work for a minimum wage. Overall, […]
Candidate Profile: John Edwards
1 Comment Published by James July 5th, 2007 in 2008 Candidate Profiles, John Edwards, Presidential Election 2008Over the course of the coming weeks (months?), Kedar and I will be profiling major candidates seeking their parties’ nominations for the Presidency. You will be able to find all of these profiles in the new category “2008 Candidate Profiles.” We hope we might be able to explain what it would take for each of […]
“Is Crack TOO Whack for Presidential Hopefuls?” asks a curious MTV
1 Comment Published by James July 4th, 2007 in Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, John McCain, Barack Obama, Presidential Election 2008, Madness (Sparta?)A recent MTV poll found that 68% of young Americans would vote for a candidate who has used marijuana. Good news for Obama. 25% would vote for a gay candidate, but only 22% would vote for a candidate who has used cocaine (bad news for Tom Tancredo). 41% of youngsters have favorable opinions of Hillary […]
Updated Presidential Polls
0 Comments Published by Kedar June 28th, 2007 in Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, John McCain, Barack Obama, Politics, Presidential Election 2008, AdministrativeI uploaded both the Republican and Democratic polls over at the Election 2008 Tracker. Try clicking on the charts to see a bigger view, I’m testing a new script that should add a pretty neat effect to the pictures when you click on them.
In the democrat’s poll, you can see a clear-cut frontrunner (Clinton) and […]
Talking Heads
0 Comments Published by James June 7th, 2007 in Barack Obama, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Presidential Election 2008, Democrats, Media, Presidential Debates, Republicans, PoliticsThis morning, a friend of mine directed me to the blog of Matt Browner-Hamlin, who works for Presidential Candidate Chris Dodd (D-CT). It seems that Browner-Hamlin has recorded (and graphed!) how much time has been devoted to each of the candidates during the New Hampshire Primary debates. The Democratic “talk clock” can be found here, […]
How Al Gore Won the Democratic Debate From A Different State
1 Comment Published by James June 4th, 2007 in Presidential Election 2008, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Democrats, Presidential Debates, Politics, Media, President, Current EventsThe winner of yesterday’s Democratic debate was Al Gore, who presumably napped in New York while Clinton and Kucinich stood (literally) on soapboxes.
On the whole, the few candidates who seemed even remotely likable appeared that way for mere seconds, and even then only while spewing rehearsed and prodigiously irrelevant nonsense. I was most charmed […]
The Democratic Debate
0 Comments Published by Yao Yao June 4th, 2007 in Presidential Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Democrats, Presidential Debates, Politics, President, Current EventsMy thoughts on the Democratic debate tonight:
First, the frontrunners (Clinton, Obama, Edwards) certainly played it very safe. I suppose you could say that they approached it in classic politician format: not giving any definitive answers. Playing it careful is probably a good idea, but it’s giving too much ground for the fringe candidates to grasp […]
