The Huffington Post, and every other media outlet on the planet, is reporting that Hillary Clinton will suspend her campaign and endorse Barack Obama on Friday.
This couldn’t come quick enough if you ask me. I believe that we cannot afford to have a full week of media coverage on Hillary, and talks of the VP […]

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Breaking story from The Boston Globe:
In a major embarrassment to Republican leaders in Massachusetts and in the U.S. Senate, Jim Ogonowski, the party’s anointed candidate to challenge Democratic Senator John F. Kerry, failed by a razor-thin margin today to qualify for the GOP primary ballot.
Ogonowski was just 30 voter signatures short of the 10,000 needed […]

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Tonight, our country has witnessed what few people ever thought could happen. Tonight, our country has risen to the challenge of putting race aside for the betterment of our country. Many said it could not be done. Many said it would not be done. For those that doubted this nation in their ability to elect […]

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Well, after what seems like an eternity, the Democratic primary race is officially over today, in terms of contests that is.
Sen. Barack Obama certainly appears to have it wrapped up and several big sources indicate that he will claim that victory tonight in St. Paul during his speech. He will need to roll out roughly […]

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Mark Warner, who is running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Virginia, has released his first TV ad for his campaign.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7AogiXXrHc

Warner is the former Virginia Governor who did quite a fantastic job in cleaning up VA and putting the state back on track.
This would be an excellent Senate seat pickup for the Democrats in […]

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According to a new Gallup poll just released today:
Large majorities of Democrats and independents, and even about half of Republicans, believe the president of the United States should meet with the leaders of countries that are considered enemies of the United States. Overall, 67% of Americans say this kind of diplomacy is a good idea.
Wow, […]

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According to CNN, a majority of the 17 remaining uncommitted Senators in the U.S. Senate will endorse Barack Obama at some point this week.
It appears that most of these endorsements will not come until after the South Dakota and Montana primaries tomorrow night.

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According to the Politico today, the Clinton campaign staff members have been notified that the campaign will begin shedding staff members as early as Tuesday.
I would certainly take this an indication that the campaign will not continue to fight to the convention, as some have speculated within the campaign.
She is going to be speaking tomorrow […]

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Over the last several days, a new problem has arisen for Barack Obama in the form of another pastor making ridiculous statements from the pulpit.
We know this story all too well, as no one will ever forget the hype that Rev. Jeremiah Wright caused with his statements just a few weeks back. At that time, […]

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“My momma taught me to play by the rules and respect those rules. My mother taught me, and I’m sure your mother taught you, that when you decide to change the rules, middle of the game, end of the game, that is referred to as cheatin.’”
-Donna Brazile to former Michigan Gov. Jim Blanchard, who was […]

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Well, it has been a relatively quite Sunday in the political world even though we did have a primary today.
Sen. Hillary Clinton has won the Puerto Rico primary, to no surprise of anyone following this race. It is an impressive victory, yet, no matter how impressive, you still can’t help but feel the meaningless aura […]

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Imagine the irony in a story involving the Clinton campaign and the notion that they would want to unseat delegates.
From PoliTex:
Local Clinton supporters advocated Thursday for unseating ALL of the Democratic delegates from Collin County because their senate district conventions were held on the wrong day.
Yes, you read the right.
Clinton supporters are trying to unseat […]

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Sen. John McCain yesterday, during a townhall meeting, said some things that are a little shocking….
So I can tell you that it is succeeding. I can look you in the eye and tell you it’s succeeding. We have drawn down to pre-surge levels. Basra, Mosul and now Sadr city are quiet and it’s long and […]

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Well, after what seems like an eternity, two of the top Democratic party leaders have finally called on superdelegates to make their choice and end the Democratic nomination for President.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday, that he, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and party chairman Howard Dean will urge uncommitted delegates to choose sides.
“By this time […]

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Cross-posted on Daily Kos
Cross-posted on Open Left
**Update - 5.31.08**
The “Searching for John McCain” action is working great so far!!!
Searching for John McCain is a massive, online activism campaign designed to make at least ten million non-partisan, poll-tested, on-message voter contacts that reveal the damning truth about John McCain entirely through mainstream news reports and McCain’s […]

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