Last night, PBS presented, from historically black Howard University, a debate among eight Democratic condenders.
Subjects ranged from the education systen to HIV to Darfur. Clinton and Obama were the stars.
Two most market unfriendly comments were made by Kucinich, who wanted to do away with NAFTA, and Edwards, who wanted to tax […]

TheStreet.com’s new politics blog raises an interesting question. John Fout asks which candidate might be the first to distance himself from the Iraq war. He does a nice analysis of past elections where issues of war were paramount. While there is no incumbent President or Vice President in this race, there is […]

The Kucinich for President site makes it easy for campaign workers to download and print various fliers. Workers are encouraged to go to theaters showing SICKO. That is one way to find your target audience!
Michael Moore endorsed the Conyers/Kucinich universal health insurance bill (HR 676).
No one expects Kucinich to win, but his presence […]

The Ben Smith blog reports on Warren Buffett, and Clinton’s joint appearance with the world’s most famous investor. Buffett sees both Obama and Clinton as qualified candidates, something that Wall Street should note. There is an interesting divergence between the public and private comments.
This is important information for those tempted to follow the […]

The 2008 Presidential Election is being known as “The YouTube Election,” due to all of the use it will gain as a research tool for voters. All poll leaders have their own official channel on the site. One of Mike Gravel’s unique advertisements actually features footage taken of YouTube comments on his videos. Hillary […]

A jam-packed field of candidates and the movement to earlier primaries have made the 2008 campaign unique. It is starting earlier and moving faster. Candidates with a good start on building a campaign war chest must decide when to begin spending on expensive TV advertising. Too soon might be a total waste. […]

Former President Bill Clinton announced an initiative in collaboration with the mining industry to help reduce poverty in Latin America. No doubt Hillary will show support for this. This initiative would allow a coalition of mining companies to mine natural resources in Latin America countries while encouraging development and creating jobs.
This of course would […]

We think we know how the current administration perceives stem research. Bush vetoed the Embryonic Stem Cell Bill denying funding for it once again.
Both Senators Obama and Clinton can smell the roses on this one.
Obama issued a statement as follows:
“By vetoing funding for stem cell research once again, the President is deferring the hopes […]

Women outnumber and outvote men. Candidates know the importance of their support.
Each must craft a persuasive message on “women’s issues” (that would be education and healthcare for starters), and are creating special groups to attract women to their camps. Women for Guiliani, Women for Hillary, Women for Richardson, Women for Romney, you get […]

As the 2008 election approaches, it’s clear that the candidates position on the war in Iraq will be an essential issue. A candidate who supports the war will also support a strong defense industry. A less explicit result of supporting the war will be a stronger oil industry, as occupying an oil rich country such […]