2004 Election
New advertiser - Dan Mongiardo
Didn’t get a chance to point out the latest advertiser at the site, Dr. Dan Mongiardo. He’s running for Senate in Kentucky, and is one of Barack Obama’s picks in this week’s “four Senate races to watch”.
Winning the White House is just part of the goal; winning back the Senate and the House would be, […]
Cegelis left off of sample ballot
ArchPundit has the details. Ridiculous.
Majority Maker
OK, I’m going to give this a go… the DCCC is sponsoring a “Majority Maker” competition. I’m less interested in winning the competition than I am in helping out in key races. So if you’re able, consider giving a few dollars to the DCCC. In the final 2 weeks of the campaign, your contributions could […]
Prophetic?
Roughly two months ago, I wrote:
This whole swift boat thing is getting goofy. It reminds me of the Bush camp’s use of Hitler in one of their web-only ads a couple months ago.
Somehow, this election promises not to be about ideas, but about who can be more outraged at the other side’s outrage, and […]
Post debate spin
Commentators are claiming shock over Kerry’s reference to Dick Cheney’s daughter during tonight’s debate. Edwards made a similar reference in his debate last week.
I tend to agree with this reaction: using anyone’s children for political advantage is shameful. But is there a grey area here? Cheney’s daughter works on his campaign, is open in her […]
Political Wire calls it a clear Kerry victory
Taegan Goddard: “The bottom line is that Kerry not only sounded more presidential, but looked presidential. By this measure, he was the clear winner.”
Keith Olbermann scores it a knockout
Meanwhile, over at MSNBC.com, Keith Olbermann scores each question and concludes that Kerry won the debate on questions — 12-5 (3 rounds a draw) — and on points — 19-3.
Olbermann’s been doing a great job during the election, by the way. A high point for me was his interview with Elizabeth Edwards, and his personal […]
And from the other side of the aisle…
Jason provides his take on the night:
“Bush clearly dominated.” “Kerry floundered quite a bit, often reverting back to talking points.” “Bush resonated with those of faith, while Kerry’s window-dressing references to the bible and his days as altar boy ring hollow.”
And his conclusion, which I whole-heartedly agree with: “If you’re still undecided now, something’s wrong with you.” […]
More on the Lewin Report
Tonight President Bush references the Lewin Report, a non-partisan analysis of the candidates’ health plans. They do suggest Senator Kerry’s health plan cost estimates are lowballed: Kerry says it’ll cost $860 billion over the life of the plan, while Thorpe says it’ll cost more like $1.2 trillion. Let’s not quibble on the details — let’s […]
Now that’s what I call bipartisan
President Bush just quoted the Lewin Report. Lewin is a subsidiary of Quintiles International, whose CEO, Dennis Gillings, has contributed generously this cycle:
8/6/04 Kerry Victory 2004 $27,000 8/6/04 Kerry Victory 2004 $2,000 11/14/03 Bush/Cheney 2004 (Primary) $2,000 8/23/04 Republican National Committee $25,000
