Yes We Can

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Beautiful.

SuperDelegates.org - Learn about the DNC Super Delegates

It’s looking increasingly likely that the race for a nominee in the Democratic party will take some time to settle out… and the “super delegates” may actually have a hand in deciding who the Democratic nominee is.
If you don’t know what a “super delegate” is, don’t worry - a lot of people don’t. Each state [...]

Barack - a resounding victory

Barack’s victory was far broader than even the talking heads are reporting:
* Among non-blacks under 30, he won 52% of the vote.
* Among all voters under 65, Barack won over 50% of the vote. (18-24: 65%, 25-29: 70%, 30-39: 62%, 40-49: 61%, 50-64: 51%). Only among those 65 and older, Hillary beat Barack 40%-32%.
* Barack [...]

Hillary vs. Barack, part 1,345

I found the following videos from fromer Chicago NOW president Lorna Brett Howard to be riveting. Up until just a couple weeks ago, she was a strong Hillary Clinton supporter. Active in pro-choice groups, Ms. Howard had “previously hosted fundraisers for Hillary”:http://www.fashioninsider.us/peoples/1.html?lang=EN&meta=Style-Hillary-Clinton-new-york-socialites, yet she is now advocating strongly on behalf of Barack. Take a moment [...]

Around and around we go

I honestly have no idea how Super Tuesday will play out. Given that many of the Super Tuesday states (for Democrats, at least - no clue on the Republican side) are states in which delegates are allocated proportionally (instead of winner take all), it seems likely that both Barack and Hillary will pick up a [...]

Obama is a man of substance

In the comments to my last post, Allison (a good friend who lives in NH) “shared her thoughts”:http://www.rklau.com/tins/archives/2008/01/04/thank-you-iowa.php#comment-191130 on why she thinks Hillary won:
1) I think Obama overplayed his hand. Sorry Rick, but we’re not big on vague here, and he wasn’t selling anything specific. Yes, people want change, and they want hope, but they [...]

Thank you Iowa!

Wow.
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(Click through if you can’t see this in your reader.)
We were driving back from San Diego, listening to CNN on XM Radio (my kids were thrilled). When Blitzer called Iowa for Barack I nearly drove off the road. I’m elated.
Quickly, here’s my predictions for NH: Barack Wins, Clinton places second (but a distant second). [...]

Three days away

In less than 72 hours, we’ll know the results of the Iowa caucus. Iowans will have made their choice, and they will set in motion a series of events that will result in the Democrats picking our nominee. I’ve been unabashed in my support of Barack Obama from day one: indeed, I wrote on this [...]

Barack Obama at the Jefferson Jackson dinner

The campaign’s already got the video up on YouTube:
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(You can see it “here”:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tydfsfSQiYc if you’re having trouble seeing the video in a feed reader.)
Four years ago, Robin and I “drove to Des Moines”:http://www.rklau.com/tins/archives/2003/11/16/thoughts-on-the-jj-dinner.php to see Dean and the other candidates at this same event. It was a remarkable night, not so much because the [...]

How Barack will win

I’ve been having this conversation a lot lately, so it seemed worthwhile to try and organize my thoughts a bit and see if I can’t make the case here. My support of Barack should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me, but lately a ton of you have been asking (mostly with an [...]