May 13th, 2007
Posted by Drew at 10:03 am
RealClearPolitics.com keeps track of all major polls on the Democratic Presidential nomination. The six most recent of these polls show Clinton leading among registered voters by as little as 8% and by as much as 18%, for an average of 12%.
Also, according to one of these polls, 41% of voters say that they would not consider voting for Clinton. This statistic is often cited by supporters of other candidates to prove that Clinton is “unelectable.” However, this percent is down from 46% at the end of last year. The same poll shows that 35% of voters would not consider voting for Edwards or Obama. Clinton’s “unelectability” rating is dropping, and is not so different that Edwards’ or Obama’s.
The real polling that undermines Clinton’s campaign is her “head-to-head” results against Giuliani, who is polling well ahead of McCain and Romney, his main opponents for the Republican nomination. Clinton is virtually tied with Giuliani, whereas both Obama and Edwards beat him in the most recent polls by several percentage points.
Which candidate do you support, and why? Is Clinton “unelectable”?
Posted in General news, Blue State Coffee news, Elections, Politics | 
No Comments »
February 17th, 2007
Posted by Drew at 11:14 am
The Washington Post reports that Senator Christoper Dodd has raised $3 million in the last quarter of 2006. Of all the Democratic presidential contenders, Dodd has the second largest war chest, second only to Hillary’s.
Despite Dodd’s relative anonymity among voters in Iowa and New Hampshire, I wouldn’t write him off quite yet.
Read the article here.
Posted in General news, News round-up, Elections, Politics | No Comments »
February 17th, 2007
Posted by Drew at 10:49 am
In a recent op-ed, David Brooks goes where no conservative has gone before: he defends Hillary Clinton’s position on the Iraq War.
Far be it from me to get in the middle of a liberal purge, but would anybody mind if I pointed out that the calls for Hillary Clinton to apologize for her support of the Iraq war are almost entirely bogus?
I mean, have the people calling for her apology actually read the speeches she delivered before the war? Have they read her remarks during the war resolution debate, when she specifically rejected a pre-emptive, unilateral attack on Saddam? Did they read the passages in which she called for a longer U.N. inspections regime and declared, “I believe international support and legitimacy are crucial”?
He continues:
Clinton’s biggest breach with the liberal wing actually opened up later, in the fall of 2003. Most liberals went into full opposition, wanting to see Bush disgraced. Clinton — while an early critic of the troop levels, the postwar plans and all the rest — tried to stay constructive. She wanted to see America and Iraq succeed, even if Bush was not disgraced.
When you look back at Clinton’s thinking, you don’t see a classic war supporter. You see a person who was trying to seek balance between opposing arguments. You also see a person who deferred to the office of the presidency. You see a person who, as president, would be fox to Bush’s hedgehog: who would see problems in their complexities rather than in their essentials; who would elevate procedural concerns over philosophical ones; who would postpone decision points for as long as possible; and who would make distinctions few heed.
Today, the liberal wing of the Democratic Party believes that the world, and Hillary Clinton in particular, owes it an apology. If she apologizes, she’ll forfeit her integrity. She will be apologizing for being herself.
Read the entire article here.
Posted in General news, News round-up, Elections, Politics | No Comments »
February 10th, 2007
Posted by Drew at 9:41 am
While the media spotlight shines on Hillary and Barack (who will announce his candidacy this morning), supporters of Al Gore are pushing the ex-VP to run again. One former aide even speculated that Gore may declare his candidacy at the Oscars later this month.
What do you think? Is Gore electable? He certainly was the first time he ran.
Posted in General news, News round-up, Elections, Politics | No Comments »
January 20th, 2007
Posted by Drew at 1:08 pm
She joins a crowded race: Obama, Edwards, Biden, Dodd, Richardson, and Kucinich have already thrown their hats into the ring, too.
Hillary is certainly a polarizing figure, but early nationwide polls have shown that she is among the top three most viable candidates, along with Obama and Edwards.
What do you think? Is she electable?
Read more about Clinton’s announcement here.
Posted in General news, News round-up, Elections, Politics | No Comments »
