Help Avoid A Convention Train Wreck

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Friday February 08, 2008 · 8:56 AM PST

2008/02/08 · 08:56

Doug Kendall, over at Huffington Post, has focused like a laser on the danger facing our party.

Analyzing a news article that shows that neither candidate has any hope of securing the nomination via pledged delegates alone, Kendall writes:

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the winner of the most pledged delegates

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the winner of the popular vote in all primaries and caucuses

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the winner of the states with the most electoral votes

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Why Edwards Will Win Tonight (Not Quite Racism)

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Thursday January 03, 2008 · 12:52 PM PST

2008/01/03 · 12:52

Last cycle, I worked in Iowa for four months as a field organizer for Howard Dean. This year, I support Obama. Given what I learned in 2004, I’ll be shocked if Obama wins the caucuses this evening. Many of the Iowans telling pollsters they’re for Obama will either not show or change their minds at the last minute.

Iowans – even Iowa Democrats – are fundamentally conservative. They like what feels safe, what affirms their own identity, what won’t embarrass them when they pick a corner of the middle school gym to stand in with their neighbors. When it comes down to it, a cerebral black man from Hawaii via Indonesia wont "feel right" for some reason they can’t put their finger on.

"I like that Obama," many Iowans will say. "But I’m just more comfortable with Edwards. His wife is so nice. John’s fighting for people like us!"

Here are a few things about Iowa that you won’t hear in the news reports and punditry.

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Tuesday July 24, 2007 · 8:04 AM PDT

2007/07/24 · 08:04

DC Vote is hosting a national call-in day to help the DC Voting Rights Act overcome a filibuster.

Just call 1-866-346-3008 and you will be patched through to your Senators.

DC Vote is working with Common Cause, People for the American Way, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, DC for Democracy and dozens of other groups to generate a wave of calls.

This is critical. 57 Senators have committed to supporting cloture. Seven more at least are persuadable. Yesterday, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton urged Reid to bring the DC Voting Rights Act to the floor before the August recess

The DC Voting Rights Act will provide a voting member of Congress to 600,000 residents of DC for the first time ever. Let's seize this opportunity for a progressive victory!

Stop "Progressives" from handing GOP a seat in VT

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Thursday May 19, 2005 · 11:06 AM PDT

2005/05/19 · 11:06

Kerry won Vermont with 59% of the vote, so the House seat vacated by Bernie Sanders should be an easy pick up, right?

Well, probably, but the Progressive Party in Vermont has some support and has fielded spoiler candidates in the past. Anthony Polina took 24% in the race for Lt Governor in 2002, handing the election to a Republican who won with 41%.

The best thing Democrats can do is unite behind a strong candidate early. State Senator Matt Dunne does not have much name recognition yet, but he's clearly a rising star in the party who can hold this seat for Democrats for a long time to come. Read More

OK-2: Can Kalyn Free win?

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Tuesday July 20, 2004 · 8:20 AM PDT

2004/07/20 · 08:20

One of the most interesting primary races this season will play out this Tuesday in Oklahoma. Kalyn Free is taking on an establishment candidate about 2 clicks right of the DLC - Dan Boren, the 31 year old son of former governor David Boren.

Free has strong progressive positions on labor and education and an admirable biography. A native American (the district has one of the largest Native American populations in the country), Free put herself through college and law school before becoming, at 23, the youngest lawyer ever hired by the Justice Department. She made her reputation prosecuting crimes against women and children. She's an Emily's List featured candidate, a Dean Dozen candidate, and a 21st Century Democrats "Ten for Tomorrow" candidate. Read More

Kristol - Rat fleeing ship?

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Thursday April 15, 2004 · 7:57 PM PDT

2004/04/15 · 19:57

I was just listening to Billy Kristol on Marvin Olney's To The Point show.

The pugnacious warmonger sounded downright deflated. He hammered Rumsfeld for inadequate troop strength in Iraq and complained about a "vacuum" of presidential leadership.

Olney asked, Then why are you voting for him?

Kristol said, I wonder that myself sometimes.

Poor boy. His war isn't going well so now he's got turn on fearless leader to save face.

Stories from Fallujah

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Tuesday April 13, 2004 · 8:34 AM PDT

2004/04/13 · 08:34

An eyewitness account appears amid the smug punditry at Slate:

The fighting was still going on. Iraqis on the road told him it was too dangerous to go forward, that the Americans were targeting every vehicle, any kind of car. The explosions were continuous. He came across a man in a car with his family. The man asked him to take his family--five women and a multitude of small children--to relatives in Gurma. The women did not want to leave their father. They were crying, "We want to stay with you, we would rather die together." For half an hour this conversation continued, and then the father left them, promising to follow in a couple of hours. He walked back to his own car. Before he got to the car he was shot in the head.

This is what the warbloggers mean when they say "get tough" with the Iraqis.

Reality in Fallujah

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Friday April 02, 2004 · 7:44 PM PST

2004/04/02 · 19:44

The AP reported today that one of the contractors killed in Fallujah starred in "Combat Missions," a reality show that pitted special forces vets in tests of skill.

It always seemed to me that reality shows thrived precisely because Americans were having a problem with reality, a sort of reality deficit. Before 9/11, it was hard to say what really mattered; afterwards, denial became necessary.

I don't want to get into the debate about whether we should mourn for these guys. But what does it mean when a tv merc is burned to death in a war with fictional premises?

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