Obama Picks Biden as Running Mate

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has selected Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, one of the longest-serving members of the Senate, as his vice presidential running mate.
“Barack has chosen Joe Biden to be his running mate,” Obama’s official Web site announced early Saturday. “Joe Biden brings extensive foreign policy experience, an impressive record of collaborating across party […]

Enough About Iraq — Let’s Talk About Me

This was an enlightening article for me. It made me sit back, shake my head and say, “Silly Politicians”.
(WashingtonPost.com) Sept. 11, 2007
Presidential politics are never far from the congressional debate on Iraq. As Gen. David Petraeus testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday, the two merged into a seamless whole.
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), a […]

Presidential rivals court labor at Iowa forum

All of the Democratic candidates appeared to be singing the same song in front of these labor/ union leaders. A lot of talk to grow the middle class of America must come from a growth of union membership… which has been steadily declining since the ’50s when 1 in 4 workers belonged to a union.
(Charles […]

Most Articulate Presidential Candidates

(Forbes.com) Aug. 15, 2007Barack Obama is the single most articulate presidential candidate, followed in the latest Forbes ‘08 Tracker by Fred Thompson, whose verbal skills have been honed by years in the Senate and in front of the television cameras of NBC’s Law and Order.
At the bottom of the heap, however, are several politicians known […]

Biden: Fire Cheney

Not sure if Biden is running for President or just promoting his new Book. Some of the comments after this aricle suggest that he is really just campaigning for Sec. or State or Defense. In any event the article makes the point that he simply can’t seem to get any traction in this campaign and […]

Q1 Fundraising Insights

I know that first quarter fundraising totals are old news, but I wanted to look at it from a different angle. I’ll try and finish second quarter numbers as soon as possible and post some overall insights using the same approach. I took a “winner take all” approach to the numbers and assigned […]

Obama, Giuliani do best in general election match-ups

According to the latest Zogby International poll, Barack Obama and Rudy Giuliani do the best in general election match-ups.
Giuliani 47%, Clinton 40%
Giuliani 40%, Obama 46%
Giuliani 46%, Edwards 40%
McCain 47%, Clinton 39%
McCain 40%, Obama 44%
McCain 47%, Edwards 38%
Romney 35%, Clinton 45%
Romney 29%, Obama 51%
Romney 32%, Edwards 47%
Both Obama and Giuliani are also increasing their gains as […]

Iowa Poll - Strategic Vision

In a Iowa poll released yesterday by polling firm Strategic Vision, Giuliani is leading the Republican pack, while Edwards has the edge amongst Democrats.
Republican Results:
Rudy Giuliani 29%
John McCain 22%
Newt Gingrich 11%
Mitt Romney 9%
Chuck Hagel 5%
Tommy Thompson 3%
Tom Tancredo 2%
Sam Brownback 2%
Mike Huckabee 2%
Jim Gilmore 1%
Duncan Hunter 1%
Undecided 13%
Democrat Results:
John Edwards 24%
Hillary Clinton 18%
Barack Obama 18%
Tom […]

Democratic hopefuls for ‘08 head west for early test

CARSON CITY, Nevada (CNN) — Nevada is about to get its first true taste of what it’s like to be an early presidential testing ground, as Democratic hopefuls descend on the state capital for the kickoff candidate forum of the 2008 campaign.
Eight Democratic presidential contenders — all except Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, who had a […]

For Biden, issues very different than first run twenty years ago

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The last time Sen. Joe Biden ran for president — that was back in 1988 — the issues were the Iran-Contra scandal, the Reagan tax cuts, gun control and the death penalty.
“The biggest difference now is it’s about national security, national security, national security and then everything else,” the Delaware Democrat […]