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Face Off! Can Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Get Along?
By Michael Kraskin - Politics DailyIt's time for another Political Machine Face Off! Today's debate centers on whether former Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama can turn their previous ire into sublime friendship as they embark on their new relationship as President and Secretary of State. So have a look at both of our authors' takes, and vote in the poll below. Mark Impomeni argues that Hillary Clinton will use her new position to become a shadow president:Obama versus Clinton was no ordinary rivalry, especially in the area of foreign policy experience. Hillary Clinton openly campaigned on questions about ...
Face Off! Bush's New Abortion Rules
By Michael Kraskin - Politics DailyOne of the ways outgoing President George W. Bush is trying to shore up his legacy, is by passing a whole bunch of new rules quickly. You see, when Bush came into office, he was able to kill a slew of Clinton's rules with ease, because they had not been in force for more than 60 days. So Bush is rushing his own rules through before that 60 day window closes so that this time, they stick. One of the most controversial is his new rules that protect health care workers who are opposed to abortion. From the New York Times:The proposed rule would prohibit recipients of federal money from ...
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyLast week, the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press released a poll that purported to show that Barack Obama had become overexposed. Forty-eight percent of respondents said that they had heard too much about Sen. Obama, including 51% of independents and 34% of Democrats. The results of the survey were used, in part, to justify Obama's week-long Hawaiian vacation, which he is enjoying this week. Presidential candidates have long taken time off in August, just before or just after their party's convention. August is a month when many Americans are themselves vacationing, and thus not ...
Face Off: Obama's Trip
By David Knowles - Politics DailyIn today's edition of Face Off, two of our writers take a look back at Barack Obama's recent overseas trip. Did it benefit the Illinois Senator, or give his rival fresh ammunition? Have a gander at each take, and let us know which one is closer to what you have come to conclude. Thanks for playing. First up is Caleb Howe, who weighs in with "Citizen Plain.""Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for president, but as a citizen - a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world." --Barack Obama, BerlinThis was the moment. Senator Obama's World Tour 2008 peaked on a ...
Face Off: A Dream Ticket? Really?
By Coates Bateman - Politics DailyFace Off is back! Two of our writers will be posting separate pieces on a hot-button topic. You can check out both and then vote for the one that speaks to you and aligns with your views. Today the topic is the pros and cons of an Obama/Clinton ticket. Dreamy or nightmarish?Tommy Christopher writes:Should Barack Obama pick Hillary Clinton to be his vice president? Never has such an obvious answer been so hotly debated. The answer really only depends on one factor: How much does Barack Obama want to win by in November? Read more Mark Impomeni writes: The greatest danger that the Clintons pose ...
Face Off: Should the Delegates Be Seated?
By Coates Bateman - Politics DailyFace Off is back! Two of our writers will be posting separate pieces on a hot-button topic. You can check out both and then vote for the one that speaks to you and aligns with your views. Today the topic is whether the Florida and Michigan Democratic delegates should be seated.Greg McNeilly writes:Republicans and Democrats, in both Florida and Michigan, tried to play a game of political chicken with their respective party bosses.They both lost. The GOP's rules are a little less punitive in onlycutting the size of the state's delegations, whereas the Democrats flat out bar the states from ...
Face Off: Should Hillary Drop Out?
By Coates Bateman - Politics DailyFace Off returns! Two of our writers will be posting separate pieces on a hot-button topic. You can check out both and then vote for the one that speaks to you and aligns with your views. Today the topic is Hillary: Should she drop out?Check out today's posts:Denise Williams writes:[A] reason to stay is the situation with the rules-breaking Florida and Michigan. Clinton's advocacy (albeit selfish) for these two "disenfranchised" states keeps the heat on to find an equitable solution to seating their delegates in August. Without her continued pressure on Obama and the DNC, voters in these two ...
Face Off: Clinton Should Drop Out
By David Knowles - Politics DailyLast night in West Virginia, Hillary Clinton came away with an impressive 41-point win over Barack Obama. She shaved his popular vote lead by roughly 140,000 votes, and used her surrogates to continue hammer away on the point that Obama can't seem to win over poor, undereducated white voters. The spin from Camp Clinton is that all of this matters in her race race for the nomination with Obama. But the math--Oh, the dreaded math!--speaks otherwise.From her resounding Mountain Momma thumping of Obama, Clinton netted a total of 9 delegates. That "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" means that as of last ...
Obama Over the Wright Hump
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThis Democratic presidential campaign has featured an unprecedented level of magma-hot coverage, most of it focused on tangential issues like gaffes, fluff, smears, pandering photo ops, and manufactured "scandals." Based on media coverage, the Reverend Wright affair is the granddaddy of them all.Based on several factors, most decisively and recently Tuesday's Democratic Primary results, more and more voters are rejecting these less-than-relevant issues in favor of substance. Smart is back.According to exit polls in both states, 48% of voters in each felt that the Wright issue was important, ...
Face Off! The Gonzo Gas Prices
By Coates Bateman - Politics DailyToday we're launching a new feature on the blog. Two of our writers will be posting separate pieces on a hot-button topic. You can check out both and then vote for the one that speaks to you and aligns with your views. Today the topic is those rising gas prices. Who's responsible? Should the government step in?Check out today's posts:Greg McNeilly writes:What can we do about gas prices? It's the topic more popular than weather, baseball or Oprah. Ideas range from capping gas taxes, to price control (capping oil company profits) or a long-range set of options to achieve "energy independence." ...
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