John McCain's Hilton Problem

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Monday August 04, 2008 · 7:47 AM PDT

2008/08/04 · 07:47

In case you've missed today's Reuters article, Mama Hilton isn't too pleased with John McCain's advert comparing Barack Obama to her daughter, Paris.

But, buried in an otherwise meaningless article about the matriarch of the Hilton family was this important gem:

Hilton and her husband, a scion of the Hilton hotel chain, donated $4,600 to McCain's November White House bid.

That's right, unsurprisingly McCain is the recipient of the largesse of the Hilton family. And this is a point that the Obama camp needs to highlight. Obama's surrogates should demand that McCain return his campaign contributions from the Hilton's to bring attention to his hypocrisy, but also for a more important reason--to illustrate that McCain is dead wrong (pun intended) when it comes to the estate tax.

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Thursday May 10, 2007 · 11:59 AM PDT

2007/05/10 · 11:59

One of the sad realities over the last couple presidential election cycles was watching the Catholic Church and fellow Catholics be manipulated by the Republican Party.

In the past, Catholics traditionally voted in a higher percentage for Democratic candidates. There are a variety of reasons for this. For one, the Catholic Church of my childhood was a Church that believed in social justice. The Church is also emphatically opposed to capital punishment. And, of course, the only Catholic ever elected to office was John F. Kennedy.

Over time, things began to change as the Republican Party started to court the Catholic vote and as the Religious Right, most notably Pat Robertson, started attempting to start a dialogue with Catholics, a dialogue focused almost entirely on a single issue-abortion.

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Wednesday November 01, 2006 · 12:07 PM PST

2006/11/01 · 12:07

Much is being made of the Kerry "gaffe" because the Republicans have nothing to run on. You'd think Republicans would not want to draw attention to their biggest weakness--Iraq--but apparently this is the best Rove can think of.

Since they've handed us the gun, the DNC should finish the job. Below the fold is my concept of a commercial to run NATIONALLY which the DNC should strongly consider in response to this situation as a way to use political jujitsu to finish the GOP off and start the tsunami next Tuesday. Read More

The Election of Our Dreams--Big Dog v. "W"

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Sunday September 10, 2006 · 3:01 PM PDT

2006/09/10 · 15:01

There's no doubt that someone behind this absurd "docudrama" thought in the back of their head that this film would lift the Republicans to another victory by once again painting Democrats as incapable of dealing with the terrorist threat. What's more, there's no doubt that in the Republican fantasy of how this would play out, once and for all the beloved former President Bill Clinton would be seen as the evil or incompetent leader they have tried to portray him as for more than a decade.

But perhaps they didn't think much further than that to realize just what the consequences of their sham docudrama would be. Read More

Sen. Lieberman--Your Silence is Deafening

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Saturday August 12, 2006 · 9:17 AM PDT

2006/08/12 · 09:17

Senator Lieberman,

It was just this past Tuesday in your "concession speech" that you announced to the world that you were an "independent Democrat". In this world of the Internet and soundbites, Tuesday seems like months ago. We haven't heard much from you, though I was able to log onto you website this morning (finally unhacked?) and watch your latest commercial wherein you highlight first and foremost your experience on national security and on the 9/11 commission before going on to talk about protecting social security and cancer research.

And I also saw this quote from you this morning in the New York Times: "If we just pick up like Ned Lamont wants us to do, get out by a date certain, it will be taken as a tremendous victory by the same people who wanted to blow up these planes in this plot hatched in England."

I suppose your attack of Ned Lamont is not unexpected since he's your opponent, but what has surprised me is your unwillingness to defend your fellow Democrats, many of whom stuck with you until the very end. Read More

The Real Story--Cleaning House

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Thursday August 10, 2006 · 11:07 AM PDT

2006/08/10 · 11:07

The GOP spinsters are doing their best to paint the Lamont victory as another indication that the Democratic Party is "out of the mainstream". Its not surprising that they would do this. People often try to project their weaknesses onto others.

As usual, the Republican spin is an attempt to cover up the real story. And that story is simple. On Tuesday night, the Democrats did what Republicans have failed to do so far this year--clean their own house.

Tom DeLay and Bob Ney both stuck in House races till the bitter end. They both won their respective primary elections. There is no more radical example of irrational partisanship. Any logical Republican who truly believes in morality and accountability would not have voted for these men. Read More

Ohio Party Chair Candidates Announced (w/poll)

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Tuesday December 06, 2005 · 3:03 PM PST

2005/12/06 · 15:03

The Ohio Democratic Party has sent an e-mail which lists the folks who have declared their candidacy to replace Dennis White as the Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party.

The candidates are:

Bill DeMora
Dennis Eckart
David Giese
Susan Gwinn
Dennis Lieberman
Todd Portune
Chris Redfern

My thoughts on the flip. Read More

OH--Democratic Party Needs New Leadership (w/poll)

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Thursday December 01, 2005 · 8:55 AM PST

2005/12/01 · 08:55

Many of you already know that Dennis White has stepped down as Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party. There is much speculation as to who will succeed him, but the Party is anxious to let people know the process they will be using to determine the new Chair.

There's just one minor problem with their press release announcing their process which begins:

"Columbus Mayor Rhine McLin, Interim Chair of the Ohio
Democratic Party, announced this morning the process leading up to the December 19 meeting of the ODP Executive Board which will select the Chair for the remainder of the existing term which expires this June." Read More

Should Hackett Reconsider OH-2? w/poll

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Wednesday November 30, 2005 · 9:46 AM PST

2005/11/30 · 09:46

I don't want to deny Paul Hackett the opportunity to run for United States Senate. I've been quite torn by that race. I believe Hackett may have the better chance than Brown if an anti-incumbent mood sweeps across Ohio and the country because he can better position himself as an outsider.

But I'm also not convinced that it would be impossible for Brown to win a race against DeWine, especially if Brown's long-time friend Ted Strickland has any coat tails and can help make rural and southern Ohio more competitive for Brown.

At the end of the day, as nice as it might be to take back the Senate, retaking the House of Representatives may be more important. It has been the House which has ram-rodded some of the nastier pieces of the GOP agenda through, often counting on doing so as a way to force the Senate's hand when bills are reconciled in conference. Read More

OH GOV--Coleman Bows Out? w/poll

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Tuesday November 29, 2005 · 9:20 AM PST

2005/11/29 · 09:20

I'm not terribly surprised, but surprised nonetheless by this news from The Columbus Dispatch:

"Mayor Michael B. Coleman today will quit the race for governor after his miscue-plagued campaign failed to get traction. Greg Haas, Coleman's campaign manager, said that Coleman has scheduled a news conference for 3 p.m. in the mayor's office to announce his withdrawal."

But then, here's the real shocker...

"Coleman's exit leaves U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland of Lisbon as the only major announced candidate for governor, although state Sen. Eric Fingerhut of Cleveland has indicated he might enter the race soon."

I'm all for a contested primary as it gives Strickland the opportunity to show to Democrats what he's made of and get name recognition. But Eric Fingerhut does not seem to be an ideal candidate after his disappointing showing against Sen. Voinovich who didn't exactly need to pull out the attack dogs the way Ken Blackwell will at every turn. Read More

OH GOV: Blackwell losing to Strickland (w/poll)

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Thursday November 17, 2005 · 10:01 AM PST

2005/11/17 · 10:01

Well, the latest Rasmussen poll numbers have a surprise for Ken Blackwell, and it isn't a good one.

Not only does the poll show Ted Strickland ahead by 6% (42-36%), but it shows something else Blackwell should be worried about. While 42% of those polled had a favorable view of Blackwell (apparently they were asleep during last year's election scandal) a whopping 39% have an unfavorable opinion of Blackwell. By way of comparison, Strickland had 40% favorable rating and 21% unfavorable. Read More

GOP Divided on Iraq

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Monday November 14, 2005 · 9:49 PM PST

2005/11/14 · 21:49

Well, judging by this headline on Raw Story, I'd say the GOP noise machine is officially busted:

Senate GOP to take up process to push to end Iraq war

So, less than 1 week after the President's promised "shock and awe" campaign against critics of his Iraq strategy, his friends in the Senate are already showing that they have no confidence in his leadership on this issue. Were this a parlimentary system, Bush would probably be in his last days, sacked by his own Party.

More on the signs of a great unraveling in the GOP on the flip.
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The Election of Our Dreams--Big Dog v. "W"

Sen. Lieberman--Your Silence is Deafening

The Real Story--Cleaning House

Ohio Party Chair Candidates Announced (w/poll)

OH--Democratic Party Needs New Leadership (w/poll)

Should Hackett Reconsider OH-2? w/poll

OH GOV--Coleman Bows Out? w/poll

OH GOV: Blackwell losing to Strickland (w/poll)

GOP Divided on Iraq