Obama To Debate Only Two More Times

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Thursday February 07, 2008 · 7:12 PM PST

2008/02/07 · 19:12

From Politico:

Obama: Two more debates, one in Ohio

Obama said Wednesday that he didn't "think anybody is clamoring for more debates."

So he tells the Plain Dealer.

"I think we said we will do two more debates, and at least one of them will be in Ohio," he told the Cleveland paper.

"What we don't want to do is have a debate every few days, given that it is very important for me to actually reach voters, something that may be less important for Sen. Clinton to do because she is better-known in many parts of the country," he said Thursday.

We have such a compressed schedule, it is important for us to be able to travel around Ohio as much as possible. Whenever there is a debate, that is a day that is lost," he said.

More after the fold:

emmabrody

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Tuesday December 18, 2007 · 2:14 PM PST

2007/12/18 · 14:14

Long time progressive, Ralph Nader, made it clear which candidate he feels very good about this election cycle. John Edwards.

Nader, the longtime advocate of economic justice, human and civil rights, and environmental protection was unqualified in his praise for Senator Edwards.

He also had some things to say about 2000, where we are now, and Barack Obama.

emmabrody

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Monday December 17, 2007 · 10:24 AM PST

2007/12/17 · 10:24

At a critical juncture in the pre-primary vote, Paul Krugman spelled out the substantive difference between John Edwards and Barack Obama.

And it's a huge one.

Krugman minces no words in clearly delineating this: Barack Obama believes he can unite insurance corporations with the interests of the American people.

John Edwards believes that the insurance and pharmaceutical industries will never give up a thing and that they will continue to work against the interests of Americans.

emmabrody

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Wednesday November 28, 2007 · 7:09 PM PST

2007/11/28 · 19:09

I feel I'm being hoodwinked.

And it's a strange thing. A month ago it was Hillary's "inevitability" which, as it turns out, doesn't seem quite so inevitable even though everyone told me otherwise.

This month it's Barack Obama successfully managing to paint himself as a 'populist' straight-shooter. Obama believes in giving Americans the cold hard truth on certain issues. Yet, I'm confused.

He gave a speech against the war a few years ago, takes on Senator Clinton for her Iraq War vote, but has a virtually lock-step identical voting record with the Senator from New York on every Iraq bill that has come up snce.

He tells me Social Security is in trouble. But it isn't. He tell me that his Health Care Plan is universal. But it's not.

He castigates Senator Clinton on NAFTA as he makes his way through Iowa, yet his free-trade votes have been the same as hers.

What am I supposed to believe?

emmabrody

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Sunday November 18, 2007 · 12:50 PM PST

2007/11/18 · 12:50

Yesterday afternoon, I attended the Presidential Forum On Global Warming in Los Angeles. As most of you know, all of the presidential candidates were invited. Only three showed up.

Dennis Kucinich, Hillary Clinton, and John Edwards.

I was invited by a head of an environmental group who was one of the initiators of the forum. My seat was in one of the first few rows, so I was able to see each of the candidates from a very close vantage point.

The afternoon held quite a few surprises, not to mention some drama.

More after the fold

emmabrody

Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.)

Friday November 16, 2007 · 2:35 PM PST

2007/11/16 · 14:35

I am an Edwards supporter these days. I've read and studied the positions of each of the candidates. My support for Edwards is firm, so all readers need to know this upfront.

I like to think that, passion for my candidate aside, and I can get heated, I'm capable of having some objectivity. For instance, last night, when Senator Clinton hit Senator Edwards on the fact that he didn't support Gephardt's Health Care plan in 2004, a little alarm bell went off in my head. I want to read what this particular bill is about and see why Senator Edwards voted "no", as he didn't get a chance to respond to Senator Clinton's charge. I agreed with Clinton when she said Obama's plan wasn't truly Universal. She made a strong point.

More after the fold

RSS

Obama To Debate Only Two More Times

Nader Heaps Praise On Edwards

Krugman On Obama's "Big Table Fantasies"

Obama, Time To Pony-Up the Truth

I Saw Kucinich, Clinton and Edwards at the Forum

Hillary, "Republican Talking Points" IS Mudslinging.