False Claim: Clinton Leads Popular Vote W/ Mi and FL

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Sunday March 09, 2008 · 5:22 PM PDT

2008/03/09 · 17:22

The Drudge Report is currently linking to a Sunday Times article that claims the following:

Clinton’s new tactics depend on clearing up a mess in Florida and Michigan, which are banned from seating delegates at the convention because they defied party rules by holding early primary contests.

Obama leads Clinton by nearly 600,000 in the number of votes cast to date, but trails her by 30,000 if the votes of the two “rogue” states are counted. These states are now likely to stage some form of rerun.

I suspect they base this on Real Clear Politics 2008 Democratic Popular Vote Count which – with an asterisk – makes the same claim:

Popular Vote (w/FL & MI)* - - 13,584,182 13,614,581

Why this is wrong after the jump...

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Wednesday March 05, 2008 · 3:25 PM PST

2008/03/05 · 15:25

During his closing speech in Houston, I noticed that Obama followed Joe Trippi's suggestion for his "fired up and ready to go" chant.

Recall back in November in Iowa, Joe Trippi was caught chanting Obama's cheer. As ridiculous conspiracy theories emerged that he was a Manchurian Obama supporter, Noam Scheiber quoted him critiquing Obama's closing.

Everyone in that audience is thinking he's that voice. And he doesn't explicitly turn it. And I don't know if that's about what they think he's doing, if it's the messiah thing. The kind of thing where he says there's one voice that can change the world, they all think it's him, and that he's not talking about them. But what he needs to do--the reason this thing isn't taking off--is because he isn't able to get them at that moment to say it, up here [points to his head], "He's talking about me."

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Thursday January 24, 2008 · 6:46 PM PST

2008/01/24 · 18:46

One passage from the NYT Endorsement of Hillary Clinton stood out to me.

Mr. Obama talks more about the damage Mr. Bush has done to civil liberties, the rule of law and the balance of powers. Mrs. Clinton is equally dedicated to those issues, and more prepared for the Herculean task of figuring out exactly where, how and how often the government's powers have been misused —— and what must now be done to set things right.

Really??? He taught constitutional law for a decade. Is that worth anything?

University of Chicago Professor Cass Sunstein disagrees

"It certainly is an advantage that he really knows the Constitution of the United States," said Professor Cass Sunstein. "I don't know if we have had a president that knows as much about the founding document as he does."

What experience does Hillary have that makes her more prepared for understanding the misuse of the government's powers?

Obamacare

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Saturday December 22, 2007 · 7:50 PM PST

2007/12/22 · 19:50

Barack Obama often discusses how he will implement his Health Care plan. He will setup a big table and invite representatives of all the parties with interests at stake, including—much to the dismay of Paul Krugman—representatives of the insurance and drug companies, whom, as he says, will get a seat at the table but won’t get to buy every chair. This will be broadcast on CSPAN and he will set the record straight, when, for instance, the drug companies lie about their research and development costs. He will oversee this whole process sitting in the biggest chair. Obama will make his case to the American people and build the political capital to push his health care plan through Congress.

When I hear him describe his implementation plan, I think of how, as a State Senator, Barack Obama closed a debate with his colleagues in the state legislature about the Universal Health Care Act, a bill in that created a task force to develop a Universal Health Care plan for Illinois (after the jump):

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Sunday November 18, 2007 · 11:01 PM PST

2007/11/18 · 23:01

So here's the situation faced by the Obama campaign: on top of the Drudge Report is a link that states "Agents of Hillary claim 'scandalous information' on Obama; decided not to use it... " You can view the archive of the Drudge Report here

If they don't respond, then the MSM, puppets of Drudge, will start reporting on the story. They'll question what dirt it could possibly be. Rezko? Money problems? An affair? They'll focus on all the negatives of Obama's past. I can just imagine one of those talking heads saying "Well... he's already admitted to using marijuana and cocaine so it can't be that." That is not the kind of coverage that Obama wants.

Or they could respond, get the Hillary campaign to unambiguously deny they have dirt, and kill the story. More after the jump...

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Monday October 22, 2007 · 8:41 PM PDT

2007/10/22 · 20:41

Barack has received a lot of criticism for his campaigns decision to have Donnie McClurkin sing at his concerts.
McClurkin is a fundy, but he's not for discrimination.

McClurkin said in a phone interview that he doesn't believe homosexuality is God's intention. However, he said he does not believe in discriminating against homosexuals.

http://www.wandtv.com/...

By the way, he's not going to be giving a sermon, he's going to be singing inspirational songs like "We Fall Down":

http://www.dailymotion.com/...
Does a candidate have to select gospel singers who share every single one his or her views?

If Democrats don't reach out to people of faith, Republicans will...

Obama Environmental Record

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Friday June 29, 2007 · 2:57 PM PDT

2007/06/29 · 14:57

Barack Obama has been a longtime champion of environmental issues. In fact, he has, excluding Al Gore, the best environmental record out of the Democratic contenders.

A 2004 Grist Article written during his Senate campaign , titled "Barack Star," brings to light his history of working hard on green issues before he became a U.S. Senator. I include almost the complete article after the cut to emphasize just how good Obama's environmental record was in the Illinois State Senate.

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Wednesday June 27, 2007 · 10:14 PM PDT

2007/06/27 · 22:14

There have been a couple stories about Obama's ties to the indicted Tony Rezko.

First, there was the land deal.

In June 2005, in what Obama now describes as a "boneheaded" mistake, Obama and Rezko's wife bought adjacent properties on Chicago's South Side, closing the deals on the same day. Seven months later, wanting a bigger yard for his $1.65 million house, Obama bought a slice of the Rezko property for $104,500

In this case, there is only circumstantial evidence that Obama ever did anything wrong.

There have been no allegations that Obama, whose political fortunes are soaring as he mulls a run for president, broke the law or committed any ethics violations.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

Then, there was the letter.

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Monday June 11, 2007 · 10:54 PM PDT

2007/06/11 · 22:54

From the Chicago Tribune

Feingold offers Obama mixed reviews for his handling of Iraq.

"I've been pleased that his opposition has intensified over time. I was not that happy with his initial opposition to a timeline," Feingold said.

"I regard him as clearly stronger [on Iraq] than Sen. [Hillary Rodham] Clinton, indeed than [former] Sen. [John] Edwards," Feingold said. "Of all the people I've worked with that are running for president, I think Sen. Obama probably made the proposal that was most helpful in moving the [Senate Democratic] Caucus in the direction I would like to see it go."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/...

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Saturday June 02, 2007 · 2:14 PM PDT

2007/06/02 · 14:14

One of the main themes of Barack Obama's political campaign is that Obama has the special ability to find areas of common interest, unite this county, and implement practical policy.
 Below I have compiled a list of quotes from various news articles that illustrate the unique background that prepares Obama for this challenging task. These quotes from friends, collaborators, teachers, and journalists also show that Obama's message isn't an invention for a political campaign, but a natural progression of a lifetime filled with listening to others and finding areas of agreement.
 Keep in mind: he compromises, but not on principle.

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False Claim: Clinton Leads Popular Vote W/ Mi and FL

Obama follows Trippi advice

NYT: Hillary knows more about the Constitution than Obama

Obamacare

Why the Obama campaign responded correctly to the Novak Column

McClurkin: "I don't believe in discriminating against homosexuals"

Obama Environmental Record

Obama + Rezko = BS

Feingold: Obama stronger than Edwards and Clinton on Iraq

Obama, A Consistent Uniter