It's not over until...

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Wednesday April 23, 2008 · 11:08 AM PDT

2008/04/23 · 11:08

Obama says it is.

That's right, Obama. Not Hillary. Not some "Gang of Five" consisting of Dean, Edwards, Pelosi, Reid, and Gore. Not even the superdelegates. Obama.

Start with this assumption, which you can find being asserted all over the place- that the math dictates that Obama will be the nominee.

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What should Obama do?

38 votes Vote Now!

What should Obama do?

Declare victory now and move on.

5 votes

Declare victory after North Carolina (assuming he wins)

19 votes

Wait until all the primaries are done

6 votes

Wait until all the primaries are done and he has enough delegates, including supers, to put him over the top

6 votes

Doesn't matter what he does, Hillary will be the nominee

2 votes

BREAKING- Bush to commute Libby sentence

JakeC

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Monday July 02, 2007 · 6:30 PM PDT

2007/07/02 · 18:30

Just saw this over the AP wire:

WASHINGTON - President Bush spared former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby from a 2 1/2-year prison term on Monday, issuing an order that commutes his sentence

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At what point did you realize this whole diary was a lame joke

41 votes Vote Now!

At what point did you realize this whole diary was a lame joke

When I read the headline

7 votes

When I read the intro

0 votes

When I read the body

8 votes

When I read the poll

6 votes

Wait, does this mean Libby's sentence wasn't commuted?

4 votes

Who is this Libby? How does this affect Paris Hilton?

16 votes

2008- The year the electoral college comes crashing down

JakeC

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Wednesday June 20, 2007 · 7:03 AM PDT

2007/06/20 · 07:03

First off- this is not a prediction by any means. There are far too many variables being described below to make a prediction. Rather, this is a description of some of the more interesting ways a Bloomberg candidacy could screw up the election, given the ways the electoral college works.

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Is any of this likely?

76 votes Vote Now!

Is any of this likely?

Yes

12 votes

54 votes

Huh?

10 votes

2008- Who do you THINK the nominee will be? (poll, of course)

JakeC

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Friday May 25, 2007 · 2:21 PM PDT

2007/05/25 · 14:21

It's been six months since I ran one of these... I have to admit I was disappointed by the number of votes, and sort of gave up on the concept.

But, I am bored. Plus, I typically ran these diaries at the same time that Kos had the straw polls on the front page, so maybe that made for over kill.

So...

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2008- Who do you THINK the nominee will be?

289 votes Vote Now!

2008- Who do you THINK the nominee will be?

Bill Richardson

6 votes

Barack Obama

51 votes

John Edwards

69 votes

Christopher Dodd

2 votes

Hillary Clinton

62 votes

Wesley Clark

14 votes

Joe Biden

1 vote

Evan Bayh

1 vote

Al Gore

72 votes

Jimmy Carter

8 votes

none of the above

3 votes

2008- Who do you THINK the nominee will be?

JakeC

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Wednesday December 06, 2006 · 11:20 AM PST

2006/12/06 · 11:20

Not, who do you want, or who will you be supporting, but rather, who do you see as the likely Democratic nominee?

Kos logged in on this topic, and see's Obama as having the advantage the way the primaries are lined up.

I'd been picking Feingold for a while, shows what I know (I also said the Democrats didn't have a chance in hell of taking the Senate or defeating Lieberman in the primary.) So, I'll say Hillary right now, not because I really believe she'll be the nominee, (and I believe she really would be the worst candidate in the general election), but just to have a pick.

And, as always, feel free to guess who the Republican will be in the comments, and pick a winner.

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172 votes Show Results

Who do you think the nominee will be in 2008

172 votes Vote Now!

Who do you think the nominee will be in 2008

Tom Vilsack

2 votes

Bill Richardson

0 votes

Barack Obama

40 votes

John Kerry

1 vote

Mike Gravel

0 votes

John Edwards

44 votes

Christopher Dodd

0 votes

Hillary Clinton

25 votes

Wesley Clark

20 votes

Joe Biden

0 votes

Evan Bayh

2 votes

Al Gore

35 votes

none of the above

3 votes

Charlie Rangel to renew call for draft (with poll- in fact, it's mostly a poll)

JakeC

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Sunday November 19, 2006 · 10:58 AM PST

2006/11/19 · 10:58

As being reported here, it appears that Rangel intends to introduce legislation calling for the renewal of the draft as soon as the new Congress begins in January.

I have to believe the idea is DOA- I don't know that I have seen even a single other Congressman on either side of the aisle support the idea, and the Pentagon continues to oppose it.

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What do you think about the politics of calling for a renewal of the draft?

265 votes Vote Now!

What do you think about the politics of calling for a renewal of the draft?

It's a great idea, and the Democrats will score big.

33 votes

It's a good idea, but it's going to get buried.

75 votes

Not a good idea, but it's going to get buried.

38 votes

Bad idea, this hurts the Democrats

119 votes

2008 Prognostication Straw Poll

JakeC

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Thursday July 20, 2006 · 4:30 PM PDT

2006/07/20 · 16:30

As always, I live to steal other people's ideas.

This poll is not who you would support, or vote for, or oppose- this is your chance to play fearless pundit, and tell us who you believe the Democratic nominee will be.

I have done this unevenly in the past, with mixed response.

I have not always gotten the what some would say would be the expected result, where voters go with their heart rather than their "expert" prognostication.

In the comments section, feel free to take a stab at the Republican nominee and how you expect the final results to be.

This being a highly scientific poll of enormous importance, please take your voting and commenting seriously.

"Unacceptable candidates", or why polls about 2008 mean nothing

JakeC

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Wednesday July 19, 2006 · 4:50 PM PDT

2006/07/19 · 16:50

I noted with interest on the open thread the new Gallup poll that says that McCain is considered "unacceptable" by 40% of Republicans. I thought that was big news, for I have been fearlessly forecasting McCain as the Republican to beat. But if 40% are against you already in a hugely split field, that isn't a good sign (especially when another front runner, Giuliani, has only a 25% unfavorable rating and a whopping 73% approval rating).

Wow, I thought, This changes everything. Maybe Giuliani IS the candidate to beat.

And the good people at Gallup, like Kos, focused in on McCain's numbers as the story, making McCain the headline.

But look at the numbers, it tells a different story. Read More

Enjoy Yearly Kos. But, some pieces of advice

JakeC

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Wednesday June 07, 2006 · 5:41 PM PDT

2006/06/07 · 17:41

I will not be in attendance. For one, I have a limited vacation schedule/budget, and choose to spend it with my young children. Second, I treasure my anonimity, and wouldn't want to sacrifice it (by the way- I am 24, 6 foot 4, weight about 210, with a 185 IQ. And I can cook, and speak eight different languages). Finally, I am pretty sure you all wouldn't really like me all that much in person- I am able to stick around here by carefully choosing my threads with caution, and even there I have often had the sense to just delete what I have typed without sending it- can't really do that in person.

But, for those who are going- have a great time!! Please, enjoy yourselves- don't spend all your time in the "All the elections are going to keep getting stolen and there's nothing we can do about it" buffet- come back better for the experience. Let me offer seven other pieces of advice, if I may. Read More

My own straw poll- forget who you like, who WILL the nominee be?

JakeC

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Tuesday May 23, 2006 · 10:10 AM PDT

2006/05/23 · 10:10

I have done this unevenly in the past, with mixed response.

I have not always gotten the what some would say would be the expected result, where voters go with their heart rather than their "expert" prognostication.

In the comments section, feel free to take a stab at the Republican nominee and how you expect the final results to be.

This being a highly scientific poll of enormous importance, please take your voting and commenting seriously.

A fifty state strategy or control of the Congress in 2007- what if you had to choose?

JakeC

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Thursday May 11, 2006 · 2:32 PM PDT

2006/05/11 · 14:32

I just read this story from the Washington Post, and I got to thinking.

A quick summary of the story- it is about a disagreement between Howard Dean and some Democrats in Congress about how resources are spent- boiling down to the Congressmen think the resources should be devoted to the most competitive races to try and retake Congress in 2007, whereas Dean wants to spend money on staff and organizers even is states where the Democrats are unlikely to win. (That's just my quick summary, but please read it for yourself, it isn't very long) Read More

Is New York about to lose Air America?

JakeC

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Wednesday March 08, 2006 · 9:10 AM PST

2006/03/08 · 09:10

This is as much a question as a diary. I saw an article saying as much in the New York Post.

Yeah, yeah, I know what you are thinking- that's just the New York Post, why are you even reading it? But, this appeared in the Entertainment section, which, to my experience, isn't as nakedly political as other sections of the paper. Read More

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