Saturday Morning Presidential Couples Quiz: UPDATE 2

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Saturday August 18, 2007 · 4:01 AM PDT

2007/08/18 · 04:01

OK. Here's a quiz for you early risers to puzzle over:

Take the top three contenders for the Democratic nomination and their spouses. That's six folks:

Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
Michelle Obama
John Edwards
Elizabeth Edwards

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Would you say...

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Would you say...

This poll is too easy

5 votes

This poll is too hard

9 votes

This poll is too stupid

27 votes

Does Elizabeth Edwards Throw Like a Girl?

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Tuesday August 14, 2007 · 5:29 AM PDT

2007/08/14 · 05:29

We've got some absolutely shocking video out of Iowa for you today, where John Edwards has kicked off a bus tour.

Elizabeth Edwards' football tossing skills have come under heavy questioning. Does she throw like a girl, or is it actually an impressive performance?

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65 votes Show Results
Does Elizabeth Edwards Throw Like a Girl?

Yes. But she's still got impressive accuracy and velocity.

No. She's got perfect form. And the whole question is a bit sexist to begin with.

Are you crazy? The real story here is that Jack thinks ice cream is yummy.

It's time to reject DLC triangulators and nominate a proud progressive.

65 votes Vote Now!
Does Elizabeth Edwards Throw Like a Girl?

Yes. But she's still got impressive accuracy and velocity.

14 votes

No. She's got perfect form. And the whole question is a bit sexist to begin with.

10 votes

Are you crazy? The real story here is that Jack thinks ice cream is yummy.

8 votes

It's time to reject DLC triangulators and nominate a proud progressive.

33 votes

Hillary Sets Rabid Mark Penn Loose on Democrats

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Wednesday June 27, 2007 · 9:17 PM PDT

2007/06/27 · 21:17

Just to get folks up to speed, Mark Penn is Hillary Clinton's pollster and chief strategist. Penn began his career working for Republicans. Republican pollster and strategist Dick Morris brought Penn into Bill Clinton's orbit, where he eventually became Bill Clinton's lead strategist, and after 2000, Hillary's lead strategist as well.

Penn has generally been recognized as a DLC centrist during his time with the Clintons. Obviously, real Democrats have never much liked the guy, but events brought to light recently have brought things to a much higher level of disgust. At the beginning of May, Ari Berman in The Nation published an amazing expose of Penn.

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Monday May 28, 2007 · 7:42 AM PDT

2007/05/28 · 07:42

Of course, the best way to support the troops is to end this war.

Check out the website John Edwards has helped set up to focus community activity towards ending the war. http://www.supportthetroopsendthewar.com/ The site offers a variety of ways for you to make your voice heard in the offline world on this Memorial Day. Read More

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38 votes Show Results
What is the single most important way to support the troops?

Stopping the war in Iraq

Making sure our veterans have the support they need

Fundamentally rethinking our national security strategy to prevent unnecessary wars in the future

Other (Please offer details in the comments)

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What is the single most important way to support the troops?

Stopping the war in Iraq

22 votes

Making sure our veterans have the support they need

5%

2 votes

Fundamentally rethinking our national security strategy to prevent unnecessary wars in the future

12 votes

Other (Please offer details in the comments)

5%

2 votes

Edwards Rejects Bush's "Global War on Terror" Worldview

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Saturday April 28, 2007 · 3:59 AM PDT

2007/04/28 · 03:59

During Thursday night's Democratic debate, something interesting happened. Brian Williams asked the candidates to raise their hand if they believe there is such a thing as a global war on terror.

MSNBC was so sure that Edwards, Obama, and Clinton would answer 'yes' to the GWoT that they reported that all three raised their hands. After all, George Bush and Dick Cheney have been telling us all for the past 5 1/2 years that the Global War on Terror was the explanation for their psychotic foreign policy.

But MSNBC got it wrong. John Edwards did not raise his hand. Read More

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Can John Edwards be the candidate for progressives on foreign policy even though he voted for the war in 2002?

Yes. His apology about his war vote showed that he's changed his thinking.

Yes. He's talking about foreign policy far more honestly than any other major Democratic candidate.

No. His war vote is far more important than how he will actually lead the nation.

No. I'm an Obama supporter and I don't like these options.

Undecided. I like Edwards on domestic policy, but I'm still unsure on foreign policy.

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Can John Edwards be the candidate for progressives on foreign policy even though he voted for the war in 2002?

Yes. His apology about his war vote showed that he's changed his thinking.

11 votes

Yes. He's talking about foreign policy far more honestly than any other major Democratic candidate.

68 votes

No. His war vote is far more important than how he will actually lead the nation.

5%

4 votes

No. I'm an Obama supporter and I don't like these options.

2%

2 votes

Undecided. I like Edwards on domestic policy, but I'm still unsure on foreign policy.

3%

3 votes

Big Bold Transformational Change - Edwards Lays Down the Gauntlet

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Friday April 06, 2007 · 3:30 AM PDT

2007/04/06 · 03:30

Walter Shapiro, the Washington bureau chief of Salon.com, interviews John Edwards and writes a nice article about it. Shapiro says:

Unraveling Edwards' subtext does not require a Derrida-spouting graduate student. Hillary Clinton is the obvious apostle of these "cautious, incremental steps," while Barack Obama is the undeniable master of feel-good rhetoric. What is most intriguing about the Edwards 2.0 campaign is how a once carefully calibrated, pro-war, mainstream Democrat has fashioned himself into the candidate of "big, bold transformational change."

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What's the best attribute of the Edwards candidacy?

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What's the best attribute of the Edwards candidacy?

His detailed focus on core progressive issues

665 votes

His populist ability to win over new converts to the progressive cause

391 votes

Other (Please write it down in the comments...)

71 votes

New Poll Shows Edwards With Clear Lead In Iowa

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Tuesday April 03, 2007 · 12:49 PM PDT

2007/04/03 · 12:49

A new University of Iowa poll shows a Sen. John Edwards maintaining his clear lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in Iowa. Sen. Barack Obama finished in third place.

Democratic Voters (Likely Caucus Goers)
John Edwards 34.2
Hillary Clinton 28.5
Barack Obama 19.3

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Good Edwards Speech on C-SPAN @ 12:30 ET

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Sunday September 25, 2005 · 9:24 PM PDT

2005/09/25 · 21:24

There's a pretty good John Edwards speech broadcast on C-SPAN as part of Road to the White House. I saw it earlier this evening, and it's going to be rebroadcast at 12:30 AM EDT.

He talks about poverty and community in the wake of Katrina. And it's a good illustration of a strong Democratic message that can reach beyond Karl Rove's politics of polarization.