https://www.dailykos.com/news/2008PrimaryElection News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Tue, 28 Jan 2020 01:23:28 +0000 Tue, 28 Jan 2020 01:23:28 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/12/24/931149/-Could-Hillary-win-in-2016 <p>I think if the democratic party doesn't get too crazy, we can keep the White House till 2016. Obama is still popular, and I think the voters who came out for him in 2008 are going to come out again in 2012. Maybe more.</p> <p>In my last diary, I mentioned that Hillary was unlikely to and should not primary Obama in 2012. But I'm wondering if she might be the best candidate for 2016.</p> rss@dailykos.com (JamieG from Md) 2008PrimaryElection 2016GeneralElection Aging Bill Clinton BillClinton Elections genies Health Care HealthCare Hillary Clinton HillaryClinton Jokes reservatrol SecretaryofState Senate _931149 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:54:25 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/12/7/670289/-Was-the-Obama-Clinton-battle-a-good-thing-for-Democrats <p>Deputy campaign managers for the Obama and McCain campaigns see the silver lining in the long extended primary battle. But, I hold the same attitude I had during the primary. Never again.</p> rss@dailykos.com (sweetliberty) 2008PrimaryElection Barack Obama BarackObama Hillary Clinton HillaryClinton John McCain JohnMcCain SuperDelegates _670289 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:24:03 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/12/514242/-Hillary-Clinton-is-not-evil <p>She's not evil.</p> <p>She's not racist.</p> <p>She's not trying to destroy Obama to help McCain win so she can run again in 2012.</p> <p>You all want to know what she's doing?</p> <p>She's running the only campaign she can possibly run and have a chance.</p> rss@dailykos.com (TheBlaz) 2008PrimaryElection Barack Obama BarackObama Hillary Clinton HillaryClinton _514242 Mon, 12 May 2008 18:52:18 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/5/469766/-Obama-estimates-Obama-wins-TX <p>Obama projects he will win the Texas primacaucus.</p> rss@dailykos.com (greatn) 2008PrimaryElection Barack Obama BarackObama Delegates Hillary Clinton HillaryClinton Texas _469766 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:28:43 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/5/450511/-Ten-Reasons-Why-I-Voted-For-Barack-Obama <p>... and why I think you should, too.</p> <p>I have just cast my vote in the California primary election for Barack Obama. Here are ten reasons why (some of which include reasons why I am <em>not</em> voting for Hillary Clinton - some of my reasons "for" Obama are also reasons "against" Hillary):</p> rss@dailykos.com (Killer of Sacred Cows) 2008PrimaryElection Barack Obama BarackObama Hillary Clinton HillaryClinton _450511 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:33:34 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/13/436034/-Critique-Your-Candidate <p>We all enjoy offering critiques of other candidates in the diaries. Thats a given.</p> <p>Wouldn't it also be fun to provide an honest, straightforward critique of your own preferred Candidate?</p> <p>Imagine that you are campaign strategist to your candidate of choice. What advice would you give them?</p> <p>I'll begin with mine, Senator Barack Obama, below the fold:</p> rss@dailykos.com (brooklynbadboy) 2008PrimaryElection Barack Obama BarackObama President _436034 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:24:55 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/6/431797/-Clinton-I-would-never-have-taken-us-to-Iraq <p>In Nashua, NH today from <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0108/Back_to_Iraq.html">Politico.com:</a></p> <blockquote> <p>"After 9/11, I would never have taken us to war in Iraq," she said. "I would have stayed focused on Afghanistan because the real threat was coming from there."</p> </blockquote> <p>This campaign is becoming unhinged.</p> rss@dailykos.com (brooklynbadboy) 2008PrimaryElection Hillary Clinton HillaryClinton President _431797 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:13:51 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/1/1/428932/-John-Edwards-Legislative-Career <p>Government is ultimately about lawmaking. The reason we have elections is to determine who gets to make the laws. While me may get excited about all the positioning, speeches, campaign tactics and what not, when ass meets chair, its about making the laws that govern us.</p> <p>So, for your benefit, I introduce the legislative accomplishments of John Edwards. This is not a voting record. Sometimes, the rules of the Senate force senators to make bad votes, sometimes even being forced to vote for things they are against. No, a better indicator is to look at the kind of legislation one sponsors. In other words, if he had his way, what would he change?</p> <p>I will write up each candidate, including Senators Clinton and Obama. It will take me some time on Obama because he wrote a trailer load of laws in Illinois and I don't have complete access to all the information quite yet.</p> rss@dailykos.com (brooklynbadboy) 2008PrimaryElection John Edwards JohnEdwards legislativehistory President _428932 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:34:35 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/12/30/428083/-A-vote-for-Clinton-a-vote-to-end-Dean-s-50-State-Strategy <p>In my opinion, there are a lot of reasons not to vote for Hillary Clinton to be the Democratic nominee for President. Most of them are obvious from a progressive standpoint (at least I think so), but one of the most significant is perhaps not so obvious.</p> <p>When the dust clears, the Democratic nominee will become the functional head of the Democratic National Committee. Howard Dean will become largely marginalized and ultimately replaced by someone who is the candidate's right-hand person, if that candidate actually wins the White House (and if he or she doesn't, Dean will end up taking the blame anyway, and will likely be shown the door). It's a pattern which is routine (although, IMO undesirable - and I'd like to see it broken). In the short term, though, the candidate will be largely calling the shots.</p> rss@dailykos.com (odum) 2008PresidentialElection 2008PrimaryElection 50-state strategy 50statestrategy Barack Obama BarackObama Hillary Clinton HillaryClinton HowardDean JamesCarville PaulBegala _428083 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:05:06 +0000