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Recent Posts Tagged With 'Hillary Clinton'
Obama vs Palin vs Stock Performance
Since Tuesday, S&P has fallen more than 3%. Certainly, reasons like retail and job data can point to that direction. On the other hand, oil is easing as well which should have facilitated a spike. A political news that may have played a bit...
Very Unconventional In This Convention
When the DNC convention is going on, one would expect Obama would get a better polling result. This is not quite the case. McCain is closing in when Democrats’ convention is going on. When Republicans’ convention starts, will McCain’s rat...
A Lesson From Lincoln
We seldom observe opportunities for Obama to learn more about the mechanics of elections. This is also a lesson applicable to even to small races such as county or municipal elections. If Obama studied Lincoln better, he could have avoided this t...
Clinton Contributed A Great Lesson: Electioneering 101
For any aspiring politician, say an aspiring city councilor, Clinton has taught us a very good lesson, especially her Iowa race. Since the lesson is most useful for an aspiring city councilor, I will focus on that particular case. A primary is mo...
When Will Obama Overcome His Indecisiveness, Or His Incompetence Or Divisiveness?
Now that Obama claims the victory. All eyes will be on how his campaign, especially how he will unite Clinton’s forces. Her fundraisers will join Obama’s campaign, somehow. The effectiveness of the joint effort depends on how well the two s...
How Does This Rumored Concession Work?
Both Obama and Clinton are aware of the superdelegate endorsement by now. Terry McAuliffe already said Clinton will “congratulate and call him the nominee”. However, Clinton will not concede tonight. McAuliffe will not issue such a statemen...
Where Is The Raodmap To Clinton Concession?
There are 83 days between now (06.02) and Democratic Convention in Denver (08.25). Yes, superdelegates can change their mind. However, the earlier Clinton concedes the less political capital Clinton will attrite. But what is the worst case? ...
Is Obama Showing Some Love Offense?
Obama is willing to compromise on the delegates of Michigan and Florida. In fact he is willing to “concede an advantage” to Clinton on Michigan and Florida delegate disput. Obama is showing this because he is confident he can afford to conce...
How Is The Dream Ticket of Obama Clinton Going?
Obama started looking for a VP. A VP is supposed to complement the candidate. One constituency that Obama needs help, as showcased by the media, is white blue collar voters. If Obama sees this a need, then Edwards could have been a possible run...
