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In the land of the free, the early election crap has reason for such an early start this year. Obama and Huckabee take the Iowa caucuses! If you put me to vote, Huckabee would probably be the last one I’d vote for out of all of them. As for Obama, he knows his politics, but does he know the White House? I’m actually a Clinton fan. Richardson second for me and then a tie for third with Obama and Edwards. To give the the Republicans out there a shout out, I’m actually feelin’ Rudy.
To get some great commentary on the Iowa action check these out:
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Iowa Changes Everything
“After last night’s Iowa Caucus results, some are saying the GOP is now in total disarray, and others are expressing shock that the once seemingly unstoppable Clinton train has gone off the rails, with the New York Times calling her performance a ’startling setback.’”
Obama Takes Iowa in a Big Turnout as Clinton Falters; Huckabee Victor
“Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, a first-term Democratic senator trying to become the nation’s first African-American president, rolled to victory in the Iowa caucuses on Thursday night, lifted by a record turnout of voters who embraced his promise of change.”
The Daily Dish - This whole blog is doing a bunch of great personal commentary
A reader here wrote, “And the people won. I never thought I’d be so happy to see two people I completely disagree with win. This election transcends policy positions. It’s about who we are as a county. Can we be conned? Bought? Blinded by prejudice, fear or “inevitability”? The answer tonight was a resounding NO.”
Obama’s victory in Iowa sheds light on today’s workplace
“Millennials are fundamentally conservative…Baby boomers are being forced out, in a non-disruptive way…The gender divide is an antiquated view of the world…”
See you in New Hampshire and Super Tuesday
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January 4th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
This whole Iowa/New Hampshire thing really makes my blood boil. While I am hardly part of the mainstream Democratic party, as I want Dennis Kucinich to win, I do not understand why these whiter than white states are given such importance. The Clinton train is hardly derailed. After 1 year of campaigning in one tiny state Obama won it. Now tell me how is he doing in states that really matter; California, New York, Florida, Texas.
I do believe the republicans do not liek any of their candidates and the right wing nuts like Huckabee, but know that he will have his ass handed to him in the general. The only person who MIGHT have achance against Ms Clinton is Rudy, and social conservatives just can’t bring themselves to do that. Plus how could anybody vote for a guy whose own kids wont back him.
Just my two and half cents
January 4th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Why is it that CA, NY, FL, and TX matter more than Iowa? Do they matter less because of size? And does it not say something positive that these “whiter than whiter” states are putting their votes not only toward a woman, but also a man of color? I hope some of the big states follow their example.
January 6th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
In the case of these issues size should matter. I do not want 220k Democrats in Iowa determining who wins the nomination to lead a country. California has 37million people, but will be subject to the whim of those 220k people. My issue is not that they voted for a woman or African-American, but it limits the pool of potential candidates because if you know you are not going to be able to compete in those states, they just do not run. Shouldn’t 37million people have a larger stake in determining the outcome of a democracy than the 220k in Iowa or New Hampshire?
On the Republican side, Mike Huckabee is a fringe lunatic and would be knocked out of the race if any of the larger states went first, but because of the right wing fringe in Iowa, he will stick around.
I say all this as a person who would support Dennis Kucinich, Russ Feingold or Ralph Nader over the current bunch running for office. The fact they are white men has nothing to do with my vote.