Author: Gerardo Orlando (Page 140 of 169)

Obama raises $31 million in January

January 31, 2008 / Gerardo Orlando

Looks like he’ll have enough money to compete on Super Tuesday.

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Lincoln Chafee rips Hillary Clinton for her Iraq War vote

January 30, 2008 / Gerardo Orlando

Lincoln Chafee, former Republican Senator from Rhode Island, discusses the vote t authorize the Iraq War in his new book:

“I find it surprising now, in 2008, how many Democrats are running for president after shirking their constitutional duty to check and balance this president,” writes Chafee…
“They argue that the president duped them into war, but getting duped does not exactly recommend their leadership. Helping a rogue president start an unnecessary war should be a career-ending lapse of judgment.”

Exactly. In my view Hillary’s war vote is a deal breaker. The fact that she stuck by that vote for years when it was obvious to everyone that the war was a tragic mistake only compounds her error.

I’m looking forward to seeing Chafee hit the talk shows and explain his disdain for Democrats who supported this war.

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McCain gives up straight talk

January 30, 2008 / Gerardo Orlando

I wasn’t impressed with John McCain’s performance in tonight’s GOP debate. Just like he did on Meet the Press last week, McCain ducked questions and was presented with several contradictions in his explanations for his votes.

If he gets the nomination he will be tough to beat given his appeal to moderates and independents, but his appeal might fade if he keeps this up.

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Obama closes the gap in Gallup poll

January 30, 2008 / Gerardo Orlando

The national Gallup tracking poll now has Obama trailing Clinton by just 6 points.

Barack Obama has now cut the gap with Hillary Clinton to 6 percentage points among Democrats nationally in the Gallup Poll Daily tracking three-day average, and interviewing conducted Tuesday night shows the gap between the two candidates is within a few points. Obama’s position has been strengthening on a day-by-day basis. As recently as Jan. 18-20, Clinton led Obama by 20 points. Today’s Gallup Poll Daily tracking is based on interviews conducted Jan. 27-29, all after Obama’s overwhelming victory in South Carolina on Saturday. Two out of the three nights interviewing were conducted after the high-visibility endorsement of Obama by Sen. Edward Kennedy and his niece Caroline Kennedy.

UPDATE – Obama is also within six points in Massachusetts in the new Rasmussen poll. Last week he was down 37 points in a separate poll! Looks like the Kennedy endorsement made an impact.

Democrats, Liberals, President 2008

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