tagged w/ Pennsylvania Primary
-
Citizen Kate, her adventures on the campaign trail.
-
-
Hillary and I have more in common than I had originally thought.
-
-
I could not help noticeing last night as the first 3% of votes came in they showed a 66% Clinton lead over Obama's 34%. This quickly shifted into a more even 54% to 46% as votes came in.
I found that VERY ODD!
what do you think?
What tally did those machine already have to start with before the first voter approached a machine?
here is a little piece on machines voting:
When you build any system that conducts "mission critical business," like electing a president, you need to create enough safeguards to make sure that the process is secure. How secure is the voting process in Pennsylvania?
Almost 90 percent of Pennsylvanians will vote using touch screen voting machines that have no paper record of votes cast. Once you touch the screen, the machine can count your vote any way it's programmed. It can even give you a receipt indicating you voted for Smith and count your vote for Jones. These touch screens total their own votes, invisibly and without any outside checks. We can't watch and even if we could, we wouldn't know what to look for. Our election boards routinely sign contracts agreeing that the computer programs that count our votes are the trade secrets of the e-voting machine companies, no peeking. The companies even "refuse to promise that their products will work."I could not help noticeing last night as the first 3% of votes came in they showed a... more
-
-
twodee
-
added this
-
5 years ago
- |
-
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania voters chose between two bruised candidates after a grueling, nasty election fight. Clinton won the Pennsylvania primary vote as expected, claiming a 10-point victory over Obama. However, Clinton's chances of winning the nomination based on pledged delegates is effectively over.
Photographs and three videos are included.On Tuesday, Pennsylvania voters chose between two bruised candidates after a grueling,... more
-
-
Hillary has been pounding Obama on his patriotism because of his association with Rev. Wright, Wright ’s association with Farrakhan, and Obama’s acquaintanceship with Bill Ayers. She was happy to accept the endorsement of Richard Mellon Scaife, the architect of the “vast right wing conspiracy though”.Hillary has been pounding Obama on his patriotism because of his association with Rev.... more
-
-
It is impossible for Hillary to catch Obama using the rules everyone agreed to at the beginning of the campaign, so she is trying to redefine the measures of success. Her arguments are thin, but are not challenged by the media. Obama isn’t just fighting Hillary, he’s fight the Clinton Mystique. No one else would be able to get away with this.It is impossible for Hillary to catch Obama using the rules everyone agreed to at the... more
-
-
Early indicators say Hillary is up by 4, but poll numbers on what drove the decision making of Pennsylvanians show good signs for Obama. This thread will be updated every 30 minutes until 3 AM EasternEarly indicators say Hillary is up by 4, but poll numbers on what drove the decision... more
-
-
Pennsylvania goes to the polls, John McCain hits the South, and Ron Paul resurfaces.
-
-
Analysis of the different possible outcomes of tonight Democratic primary in Pennsylvania.
-
-
Because Clinton is not going to get the blowout she's looking for —in fact, in these final laps around the derby track, a Clinton win by a nose will probably be a campaign snuffing loss.Because Clinton is not going to get the blowout she's looking for —in fact,... more
-
-
This is what's running in Pennsylvania right now. She managed to reference the Soviets, Pearl Harbor, Bin Laden, etc. This is what's running in Pennsylvania right now. She managed to reference the... more
-
-
"Modern journalism’s lowest moment," noted one viewer online.
ABC News' April 16th Pennsylvania democratic debate was the most-watched contest to date with 10.7 million TV viewers. But here's what's fascinating: ABC News has received almost 20,000 (!) online comments about their handling of the debate as of Monday, April 21st. Most of them are high quality, coherent arguments, not YouTube scatology, and the vast majority are negative, critiquing Stephanopoulos and Gibson. Will we look back on this as one of the key moments that mainstream media fell apart?
Some choice excerpts:
"The debate was a debacle for ABC news...Charlie and George's National Enquirer version of journalism is even more pathetic...they all assume that the "complainers" are Obama supporters. I, for one, am/was undecided. Aren't journalists suppose to refrain from making assumptions?”
"It was just plain insulting to voters who actually care about life and death issues, such as American troops dying abroad, veterans not receiving adequate care, the state of our planet, and our rapidly deteriorating economy...Everyone involved in staging this farce this should be ashamed. It was a disservice to the voters, the candidates, and frankly, to journalism itself."
"This debate was an utter embarrassment to the ABC news division and will continue to haunt you for many years to come...As a past avid viewer of your news programs, I will be boycotting the entire ABC news division and advise others to boycott them and Disney, as well as the news program's advertisers until substantial change is made to fix this situation."
"After watching that sorry display of a debate you might as well plan on having Charlie Gibson and George Sthephanopolus on Dancing with the Stars.""Modern journalism’s lowest moment," noted one viewer online.
ABC... more
-
-
Chloe
-
added this
-
5 years ago
- |
-
Sort of a "no-duh" poll... of the state’s college students intending to vote in Tuesday’s primary, 71% are for Obama, 28% for Clinton.Sort of a "no-duh" poll... of the state’s college students intending... more
-
-
With the Pennsylvania primary just six days away, Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate in Philadelphia gave Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama a last chance to settle old and new scores as they headed into a week that could make or break their presidential aspirations. Clinton wanted to extend her five point lead in Pennsylvania, while Obama was trying to unveil a debate performance that reflected the recent national poll figures that show him surging way past Clinton in the areas of trustworthiness and electability.
During the debate, Obama and Clinton each defended their handling of missteps and misstatements on the campaign trail and directed sharp criticisms toward each other. They began their first head-to-head encounter in nearly two months focused on political disputes, rather than upon their relatively narrow policy differences. Obama, who leads in the number of delegates needed to claim the nomination, fielded tough questions about his relationship with his former pastor, his patriotism and his description of small-town voters as “bitter,” the latter a controversy that has engulfed his campaign for much of the past week.
Clinton, who has been quoted as saying in private conversations that she does not think Obama can win the general election, made her clearest statement to date of her confidence in Obama. When asked whether Obama would win against Sen. John McCain, Clinton adamantly replied: “Yes, Yes, Yes.”
Obama responded by saying that he believes he’s better suited to beat McCain, that his ability to unify the electorate would be the key to winning in November. “When we are unified, there is nothing that we cannot tackle,” he said.
A photograph and the video of this exchange are included.With the Pennsylvania primary just six days away, Wednesday’s Democratic... more
-
-
Dorian S., a fiscally conservative University of Minnesota student, tells why he will most likely cross party lines and vote democratic in the general election.Dorian S., a fiscally conservative University of Minnesota student, tells why he will... more
-
-
The "BOSS" makes his intentions known--this could have some limited significance. Bruce hails from central Jersey, which is in the PHILLY media market--he always sells out Wachovia--maybe he'll tip some older voters over the fence. Here is his statement to his "friends and Fans".. The "BOSS" makes his intentions known--this could have some limited... more
-
