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Guam's Moment In The Sun
All eyes were on the island of Guam during their rare opportunity in this historical first. For the first time, Guam played an integral part in the democratic primaries. Though the people of Guam can not yet vote for president, their votes in the Guam Caucus was a decisive factor in determining the Democratic presidential nominee for 2008. Amidst all of this, this short documentary delves right into the heart of an important question -- should the people of Guam, as US citizens, have the right to vote for president? All eyes were on the island of Guam during their rare opportunity in this historical first. For the first time, Guam played an integr... more
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Inside "The Texas Two-Step" - Texas Primaries Caucus
An inside "exclusive" look at the process where Texas voters faced a confusing, sometimes chaotic voting experience... yet at the same time practiced democracy at its best. In San Antonio, Texas, hundreds turned out after 7pm for the Democratic Caucuses.
Interviews with voters, great inside caucusing video, and a report that takes you up to the point the reporter votes, sharing the entire process.
Story by Emmy award winning Journalist, Patricio Espinoza. www.espiblog.org Shot with home Flip camera. Story picked-up and aired by CNN 3/5/08 An inside "exclusive" look at the process where Texas voters faced a confusing, sometimes chaotic voting experience... yet a... more -
State of the campaign
An update on the campaign, directly from Dr. Paul himself.
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Why not a 50 state primary?
They talked about ditching the caucuses and separately timed/dated primaries in favor of a 50-state primary, wayyyy back in ancient times when dinosaurs roamed the earth, they played music on MTV, and cable TV news was the latest thing.
Here's what Senator John Glenn said about it in 1985:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE7DF...
''It would simplify the nominating process, eliminate the disproportionate influence of early primary and caucus states, force candidates to focus on truly national issues and dramatically reduce the length of the primary season,'' he said
Anyone see any similarities with what's happening now?
-zen They talked about ditching the caucuses and separately timed/dated primaries in favor of a 50-state primary, wayyyy back in ancient ti... more -
The Iowa Effect
With the Iowa caucus just days away, what effect do you think it will have on your support for a particular presidential candidate? If you are of the average level of political awareness and don?t live in Iowa, the effect should be zero. Iowa and the other super early caucuses only serve to affirm the media?s choices.
If you don?t like Hillary, you are going to revel in all the spin that she is in trouble, has to score a big victory in the next primary, or her team needs a shakeup. Don?t believe the hype. If Obama wins, the spin will be he is one step closer to the White House, he only needs to win one more early caucus to become the frontrunner, or which of his rivals will he pick as his running mate.
If you like Huckabee, you are going to love the spin if he wins in Iowa. It will sound like this, America voted for morality and is moving back to it?s Christianity roots, or wants a Christian leader, and Reverend President. They will spin McCain as the comeback kid and start a deathwatch for Rudy.
Iowa will have a zero effect on me. Regardless of what mass media says, Iowa does not represent my views and perspectives. American politics are rotten with corruption and contempt for the views of average Americans. All the upper tier candidates have hidden agendas and will disappoint a large segment of the populist. Their is no perfect candidate and the results of the Iowa carcass is not going to change the winner into one. Since Gore and Fiengold are not running, everyone else is a second choice for me and Iowa is not going to change my mind. I am on team Hillary now and will continue to support her until she is defeated or concedes. Then I will support which ever Democrat gets the nomination. I am going to vote the party line this election and nothing that happens between now to election day is going to change my mind. So Iowa has a zero effect on me and I doubt it is going to change anyone else?s mind. However, just for giggles, here are my predictions;
Democrats
Hillary
Obama
Edwards
Republicans
Huckabee
McCain
Romney
Think I?m being absurd? Checkout the link below and tell me if these guys represent you? :)
Iowa Caucus 101
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2007/12/24/to... With the Iowa caucus just days away, what effect do you think it will have on your support for a particular presidential candidate? If... more
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