A blog by Nicholas Solter about politics and everything else
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on Feb 7th, 2008
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my theory that Hillary Clinton performs worse in caucuses, which require a public display of support, than in primaries, in which voting is private. The recent results from Super Tuesday corroborate this theory far more strikingly than I would have predicted. Of the 22 states in play for […]
Posted in Election 2008, Politics on Feb 5th, 2008
James Dobson, of Focus on the Family infamy, released a statement today that reads in part:
“I am convinced Sen. McCain is not a conservative, and in fact, has gone out of his way to stick his thumb in the eyes of those who are… I cannot, and will not, vote for Sen. John McCain, […]
Posted in Politics on Feb 5th, 2008
This page is useful for finding your polling place. If, like me, you live in a caucus state in which you don’t receive anything by mail from your party telling you where to go to caucus, it’s even more important.
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on Feb 1st, 2008
We have two great candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for president: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. I will happily support either of them against any of the Republican contenders, and I think they both would make superb presidents. Additionally, each of them would bring historic diversity to the oval office as the first female […]