A blog by Nicholas Solter about politics and everything else
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on Sep 15th, 2008
Today’s article from the LA times about dishonest campaigning is a good example of the mainstream news media attempting to put balance on a story that really isn’t balanced. The article’s generic title and general discussion of dishonesty in campaigns imply that both the Obama and McCain campaigns are stretching the truth. But when you […]
Posted in Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Sarah Palin on Sep 4th, 2008
In this clip from the Daily Show, Jon Stewart nails the current Republican hypocrisy in a way no one else can.
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on Aug 22nd, 2008
Barack Obama’s opponents have tried to paint him as an elitist who is out of touch with “regular Americans.” They didn’t know just how out of touch a presidential candidate could be, but it turns out they had the wrong man. John McCain is so well off that he apparently can’t remember how many houses […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Politics, Uncategorized on Jun 10th, 2008
This clip from The Daily Show is simultaneously hilarious and right on the mark. How did we reach a point where a comedy news show is a better purveyor of the news then the news stations themselves?
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on Jun 9th, 2008
A recent CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll indicates that 17% of Clinton supporters will vote for McCain if Obama doesn’t select her as his running mate. And an additional 22% would refuse to vote for Obama.
I don’t get it.
I understand the vehement support for Clinton and the desire to see her in the White House. I […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on Jun 2nd, 2008
It looks like Michigan’s and Florida’s delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be seated after all, but with ½ a vote each.
There are several problems with this compromise. First, because Barack Obama wasn’t even on the ballot in Michigan, they’ve basically had to guess how many delegates to assign to him. Second, the candidates […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on May 21st, 2008
I voted for Hillary Clinton in my caucus in February, represented her as a delegate to the El Paso county convention in March, and represented her again as a delegate to the Colorado State convention last weekend. But now I think it’s time for her to drop out of the race and let Barack Obama […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Colorado State Convention, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on May 13th, 2008
I’m pleased to announce that I will be attending the Colorado State Democratic Convention in Colorado Springs next weekend (May 17) as a delegate for Hillary Clinton. Although I’m skeptical of Clinton’s chances of gaining the nomination, I feel morally obligated as an official Clinton delegate to cast my vote for her. In truth, I […]
Posted in Barack Obama, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Politics on Mar 3rd, 2008
“I don’t belong to any organized party. I’m a Democrat,”
- Will Rogers
After attending the El Paso County Democratic Convention the weekend before last, I was feeling a bit like Will Rogers. After arriving promptly at 8 AM I stood in line outside waiting to register for two hours. And this wasn’t Southern California temperature – […]
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 […]