The "P" Paranoia Factor with Poll
Given the general mistrust of both the media and the government, is it possible that people are declaring themselves both republican and for Bush to pollsters in order to avoid suspicion in these times...
View ArticleNo Time to Mourn
The president is personally responsible for the deaths of over a thousand US troops. He has not attended one service funeral. This is a clear measure of his callousness. The fact that Bush has not...
View ArticleInteresting Phenomenon
I've noticed in a number of recent polls where RVs have been corrected to LVs we have made a percentage gain. That suggests to me that our side is getting fired up. If you buy the methodology then the...
View ArticleDick Cheney - An Unauthorized Biography
Attention: Those of you living near Canadian Border - The CBC is running "Dick Cheney - An Unauthorized Biography" Wednesday night at 9 pm Eastern Time. This ought to be quite revealing. They have been...
View ArticleA Modest Proposal - F911Night
It appears that the Sinclair group will have its way some days before the election. I suggest that progressives everywhere have an F911 night a week or so before the election. Show the F911 DVD. Have...
View ArticleDemocracy Corps Kerry 50 - Bush 47
Democracy Corps - democratic but pretty straight. Now has Kerry up 48 + 2 leaners vs Bush 45 + 2 leaners. Couple this with battleground numbers from WaPo and we're looking pretty good. Concensus is...
View ArticleVery Interesting Numbers
A very interesting website to peruse: http://www.umich.edu/~nes/nesguide/gd-index.htm#1 The Univ of Mich has been doing intensive presidential voter demographic and attitude polling since 1948. It...
View ArticleBreaking News: Marist Poll 11/01/04 K-49 B-48
A new Marist Poll published today has Kerry 49 Bush 48 Undecided 3. Of interest is the high percentage of Kerry voters who are voting against Bush. As Tucker Carlson said, "nobody waits three hours in...
View ArticleAccording to CNN EXit Polls Kerry Wins Big Three
Although not announced yet. CNNs exit polling shows that a majority of the populations in these three states have voted for John Kerry. Check out the pie charts and do the math. Add the numbers...
View ArticleBreaking News - New Mexico in Kerry Column
According to CNN Exit Poll Kerry wins New Mexico in a squeaker and loses Colorado by less than 1%. It's all at this link. BTW you can follow the vote county by county on some great graphics. For...
View ArticleCNN Exit Poll Numbers Ohio Changed
Somebody must be in CYA mode in exit polling at CNN or whatever consortium they were using. The gender pie charts have been changed after the fact. I cant imagine that new exit poll data is added after...
View ArticleThe Karl Rove Killer Tactic
I think the KR's killer tactic was to get the anti-gay marriage propositions on key state ballots. It clearly mobilized many on the religious right who did not vote in 2000. (about 4 million). He...
View ArticleKerry Should Sue Swift Boat Liars
I think John Kerry should sue SBL for defamation. He should also sue Sinclair. Sue them in a nice blue state, so we can get to the bottom of who put them up to lying and what part Karl Rove and company...
View ArticleThe Ultimate What If - If Islamists Overran Israel
There is much back and forth on this site about the current crisis in the Middle East. Most of the comments have an anti-Israel bent to them. Once the darling of the international left as one of the...
View ArticleForegive Me for Raining on Your Parade
I have to say that the Obama campaign has been brilliant, in fact Barrack himself has been utterly flawless to date. The campaign was able to amass a swarm of delegates in generally uncontested...
View ArticleThere was a Time When DailyKos Mattered
I have been hovering and posting here for years. Even in the periods between campaigns. I have enjoyed the debates and insights. Some very smart people have shared their wisdom on this site. However,...
View ArticleRiddle me This!
We currently have the most unpopular president in history with a current approval rating of 19%. We have a housing and a debt crisis. The economy is barely growing and millions of jobs have left these...
View ArticleObama's Farrakhan Shame
Richard Cohen writing in the January 15, 200Washington Post:"Barack Obama is a member of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ. Its minister, and Obama's spiritual adviser, is the Rev. Jeremiah A....
View ArticleObama Sealed the Deal
OK I have been a vocal supporter of HRC. Often I have had invective hurled at me by some of the more passionate Obama supporters. It is clear that Hillary has the perfect personality make-up for an in...
View ArticleThe Great NAFTA Canard
Everyone seems to be rushing to claim that they are more opposed to NAFTA than the next. That somehow the Rust Belt job meltdown is due to NAFTA. This is completely absurd. There has been no net...
View ArticleFlorida Redux?
I will keep this diary short and sweet. Seems like all eyes are on Texas as HRC seems to have recovered her hold on Ohio. The breaking news today seems to be Obama's people talking to the Canadians...
View ArticleBoycott the Olympics? with poll
As most of you have seen over the past several days, the Chinese government has undertaken a brutal crackdown on Tibetan nationalists and pro-democracy elements. According to newswire reports "hundred"...
View ArticleWant the Nomination or the Presidency? with Poll
It is obvious to almost everyone the Senator Obama will win the nomination. So it makes no sense for Obama supporters to continue to attack Clinton supporters. You should now be smothering them with...
View ArticleBrand Obama
I am a Hillary supporter. I will be an enthusiastic Obama supporter when Hillary cedes to the inevitable. Nonetheless I have been a student of the Obama phenomenon and an admirer of the manner in which...
View ArticleChinese Freep Poll? with Poll
Last night a CNN poll asked whether the Beijing Olympics should be boycotted (on account of Chinese actions (atrocities) in Tibet). At one point yesterday the vote was about 63-37 in favor of a...
View ArticleThe Cost of Hillary Bashing
Almost everyone on Kos enjoys a good Hillary bash. The countless diaries on Tuzla, Irish and Bosnian peace, 35 years of experience. You catch my drift. I think this has got to stop. Hillary has no...
View ArticleEconomic Externalities and the Car
32 years ago I took an economic seminar on Economic theory. A long forgotten, but prescient article broached the topic of the economic externalities that flow from the use of the private...
View ArticleHillary Can Take a Punch, Obama?
Doesn't Hillary remind you of Glen Close in that bathtub scene with Michael Douglas? She just won't die. Has it occurred to anyone in this echo chamber that she has taken a torrent of abuse (some of it...
View ArticleLeave the Lady Alone
So reports are appearing that Democratic bigwigs want to intervene to end this primary fight. I suggest that they do so at the party's peril. Hillary has support of roughly half the party. If her run...
View ArticleHillary Up 9 in New Indiana Poll
Survey USA shows Hillary up 9 points 52-43 in a new Survey USA poll. As one can only assume that she is being outspent at least 2 to 1, this must represent a bit of a stunner to the Obama folks. Let's...
View ArticleLies My Father Told Me
OK, I believe that the Obama has finally dealt with his former mentor and "everybody's crazy uncle". He has finally put the lie to Wright's lunatic ramblings. But the question still remains, did he not...
View ArticleIf Obama Loses N.C. and Indiana
Then the popular vote is going to be pretty close. The elected delegate count is going to narrow somewhat, but most importantly the questions concerning Obama's ability to win a general are going to...
View ArticleNow You Want to Make Nice
This website has been hostile to Hillary for months. In fact hostile is a pretty weak word. She has been called every name under the sun. Her supporters have been ruthlessly attacked on this site...
View ArticleThree Questions for President Obama
Today the president of Iran again demonstrated his desire to destroy Israel. He referred to Israel as a "rotting corpse". He and other members of his government and military have made numerous direct...
View ArticleHillary Supporter Say No to Division
There comes a time when even the most die-hard fan must realize that his team is not going to win the pennant or be in the Super Bowl. It is one of life's unpleasant realities. Now let me say that I...
View ArticleToday, No Obamites, No Clintonistas
Just Americans and in fact people all over the world who wish the best for Teddy Kennedy. When something like this befalls you, politics kind of melt away. Teddy will get the best care anyone could...
View ArticleSenator Roll Up Your Sleeves
This will seem incredibly trite to some (possibly to all). But I have been watching footage of Bobby Kennedy. He almost always had his sleeves rolled up. It is the ultimate "can do"sartorial statement....
View ArticleNational Service - A Democratic Notion? Poll
I have often felt that one of the moral linchpins of sending our troops off to war has been the fact that the force is an "all volunteer army". The argument being they "knew what they were getting...
View ArticleA Very Brief Note to Senator Obama
Dear Senator Obama,Some of us didn't vote for you in the primaries, however we are now on board. We support you wholeheartedly. That support rests on the fact that we believe that you have superior...
View ArticleEnough Apologies Senator Obama
I don't get it. The Obamas had a thoroughly lovely family interview on Access Hollywood the other day. His kids, naturally enough, stole the show. It was perfectly innocent and heck we all want to get...
View ArticleDo You Feel "It", Too? with Poll
By "It" I mean that virtually imperceptible movement of people. Something that begins as a whisper and gather momentum. I think the Palin bubble has burst.I think that McCain looks almost hapless in...
View ArticleThe Bailout Inequity
It seems to me that the bailout, as now being contemplated, makes no distinction between those who have taken risks (shareholders, merchant bankers) and those who have tried to mitigate risk (insurance...
View ArticleOutside the Margin of Error, But Theft? with Poll
According to NBC Sen. Obama has led in the last 111 consecutive National Polls. The statistical probability that he will lose the popular vote is very small indeed. However, the past two national...
View ArticleFailure is Not an Option - The Big Three / Poll
Let's face it the US auto industry has been on a collision course with reality for at least 3 decades. Every thing about it from it's view of the environment (S.U.V.s, Hummer), to it's antiquated...
View ArticleDon't Mention Armenian Genocide in Turkey
Turkish Premier Erdogan's outburst in Davos probably had little impact on the Middle East or Turkish domestic politics for that matter, but it has probably set back Turkey's desire to join the E.U. by...
View ArticleTom Daschle - Aye or Nay?
I will assume everyone is aware of the controversy swirling around Tom Daschle. I think it would be interesting to get a sense of the site. I don't really want to color things with a long-winded...
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