Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Clinton’s Project T-Shirt – Now?

By Karoli May 27, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

I just received an email inviting me to vote on my favorite Hillary Clinton t-shirt, and wondered… what is her point, exactly? The finalists are here. Isn’t it a little…

An Alternative Solution to FL and MI?

By Karoli May 27, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Seat the delegations, but move them to the end of the roll call to prevent any last-minute machinations on the convention floor. I’m more or less convinced that if Clinton…

Florida and Michigan Analysis Done Right

By Karoli May 27, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

Required reading. After researching the issue myself and getting ready to write about it for one last time, I found this post by poblano on Daily Kos, which has so…

4-8-92: Bill Clinton is the Democratic Nominee

By Karoli May 26, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Not June, no. APRIL. NattheDem also points out that Bill Clinton agrees with the April 8th date in his memoirs.

Memo to the Mainstream

By Karoli May 25, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

To: Mainstream Media Outlets, including the NY Times, Washington Post, Cable Networks and Broadcast News From: An Informed Democrat Re: Your addiction to misinformation, horseracing, and misplaced hope Please be…

A Pickup of 40 Superdelegates?

By Karoli May 23, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

This isn’t the first time I’ve heard this rumor. It first surfaced out of the reports of the California State Convention last week, where the final delegates were chosen and…