Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Hillary Rove Clinton, WTF?

By Karoli April 6, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

I’m really trying to understand this, but I frankly don’t. Via Andrew Sullivan, a report from the 43rd District Democratic caucus in Washington state yesterday: When Clinton’s surrogate finally showed…

Money Talks

By Karoli April 5, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Florida Donors to DNC: You did say satisfaction guaranteed, right? Some Florida big money donors to the DNC want their money back since it didn’t buy an open door to…

Delegate Voodoo: Credentials, Dates and Magic Math

By Karoli April 3, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Recently Howard Dean expressed confidence that the Democratic nominee would be known by July 1st. There is a significance to that date that has gone unreported. July 1st matters because…

Forward Momentum

By Karoli April 2, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

It looks as though the Great Obama Bus Tour of 2008 is paying off nicely. According to this poll (PDF) the double-digit divide has been closed and crossed, with Obama…

What Part of Unconstitutional Doesn’t the Press Understand?

By Karoli March 29, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Listen up, press corps! When a Federal Court declares an election unconstitutional, it means the election results don’t count.. What that SHOULD mean to you is that you quit yammering…

Worms, Trojans and Clinton

By Karoli March 28, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

The first item in my news feed this afternoon was this clip of an Al-Jezeera interview with Barack Obama’s Kenyan step-grandmother. Lots of mentions of his “Muslim family” origins, nice…