What a year.
Politically, I’ve never had so much fun. Although my candidate didn’t win every race, I think more of them went my way than didn’t. We have four new faces on the Pensacola City Council. Three women. Younger faces. Councilmen with 15 and 20 year tenures were toppled. A corrupt, disgraceful, bigot of a [...]
There’s nothing left to do except get out and vote — if you haven’t already done so, of course.
Election results will be available tonight starting at 7:00 PM.
Every Friday, I have been laying out my prediction as to how I think the presidential race will shake out. This, of course, is the last Friday before the general election.
As most of you know, national popular vote is irrelevant in presidential elections. The presidency is awarded based on votes in the Electoral [...]
For anyone that missed WSRE’s great “Rally 2008″ programs, they’re available in their entirety online.
These programs are an excellent public service put together by WSRE and the League of Women Voters. They highlight local races and give the candidates a chance to speak to the voters about key issues.
For last Monday’s program, click here. The [...]
This is maybe my favourite political ad of the whole cycle:
It’s simple as can be, and to the point. No audio, just music, and John McCain’s own words laid onto the screen. Two quotes where he admits he simply doesn’t know that much about the economy, that he has a lot to learn, and then [...]
Barack Obama is an amazing speaker. His speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention floored me, almost singlehandedly revived in me the hope for a better future for our country.
Second in my heart to that speech is the speech that he gave after winning the South Carolina primary in late January of this year. In [...]
By now, I’m sure most if not all of you have heard that Florida’s Republican governor, Charlie Crist, has issued an executive order extending early voting hours throughout the remainder of the early voting period.
Whereas on weekdays early voting previously ran 8:30 AM-4:30 PM, it will now run 7:00 AM-7:00 PM every day through Saturday, [...]
Every Friday through the general election I will lay out my prediction as to how I think the presidential race will shake out.
As most of you know, national popular vote is irrelevant in presidential elections. The presidency is awarded based on votes in the Electoral College, which are apportioned according to popular vote within [...]
On the ballot this fall, you’ll get to vote on whether or not to retain a bunch of judges.
Those of you interested in that may want to check out the PNJ article on the topic.
Early voting begins today and extends through November 1. If you live in Escambia County and wish to vote early, you can do so at one of four sites:
Supervisor of Elections Office
213 South Palafox Street, second floor
Supervisor of Elections Annex
292 Muscogee Road, Cantonment
Southwest Branch Library
12248 Gulf Beach Highway
Tryon Branch Library
5740 North 9th Avenue
Early voting [...]
Colin Powell, retired general, and former Secretary of State under the Bush Administration, has just endorsed Senator Barack Obama for president on Meet the Press.
His endorsement was eloquent and humble. According to Powell, Obama “has both the style and substance to be an exceptional President.” He ended by stating simply, “I’ll be voting for [...]
As we mentioned earlier, Michelle Obama will hold a rally in Pensacola on Tuesday.
The rally will be held at the Pensacola Civic Center. Doors open at 10:30 AM. No tickets are needed, but folks are encouraged to RSVP at http://fl.barackobama.com/PensacolaChange.
For security reasons, do not bring bags or umbrellas. No signs or banners allowed.
Rick beat me to it. I’ve been over at the Movement for Change fish fry all day.
I don’t have much more information than Rick does, but I can confirm it’s true.
Update: More information here.
Wow. Here’s the reason that no one should be calling this race with 18 days to go:
…In Florida today, 10/17/08, absentee balloting underway and early voting about to begin, Republican John McCain edges Democrat Barack Obama 49% to 47%, according to a SurveyUSA poll.
SurveyUSA, 10/16 • 553 LV, MoE ±4.3%
Some thoughts from the SUSA [...]
Every Friday through the general election I will lay out my prediction as to how I think the presidential race will shake out.
As most of you know, national popular vote is irrelevant in presidential elections. The presidency is awarded based on votes in the Electoral College, which are apportioned according to popular vote within [...]
Barack Obama, from his speech accepting the Democratic nomination for President of the United States of America, in Denver, 28 August 2008:
Instead, it is that American spirit — that American promise — that pushes us forward even when the path is uncertain; that binds us together in spite of our differences; that makes us fix [...]
Every Friday through the general election I will lay out my prediction as to how I think the presidential race will shake out.
As most of you know, national popular vote is irrelevant in presidential elections. The presidency is awarded based on votes in the Electoral College, which are apportioned according to popular vote within [...]
After more than $700 billion in taxpayer-subsidised bailouts for irresponsible corporations, and after our government has absorbed massive private debt into the already-enormous public debt, our American economy is still finding a way to blow itself up.
The Dow continues to fall by triple digits every day. Today, it closed at 8,579. One year ago today [...]
It seems like every poll that comes out is good news for Senator Obama or Democratic Senatorial candidates. Obama is shoring up leads all over the country. Respected projections like FiveThirtyEight’s have Obama taking in excess of 330 electoral votes. McCain is definitely on the defense, pulling out of states like Michigan [...]
Every Friday through the general election I will lay out my prediction as to how I think the presidential race will shake out.
As most of you know, national popular vote is irrelevant in presidential elections. The presidency is awarded based on votes in the Electoral College, which are apportioned according to popular vote within [...]
The Florida African American Student Association and the Pensacola Junior College Students for Obama will host a “watch event” for the Vice Presidential debate tomorrow evening. It will be held in the Hagler Auditorium (Building 2), at PJC’s main campus. The debate, of course, begins at 8:00 PM.
The same organisations hosted a similar event for [...]
Quinnipac has polling out today reflecting a pre-debate sample and a post-debate sample. Both samples have Obama leading in Florida, going from +6 before the debate to +8 after.
Now, Quinnipac is one of my favourite polling outfits, because of their methodology and the detail into which their polls delve, but I think this is being [...]
Retired general and former Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark will be in Pensacola tomorrow. The event will be held at American Legion Post 33, located at 1401 West Intendencia Street (at Barrancas), from 1:00-2:00 PM.
Every Friday through the general election I will lay out my prediction as to how I think the presidential race will shake out.
As most of you know, national popular vote is irrelevant in presidential elections. The presidency is awarded based on votes in the Electoral College, which are apportioned according to popular vote within [...]
Every few years, our nation engages in a debate about energy. This is typically fueled (pun intended) by high gas prices as a result of dwindling supplies of oil.
To their credit, both McCain and Obama are talking about energy, but before I give you my take on their positions, let’s discuss some facts to put [...]
This is a slow news week, politically, both locally and nationally. As we creep up to the first presidential debate Friday night, I want to highlight some polls from yesterday and today. Colorado is as close as it gets, and it’s a vital battleground. If Obama doesn’t win Virginia (although polling is looking good [...]
Every Friday through the general election I will lay out my prediction as to how I think the presidential race will shake out.
As most of you know, national popular vote is irrelevant in presidential elections. The presidency is awarded based on votes in the Electoral College, which are apportioned according to popular vote within [...]
Ahead of tomorrow’s weekly presidential race prediction, I wanted to highlight a recent poll out of Virginia. The poll was commissioned by Public Policy Polling (PPP), which is a Democratic-affiliated polling operation, and the poll only has Obama up by 2, within the margin of error, so take this all with a grain of [...]
During the Republican Convention, we heard one speaker after the next, slam the media with great fervor. It was almost like they were all singing off of the same sheet of music. And you know what, they were right!
I can barely stand to turn on the news today. Why? The only thing that any of [...]
Every Friday through the general election I will lay out my prediction as to how I think the presidential race will shake out.
As most of you know, national popular vote is irrelevant in presidential elections. The presidency is awarded based on votes in the Electoral College, which are apportioned according to popular vote within [...]
The excellent Pensacola Beach Blog has pointed out that someone was kind enough to videotape Congressman John Lewis’ speech at the grand opening of the Obama campaign’s Pensacola headquarters this past Saturday.
The overwhelming turnout required the use of two buildings to hold everyone that showed up, and Congressman Lewis was kind enough to deliver his [...]
Turnout for yesterday’s grand opening of the Obama campaign’s Pensacola office was much greater than expected. Obama campaign staff reports 705 people in attendance. The crowd was so large that the headquarters building was filled, and then a second building across Belmont (Club Unity) was opened and filled also. Congressman John Lewis [...]
Every Friday through the general election I will lay out my prediction as to how I think the presidential race will shake out.
As most of you know, national popular vote is irrelevant in presidential elections. The presidency is awarded based on votes in the Electoral College, which are apportioned according to popular vote within [...]
Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), a civil rights legend, will be on hand Saturday when the Obama campaign officially opens its Pensacola headquarters at in Belmont-DeVilliers.
Campaign staff has been on the ground since July, mainly working out of the offices of the Escambia County Democratic Party, but has established a separate headquarters to focus solely on [...]
I must admit, considering what a political junkie as I am, I remember asking “Sarah who?” when McCain chose his #2 last week. Don’t get me wrong, I was thrilled with the choice. It completely erodes the McCain team’s argument that Obama lacks experience. So what about Sarah Palin’s experience? She was Governor of one [...]
OK, convention speeches are supposed to be overblown, and fantastic, but come on. Rudy Giuliani just started making stuff up, last night:
He (Obama) immersed himself in Chicago machine politics.
What the hell? No, he didn’t, and Giuliani didn’t and can’t offer up anything to back that ridiculous claim.
John McCain will lower taxes so our [...]
While the Obama campaign has tried to focus on real issues that affect us all — the economy, healthcare, the war — the McCain campaign wants to obscure the issues. They want to take this election as low as possible. They want to make this election not about issues or even anything real, [...]
The PNJ’s Mark O’Brien is on a roll lately with his weird attack blogs. Forget O’Brien’s party affiliation — he’s apparently just pro-incumbent, as in the past few weeks he’s written pieces maligning challengers to City incumbents Mike Wiggins, Jewel Cannada-Wynn, and Marty Donovan.
And then, sometimes, the wit that makes O’Brien occasionally entertaining to read [...]
Today and every Friday through the general election I will lay out my prediction as to how I think the presidential race will shake out.
As most of you know, national popular vote is irrelevant in presidential elections. The presidency is awarded based on votes in the Electoral College, which are apportioned according to popular [...]
Sarah Palin for VP?
What is John McCain thinking?
Sarah Palin is virtually unknown outside of Alaska and political circles. She gets McCain nothing on the electoral map. Nothing, nada, zero, zip — except Alaska, of course, which he’d win without her. She doesn’t have any economic, foreign policy, or legislative credentials. Hell, [...]
In the coming weeks and months, as races begin to shape up, I will be breaking down each and every race and referendum that will appear on ballots this fall.
While this is admittedly a “progressive” outlet written by an admitted member of the Democratic Party, I will endeavour to be as nonpartisan and objective as [...]
A lot of Democrats in Florida are irritated, to say the least, that the Democratic Party doesn’t want to count the results of Florida’s Democratic presidential primary, held this past January. Some are even planning a trip to Washington, D. C., to air their grievances.
Well, I don’t think our votes should count.
And I feel [...]
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