What happened? Barack Obama’s win in Iowa generated a widespread sense of pride, the press reporting all variety of “man on the street” testimonials to feelings of optimism in the wake of the victory. Whatever we all personally thought of Obama as a candidate, his winning in the 95 percent white rural state strongly suggested [...]
Add Comment Hillary won in NH. So that’s what it is. The significant thing is that the youth vote was again a major factor. According to CIRCLE, the youth turnout rate more than doubled since 2004, rising to 43 percent compared to 18 percent in 2004 and 28 percent in 2000. More than that, among Democrats, 18- [...]
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KEENE, N.H. (Main Street, Coffee Shops, My Car)— What follows are some very rough notes from Granite State Primary Day. Sate slogan: “Live Free or Die!” Do the Republicans know that, I wonder. Does Mitt “the most basic civil liberty is the right to be kept alive” Romney know that?
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KEENE, N.H.— “Change” has trumped all of the other 2008 campaign buzz-words— words like “experience” “trust” “reliability.” It has come to dominate the rhetoric on the campaign trail and conversations across party lines. It was “change” that catapulted Obama to victory in Iowa, pushed Edwards into a second-place finish and edged its way into Hillary’s [...]
In New Hampshire, the days before primary voters head to the polls, all the candidates are looking to ride the wave of Iowa-generated Obama Momentum by talking about change, a mostly laughable word in the mouths of U.S. politicians on any day and ironically hilarious in the case of Mitt Romney, a sudden “change” candidate [...]
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