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Detailed caucus-primary statistical report »

By MarkJay on Jun 2, 2008 in Barack Obama, DNC, Democrats, Disenfranchisement, Popular Vote, Washington state | 145 Comments

Peniel Conin, President & CEO of Global Basic and eNameWiz.com, has written a detailed 13-page statistical report and analysis of caucus vs. primary results from the 2008 Democratic nominating campaign.  (This has been reported at Talkleft here and here and here.)
Conin suffers from a disability resulting from a car accident 40 years ago, which left [...]

The Rise and Fall of Barack Obama »

By MarkJay on Mar 17, 2008 in Barack Obama, Chicago politics, Current Affairs, Hillary Clinton, Media, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., Tony Rezko | 75 Comments

The skinny kid with the funny name from Hawaii had a great run. By forcing all four other candidates off the ballot, including the woman who had reached out to help him, he maneuvered his way into the Illinois State Legislature. There, he found an extortionist and money launderer who channeled hundreds of [...]

Hillary or Obama? The deciding issue for me »

By MarkJay on Feb 1, 2008 in Barack Obama, Health Care, Hillary Clinton | 19 Comments

I have been supporting Hillary throughout this campaign, and at times I have sharply criticized Obama out of partisanship.  But the reality is that I find many things attractive about Obama too.  I like his ability to bring out large numbers of new voters and to appeal to independents and moderate Republicans.  I think he [...]