Category: Political Strategy
By Ani on Aug 5, 2009 in Bamboozling, Campaign promises, Congress (House & Senate), Obama's Broken Promises, Political Strategy | 53 Comments
Mickey Edwards’ weekend editorial in the LA Times, The (political) party is over, states that
…“the parties once served a purpose, but they have degenerated into a system that discourages independent thought and undermines representative government” and “…loyalty to one’s political club often seems to trump objective decision-making.”
Amen. This is nothing new, however. [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jul 28, 2009 in Current Affairs, David Axelrod, Democrats, Deval Patrick, Emperor's Clothing Syndrome, Political Strategy | 85 Comments
(bumped up from Monday afternoon)
One can only hope. Oh, hahaha - “hope” - yes, it is a part of this story. “Hope and Change” - sound familiar? It should, not just for Barack Obama, but for his buddy for whom this strategy was tested: Deval Patrick. Oh yes, in case you [...]
By 4justice on Apr 3, 2009 in Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic Party, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Karl Rove, Louisiana, MoveOn.org, National Debt, Obama Administration, Obama Attack Ads, Obama Comrades, Obama's Budget, PACs & Lobbying Groups, Political Strategy, Republicans, US Senate | 23 Comments
Or perhaps this essay should be entitled “Some Advocates Are Idiots.” The idiots are MoveOn.org and Americans United for Change, who according to Karl Rove, the idiot par excellence, are targeting moderate Democrats in a vain attempt to garner support for Obama’s budget proposal. I quote the Wall Street Journal:
Americans United is going [...]
By Concerned Mother on Mar 30, 2009 in Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, CNN, David Axelrod, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking, Huffington Post, MSNBC, Media, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, New York Times, New Yorker, Obamedia, Political Strategy, Race, Race Card, Racism, South Carolina, White People, White Working Class, Women | 77 Comments
Today the American Association for Public Opinion Research Ad Hoc Committee on the 2008 Presidential Primary Polling released a pdf report on the methodologies utilized by pollsters during the Democratic primaries. It is a long report, and a cursory analysis of it is available at Pollster.com. Much of the report focuses on the [...]
By Old Grumpy Guy on Feb 27, 2009 in Current Affairs, Economy, Gay Rights, Political Strategy | 54 Comments
In defining myself politically, I like to think of myself as representing a civilized consensus that does not fall into any particular political camp. More specifically:
On social issues, I am a liberal. As I said in my video “Why I should be President (I am the Very Model of a Modern Intellectual)”, [...]
By Larry Doyle on Feb 19, 2009 in American Consumers, Barack Obama, China, Current Affairs, Democrats, Economy, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Japan, Political Strategy, President Barack Obama | 22 Comments
It is often difficult, if not near impossible, for an individual, company, institution, or even a government to provide a measured, honest, and unbiased perspective of a difficult situation. Given one’s proximity and emotional attachment to the situation, human nature clouds one’s viewpoint and, in turn, one’s reactions and responses.
How great it is when we [...]
By Steve_in_KC on Jan 17, 2009 in DNC, DNC idiocy, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Party, Donna Brazile, Harry Reid, Howard Dean, Humor, Nancy Pelosi, Political Strategy, Race Card | 13 Comments
For those of you who don’t know this golf term, it’s a do-over. It’s allowed between friends when something ruins what should have been a decent shot. Like maybe a loud noise during your back-swing. So the distraction or other accidental occurrence causes you to blow the shot. You ask for a Mulligan, and your [...]
By Pat Racimora on Nov 25, 2008 in Barack Obama, Political Strategy | 61 Comments
I was delighted to see the brilliant “Sam Copeland” (his blogger name), who is currently working with our military on strategic influence, come in and comment on my Harry Truman cartoon. “Sam” apologizes for not visiting No Quarter as often as he would like, but his very acceptable excuse is, “ Support for [...]
By Dr. Kate on Nov 13, 2008 in Citizenship, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, DNC, Disenfranchisement, Electoral College, Federal Elections Commission, Political Strategy, Supreme Court | 137 Comments
It has taken the better part of a year, and specifically the last six months of this election season, for committed citizen journalists at NoQuarter and many other blogsites to do the research on Barack Obama that the media, the democratic national committee, and our Congress should have done. Although our collective knowledge of Barack Obama [...]
By Bud White on Nov 6, 2008 in African Americans, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Economy, Housing & Housing Crisis, Joe The Plumber, McCain/Palin 2008, Political Strategy, Ronald Reagan | 109 Comments
Our reluctant allies on the Right believe McCain was struck by the perfect storm. McCain’s loss was less about campaign strategy failures than an incredibly unpopular president of the same party and an economic October surprise which underscored his Party’s difficulties. It really was about Change. From the National Review:
1) 2008′S OUTCOME AND THE [...]
By medusa on Oct 21, 2008 in Advertising, Appalachia, Arrogance, Barack Obama, Campaign Gaffes, Campaigns & Campaign Financing, Daily Kos, Fund Raising, John McCain, McCain/Palin 2008, NoQuarter Radio, Pennsylvania, Political Strategy | 112 Comments
Update from SusanUnPC: “Anonymous H,” one of our readers, has offered to “match up to $500 if NQ posters can provide receipt of a donation to the Denver Group.” Bud White, who collaborates regularly with Medusa, would be the best person to send your receipt to, as well as me. So please send validation [...]
By Bud White on Oct 2, 2008 in Arrogance, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bloggers, Current Affairs, Elitism, Hate Speech, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Larry Johnson, Media Bias, Michelle Obama, Misogyny, Political Strategy, Race, Race Card, Racism, Sexism, Typical white person, White Guilt, White People, Whitey Tape | 136 Comments
January 19, 2008:
The Obama campaign has had a deliberate strategy of calling the Clinton campaign racist and the media has allowed itself to be led along. Obama himself confessed to this strategy in the Nevada debate when shown a copy of a campaign memo directing campaign workers to use race-bating to defame Hillary Clinton.
January 27, [...]
By Truthteller on Sep 29, 2008 in Barack Obama, Christianity, Civil Rights, Donna Brazile, GLBT, Gavin Newsom, Hate Speech, Michelle Obama, Obama's Neuroses, Political Strategy, Religion, Rev. James Meeks, Sarah Palin | 194 Comments
Obama never had the support of the LGBT community. Indeed, 63% of LGBT Democrats supported Hillary Clinton during the California primary, while a paltry 29% cast their votes for Barack Obama. I imagine LGBT support for Clinton was equally strong in other states, for according to a poll conducted last November, this constituency [...]
By Ani on Sep 22, 2008 in Barack Obama, David Axelrod, John McCain, Political Strategy | 223 Comments
I think this article found in USA Today speaks for itself. It is ironic, however, that one of the reasons the DNC was so anxious to nominate Senator Obama, aside from his deep, deep pockets, is that they were so sure those “Obamicans” would reshape the electoral map and turn classically red states blue [...]
By Bud White on Sep 17, 2008 in Advertising, Appalachia, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bloggers, Cult, DNC, Daily Kos, Democratic Nomination, Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, James Carville, John Kerry, National Security, Pennsylvania, Political Strategy, Popular Vote, West Virginia, White Working Class, Women | 226 Comments
During the primaries and up until the convention, many Obama supporters pushed the narrative that Hillary supporters had to go through the classic stages of grief before we accepted Obama. On Correntewire, Lambert writes that Josh Marshall and others:
started running the “stages of grief” trope on Hillary supporters way back in February—you know, from anger, [...]
By Bud White on Sep 16, 2008 in Arrogance, Florida, Joe "Bro" Biden, Minnesota, Montana, Obama, Political Strategy, Presidential Candidates, Texas, West Virginia | 143 Comments
In Monday’s Washington Post, Obama’s chief strategist, David Axelrod, is quoted as saying, “I think one of the things driving the national polls is that the red states are redder.”
Is Axelrod right? Could it be McCain has energized his base but that Obama remains ahead?
Using Electoral-Vote.com’s numbers, I created a list of [...]
By Ani on Sep 15, 2008 in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, David Axelrod, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Political Strategy, Sarah Palin, Tony Rezko | 232 Comments
‘Pols,’ media and other clueless head-scratchers are in a tizzy that McCain has surged ahead in the polls:
A senior Democratic strategist, who has played a prominent role in two presidential campaigns, told The Sunday Telegraph:
“These guys are on the verge of blowing the greatest gimme in the history of American politics. They’re the most [...]
By Bud White on Sep 7, 2008 in Associated Press, Barack Obama, Electoral College, Fund Raising, Gender Bias, Joe Biden, John McCain, Misogyny, Obama's Neuroses, Political Strategy, Presidential Candidates, Race Card, Sarah Palin, Sexism, South Carolina | 291 Comments
Sarah Palin’s speech on Wednesday night might be the defining moment of the General Election. According to CBS’s new poll, Obama’s post-convention bounce has evaporated and the race is again tied. It’s likely that McCain will pull ahead with his own convention bounce. One of few sane netroots bloggers, Jerome Armstrong, sifting through the CBS [...]
By Sam Copeland on Aug 26, 2008 in Barack Obama, Joe "Bro" Biden, Political Strategy | 184 Comments
“Sam Copeland” on Political Strategy
A couple of folks who commented on my last post on 14 reasons why Biden was a poor political choice for Vice President argued – either in resignation or rebuttal – that Biden was the best choice available to Obama. I don’t necessarily disagree with that.
The question is: Why [...]
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