Democrats Leading the Way

All's quiet the morning after the primary elections, like the calm after a hurricane. Now it's time to survey the status of things and pick-up the pieces. Rivals of yesterday, are now comrades-in-arms heading into the November general elections....<continue reading>

What was the biggest surprise/most interesting thing to come out of yesterday's primary?

What are you hearing about turnout?  In both the Democratic and Republican primaries.  Post your experiences and observations in the comments below.

Anecdotally, the voter turnout seems to be higher than usual. I credit not only the Presidential race, which is not on today's ballot but is creating greater political awareness among the masses, but also the state-wide races....<continue reading>

We wanted to take a moment to extend our best wishes to two great Democrats, both born on the same day in 1961. 

A belated Happy Birthday to Senator Barack Obama and Secretary of State Robin Carnahan who both celebrated their 47th birthday yesterday.

Obama spent his birthday at a bash in Boston.

No doubt Robin spent hers preparing to oversee today's primary election in Missouri.

Best wishes to both.

Over the past two weeks, I've received 19 pieces of political mail from 10 different candidates, and their supporters in the form of independent expenditures. Looking at the montage of political literature, I noticed the expansive use of endorsements from PACs, unions, ward organizations and elected officials. But, do these endorsements matter to the recipient of the mail...<continue reading>

There is an old campaign adage that yard signs don't vote, which means that just because a potential voter has a yard sign with your candidate's name on it, does not mean that they will necessarily vote for your candidate, if they vote at all. Also, consider the fact that some households are split between candidates...<continue reading>

With only 5 days left until the votes are in, we can see light at the end of the tunnel. But, as is often said, we are going through the darkest part of night, until the dawn. Not only is there a very high level of voter fatigue in the most contested races, but the last minute mudslinging has begun.  Story Continued »

There are several very exciting state Representative races in the city, a few with multiple candidates, all with well-known incumbents or heir-apparents. Here is a brief primer on these races....<continue reading>

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    As the date for selecting a running mate for the presumptive nominees approaches there have been many names thrown into contention for both candidates. While there have been many qualified names offered up for the Democrats and many people have their own personal favorites, I am no exception. According to conventional political wisdom the main purpose of the vice-presidential nominee is to bring unity to the party if there has been a fractious primary, or to bring geographical strength to an area where a candidate may be weak, or for gender, generational or ideological concerns. I believe that one of the top and best choices for Senator Obama’s selection as a running mate would be Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas.­

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Hello from the Netroots Nation (NN) Convention, www.netrootsnation.org! NN is, a group of bloggers and technology gurus, that provides a venue for a conversation on issues that are important to changing our nation.

This morning we heard from Vice President Al Gore and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Together, they are providing insight into the change that this country desires.

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