Weekend in Review: Wyoming, Joint Ticket, Mail-In Primary?
Barack Obama won Saturday's Wyoming caucus. His campaign said it was an important win, the Clinton campaign emphasized the close delegate count. [The Fix]
"It's now safe for Wyoming Democrats to come out of the woodwork." [Casper Star-Tribune]
Mike Dorning and Christi Parsons examine Hillary Clinton's role as first lady and conclude that "there is scant evidence that she played a pivotal role in major foreign policy decisions or in managing global crises." [Chicago Tribune]
Tina Brown reports from her first experience as a member of the traveling press corps: "It allows you, finally, to see the candidate through the voters' eyes, and to realize how resolutely effective, how inspiringly pedestrian Hillary Clinton is." [Newsweek]
"At this point the Democrats have two choices, both of them flawed," when it comes to Florida and Michigan. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
Clinton supporter and Senator Bill Nelson of Florida supports a mail-in primary. [Orlando Sentinel]
Howard Dean says the "mail-in" is an option during an appearance on Meet the Press. [Naked Politics]
However, on This Week, his first response to whether Michigan and Florida should vote again was: "Yes. Well, no. No, no, no." [Ambinder]
Bill Clinton is talking about a joint ticket. [Political Wire]
Ed Rendell is talking about electoral college votes; Michael Scherer thinks that's awkward. [Swampland]
Representative Steve King of Iowa thinks Muslims will be dancing in the streets if Obama gets elected because "they will declare victory in this War on Terror." [The Swamp]
He later stood by those comments, and when told that McCain had disavowed his remarks he said “Well, I reject his disavowal.” [Think Progress]
Mike Huckabee writes to supporters, "We may be delayed, but not deterred!” [CNN]
Physician-journalist Lawrence K. Altman notes that the McCain campaign has been less forthcoming about his 2000 surgery for melanoma than he was about his health previously. [NY Times]
Congressional candidate Bill Foster, who was endorsed by Obama, won the race for Dennis Hastert's seat. [Think Progress]
Jonathan Weisman and Shailagh Murray consider the difficult position the Obama campaign is in as they wait weeks for the Pennsylvania primary. [Washington Post]
Kate Zernike and Jeff Zeleny write a lengthy account of Obama's early days in the Senate, when he was both newcomer and celebrity. [NY Times]
Under pressure, McCain sort of takes a stronger line against John Hagee. [AP]
One of the girls pictured in Clinton's "3 a.m." ad is now 17, beginning to understand the risk of appearing in stock footage, and planning to vote for Obama. [TPM]
Al D'Amato says he'd back Michael Bloomberg in a governor's race against Eliot Spitzer. [NY Post]
Stanley Fish thinks McCain could easily beat Obama in a general election. [Think Again]
Saturday Night Live celebrates the show's recent return to political relevance with their own version of the "3 a.m." ad. [The Page]
State Senator Eric Adams wants to make testing for the date-rape drug mandatory. [NY Post]
Chuck Schumer critisizes the I.R.S. for a "self-congratulatory mailer." [Politics on the Hudson]
Former assemblyman Brian McLaughlin admits he stole from unions and taxpayers. [The Albany Project]
Buffalo Pundit says Jack Davis doesn't deserve the support of the Democrats. [WNY Media]
Many more City Council members are against congestion pricing now than opposed it a few months ago. [The Wonkster]
David Seifman reports that Bloomberg's staff keeps getting bigger. [NY Post]
Amanda Garrett - Plain Dealer Reporter
A staggering 16,000-plus Republicans in Cuyahoga County switched parties when they voted in last week's primary.
That includes 931 in Rocky River, 1,027 in Westlake and 1,142 in Strongsville. More than a third of the Republicans in Solon and Bay Village switched. Pepper Pike had the most dramatic change: just under half its Republicans became Democrats. And some of those who changed - it's difficult to say how many - could be in trouble with the law.
At least one member of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections wants to investigate some Republicans who may have crossed party lines only to influence which Democrat would face presumed Republican nominee John McCain in November.
Ha ha...down with Democrats! Limbaugh gave the orders and his soldiers followed.
What about Limbaugh's "little soldier?" Is his "Mr. Happy" marching to orders. No doubt he is, but only will a pill. This guy has a pill for everything.
Limbaugh is a pill. Limbaugh is no longer relevant.
POLITICALLY-MOTIVATED NONSENSE & NON-ISSUE.
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Wee!! Wyoming and all three of its electoral votes!! Ya think the wench or the empty suit are going to win Wyoming come November??
I guess the 12 delegates, which are the only 12 Democrats in the state, are important to Obama. Slowly but surely....
Assessing the number of Democrats living in Wyoming at 12 is probaby being over-generous. That state is about as red as it gets.
Typo. overly-generous
Ahhh, Ignorance breads fools, it's such a thrill to see words in action when I see the folks here.
"Ignorance BREADS(!) fools," you idiot. Learn to spell and then maybe you can have a conversation, blockhead.