From one of the more entertaining White House pool reports in recent memory, comes this dispatch about President Obama's $35,800-per-plate ($5k to the campaign; the rest to the DNC) fundraiser in San Francisco this morning:
Mr. Obama was in the middle of his remarks when a woman in a white suit stood up and said, Mr. Read More
Substantive discussion on housing policy (or most any other type of policy) is not material that makes its way into speeches at national political conventions. Indeed, at the Democratic convention this week, speaker after speaker at the convention referenced the foreclosure crisis or other housing issues, but rarely did they do any more than give Read More
But the relevant bar is really whether it’s enough to Read More
“ I frankly don’t believe the John McCain of 2000 would even consider voting for the John McCain of 2008, Read More
Not everyone in the crowd at the Waldorf Astoria last night, where Michelle Obama addressed gay activists at a fund-raiser for the Gay and Lesbian Leadership Council of the Democratic National Committee, was bowled over by her talk of “robust civil unions,” even as she received a generally warm response for the rest of her Read More
Sure, the conventional wisdom went, he’d still have a loud voice in the national political dialogue. Even in Read More
Like some of McCain's previous spots, this one is also trippy.
Superdelegates are generally seen as seasoned elected officials or as the kind of party apparatchiks whose natural habitat is the figurative smoke-filled room.
Not everyone fits the stereotype. Among those who will help decide the Democratic contest is a 51-year-old office administrator and piano teacher in Dublin, Ireland, who has not lived in the U.S. for Read More
Francisco Domenech, a superdelegate supporting Hillary Clinton in Puerto Rico, thinks that Ickes, her point-man on the wrangling of superdelegates, may find himself having to explain his work on behalf of one side of the flammable issue of Puerto Rico's national status.
Domenech, who supports statehood Read More
In an interview taped yesterday for Inside City Hall, Howard Dean expressed opposition to a brokered convention if the Democratic primary contests fail to produce a candidate with enough delegates to win the nomination.
Dean said he thinks there will be a nominee by March or April, and if not, "we're going to have to Read More
For all the stuffy ladies’ lunches, and high-dollar dinners featuring this or that Presidential contender, the world of political fund-raising is hardly a genteel place. Factions form, egos clash, turf battles erupt. By the time a nominee has emerged from the primary process, some of the deepest-pocketed donors—like their candidates—are barely on speaking terms. But Read More
... for the Dems in 2008. Should we really be that surprised? Full release after the jump. - Matthew Schuerman Denver to Host 2008 Democratic National Convention Washington, DC - Citing the Denver host committee's strong bid and growing Democratic gains in the Rocky Mountain West, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today announced Read More
First, it was after the election. Then, it was "early December." Now, with the revelation that a Denver union will not go along with the no-strike pledge, Howard Dean is saying that he will not make a decision on the location of the 2008 Democratic National Convention until after the holidays. Why Read More
While Mayor Bloomberg downplays the importance of the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Sen. Chuck Schumer tells the Daily News editorial board he is "going to make a push" to get it for New York. - Matthew Schuerman
While many Democratic activists and fund-raisers are in an almost celebratory mood at the prospect of taking one or both houses of Congress in next month’s election, the professionals charged with the behind-the-scenes mobilizing and deploying of the party’s vast voter database are troubled. The problem lies, specifically, within the geeky subculture of Democratic get-out-the-vote Read More
