Tag: Nebraska
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Evan Bayh and the L-word.
There has been a lot of buzz lately about Sen. Evan Bayh’s chances of winding up at Obama’s VP. Along with that buzz has come a lot of grumbling from the NetRoots about Bayh’s centrism and DLC past. That makes today’s post from stathead Nate Silver a must-read. Money quote: Bayh is considerably more liberal…
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Nebraska
It’s a big country out there Love0 Share Tweet Share Pin
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The News
Ozier Mohammed/The New York Times Barack Obama campaigning at a diner in Maine, where Democrats caucus Sunday. BREAKING NEWS 10:09 PM ET: Television Networks Project Obama Will Win Louisiana Obama Wins Nebraska and Washington; uckabee Wins G.O.P. Caucuses in Kansas By KATE ZERNIKE and PAUL VITELLO 33 minutes ago Barack Obama defeated his rival, Hillary…
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No RFK
All the comparisons of Barack Obama to the Kennedys, both John and Bobby, bring to mind the late Sen. Lloyd Bentsen’s putdown of Dan Quayle. Quayle was fond of invoking the martyred young president whenever anyone questioned his qualification to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. The question came up again during the vice-presidential…