An article from the Washington Post, per MSNBC, details how Senator Clinton's and Senator Obama's undeclared campaigns are dealing heavy blows on their possible Democratic opponents.
Jeff Zeleny of the New York Times looks at Senator Obama's lack of political experience and record to see how they could influence the Senator's decision to run and his campaign.
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Friday, December 22, 2006
Obama's Decision and Condi Rice
Amid the news of the Senator playing golf, the Chicago Tribune reports that Senator Obama will make his decision on a presidential run during a stay in his native Hawaii.
According to the Naperville Sun, a new Gallup poll reveals that 33% of Americans haven't heard of Senator Obama. Senator Clinton, though with high name recognition, drew 42% unfavorables in the poll (polarizing, no?) But a good quote from a local Illinois professor:
"He has a way to go to get into the Hillary Clinton league'' in terms of recognition, Jackson said. On the other hand, "he can still define himself for that 47 percent'' - the 33 percent who don't know Obama from Adam and the 14 percent who said they don't know much about him.
SecState Rice mentions, among other things, that America is ready for a black president in this AP story per Yahoo.
Sorry for the lack of posts lately; it's the holidays. Merry Christmas!
According to the Naperville Sun, a new Gallup poll reveals that 33% of Americans haven't heard of Senator Obama. Senator Clinton, though with high name recognition, drew 42% unfavorables in the poll (polarizing, no?) But a good quote from a local Illinois professor:
"He has a way to go to get into the Hillary Clinton league'' in terms of recognition, Jackson said. On the other hand, "he can still define himself for that 47 percent'' - the 33 percent who don't know Obama from Adam and the 14 percent who said they don't know much about him.
SecState Rice mentions, among other things, that America is ready for a black president in this AP story per Yahoo.
Sorry for the lack of posts lately; it's the holidays. Merry Christmas!
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Obama and Hillary
Here is a key piece from Newsweek about Senator Obama and Senator Clinton and whether this country is ready to have either as a president
LA Times opinion piece about how the popularity and possible candidacy of Senator Obama could create a new dialogue about race.
And on a light-hearted note, Mo Rocca (reporting for CBS News) opines on the linguistic possibilities of Senator Obama's name. My personal favorite : "Mothers for Obama? Obama-mamas."
LA Times opinion piece about how the popularity and possible candidacy of Senator Obama could create a new dialogue about race.
And on a light-hearted note, Mo Rocca (reporting for CBS News) opines on the linguistic possibilities of Senator Obama's name. My personal favorite : "Mothers for Obama? Obama-mamas."
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Possible Democratic Opponents
A couple of quick articles from MSNBC per the AP...
Sources say former Senator John Edwards will announce a run for the White House later this month.
Senator Evan Bayh has pulled out of the running for President, calling his campaign a long shot and mentioning that he would rather be serving his constituents.
How strong of a challenger could Senator Edwards be to Senator Obama? Can either of them be seen holding a VP spot? As the field of contenders gets ever more established, these are questions to mull over.
Sources say former Senator John Edwards will announce a run for the White House later this month.
Senator Evan Bayh has pulled out of the running for President, calling his campaign a long shot and mentioning that he would rather be serving his constituents.
How strong of a challenger could Senator Edwards be to Senator Obama? Can either of them be seen holding a VP spot? As the field of contenders gets ever more established, these are questions to mull over.
Friday, December 15, 2006
Iowa Polling, Chicago Tribune
Per the Chicago Tribune, Rick Pearson recounts an interview with the Senator. A couple of interesting excerpts:
Why run:
"First of all, it requires some megalomania. It's kind of crazy. ...
"What I at least think about is, whether through luck or happenstance or serendipity or convergences between my biography and events, do I have a particular ability to bring the country together around a pragmatic, common-sense agenda for change that probably has a generational element to it as well?"
Experience factor:
"I think that experience question would be answered during the course of the campaign. Either at the end of that campaign, people would say, `He looked good on paper but the guy was kind of way too green' or at the end of the campaign they say, `He's run a really strong campaign and we think he's got something to say and we think he could lead us.'"
Here is an interesting piece from Time. It's got some numbers from a poll taken of Iowa Democrats. It turns out former Senator John Edwards is in the lead, but Obama has made a strong showing.
From KPUA out of Hawaii, Democratic leaders in the state are getting together to collect petitions in an attempt to get the Senator to run.
Why run:
"First of all, it requires some megalomania. It's kind of crazy. ...
"What I at least think about is, whether through luck or happenstance or serendipity or convergences between my biography and events, do I have a particular ability to bring the country together around a pragmatic, common-sense agenda for change that probably has a generational element to it as well?"
Experience factor:
"I think that experience question would be answered during the course of the campaign. Either at the end of that campaign, people would say, `He looked good on paper but the guy was kind of way too green' or at the end of the campaign they say, `He's run a really strong campaign and we think he's got something to say and we think he could lead us.'"
Here is an interesting piece from Time. It's got some numbers from a poll taken of Iowa Democrats. It turns out former Senator John Edwards is in the lead, but Obama has made a strong showing.
From KPUA out of Hawaii, Democratic leaders in the state are getting together to collect petitions in an attempt to get the Senator to run.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Obama-mania...
Barack Obama is a political superstar, but he's also a lot of other things. To his colleagues, he is the Junior Senator from Illinois. To his family, he is a son and father. He is an African-American - the only one in the United States Senate. To a lot of us, he is a commanding public speaker. And soon, many hope, he will become a candidate for President of the United States.
There hasn't been this much groundswell around a potential presidential candidate in a long time. So, I've started this blog to track Obama-mania from now to wherever it may end. I plan to collect news stories from around the web so fellow consumers of politics can keep up with the maneuverings of the Senator.
So to start things off, here is an article from CNN in which they did some polling about race and gender in the White House. Turns out, most of the country would not have a problem with an African American in the White House.
An article from MSNBC entitled, "Obama seeks to settle racial divide."
And per the Boston Globe, a group encouraging the Senator to run for President will begin running ads in New Hampshire soon.
In case you missed it (which is okay because not a lot of people knew the Senator back then), here is Barack Obama's keynote address from the 2004 Democratic National Convention. It's worth the watch. Part 1 and Part 2
So if you have a news story related to Barack Obama, send it in or mention it in a comment. As the campaign season ramps up, lets make this your place to stop in and check in on what great things the Senator from Illinois is doing.
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