Political bits
(MiamiHerald) Almost 1 million people voted early in Florida, 474,000 Republicans. (Will they reflect the polling at the time they voted?)
(WaPo) Wouldn't the only Hispanic Dem candidate make a nice endorsement about now? Both the Obama and Clinton camps are feverishly chasing Bill Richardson. (Ben Smith clips a classic Bill Richardson moment.)
(CentreDaily) Sebelius endorses Obama. (The Obama campaign is pushing forward their white female support.)
Is there enough time for Obama's sudden momentum to make a difference?
(TechPresident) Obama's SC victory speech was "the fifth most watched video in the world on Sunday."
(BostonHerald) Romney is pushing a memo of all the times McCain blew up and cursed.
(WaPo) Wouldn't the only Hispanic Dem candidate make a nice endorsement about now? Both the Obama and Clinton camps are feverishly chasing Bill Richardson. (Ben Smith clips a classic Bill Richardson moment.)
(CentreDaily) Sebelius endorses Obama. (The Obama campaign is pushing forward their white female support.)
Is there enough time for Obama's sudden momentum to make a difference?
(TechPresident) Obama's SC victory speech was "the fifth most watched video in the world on Sunday."
(BostonHerald) Romney is pushing a memo of all the times McCain blew up and cursed.
posted by mikevotes at
8:15 AM
5 Comments:
"Is there enough time for Obama's sudden momentum to make a difference?"
Between the high visibility on the victory speech and the Kennedy endorsement, Obama could maintain the momentum into 5 Feb. Kennedy could be his Bill Clinton, in that when Teddy speaks, the media cover it.
What affect would a pre-Super Tuesday Richardson endorsement do for Hillary? For Obama? If the Latino vote is already in the Hillary camp, wouldn't it be a non-event? Whereas if he goes to Obama, well... that shakes the traditional conventional wisdom on a couple of fronts.
First there's the Latino thing, but secondly you'd have a person who was a cabinet secretary in the Clinton administration switching horses. Now THAT would be take up at least two news cycles and buttress the meme of establishment shift toward Obama and away from "the past."
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-epm, at 11:30 AM
I was thinking the Bill Clinton/Kennnedy parallel as well, but does Kennedy get on the news as much? Feb 5 isn't about rallies; it's about media.
I think Richardson would be a big deal either way because it would generate media coverage as he's one of about three big possible endorsements out there.
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mikevotes, at 1:31 PM
Bill Richardson... Did you see this?
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/01/29/richardsons_choice.html
I assumed a more personal relationship between Richardson and the Clintons. While they are friendly, their relationship seems to be professional, and mainly in the past.
Some very kind words for Kennedy and Obama.
Interesting. Interesting, indeed.
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-epm, at 2:29 PM
It's the WaPo link at the beginning of that line.
If you're asking me, I think he sits it out. I don't think he gets VP from either of them, and he's a likely sec state for both.
If he's smart, he's telling both of them he stay on the sidelines if they offer _______.
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mikevotes, at 2:48 PM
D'oh!
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-epm, at 3:16 PM
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