Howard Dean Makes the Case for Hillary
Former Governor and Presidential candidate Howard Dean was an early endorser of Hillary Clinton for the 2016 nomination. Some have wondered if his commitment had changed when fellow Vermont progressive...
View ArticleYouGov National Poll: Trump and Clinton Lead, Biden Surges
The new YouGov/Economist poll released today has some interesting numbers. There isn't much surprise in who is leading the respective nomination races- Trump and Clinton continue to be as dominant as...
View ArticlePPP Florida: Trump and Clinton Lead Big, Biden and Carson Surge Continues
PPP has journeyed down to Florida where they find good news for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, decent news for Ben Carson, and absolutely horrible news for not-so-favorite sons Jeb Bush and Marco...
View ArticleMichigan Primary- Clinton Leads, Biden/Sanders Tied
A new Market Resource Group poll out of Michigan gives Hillary Clinton a solid lead over Senator Bernie Sanders and Vice President Joe Biden, who tie for second place.The numbers: Clinton 41...
View ArticleBiden May Not Decide in Time, In No Rush, 'Not There Yet'
Vice President Biden didn't sound like someone with the fire in his belly to mount a Presidential campaign and face the grueling schedule and intense scrutiny that entails in a recent interview.“For...
View ArticleZogby National Poll: Clinton Leads Big, Biden/Sanders Tied
Continuing a trend we've seen in a couple of polls now, Zogby has another national poll out today that indicates that, while Biden's entry to the race saps more support from Clinton than Sanders, his...
View ArticleHillary Clinton: Overwhelming Favorite among Progressives
In Congress, at least. Founded in 1991 by a group of six Representatives (including Clinton rival Bernie Sanders), the Congressional Progressive Caucus is the largest bloc of Democrats in the US...
View ArticlePPP North Carolina: Clinton & Trump Lead, Biden & Carson Coming on Strong
PPP's newest poll of the North Carolina primary shows frontrunners Clinton and Trump continuing to lead their respective fields, but the big news may be for their second place competitors, as Vice...
View ArticleWisconsin: Marquette Poll- Walker in the Toilet, Trump Takes the Crown,...
The latest Marquette Law School Poll, the gold standard in Wisconsin polling for some time now, has good news for Democrats all around. Presidential primary results, General Election numbers, and...
View ArticleHRC at HRC: Clinton Talks Equality with Human Rights Campaign
In a bit of confusing acronyming, Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke this morning at a special event for the Human Rights Campaign. HRC spoke to HRC activists and leaders this morning after a scheduling...
View ArticleIBD/TIPP National Poll: Carson Takes the GOP Lead, and Biden Wins Dem Silver
A new national poll (well, two days old) from IBD/TIPP (Fivethirtyeight pollster rating: B) shows pretty major shakeups in the nominating races for both parties.The topline numbers:Republicans: Carson...
View ArticleOctober 22: Has McCarthy Turned a Problem into an Opportunity for Hillary...
On October 22, Hillary Clinton will testify before the House Benghazi Select Committee. While the Benghazi "scandal" petered out except in the fevered imaginations of FOX News viewers back in 2012, the...
View ArticleKevin McCarthy Endorses Hillary After Twitter Firestorm over Benghazi...
Hillary Clinton just released a video of another endorsement- in the wake of the recent Republican admission that the Benghazi committee is a farcical political witch hunt, Kevin McCarthy has been...
View Article11 Dollars for 11 Hours- Show You're Proud of Hillary
Just a quick diary- I managed to watch almost all of the marathon Inquisition yesterday, as Republicans tripped over themselves to try and browbeat a soundbite out of Hillary Clinton. For eleven...
View ArticleBREAKING: AFSCME Endorses Hillary Clinton
This is a big one- AFSCME, the largest trade union of public employees in the United States, endorsed Hillary Clinton for president Friday, according a release from the group provided to CNN. The...
View ArticleBenghazi Backfire: Clinton Gains 100k new Donors, Huge Fundraising Day
The political fallout from the Republican's pathetic interrogation yesterday will take a while to be fully understood, but we do have one measure that is easy enough to see. Since the hearing...
View Article"Authenticity" or White, Male Privilege
Authentically Presidential Much has been made this primary season of the desirability of "authenticity" in Presidential candidates. Bernie Sanders is doing unexpectedly well because he's authentic....
View ArticleIowa 2008 vs. 2016
There is a recently posted diary about the Sanders campaign and their strategy moving forward. Part of it discussed how similar 2008 Iowa numbers look to 2016. They're right, but only slightly. In...
View ArticleA Primary Campaign is a Marathon, but March is a Sprint
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have been officially declared candidates for more than half a year. There are still three months until the first votes are cast at the Iowa Caucuses. A primary...
View ArticleNew Jersey Poll Shows Huge Enthusiasm Gap Between Sanders and Clinton, Rubio...
Presidential primaries are relatively low turnout affairs compared to the general election. Even the most exciting intra-party races get a fraction of the votes that contests between the nominees...
View Article