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Terry McAuliffe For Virginia Governor?

Donklephant  Mon, 11/10/2008 - 1:57pm

The king of the Democratic hacks just won’t go away?

Seriously, I watch him talk and my skin crawls.

The guy is so oily that just reading this story makes me want to go take a shower.

Ugh…

RICHMOND, Va.

(AP) — Former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe signed papers Monday signaling a possible run for governor next year in Virginia.



 

New “Dream Ticket” Group Tied To Clinton

Donklephant  Tue, 05/13/2008 - 1:39am

Actually, it’s not just tied to Clinton, it’s comprised entirely of Clinton backers:

WASHINGTON — A group called VoteBoth has been leading the charge for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to team up on the Democratic ticket.

But the people behind it come from just one of those camps — Clinton’s — and one of their goals may be keeping Clinton’s White House prospects alive.



 

Superdelegate Explains His Switch in Allegiance

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 05/02/2008 - 8:39am

Former Democratic National Committee chairman Joe Andrew on Thursday said he was switching his support from Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama.

Andrew was appointed national chairman by former president Bill Clinton. The superdelegate talks about his decision to switch sides.

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Superdelegate Swings Vote from Clinton to Obama

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 05/01/2008 - 10:05am

Superdelegate Joe Andrew says he is switching allegiance to Sen. Barack Obama. The Indiana native, who was Democratic National Committee chairman under President Bill Clinton, annouced his endorsement for Sen.

Hillary Clinton the day she announced her candidacy.

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Dean To Superdelegates: Decide Now

Donklephant  Thu, 04/17/2008 - 10:38pm

I agree. It’s about time for these people to decide, and if that means more people go for Hillary, so be it.

From CNN:

(CNN)— An increasingly firm Howard Dean told CNN again Thursday that he needs superdelegates to say who they’re for – and “I need them to say who they’re for starting now.”



 

When it comes to names, who's sane?

Daily Texan  Sun, 03/02/2008 - 11:00pm

Last Thursday, Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan formally denounced a Tennessee Republican Party news release that explicitly used Barack Obama's middle name, Hussein, to question his commitment to Israel.

In response to the denouncement, Tennessee GOP Communications Director Bill Hobbs said, "I saw a wire story out of the Middle East that talked about how a lot of people there are hungry for Obama to win and, in part, because his middle name gives him a connection, and that story used his middle name, so we're not the first people to notice and use his middle name.