Posts tagged “obama”
I'm obsessed with the 2012 presidential election. Ignore national polls and focus on the electoral college. Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, and Florida are the key battleground states. Also watch Obama's job approval, and both candidates' favorability ratings. Romney's currently negative favorability is bad news for his campaign.
Six months in, and the gay community is understandably frustrated with Obama. The DOMA brief was genuinely troubling, but his Stonewall speech clarified his position: DADT and DOMA are on the list, just not at the top. Fix the economy and healthcare first. Then our turn.
Two recent Republican incidents have me baffled: one claiming Bush was remarkably gaffe-free, another comparing Obama's civilian corps proposal to Hitler. The GOP crazies aren't fringe voices, they're running the show. Good luck with that bipartisan unity thing, Barack.
Yes. Oh hell yes.
I've got this.
84,000 people showed up. That's not just a rally, that's a movement.
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Obama had the best week ever while McCain fumbled geography, endorsed nonexistent countries, and cancelled an offshore drilling photo-op due to a conveniently timed oil spill. This election is starting to look like a foregone conclusion.
News outlets are falling over themselves to publish the most presidential-looking Obama photos they can find.
Obama's the nominee. McCain's campaign is a shambles and his speeches are painful. Hillary's hanging around to pay off her debt. But Obama? I genuinely believe in him, without cynicism, for the first time in my life. For once, the good guy won. It feels wonderful.
I support Obama over Hillary for reasons of character, competence, and vision. He's optimistic where she's divisive, forward-looking where she's dated, and principled where she's expedient. His campaign has been better run, his policies more sophisticated, and his conduct more dignified. He makes me believe American politics can be real again.
The Economist compares Hillary's campaign to a cartoon character who's run off a cliff but hasn't looked down yet. Brutal.
Obama gets technology in ways Hillary simply doesn't. His policies on net neutrality, privacy, open government and appointing a national CTO show real understanding of how deeply IT shapes our economy. Any candidate ignoring technology in 2008 isn't ready to lead through 2016.
Super Tuesday is behind us. Obama won more states and delegates, tied the popular vote, and cut Clinton's lead to under 100 delegates. For a challenger, that's a win. Momentum is ours. Many states still to come, and we're ready.
Obama gets the internet not just as a technology or industry, but as a fundamental organizing principle of politics and culture, like the printing press before it. His telecom policies reflect that understanding. Hillary's stance on video game violence tells me she doesn't get it at all.
