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The Buckeye State: key to the kingdom. Who knew?

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

“Ohio is the key to winning the presidency, and I’m excited about tomorrow and I’m looking forward to it,” she said, predicting success and looking to the next major primary in Pennsylvania,” on April 22. That comes from this Associated Press article, written earlier today.
She said it, not me.

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Tags: Barack Obama · Democrat · Hillary Clinton · Ohio · Primary · Republican · Texas

From Seneca to Cuyahoga Falls: The Race for Ohio

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

 
Every presidential election has them: swing states. Overly campaigned, undecided, and necessary for victory. Swing states are the most desperately fought over pieces of the electorate and can make or break a bid for the White House.
Take the State of Ohio; no presidential candidate has won the election without winning this precious piece of Mid-Western […]

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Tags: Democrat · Ohio · Primary · Republican

Ohio: It’s not mean to say the truth

March 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

 

“After trying to save her sinking candidacy with awkward turns of flattery and sarcasm, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton resorted to a new tactic in Tuesday night’s debate: self pity.”
That’s the opening paragraph to this Ron Fournier article about the negativity in the campaigns of the Democratic nominees. His commentary about the debate in Ohio […]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Democrat · Hillary Clinton · Ohio

Foreclosure All Around

February 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

That’s the real issue in Ohio according to locals, and Democratic nominees are ignoring this problem in their national debates. Without any meaningful solutions presented at the Ohio debates last Tuesday night, many residents feel like the candidates that are ‘working for them’ don’t even know what they care about most.
This article off of Yahoo! […]

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Tags: Democrat · Ohio

The Difference Between “Denunciation” and “Rejection”: What a Debate

February 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Well, the atmosphere at tonight’s Democratic debate at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio was certainly more heated than the previous debate in Texas.
And this time, it was Obama who did the back-patting come the close of the debate.
Obama praised Clinton as “an excellent campaigner” and said she would certainly be a better candidate than […]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Democrat · Hillary Clinton · Ohio

How did they get this far?

February 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Democrats have two great candidates running to become the party’s nominee.  Most would be happy with either and that’s why it’s now nearly March and the Democrats still do not have an opponent for presumed Republican nominee John McCain.  It was never meant to go past Super Tuesday, no one could have guessed.  The […]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Democrat · Hillary Clinton · Ohio · Texas

The 1992 Democratic Primary

February 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that this year’s race for the Democratic nomination is close.  Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been the two major candidates pretty much the whole year.  While Hillary might have had a bit of an edge early on, Obama has recently taken a huge surge, leaving Hillary desperate […]

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Tags: Democrat · Hillary Clinton · Ohio · Primary · Uncategorized

Clinton: Meet me in Texas, make that Ohio

February 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Last week Hillary Clinton challenged Barack Obama to “meet me in Texas.” He did, and they had a debate at the University of Texas at Austin on Thursday.  The debate ended on a notable positive note for Clinton — nice words about Obama, the American public, and a standing ovation from the audience. It appears, though, […]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Democrat · Hillary Clinton · Ohio · Texas