Kansas Democrats Show Strength with Slattery Announcement April 29, 2008

Former Congressman Jim Slattery’s announcement today that he would try to unseat United States Senator Pat Roberts is an important sign of strength for the Kansas Democratic Party.
It’s unlikely that Slattery will defeat Roberts. After all, Kansans haven’t sent a Democrat to the Senate since they elected George McGill for one term in 1932. [...]

Clinton’s Pennsylvania Win Will Resonate in Indiana April 23, 2008

Hillary Clinton won another campaign-saving victory. This time she did it in Pennsylvania.
It appears, however, that her margin of victory may not reach double digits.
No matter. Her Keystone state victory will help her in Indiana on May 6.
Polls in the Hoosier state have shown a neck-and-neck race between Clinton [...]

Barack’s Boodle Advantage is Key in the Keystone State April 22, 2008

Barack Obama has revolutionized American political fundraising. He snaps his fingers and hordes of small donors cough up another ten or fifteen dollars for his campaign.
It’s given him a huge boodle advantage in Pennsylvania. He’s been able to outspend Hillary Clinton by a three-to-one margin on television.
That will probably save him from a [...]

Hillary Clinton Will Be Playing the Missouri Card with Superdelegates April 19, 2008

On CNN a couple of days ago, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell argued that Democratic Party superdelegates should make Hillary Clinton the party’s nominee for President because polls in key states showed she was a stronger candidate than Barack Obama.
Rendell listed the states: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Missouri . . .
Missouri? Didn’t Obama [...]

McCain’s Homely Eloquence is Carrying Him April 7, 2008

If you’re flummoxed by national polls that show John McCain running even with or leading Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, take a look at his speech at the Liberty Memorial today.
The presumptive Republican nominee can employ a certain homely eloquence that resonates with voters. It seems to be [...]

Nancy Pelosi Wields a Mighty Sword in the Obama-Clinton Battle April 5, 2008

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is the most super of the Democratic Party superdelegates.
Yes, she holds one of the most powerful positions in Amercan government. And, yes, she will chair the Democratic National Convention in Denver.
But she wields a particularly powerful sword in the Democratic nominating process because she can, at the [...]