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Wednesday News Update

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Wed May 28, 2008 at 05:55:45 PM EST
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If Obama were unable to win over the white, working-class Rust Belt voters who have backed Clinton, he would have to compete in more states to reach the 270 electoral college votes required to win the presidency.

Much could change over the next six months, but analyses of each of the six states - which total 66 electoral votes - indicate that in some cases changing the electoral map will be a daunting task.

Here's their map and analysis in a nutshell: In Colorado and Virginia he has a chance. Less so in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi. Also check the Gallup analysis we wrote about earlier.

  • In today's Gallup Daily:
    John McCain and Barack Obama are now virtually tied at 46% to 45% when registered voters nationally are asked for whom they would vote next November if these were the two presidential nominees, while Hillary Clinton maintains a 48% to 44% margin over McCain in a hypothetical Clinton-McCain matchup.

And despite the media hype with them declaring the race over, Obama holds only a 6 point lead over Hillary.

Are you sick of primary coverage? What other news would you like to discuss?

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    SFGate on hospitals selling our medical records (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by catfish on Wed May 28, 2008 at 06:32:43 PM EST
    Yikes:
    (05-26) 16:57 PDT  -- Joan Broner, like many people, never reads the fine print at her medical appointments.

    As a consequence, the 58-year-old San Francisco resident, who has arthritis, regularly receives solicitation letters at home from several local hospitals. The letters infuriate her.



    I think Scott didn't like being the (5.00 / 1) (#6)
    by zfran on Wed May 28, 2008 at 06:33:46 PM EST
    scapegoat and his mother, Carole Strayhorn, who ran for Gov. of Texas last time, is a very, very strong woman who may have advised him not to be that scapegoat. I think it took guts for him to write the book.

    There has to be some positive Hillary Campaign (5.00 / 1) (#7)
    by bridget on Wed May 28, 2008 at 06:55:51 PM EST
    news to tell ... I would appreciate that a lot.

    Maybe the TL members who live in the states where the upcoming elections are held can post from personal experience and tell us what is going on there.

    Puerto Rico looks good for Hillary. How about the other states?

    After over a year of having to deal with the Clinton hating stuff in media and on blogs some positive news and info from the Hillary campaign would be really refreshing and uplifting. I am sure I am not the only one who had to deal w. some serious headache pain during this primary and I need some Supermeds ;-)

    I also read that some bloggers (like Turkana) have given up officially on Hillary and that was depressing to read :-(

    If Anyone did see Bill or Chelsea or even Hillary campaign in person, please post about it if you can.

    Did you see Monday's Hominid Views? (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by Valhalla on Wed May 28, 2008 at 07:31:24 PM EST
    HV shows McCain and Obama about tied, but Monday showed Hillary at 100% against McCain.  That perked me up over the weekend.

    link

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    Nice - Dean et al should take a look at that (none / 0) (#14)
    by bridget on Wed May 28, 2008 at 08:53:27 PM EST
    and all the Supers -
    I did hear about it but just checked the site :-)
    thanks for posting the link

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    McClellan (none / 0) (#1)
    by Lil on Wed May 28, 2008 at 06:03:28 PM EST
    If we weren't this close to a new president, we'd all be calling for impeachment again. Saw Bartlett on CNN trying to cover for Bush. He just looks like he's lying, just like McClellan did when he was Press Secretary. It could be my perception is completely blinded but I do not believe one word that comes out of anyone's mouth who had anything to do with the Bush administration, which leaves me in a quandry about whether or not to believe McClellan...I want to, though.

    One other little thought on this (5.00 / 2) (#2)
    by Lil on Wed May 28, 2008 at 06:04:28 PM EST
    It feels good to "Bush Bash" for a second instead of watching us Dems implode.

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    The interesting thing (5.00 / 2) (#8)
    by Steve M on Wed May 28, 2008 at 07:16:05 PM EST
    McClellan totally didn't have to write this book.

    I'm sure it will be a money maker for him, but he's a made member of the conservative establishment.  He could have gotten any number of wingnut welfare jobs just by asking, in gratitude for his service as an apologist for this administration.

    The fact that he felt compelled to burn all his bridges by writing this book suggests that his conscience must have been genuinely bothering him.  Interesting.

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    Or.. (none / 0) (#10)
    by TeresaInSnow2 on Wed May 28, 2008 at 07:48:38 PM EST
    maybe Bush threw him under the bus and he's getting Bush back....

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    I agree... (none / 0) (#13)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Wed May 28, 2008 at 08:35:07 PM EST
    ...he could have just laid low and hitched himself to the Wingnut Welfare gravy train.  And by writing the book, he won't be getting the get- out-of-jail card that W will be passing out.  

    I'm not sure if it is a game with the press (I lied and you didn't catch me) or whether the heavy toll of what he did finally got to him.  

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    I think it is more likely.... (none / 0) (#16)
    by kdog on Thu May 29, 2008 at 08:03:53 AM EST
    that he didn't get a kushy job as a kickback for his service to Bush Co. or something, and it's payback/cash-in time.

    If it was his conscience he would have spoken out at the time of the lies.  I mean, if he had a conscience he wouldn't be in politics or working for Bush in the first place, right?

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    Bartlett looks like he is lying, because he is. (none / 0) (#3)
    by PssttCmere08 on Wed May 28, 2008 at 06:09:56 PM EST
    I would venture to say that the majority of Bushco
    was part and parcel of all the lies leading up to Iraq, Valerie Plame, 9/11 cover-up over who knew what and when, etc.  No one is blameless (well maybe some of the minions at the bottom of the totem pole).

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    Must be awkward for the current WH Comm office (none / 0) (#11)
    by RonK Seattle on Wed May 28, 2008 at 08:12:37 PM EST
    Even as they get up every day to defend that which must be defended, by any means necessary, they know the press corps is sitting there thinking "What are YOU sitting on? When is YOUR book coming out?"

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    The liars versus the liar for the liars (none / 0) (#12)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Wed May 28, 2008 at 08:28:23 PM EST
    It is kind of hard to know who's word to believe.  I'm going to go with Scotty because I've always suspected what he wrote about to be true long because the book was released.    

    The loyal Bushies won't change their views, but hopefully this book will open the eyes of a few people on the fence.  

    Plus, it is nice to see the Rightwingers go at each other's throats for a change.

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    Personal hero update... (none / 0) (#4)
    by kdog on Wed May 28, 2008 at 06:12:56 PM EST
    Remember Semaj Booker?  

    He's still giving me hope for the next generation.  This kid is the man.

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