Mini-Super Tuesday is coming up, March 4.
I'm pretty sure the general consensus is that if Sen. Clinton doesn't win Ohio AND Texas, her campaign is pretty much over. Which is sad. It's kind of unclear at this point what exactly is going to happen though.
Green Skittles taste like toilet cleaner. Disgusting.
02 March 2008
21 February 2008
The Crackpots and These Women
The 2008 United States Presidential Election has officially gone Batshit Insane.
1) Sen. Obama has won the last 10 primaries. Ahead in the count by 150 delegates. Where did this come from?? Sen. Clinton's campaign is on rooftops screaming about how this was not supposed to happen.
2) Sen. McCain potentially had an affair with a really hot lobbyist (who totally looks like his wife). This is kind of a big deal? and has taken the press away from...
3) Sen. Clinton accused Sen. Obama of plagiarizing a speech material from the Governor of Massachusetts. However, Sen. Obama has stated that he and Gov. Deval Patrick are close friends and borrow words from each other frequently. So, that move does seem a liiiiittle desperate, but when a person can get kicked out of college and have their entire career ruined for plagiarizing and it's no big deal for a presidential candidate... I see her point.
Unfortunately I couldn't watch the debate, because I had rehearsal. Classic.
I like the knowledge that no matter what, we will have a U.S. Senator be elected President in November, which has not happened since Nixon in 1972.
Other than that, the rest of my life really sucks.
With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan -- to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations. - from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
1) Sen. Obama has won the last 10 primaries. Ahead in the count by 150 delegates. Where did this come from?? Sen. Clinton's campaign is on rooftops screaming about how this was not supposed to happen.
2) Sen. McCain potentially had an affair with a really hot lobbyist (who totally looks like his wife). This is kind of a big deal? and has taken the press away from...
3) Sen. Clinton accused Sen. Obama of plagiarizing a speech material from the Governor of Massachusetts. However, Sen. Obama has stated that he and Gov. Deval Patrick are close friends and borrow words from each other frequently. So, that move does seem a liiiiittle desperate, but when a person can get kicked out of college and have their entire career ruined for plagiarizing and it's no big deal for a presidential candidate... I see her point.
Unfortunately I couldn't watch the debate, because I had rehearsal. Classic.
I like the knowledge that no matter what, we will have a U.S. Senator be elected President in November, which has not happened since Nixon in 1972.
Other than that, the rest of my life really sucks.
With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan -- to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations. - from President Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
18 February 2008
Mr. Willis of Ohio
Tomorrow is Hawaii and Wisconsin. Word on the street is that Sen. Obama is leading Sen. Clinton in Wisconsin by a few points, but you never know.
I've signed up to go to Ohio next weekend (March 1 already??) to campaign for Sen. Obama. Not sure if I'm going to actually go or not. It's been kind of frustrating to see his supporters turn into a cult.
Too much to do this week. Rehearsal got cancelled tonight but all I've done since 4:50 is eat dinner, drool at apartment floor plans online, and fantasize on ikea.com. I have to decide what to do for my little tonight, write a lab, read a book, read a long chapter, read the rest of the universe, write some papers, in that order. I wish school was more learning and less work. Also, Mondays suck.
I've signed up to go to Ohio next weekend (March 1 already??) to campaign for Sen. Obama. Not sure if I'm going to actually go or not. It's been kind of frustrating to see his supporters turn into a cult.
Too much to do this week. Rehearsal got cancelled tonight but all I've done since 4:50 is eat dinner, drool at apartment floor plans online, and fantasize on ikea.com. I have to decide what to do for my little tonight, write a lab, read a book, read a long chapter, read the rest of the universe, write some papers, in that order. I wish school was more learning and less work. Also, Mondays suck.
15 February 2008
Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc
Been a while since I posted, computer was down and then when it wasn't, I was overwhelmed with catching up from when my computer was down. Now it's 1:48 am, I'm locked out of my room and watching the second episode of the West Wing. I miss DC. Oh wait, I live here.
So... Sen. Obama's won the last 8 primaries, and technically is ahead in the delegate count. And we all know that. Next primaries are Hawaii and Wisconsin on Tuesday, which I don't foresee being very difficult for Sen. Obama. At least no problems in Hawaii, seeing as how he's from Hawaii. Wisconsin, I guess I don't know. I had a conversation a year ago in Madison with an old Portuguese man who was a big fan of "Obama Baracka," and that is my only Wisconsin Obama poll. Likely not very accurate.
After HI and WI, we have a little break, then comes Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island, and Vermont on March 4. Ohio and Texas are huge. Dr. Allan Lichtman (I guess he's some minor political deal, adviser to Kerry in 2004, friends with Ross Perot, also my professor) says that Sen. Clinton has to win both Ohio and Texas to maintain hope of the nomination. Ohio is a huge battle ground overall; I'm pretty sure that the general is going to come down to Ohio and Florida, and Florida has already gone to Sen. Clinton. I would dearly love to see Ohio go Democratic this year. And Virginia!
Favorite new site to waste my hours. I think it's maybe the coolest site of all time.
So... Sen. Obama's won the last 8 primaries, and technically is ahead in the delegate count. And we all know that. Next primaries are Hawaii and Wisconsin on Tuesday, which I don't foresee being very difficult for Sen. Obama. At least no problems in Hawaii, seeing as how he's from Hawaii. Wisconsin, I guess I don't know. I had a conversation a year ago in Madison with an old Portuguese man who was a big fan of "Obama Baracka," and that is my only Wisconsin Obama poll. Likely not very accurate.
After HI and WI, we have a little break, then comes Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island, and Vermont on March 4. Ohio and Texas are huge. Dr. Allan Lichtman (I guess he's some minor political deal, adviser to Kerry in 2004, friends with Ross Perot, also my professor) says that Sen. Clinton has to win both Ohio and Texas to maintain hope of the nomination. Ohio is a huge battle ground overall; I'm pretty sure that the general is going to come down to Ohio and Florida, and Florida has already gone to Sen. Clinton. I would dearly love to see Ohio go Democratic this year. And Virginia!
Favorite new site to waste my hours. I think it's maybe the coolest site of all time.
07 February 2008
Stirred
Today Former Governor Romney dropped out of the race for the Presidency. I don't really know what that means. I guess that Former Gov. Huckabee and Sen. McCain will get the votes that would have gone to Romney, obviously, but I don't know how they're going to split. I mean, not that anyone does know how they're going to split, really...
I am insanely busy. I am supposed to be in three places at once on Saturday (literally three), plus find time to do my homework? And I have a ton that I haven't done this week. I'd love love LOVE to work for Sen. Obama's campaign this weekend but it might just have to be on primary day. I have an ungodly amount of mock trial to work on, as well. I could spend 95% of all the hours in the days between now and Feb 23 on mock trial and it still wouldn't be enough. My expectations are also unrealistically high.
In better news, spring training starts in about a week! This is so great.
Kind of addicted to this, even though I wish it were about a minute shorter.
I am insanely busy. I am supposed to be in three places at once on Saturday (literally three), plus find time to do my homework? And I have a ton that I haven't done this week. I'd love love LOVE to work for Sen. Obama's campaign this weekend but it might just have to be on primary day. I have an ungodly amount of mock trial to work on, as well. I could spend 95% of all the hours in the days between now and Feb 23 on mock trial and it still wouldn't be enough. My expectations are also unrealistically high.
In better news, spring training starts in about a week! This is so great.
Kind of addicted to this, even though I wish it were about a minute shorter.
06 February 2008
Six Meetings Before Lunch
Guess it's time for my post-Super Tuesday update.
Bottom line is as follows, according to MSNBC.
Sen. Obama: 838 delegates
Sen. Clinton: 834 delegates
Former Sen. Edwards: 26 delegates but he dropped out so it doesn't matter
Democrats need 2,025 for a nomination.
Sen. McCain: 720 delegates
Former Gov. Romney: 256 delegates
Former Gov. Huckabee: 194 delegates
Rep. Paul: 14 delegates
Republicans need 1,191 for a nomination
My thoughts are that the delegates from Florida and Michigan will, in fact, be seated at the Democratic convention in Denver in August. Which gives Senator Clinton a HUGE boost.
So nothing terribly decisive or upsetting coming out of Super Tuesday.
All in all, not as eventful a night as I had expected. Though Sen. Obama ultimately did come out ahead, which I had not been expecting. Looks like our little Matt Santos is picking up speed.
Kansas, Lousiana, Nebraska, and Washington all have primaries/caucuses on Saturday, followed by Maine Dem on Sunday, and the Potomac Primary on Tuesday the 12th.
Bottom line is as follows, according to MSNBC.
Sen. Obama: 838 delegates
Sen. Clinton: 834 delegates
Former Sen. Edwards: 26 delegates but he dropped out so it doesn't matter
Democrats need 2,025 for a nomination.
Sen. McCain: 720 delegates
Former Gov. Romney: 256 delegates
Former Gov. Huckabee: 194 delegates
Rep. Paul: 14 delegates
Republicans need 1,191 for a nomination
My thoughts are that the delegates from Florida and Michigan will, in fact, be seated at the Democratic convention in Denver in August. Which gives Senator Clinton a HUGE boost.
So nothing terribly decisive or upsetting coming out of Super Tuesday.
All in all, not as eventful a night as I had expected. Though Sen. Obama ultimately did come out ahead, which I had not been expecting. Looks like our little Matt Santos is picking up speed.
Kansas, Lousiana, Nebraska, and Washington all have primaries/caucuses on Saturday, followed by Maine Dem on Sunday, and the Potomac Primary on Tuesday the 12th.
04 February 2008
La Palabra
Quick overview of Super Tuesday.
Tomorrow 24 states are holding primaries (in 2004 Super Tuesday had the primaries of 10 states, so that really is a lot).
The reason this is such a big deal, especially to the Democratic party, is that 52% of all delegates available are up for grabs. For the Republicans, it's 41%. Something like 1,700 delegates will be pledged for the Democrats. I don't know what the number is for Republicans.
To get the nomination at the convention in August for Dems, September for Reps, a candidate has to have 2,025 delegates.
So, in all likelihood, the Republicans will come out of tomorrow with a nominee. This is because a lot (most?) of the Republican primaries are winner-takes-all. So if in Alabama McCain gets 33% of the vote and Romney gets 32% and Huckabee gets 15% and Ron Paul gets -%500 (yes, that's negative five hundred percent), McCain gets all 48 Republican delegates from Alabama.
However, it is unlikely, in my opinion, that the Democrats will come out of Super Duper Tsunami Tuesday with a nominee. This is because a lot (most?) of the Democratic primaries are proportional, though I think there's a fancier name that is the real name of that. So if in Connecticut, Clinton gets 52% of the vote and Obama gets 47%, then Clinton gets 32 delegates and Obama has 28 Democratic delegates from Connecticut.
Okay so it's actually a lot more complicated than that, because there are superdelegates and unpledged delegates and states with caucuses and states with people on the ballot who have dropped out and stupid shit like that, but we're just going to ignore that and understand it for how it is in a simplified manner.
But! Back to how I think there won't be a nominee for the Democrats tomorrow. Because Obama gained on Clinton so much (they're about even in the national polls, but that doesn't mean anything per state), he could get just about as many delegates tomorrow as she. It's going to depend a lot on how much he gained in California, especially, because California provides 22% of all the delegates in the Democratic party.
And that was a crash course in the messed up qualities of the fabulous day we call Super Tuesday, which will bring much festivities, especially as it coincides with Mardi Gras. I'm so into that. I'm giving up Republicans for Lent.
...
That was a joke. I have many Republican friends who I love and will be seeing often and willingly for the next 40 days.
Tomorrow 24 states are holding primaries (in 2004 Super Tuesday had the primaries of 10 states, so that really is a lot).
The reason this is such a big deal, especially to the Democratic party, is that 52% of all delegates available are up for grabs. For the Republicans, it's 41%. Something like 1,700 delegates will be pledged for the Democrats. I don't know what the number is for Republicans.
To get the nomination at the convention in August for Dems, September for Reps, a candidate has to have 2,025 delegates.
So, in all likelihood, the Republicans will come out of tomorrow with a nominee. This is because a lot (most?) of the Republican primaries are winner-takes-all. So if in Alabama McCain gets 33% of the vote and Romney gets 32% and Huckabee gets 15% and Ron Paul gets -%500 (yes, that's negative five hundred percent), McCain gets all 48 Republican delegates from Alabama.
However, it is unlikely, in my opinion, that the Democrats will come out of Super Duper Tsunami Tuesday with a nominee. This is because a lot (most?) of the Democratic primaries are proportional, though I think there's a fancier name that is the real name of that. So if in Connecticut, Clinton gets 52% of the vote and Obama gets 47%, then Clinton gets 32 delegates and Obama has 28 Democratic delegates from Connecticut.
Okay so it's actually a lot more complicated than that, because there are superdelegates and unpledged delegates and states with caucuses and states with people on the ballot who have dropped out and stupid shit like that, but we're just going to ignore that and understand it for how it is in a simplified manner.
But! Back to how I think there won't be a nominee for the Democrats tomorrow. Because Obama gained on Clinton so much (they're about even in the national polls, but that doesn't mean anything per state), he could get just about as many delegates tomorrow as she. It's going to depend a lot on how much he gained in California, especially, because California provides 22% of all the delegates in the Democratic party.
And that was a crash course in the messed up qualities of the fabulous day we call Super Tuesday, which will bring much festivities, especially as it coincides with Mardi Gras. I'm so into that. I'm giving up Republicans for Lent.
...
That was a joke. I have many Republican friends who I love and will be seeing often and willingly for the next 40 days.
02 February 2008
College Kids
Last night I started thinking about a Clinton/Obama ticket. Previously I had been a huge supporter of Obama/Richardson, because then you get all the minorities or something? (Also Richardson has pretty decent foreign policy experience) And I don't really like the idea of going Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton during my entire life, but the Senator did make a good point in the last Democratic debate, on Thursday night, that it took a Clinton to clean up after the last Bush.
She does have more experience than Senator Obama, and if she were President and he Veep for 8 years he would be the next logical choice, which means 16 years of Democrats. Having Obama on the ticket might unite people to support Clinton as the headliner, despite the fact that she is so polarizing right now. I'm certainly going to vote for any Democrat on the ticket, but I'd be much happier about voting for Clinton if Obama was her running mate. Not that I don't think she'd be a fabulous president, because I do definitely think she could do great things, but I am worried about electability of Clinton if McCain is the Republican's nominee.
If Sen. Obama wins the nomination, and we'll see how he pulls out of Super Tuesday as to how he can do that, he won't pick Sen. Clinton as his running mate. I wouldn't either, if I were him. And he would likely be reluctant to be her running mate if she asked him, but it would be smart. Four or eight years in the White House would groom him so well. All the people who today argue that he doesn't have enough experience, since he's been a Senator for 2 years and has been campaigning for President the whole time, wouldn't be able to say that in 2016.
For the time being, I'm still an Obama supporter. I like having a young, fresh face that isn't a Bush or a Clinton and who wants to do good things for our country. He's not polarizing. He's speaking to the youth of the nation, which Senator Clinton seems to be ignoring (probably because that is more logical, as 18-25s rarely vote). He's optimistic, which Sen. Clinton trashed him for once but that's exactly how her husband got elected. Plus, electing him would do wonders for our relations with Kenya. ... that was a lame little joke.
Listening to Spice Girls, going to see 27 Dresses tonight in Friendship Heights, folding laundry, haven't done any homework today. I love DC so much. I cannot think of a better town for age 21-30ish. I'm considering coming back here for a summer clerkship during law school, though I have sworn up and down for the past 2 years that I will never spend a summer here. I think it will be different when I can be in an air conditioned building all day, and then the nights are always warm enough to go out on the town with no coat.
And I'm using my same rationale that is letting me go to Egypt for 7 weeks in June and July. It's only a couple of weeks! I can deal with that. My ghost sheet skin, maybe less so.
About 60 hours 'til polls open in the east for Super Tuesday.
She does have more experience than Senator Obama, and if she were President and he Veep for 8 years he would be the next logical choice, which means 16 years of Democrats. Having Obama on the ticket might unite people to support Clinton as the headliner, despite the fact that she is so polarizing right now. I'm certainly going to vote for any Democrat on the ticket, but I'd be much happier about voting for Clinton if Obama was her running mate. Not that I don't think she'd be a fabulous president, because I do definitely think she could do great things, but I am worried about electability of Clinton if McCain is the Republican's nominee.
If Sen. Obama wins the nomination, and we'll see how he pulls out of Super Tuesday as to how he can do that, he won't pick Sen. Clinton as his running mate. I wouldn't either, if I were him. And he would likely be reluctant to be her running mate if she asked him, but it would be smart. Four or eight years in the White House would groom him so well. All the people who today argue that he doesn't have enough experience, since he's been a Senator for 2 years and has been campaigning for President the whole time, wouldn't be able to say that in 2016.
For the time being, I'm still an Obama supporter. I like having a young, fresh face that isn't a Bush or a Clinton and who wants to do good things for our country. He's not polarizing. He's speaking to the youth of the nation, which Senator Clinton seems to be ignoring (probably because that is more logical, as 18-25s rarely vote). He's optimistic, which Sen. Clinton trashed him for once but that's exactly how her husband got elected. Plus, electing him would do wonders for our relations with Kenya. ... that was a lame little joke.
Listening to Spice Girls, going to see 27 Dresses tonight in Friendship Heights, folding laundry, haven't done any homework today. I love DC so much. I cannot think of a better town for age 21-30ish. I'm considering coming back here for a summer clerkship during law school, though I have sworn up and down for the past 2 years that I will never spend a summer here. I think it will be different when I can be in an air conditioned building all day, and then the nights are always warm enough to go out on the town with no coat.
And I'm using my same rationale that is letting me go to Egypt for 7 weeks in June and July. It's only a couple of weeks! I can deal with that. My ghost sheet skin, maybe less so.
About 60 hours 'til polls open in the east for Super Tuesday.
31 January 2008
The Short List
The list is getting pretty short. I was expecting Giuliani to drop but Edwards I had hoped would stick it out for a while... I wanted a little bit of a three-way competition, especially since a lot of the Democratic primaries aren't winner-takes-all.
There's been talk that a lot of the votes that went to Edwards were anti-Clinton votes, but I kind of feel that they were white working class votes that are more likely to go now to Clinton. We'll see how it plays out. Unfortunately, immediately after the Maine Republican caucus, which is from now through Sunday, comes Super Tuesday. So... we'll see. I'm pretty glad he's not endorsing anyone, actually.
My econ professor is talking about "Less beer! More wine!" which yes, is out of context, but is hilarious nonetheless.
The Kennedys endorsement video! I'm a huge fan.
Goodbye Johnny Edwards... I don't think you're going to get a VP nomination again, so ... yeah. Have fun?
There's been talk that a lot of the votes that went to Edwards were anti-Clinton votes, but I kind of feel that they were white working class votes that are more likely to go now to Clinton. We'll see how it plays out. Unfortunately, immediately after the Maine Republican caucus, which is from now through Sunday, comes Super Tuesday. So... we'll see. I'm pretty glad he's not endorsing anyone, actually.
My econ professor is talking about "Less beer! More wine!" which yes, is out of context, but is hilarious nonetheless.
The Kennedys endorsement video! I'm a huge fan.
Goodbye Johnny Edwards... I don't think you're going to get a VP nomination again, so ... yeah. Have fun?
30 January 2008
Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
Senator Clinton won Florida today, but that doesn't mean anything because the Democratic National Committee stripped Florida of its delegates when FL got all pushy and moved up its primary before Super Tuesday. Florida did that to make themselves more important, but the DNC just got pissed and decided they'd have none of that. So the Democratic candidates all pledged that they wouldn't campaign in FL until the election today was over, so Senator Clinton announced that she would begin campaigning essentially as soon as the polls closed. Which she did. I mean, she did win.
Murph says that Florida is basically where New York goes when it retires (actually he said something slightly more mean), and that's why Sen. Clinton won there.
I'm glad Senator McCain won, and because Florida is a winner-takes-all system, he got all 57 Republican delegates from Florida. Good job, Sen. McCain! It was pretty close between him and former Governor Romney for a while. When the screen was flashing "TOO CLOSE TO CALL" in red, I had terrible PTSD flashbacks to 2000. I'm still shuddering.
Former Mayor Giuliani did drop out, and is endorsing Senator McCain at a rally in California tomorrow. I don't know how polling has been for Sen. McCain in CA, but it is a Super Tuesday state.
Maine Republican is next?? Then after that is Super Tuesday!
Murph says that Florida is basically where New York goes when it retires (actually he said something slightly more mean), and that's why Sen. Clinton won there.
I'm glad Senator McCain won, and because Florida is a winner-takes-all system, he got all 57 Republican delegates from Florida. Good job, Sen. McCain! It was pretty close between him and former Governor Romney for a while. When the screen was flashing "TOO CLOSE TO CALL" in red, I had terrible PTSD flashbacks to 2000. I'm still shuddering.
Former Mayor Giuliani did drop out, and is endorsing Senator McCain at a rally in California tomorrow. I don't know how polling has been for Sen. McCain in CA, but it is a Super Tuesday state.
Maine Republican is next?? Then after that is Super Tuesday!
29 January 2008
He Shall, From Time to Time...
A few notes before I crash. Though I need to start reading the 200 page book that was due at 9:55 Monday morning and have it done by tomorrow at 5pm. OOPS.
Today was so much fun. Waking up at 7:30 was not fun, dealing with other annoying volunteers was not fun (though dealing with awesome volunteers is fun!), having my shirt be about 25 sizes too big was not fun, but pretty much everything else was fun.
I wasn't paying attention too terribly closely because of course those of us watching together got in ... discussions? every once in a while. Though mostly we just made observations about how frequently Speaker Pelosi blinks and how infrequently Vice President Cheney blinks.
Senator Clinton looked pissed at all the press that Senator Obama and Senator Kennedy were getting. Apparently Bill spent all week trying to get Sen. Kennedy to at least stay neutral, which obviously didn't work. Also, red was intense on Senator Clinton, and I kind of think she needs a new hairstyle.
I hate that I'm saying that, because obviously she's a woman and I don't want to be criticizing her fashion just because she's a woman. However, I think one of the funnest things about being a woman in the business/professional world is that we get to wear prettier things than the boys and not get flack about doing stuff like wearing a lavender suit to the State of the Union, while the boys have to wear dark blue or black, have an option of 3 different ties (red, blue, or striped), maybe 2 different shirts (white or light blue), and shiny shoes. So now I'm giving Hillary flack about wearing red. Red suit is fine but she could have balanced it with a white shirt under the jacket? You know, just a suggestion. I guess she's Senator Clinton, she can do whatever she wants.
EXCEPT get a Kennedy family endorsement!! Ha ha ha
Florida tomorrow!
Today was so much fun. Waking up at 7:30 was not fun, dealing with other annoying volunteers was not fun (though dealing with awesome volunteers is fun!), having my shirt be about 25 sizes too big was not fun, but pretty much everything else was fun.
- I think I now know every word to Graceland, I Know What I Know, You Can Call Me Al, Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, and Under African Skies. I am pretty sure that some staffer just plugged in his iPod and put those five on repeat. It was pretty awesome.
- Standing on your feet for 5 hours, and then breaking down chairs and tables and pulling massive amounts of packing tape up from the floor is painful.
- No matter how much you try to kindly direct people in the right direction, they will go the wrong direction.
- You may have bonded with campaign staff while setting up Senator Kennedy's "VIP suite" until 12:30am, but by 9am they have already forgotten who you are.
- Caroline Kennedy can be wearing a dress at the event and you can have no idea of that until you see her on MSNBC 3 hours later. I thought she was wearing a pantsuit because I couldn't see her lower half at all.
- If you are 7 years old and adorable (and especially if you are Ethiopian), chances are you can get a volunteer to stick you in the front row.
- Senator Kennedy really does scream when he talks. And Congressman Kennedy has plastic hair. I'm a huge fan of the Kennedys.
I wasn't paying attention too terribly closely because of course those of us watching together got in ... discussions? every once in a while. Though mostly we just made observations about how frequently Speaker Pelosi blinks and how infrequently Vice President Cheney blinks.
Senator Clinton looked pissed at all the press that Senator Obama and Senator Kennedy were getting. Apparently Bill spent all week trying to get Sen. Kennedy to at least stay neutral, which obviously didn't work. Also, red was intense on Senator Clinton, and I kind of think she needs a new hairstyle.
I hate that I'm saying that, because obviously she's a woman and I don't want to be criticizing her fashion just because she's a woman. However, I think one of the funnest things about being a woman in the business/professional world is that we get to wear prettier things than the boys and not get flack about doing stuff like wearing a lavender suit to the State of the Union, while the boys have to wear dark blue or black, have an option of 3 different ties (red, blue, or striped), maybe 2 different shirts (white or light blue), and shiny shoes. So now I'm giving Hillary flack about wearing red. Red suit is fine but she could have balanced it with a white shirt under the jacket? You know, just a suggestion. I guess she's Senator Clinton, she can do whatever she wants.
EXCEPT get a Kennedy family endorsement!! Ha ha ha
Florida tomorrow!
27 January 2008
A Proportional Response
Obama won South Carolina last night in a huge way. He had been polling at 40 but pulled out with 55%, while Hillary was 28 points behind him. Edwards had been gaining in the polls all week, especially after he was the only rational voice in the last debate, but it wasn't enough for poor Johnny.
What's happened to the polls this election? It seems unlikely that in the last minute, Obama got the vast majority of the undecideds, which accounted for something like 15% of the voting population. Did all the good pollsters go on strike with the writers? I'm not going to pay attention to polls anymore.
Rumor has it McCain will win Florida, but Romney's up there too. McCain's got the endorsement of Gov Crist, which should help him out with the Cuban vote. I'm predicting (hoping) that Giuliani will drop after he fails miserably in this primary. It'll probably be the best idea for him if he is still hoping for a vice presidential bid.
Clinton's been doing well in FL but I'm fairly certain that the SC results are going to affect that, with Obama's numbers going up and Clinton's going down.
But I'm not paying attention to polls any more.
Obama kicks off his Mid-Atlantic campaign tomorrow in DC! We're most definitely in the last stretch to Super Tuesday.
What's happened to the polls this election? It seems unlikely that in the last minute, Obama got the vast majority of the undecideds, which accounted for something like 15% of the voting population. Did all the good pollsters go on strike with the writers? I'm not going to pay attention to polls anymore.
Rumor has it McCain will win Florida, but Romney's up there too. McCain's got the endorsement of Gov Crist, which should help him out with the Cuban vote. I'm predicting (hoping) that Giuliani will drop after he fails miserably in this primary. It'll probably be the best idea for him if he is still hoping for a vice presidential bid.
Clinton's been doing well in FL but I'm fairly certain that the SC results are going to affect that, with Obama's numbers going up and Clinton's going down.
But I'm not paying attention to polls any more.
Obama kicks off his Mid-Atlantic campaign tomorrow in DC! We're most definitely in the last stretch to Super Tuesday.
26 January 2008
Monday
Barack Obama is coming to AU on Monday. It means skipping US Presidential Elections and Microeconomics to volunteer, but that's fine because my professors talk about the election all the time. Latin America Since Independence will be more of a problem. Think it will have to deal.
Dying for South Carolina results. Polls don't close for 2 hours. Record turnout!
Dying for South Carolina results. Polls don't close for 2 hours. Record turnout!
What Kind of Day Has It Been
Just finished the entirety of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, the ending was much less sad than I expected it would be. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin and Tommy Schlamme, for making a sickeningly sweet happy ending, because yes, I am a girl, and if you had killed off Amanda Peet, I probably would have had to hunt you down and kill you both.
The thing that bothered me most about this entire series (also known as "single season") is that as I was watching it, I knew that this show was essentially about itself, in that Studio 60 was just too smart to be on the air. Oh, America.
What Kind of Day Has It Been
Is that a question, Mr. Sorkin? Well, here is my answer.
The day began with me begging Murph to let me watch the final 6 episodes of S60, while he tortured me by making me write a paper about what Marx says about the preconditions of a communist revolution. I VideoChatted with my sister and her dog, which caused my roommate to leave the room and go across the hall, and my suitemate to wake up and passively close the door in between our rooms. That was generally worth it.
I brushed my teeth with my new toothbrush, which I really really love.
I mean, I really love my toothbrush. It's great.
I got up around 9, ... 9:30... made a fool of myself because I don't know anything about Russia or Marx or communism, learned how to submit a budget to the AUCC, watched some S60, learned about my kidneys, became "that kid" in Anatomy, watched some S60, accomplished nothing at mock trial, ate some delicious gnocchi left over from last night, talked on the phone for 73 minutes, finished S60, cried to Murph a little. Got bored, decided to read emails from February 2005, discovered an ancient blog, discovered an ancienter blog. Wished on 11:11. Decided to try blog.
So I don't know, Mr. Sorkin, what kind of day has it been?
I think I prefer that phrase as a statement.
South Carolina tomorrow!
The thing that bothered me most about this entire series (also known as "single season") is that as I was watching it, I knew that this show was essentially about itself, in that Studio 60 was just too smart to be on the air. Oh, America.
What Kind of Day Has It Been
Is that a question, Mr. Sorkin? Well, here is my answer.
The day began with me begging Murph to let me watch the final 6 episodes of S60, while he tortured me by making me write a paper about what Marx says about the preconditions of a communist revolution. I VideoChatted with my sister and her dog, which caused my roommate to leave the room and go across the hall, and my suitemate to wake up and passively close the door in between our rooms. That was generally worth it.
I brushed my teeth with my new toothbrush, which I really really love.
I mean, I really love my toothbrush. It's great.
I got up around 9, ... 9:30... made a fool of myself because I don't know anything about Russia or Marx or communism, learned how to submit a budget to the AUCC, watched some S60, learned about my kidneys, became "that kid" in Anatomy, watched some S60, accomplished nothing at mock trial, ate some delicious gnocchi left over from last night, talked on the phone for 73 minutes, finished S60, cried to Murph a little. Got bored, decided to read emails from February 2005, discovered an ancient blog, discovered an ancienter blog. Wished on 11:11. Decided to try blog.
So I don't know, Mr. Sorkin, what kind of day has it been?
I think I prefer that phrase as a statement.
South Carolina tomorrow!
29 August 2005
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