Matt Stoller may be overestimating some of the power of the structure, but his analysis of Barack Obama’s Campaign is certainly worth a read. The issue, which has excited New York Times Opinion Columnist Paul Krugman to no end, is two-fold:
1. What do we get out of Barack Obama’s power structure in practical terms […]
Here is the complete text of Barack Obama’s speech today.
I don’t know if there’s a name in rhetoric for taking a given topic and making it fit your argument, but it’s frequently done, and Barack Obama does it masterfully today in his speech on race. There’s no doubt that this is a speech on […]
Oberweis Dairy demands its dairy farmers pledge “If a cow gets sick, we will treat her back to health using the best available medicines….”
[Click picture above to see original.]
Jim Oberweis supports health care for all cows in his business. But the Chicago Tribune points out Jim Oberweis is against employers providing health care insurance […]
From the Bill Foster Campaign:
Durbin, Foster Say Cut Health Care Costs, Don’t End Employers Paying for Health Care
The Choice is Clear: Foster wants to take on insurance companies to cut health care costs; Oberweis wants to eliminate employers paying for health care, forcing 7.5 million Illinoisans to fend for themselves
(Geneva, IL) - Illinois Senator […]
Here’s the new Bill Foster ad
The Foster Campaign said that the ad would run one week on all the major broadcast networks and that it was an “aggressive buy.” The Chicago Tribune has more here.
[Read Part I for why I think Bill Foster is the best positioned Democrat to win the 14th Congressional seat.]
While I delayed writing “Part II” because of work, family flu and the holidays - it hasn’t been easy to write anyway. The truth of the matter is that on policy I have differences in […]
My sense of Democrat Jotham Stein’s campaign in the 14th Congressional District is that he has put a tremendous amount of effort into it. He was the first in the race (both sides) to announce, he strenuously has attempted to attend events, big and small, and at times Jotham has been the only Democratic […]
Hillary Clinton eked out victory over Barack Obama by a couple percentage points in New Hampshire tonight. Her victory is interesting. While I certainly buy the idea that Clinton’s greater accessibility to voters may have helped - I don’t buy the idea that 90 minute detailed Q&A sessions in large crowds are the […]
Barack Obama won Iowa by about 8 points over his nearest competitor, John Edwards. He did it by bringing Democrats and independents into the process - lots of them new to caucus voting. John Edwards, running a populist campaign, did ok, but as has been evident for a while now, he isn’t attracting […]
From the Bill Foster campaign:
BIPARTISAN GROUP OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS ENDORSE BILL FOSTER
Former Republican Mayor, County Board members & Aldermen from district put support behind candidate
(Geneva, IL) – Reinforcing his broad appeal as an experienced problem solver who will be able to work across party lines in Congress, Bill Foster today received the endorsement of […]
