Comments on: McCain courts the Latino vote, while the Clintons prove that they don’t know when to stop

By: Philip

Philip — Tue, 20 May 2008 05:15:42 +0000

MARK MY WORDS>>>> Mccain will be the first presidential canidate to carry the latino vote.

Viva Mccain

By: ListenToLeon

ListenToLeon — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:33:56 +0000

Basically, the Clintons will say just about anything to get into the White House. That’s what this Democratic race has shown me. It sucks, because I think Hillary is shrewd and brilliant…But I personally can’t respect much of the tactics she and Bill have resorted to while campaigning to win the nomination.

I do think John McCain is smart for coming to the NCLR convention, but he’s going to have to walk a very thin tightrope in order to appease both Latino voters AND conservative Republicans. I don’t see it happening…

By: PMG!

PMG! — Thu, 15 May 2008 04:00:08 +0000

The DNC has VERY little control over the campaigns of either presidential candidates. From speaking to several, They wished this race to be over a while ago, it has been a disaster in many many ways… (Case in point, NPR and other news organizations are MAJORLY running over budgets covering all this nonsense and it’s not even 1/2 way through the election year…)

Anyway, if you are looking for a Democratic group to scorn for all of this… how quickly people forget about the DLC

http://www.ndol.org/ndol_sub.cfm?kaid=137&subid=900111

Both Hill and Bill owe them A LOT… and they are the type of group to make sure they don’t forget it…

By: Michaelr

Michaelr — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:29:38 +0000

Barack Obama an elitist? He has a Kenyan father, and a WASP mother. Talk about social isolation, and then he has an African name. He was a community organizer and a university lecturer before he embarked on this road to become the Democratic nominee for President. Maybe you should read more into Hillary Clinton, and try to further understand the nuances of political dialogue before you spew your ignorance online. Turn off that telenovela and read about Hillary’s crimes against human beings with DNA similar to yours and mine.

By: webmaster

webmaster — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:06:42 +0000

Maria,

Why do you think that Hillary Clinton is for Latinos? Haven’t you looked at her relationships with Tyson Chicken and Wal-Mart? You might want to read this:

http://latinopoliticsblog.com/?p=133

I will admit that Obama has flaws too (and I don’t feel comfortable with his energy policy yet), but at this point, the math isn’t in Hillary Clinton’s favor. In addition, her campaign is in debt. Do you want to elect a president who cannot run a fiscally sound campaign?

And Maria, while Obama has supporters in the elite, how do you refute the fact that he has built a base of small donors? His donor database has 1.5 million people, many of whom give small donations. The majority of Hillary’s donors are big money people who have tapped out the legal limit. There is an article in this month’s Atlantic outlining the strength of Obama’s fundraising, and if people giving $25 or $50 here or there are the elite, then we must have very different concepts of what elite and average are.

Maybe these Latinos who are supporting Hillary are giving the maximum donation in this election cycle. If you really want to support her, give her money, her operation needs it.

By: jammer

jammer — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:52:54 +0000

Here’s a novel idea! why not wait until everyone has a chance to vote before we push anyone out. There are still a couple of states and Puerto Rico who would like to be counted. Am I the only one who remembers that people wanted Harry Truman to quit in 1948? Remember the headlines “Dewey defeats Truman” ?Que Paso?

By: maria

maria — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:39:24 +0000

In reading this article it almost sounds like it was written by the Obama campaign.

Although you might not want to admit the truth, Obama is for the Elite and Corporate America.

He has sided with the Credit Card companies and voted to increase the credit card interest rates to 30% and higher, Senators Clinton and Edwards voted against it.

Obama tried to re-write the existing Nuclear Energy legislation so that it would favor the nuclear giant Exelon and hurt the American people. The current legistlation REQUIRED that all nuclear leaks be reported. However, Obama tried to help Exelon by changing the wording so that it would only SUGGEST that nuclear leaks be reported.

Obama has proven time and time again that he cannot be trusted and is NOT for the Latinos or hard working Poor and Middle Class America.

Hillary Clinton is and that is why this Latina and millions of Latinos support Hillary Clinton and will continue to support her all the way to the election!

By: Barrio Abogado

Barrio Abogado — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:00:08 +0000

Hmm…we have reached the point where, after more than 16 months, two dozen debates, hundreds of speeches, millions of dollars, and countless chicken dinners, the rationale for electing someone boils down to this: Vote for me. I’m white. I can win because other whites will vote for me.

Whatever happened to merit?

Meanwhile, some voters are turning themselves inside out to come up with excuses for why they’re not supporting Obama. It seems like just yesterday that these folks were arguing there is no racism in the immigration debate, and now they’re insisting there is no racism in the presidential election.

Interesting isn’t it.

Let’s give her an exit strategy to leave the campaign trail with grace and dignity and get on with the campaign between McCain and Obama.

By: webmaster

webmaster — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:05:22 +0000

Howard Dean has done a lot to energize the Democratic Party. He has proposed and initiated the 50 state strategy, whereby the Democratic Party commits to winning races at all levels across the country. He isn’t focusing on only the big states. Look what happened in the Post-Carter era, where the Republicans started to really build up in the South. One thing we have learned is that Americans continue to migrate across this country. Ignoring some states in favor of others is not a good long term strategy.

The Democratic Party really started to slide in the Reagan years and even during the Clinton years when the Dems lost the Congress and the House back in ’94.

It is going to take years for the Democrats to build their base again, but we are making progress. We have a Presidential Candidate, Barack Obama who is using internet technologies to become a fundraising giant.

If you have problems with Howard Dean, I encourage you to continue speaking out on this blog and to call you local, state and national democratic headquarters. It is rumored that Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi didn’t want Howard Dean to become the DNC chair back in ’06. However, would you have felt more comfortable with one of their choices? Many in the party feel that Reid and Pelosi aren’t the best advocates.

Remember Howard Dean says, “Democracy is not a spectator sport.” I have been involved in numerous campaigns over the years registering voters, knocking on doors, making phone calls, etc. What have you done in the current election cycle beyond voting to support your local Democratic candidates?

PMG!, another reader of this blog, has met Howard Dean and engaged with him personally. Hopefully, she will chime in here and give you some of her perspective.

By: jammer

jammer — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:40:58 +0000

let me try to figure this Howard Dean connection. He runs a messed up campaign for president as a candidate. Now he is at the top of a really screwed up democratic campaign(hello prez. McCain). Am I the only one who has problems with this guy?