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First 2008 Poll

McLaughlin & Associates were busy election night tapping into the early 2008 sentiment. (n=1000, moe=3.1%)

"if the 2008 Democrat primary for president were held today and the candidates were...for whom would you vote?":

35 Unsure
27 Hillary Clinton
16 John Kerry
07 John Edwards
04 Al Gore
04 Howard Dean
03 Evan Bayh
02 Wesley Clark
02 Barack Obama
02 Harold Ford Jr.
01 Mark Warner

That says it all for Kerry. On election night, before people knew he lost, Dems still preferred Hillary in 2008. Of course we all remember Kerry at the primary debates, stating that in some polls he led Hillary (while in others Hillary polled in the 40's). Umm, no. You didn't have a chance vs. Hillary then or now... because nobody even likes you! They just hated Bush, duh.

Our man is polling at 3.5% to be exact. Ahhh - brings back sweet memories of early 2003.

"if the 2008 Republican primary for president were held today and the candidates were...for whom would you vote?":

40 Unsure
30 Rudy Giuliani
18 John McCain
05 Jeb Bush
02 Bill Frist
02 George Pataki
01 Mitt Romney
01 Bill Owens

I guess you have to have had cancer to have a chance on the right in 2008. But seriously... Republican moderates can fantasize about McCain or Giuliani all they want - they're gonna get Frist or some other unpalatable jerk for sure. I would prefer McCain OR Giuliani to Hillary or Bayh.

Perma-Link Victor 7:46 PM

Dean 2008 Gear

Well, there's mugs, shirts, and the usual stuff here and here.

Personally, I'm partial to these shirts and buttons.

This guy is already equipped.

I gotta get me one of them "Judy Dean for America" bumper stickers.

Yikes! This site has most of the bases covered. Besides "Dean-2008", we have Clark-, Clinton-, Edwards-, Feinstein-, Gore-, Kerry-, Obama-, Pelosi-, Richardson-, and of course, Sharpton-2008.

And please...do you really think we believe your name is "John Dykes".

Perma-Link Victor 7:43 PM

Dean08.com

The 2008 campaign begins. A big site re-design is a comin'. You have the power (in 2008).



Perma-Link Victor 1:36 AM

Dean-Nader Debate

Dean Debates Ralph Nader on July 9th (NPR)


Perma-Link Victor 7:18 AM

Democracy for America

Dean has launched the so-called "DFA 2.0": Democracy for America.

Find out what it's about here.

Blog for America is now the DFA Blog. New look. Same people. Same message.

Perma-Link Victor 4:06 AM

Obama Wins in Illinois

Illinois will soon have a second democratic Senator. The Sun-Times breaks down the primary election results.

Obama 652,826 - 52.7%
Hynes 293,623 - 23.7%
Hull 134,173 - 10.8%
Pappas 74,656 - 6.0%
Chico 53,074 - 4.3%
Skinner 16,065 - 1.3%
Washington 13,288 - 1.1%

Big thanks to my wife, who spent most every weekday in the last two months at the downtown campaign HQ contributing to this victory.

For those interested, here are some Obama-friendly blogs:

- Eric Zorn's Notebook
- ArchPundit
- Public Affairs
- Capitol Fax
- DJWinfo

Perma-Link Victor 3:50 AM

DEAN WINS VERMONT!

CNN has the numbers.



Perma-Link Victor 6:27 PM

Milwaukee Debate Rally Photos

Perma-Link Victor 11:02 PM

The Media

Disgusting:


-- "whose once promising campaign unraveled further when the head of a major union withdrew his support" (AP)

We unraveled further to the tune of about 60 delegates (Edwards=3, Clark=0).

-- "Dean, it now turns out, had done Kerry a great favor. Outside of the limits, Kerry is now free to raise and spend as he sees fit, while his nearest rival, Edwards, is still limited in his spending" (MSNBC)

Let's see, Dean is a strong second in the delegate count and second in the national polls. I guess that makes Edwards his "nearest rival". Sure.

Perma-Link Victor 6:34 AM

Delegates

I had to read through article after article, lambasting Dean, and failing to note that he picked up a huge amount of delegates in MI and WA yesterday. Finally I found it buried in an AP story.

2162 to win:
Kerry 412
Dean 174
Edwards 116
Clark 82
Sharpton 12

Perma-Link Victor 6:21 AM