Comments on: The campaigns through a brown lens

By: Aruni

Aruni — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:26:46 +0000

Interesting post…especially since I live in Texas too. Since I live in Austin (in the only true blue county in Texas and home of one of the top 5 largest universities in the country) I feel a little better about the local process.

Personally, I wish Jon Stewart would run for President instead of Colbert. I think he needs a South Asian female reporter on his show and I would love to try out for the spot!

By: amaun

amaun — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:11:10 +0000

it must be so easy to waltz through life with one's predetermined stereotypes

life? I predict an age of 22.

By: dravidian lurker

dravidian lurker — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:05:20 +0000

Oh my gosh. A Southern Baptist from Virginia is prejudiced against Hindus and other non-Christian religions. Someone grasp my elbows, lest I collapse.

it must be so easy to waltz through life with one's predetermined stereotypes.

an indian from the midwest! he must stink! and be fat! and marry a 15 year old woman picked out for him by his mom!

By: A.R.Yngve

A.R.Yngve — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:51:30 +0000

Rudy Giuliani may have done well as mayor of NY… but I don’t think he should be elected president of the USA. At all.

Why? Because I have read his foreign policy plan, here: http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20070901faessay86501/rudolph-w-giuliani/toward-a-realistic-peace.html

Don’t just read the summary. Rudy’s vision of the world is paranoid. He wants to turn the U.S. into a militaristic empire that sees enemies everywhere. His idea of “a realistic peace” seems to be to point a gun at the entire world. Elect him at your peril.

By: HMF

HMF — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:55:30 +0000

He's Hinduphobic though:

Oh my gosh. A Southern Baptist from Virginia is prejudiced against Hindus and other non-Christian religions. Someone grasp my elbows, lest I collapse.

By: MoorNam

MoorNam — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:45:00 +0000

Fantasy: Guiliany(Pres) & RonPaul(VP) Great: Giuliany & CondoleezaRice Most Likely: Guiliani & Huckabee

M. Nam

By: ap

ap — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:24:59 +0000

Ron Paul is the only chance u’ve left. As Colbert said – Don’t f@#k this up America!

By: baingandabhartha

baingandabhartha — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:27:37 +0000

Edwards-clearly creepy. The man made millions suing for cerebral palsy victims on the basis of birth trauma-currently viewed by most as junk science-not just currently but actually during the time Mr Edwards was winning millions of dollars in verdicts. He is a good trial lawyer. That thought alone makes me shiver if he were to become president.. Hillary-clearly shifty and two faced. Giuliani-did do some good stuff for NYC crime and ‘handled’ 9-11 -is that enough for him to run the country? maybe. I would take him over edwards and I am a left leaning person. Romney-too religious, all religious people are dirty old depraved mens. The more religious they are, the more depraved they are. Obama-inexperience is worrisome, wants to tax those who are already paying 60 percent of the country’s tax bill, but mostly inexperience is the worrisome part. I’d take him over edwards,hillary and possibly giuliani. The rest of them-yawwwn!

By: SC

SC — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:22:08 +0000

Senator Obama's speech at the Jefferson Jackson Democratic dinner in Iowa is worth watching in its entirety. If he wins Iowa, or comes in a close second, this speech will be viewed as a defining moment and turning point. The passion and content in the speech makes it apparent that he's running for the right reasons.

By: SC

SC — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:15:19 +0000

Not really. There is no "Great Lake States."

According to a Cleveland Plain Dealer poll released on November 11, Senator Obama is presently the Democratic candidate most likely to win swing-state Ohio's electoral votes in the 2008 general election. 56% of Ohioans would consider voting for Barack Obama in the general election, while 55% of Ohio voters presently report that they "would not consider" voting for Hillary Clinton "under any circumstances." (Emphasis added.)

The Plain Dealer polling question:

Candidate viability I am going to read some of the potential presidential candidates. After I name of each candidate, I want you to assume that person is the 2008 presidential nominee of their political party. After I mention each one, I will ask you if you would or would not consider voting for them as the next President of the United States. The first (next) candidate is (read party & name). Would you at least consider voting for (read name), or would you not consider voting for him/her under any circumstances? Would Would not Republican Rudy Giuliani 57% 43% Democrat Barack Obama 56% 44% Republican John McCain 56% 44% Republican Fred Thompson 54% 46% Democrat John Edwards 52% 48% Republican Mitt Romney 51% 49% Democrat Hillary Clinton 45% 55% Democrat Dennis Kucinich 32% 68%

See full results here:

http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2007/11/november_2007_plain_dealer_ohi.html

and here:

http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2007/11/november_2007_plain_dealer_ohi_3.html

No Republican has won the presidency in many decades without winning Ohio.

Bottom line: Democrats who want to win the general election in 2008 are much more likely to do so with Barack Obama.