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For those of you looking to make a little more sense of the US primaries...
AP's comparison of where the candidates stand on major issues
AP's map of which primary is when (click each state for vote totals and delegate allocations)
The Green Papers, a good site for vote totals and estimates of the delegate count
And, just for fun, a 2005 list of possible candidates. Note the man listed dead last, under "Vice Presidential Fodder at best."
( Summaries and thoughts... )
In all, things are looking up for Obama right now. And I'm happy about that. I think he's got the best chance of getting into office and doing what needs to be done.
But, if Hillary wins the nom, well, she'll have my support for the general election.
Meantime, one thing that confuses me about Obama's campaign...
I made a donation to him last week. The first time I've done so during a primary. Quite possibly the first time I've ever contributed to a political campaign (can't remember if I donated to Kerry or not). That put me on an email list. So I got a notification about a matching donor program. It's really short on details. It's not advertised anywhere on the site. You have to know the secret URL to even see it. I emailed for more info, but haven't heard back.
Basically, I think they're taking donations from people who have donated before and "matching" them to donations from first-time donors (you get to send a brief message to your match about who you are and why you're donating), to encourage both groups to donate a little more (and to help reach that 500,000 donor goal). Telling each that his or her contribution has been "doubled" because it was matched by a fellow donor. Makes sense, but I don't understand the secrecy. And I'm not even sure that's how it works. I wish they had more details.
AP's comparison of where the candidates stand on major issues
AP's map of which primary is when (click each state for vote totals and delegate allocations)
The Green Papers, a good site for vote totals and estimates of the delegate count
And, just for fun, a 2005 list of possible candidates. Note the man listed dead last, under "Vice Presidential Fodder at best."
( Summaries and thoughts... )
In all, things are looking up for Obama right now. And I'm happy about that. I think he's got the best chance of getting into office and doing what needs to be done.
But, if Hillary wins the nom, well, she'll have my support for the general election.
Meantime, one thing that confuses me about Obama's campaign...
I made a donation to him last week. The first time I've done so during a primary. Quite possibly the first time I've ever contributed to a political campaign (can't remember if I donated to Kerry or not). That put me on an email list. So I got a notification about a matching donor program. It's really short on details. It's not advertised anywhere on the site. You have to know the secret URL to even see it. I emailed for more info, but haven't heard back.
Basically, I think they're taking donations from people who have donated before and "matching" them to donations from first-time donors (you get to send a brief message to your match about who you are and why you're donating), to encourage both groups to donate a little more (and to help reach that 500,000 donor goal). Telling each that his or her contribution has been "doubled" because it was matched by a fellow donor. Makes sense, but I don't understand the secrecy. And I'm not even sure that's how it works. I wish they had more details.