Category: Democrats

Obama Touts Number of Iowan Donors — Even Though Edwards Is Beating Him »

I got a press release earlier today from the Obama campaign announcing that they have received 1,864 donations from Iowans (also noting predictably that the vast majority of Iowan donations are under $200).
So Iowa Independent did some digging, and it turns out that Edwards is beating Obama by some 600 donations: Edwards’s total is 2,468.
Obviously, [...]

A Baltimore Break »

Well, I don’t live in Baltimore, but I’ve been following their race for City Council President for a variety of reasons. A new poll came out showing a very tight race, although Michael Sarbanes (of THE Sarbanes family) is leading. I don’t usually endorse in Democratic primaries, but I don’t usually talk about [...]

Stop Pretending that Polling on Congress as a Whole Means Something »

Because “balance” is still the priority of cable news and our nation’s punditocracy, any mention of President Bush’s low approval numbers has to be accompanied by the claim that Congeress’s approval numbers are even lower.  I watch cable news all day for my job, and I hear it every day.
Somebody needs to call shenanigans.  Polling [...]

  • Chase MartynChase Martyn observes and analyzes politics from Des Moines, IA, capital of 2008's first caucus state. He is also Managing Editor of the Iowa Independent.
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