Countdown Supplemental for May 21, 2008
Posted: Thursday, May 22, 2008 11:19 AM by Will Femia
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Countdown Supplemental
Keith remarked that the pledge taken by Democratic candidates not to campaign in Florida and Michigan seems so long ago few people seem to remember it (least of all Hillary Clinton). It's interesting to see that
the New York Times story on that pledge on September 1, 2007 also mentions, "The decision seemed to dash any hopes of Mrs. Clinton relying on a strong showing in Florida as a springboard to the nomination."
Senator Jim Webb referenced an essay he'd written for the Wall Street Journal in 2004. Thankfully he's hosted a copy on his site so we don't have to deal with any of the WSJ registration barrier:
Secret GOP Weapon: The Scots-Irish Vote.
The discussion of voting trends in Appalachia brought to mind a fascinating item in Talking Points Memo
pairing a map of the Appalachian region with a map of the counties Hillary Clinton has won by more than 65%.
In case you missed it, the reference Keith made in the flying fish Oddball story was to
Lew Zealand.
The audio of
John McCain supporter Pastor John Hagee explaining to his congregation that Hitler was sent by God to force the Jews to Israel can be found on the Talk to Action site.
