After re-watching the Official Nominatory Event again, I feel compelled to point out that motions to vote by acclamation almost never happen when it’s going to be close. Such motions are intended to speed up a lengthy process by converting from roll call vote to voice vote. If one side responds in a thunderous manner, [...] [...]
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By now many of you have undoubtedly seen this ad: Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) attacks Kay Barnes, accusing her of supporting “San Francisco-style values” Now, I am not a political scientist, but I can think of several reasons why this ad bodes very, very, very poorly for Rep. Graves’s re-election campaign. The ad talks about [...] [...] USA Today just published results of a poll showing widespread opposition to government regulation of same-sex marriages. 63% of respondents in this poll called same-sex marriage a “private decision”, and only 33% think the government should be able to pass laws against same-sex marriage. This majority holds in all age groups except 65+ (and even [...] [...] Congressman Paul Broun, a Republican from Georgia, has introduced legislation that would restrict sales of “men’s magazines” on military bases. I guess things must be mighty boring up on Capitol Hill now that world peace has broken out, the economic and energy and climate crises have all been fixed, and every human has adequate health [...] [...] The Advocate published a wee blog post about some NBC exit poll data that specifically asked GLBT voters how they voted in the Democratic primaries on Super Tuesday. That poll indicates that Clinton has notably stronger support among GLBT voters… … but only among those in New York or California. I can only imagine two [...] [...] |
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