Saturday, February 16, 2008

Gallup Polls has Obama at his first statistically significant lead over Hillary

http://www.gallup.com/poll/104383/Gallup-Daily-Tracking-Election-2008.aspx

Not a big poll fan, but this one is getting covered at places like reddit so I feel it's worth sharing.

Obama Wears Iraqi Soldier's Bracelet

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hdsm_ntfH32sDoi1u_H9HYCDeaHAD8URMENG0

"Raising Obama"

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/03/obama200803

From poster "Digital Disease"

Short list of events

http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/schedules/upcomingevents/index.html

This list only goes a few weeks ahead of time, but that's not bad. Thanks "qazi"

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel endorsement

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=718696

Delegate spreadsheet if you want to tinker around

Courtesy of goon "AbeVigoda"

http://www.theantiguru.net/blog/2008/02/introducing-delegate-counter-xls.html

From Texas: Hillary Tells Me I Should Vote for Obama

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/15/211426/150/885/457784

Former Clinton supporter now on the fence. Good read.

21-year old voter: For once, I might have pride in my President

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/02/pride.html

For those of you looking for a recent delegate count.

http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/results/delegates/index.html

New York Times delegate count, plus the A.P. delegate projection

Obama at 934/1,275
Clinton at 892/1,220
(NYTimes/AP)


http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/scorecard/#D

CNN shows Obama at 1,102 pledges and 160 supers, and Clinton at 978 pledged and 235 supers, bringing the totals to:

Obama at 1,262
Clinton at 1,213

CNN repeats smear of Obama supporters as "creepy" and "cult-like"

Touchdown!

http://mediamatters.org/items/200802150018

Thanks again, "chesh"

"How Obama Does That Thing He Does"

A professor of rhetoric cracks the candidate's code.

http://www.slate.com/id/2184480/

Thanks "chesh"