Video of former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for Barack Obama on Fox News’ Hannity & Colmes November 4, 2008
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VIDEO from Fox News via Yahoo! News (click image to open new page for player):
Readers: Do you see a place for Vilsack in an Obama Administration? Please add your comments.
Did Obama campaign bus African-American high school students from Illinois to Iowa City caucus? Hillary supporter claims caucus fraud (Source: Newsmax) October 29, 2008
Posted by John in Political.Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), iowa caucuses, Iowa City (Iowa), Kennedy High School (Cedar Raipds Iowa), Lynette Long
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From Newsmax.com:
Hillary Backers Decry Massive Obama Vote Fraud
… Lynette Long, a Hillary supporter from Bethesda, Md., who has a long and respected academic career, believes Obama’s victory in Iowa and in 12 other caucus states was no miracle. “It was fraud,” she told Newsmax. Long has spent several months studying the caucus and primary results. …
In Iowa City, red and white chartered buses with Illinois license plates arrived from Illinois packed with boisterous African-American high school students, who came to caucus for Obama in Iowa after being recruited by Obama campaign workers. …
Also, from Lynette Long site and interview (Iowa page):
Central Cedar Rapids Precinct – Kennedy High School
Caucus managed by Official who was an Obama partisan.
At least one minute before the caucus started a large group of people entered the room at once, all African Americans. They were bused in from Illinois. Approximately 450 people were in the room and half were African American. …
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Do Iowa Electronic Markets favor Obama or McCain? See which and predicted probability July 16, 2008
Posted by John in Political.Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, Iowa City (Iowa), Iowa Electronic Markets, John McCain, University of Iowa
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From The Daily Iowan via POLITICO:
The Democratic contract on the winner-take-all market traded at 64.3 cents, according to its website. This figure shows that investors believe there is a 64 percent probability that Obama will win the popular vote in the general election. …
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Tom Vilsack or John Kerry on Obama ticket? You can vote for ex-Gov in CQ’s ‘VP Madness’ brackets June 5, 2008
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Congressional Quarterly is just calling it an “interactive game” but, who knows, maybe it would have some influence. Round 1 choices (Vilsack vs. Kerry) must be made between June 5 and June 10. Round 2 is June 11 to June 16.
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Review compiled ‘Looking in at Iowa’ posts about Barack Obama from past 6 months June 4, 2008
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This “obama” search link will take you to page one of three search result pages.
Even Vilsack says that, after Tuesday, Clinton ‘needs to acknowledge that [Obama's] going to be the nominee and quickly get behind him’ June 2, 2008
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From Los Angeles Times:
“It does appear to be pretty clear that Senator Obama is going to be the nominee,” said Tom Vilsack, the former Iowa governor and a national co-chairman of Clinton’s campaign. “After Tuesday’s contests, she needs to acknowledge that he’s going to be the nominee and quickly get behind him.”
But Clinton herself on Sunday argued a case for staying in the race and even trying to capture Obama’s own delegates. …
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Obama-Vilsack ticket? May 26, 2008
Posted by John in Political.Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, hillary clinton, hillary rodham clinton, tom vilsack, Vice Presidents
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From MSNBC – Hardball:
MATTHEWS: Daughter of former governor of Ohio, John Gilligan. She‘s born to the role. What do you think? Now that we‘re all doing the hot shot stuff, Jeanne, who do you think it‘s going to be, ignoring my feeble list?
CUMMINGS: My dream picks or fantasy picks are Tom Vilsack of Iowa, win the state, bring the governor in, white guy that can talk to the working class. He‘s also a Clinton supporter, so that‘s another way to, you know, reach out to the other side of the party. I‘d throw Ed Rendell into that same category.
MATTHEWS: OK, I think Obama/Vilsack is a hell of a bumper sticker.
It seems discordant to me. …
From Chicago Sun-Times Lynn Sweet blog:
Several figures who backed Clinton from key swing states could fill the governing hole in Obama’s resume and build a bridge to the Clinton supporters. They are Iowa Gov. TOM VILSACK, Ohio Gov. TED STRICKLAND and Indiana Sen. EVAN BAYH, a former governor. …
Rasmussen May 13 Iowa poll results for Obama vs. McCain, gas tax holiday, Chet Culver rating May 15, 2008
Posted by John in Political, Rankings.Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, chet culver, hillary clinton, hillary rodham clinton, John McCain, polls, Rasmussen Reports
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Image via WikipediaFrom rasmussen.com via Yahoo! News:
In Iowa, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Barack Obama leading John McCain 44% to 42%. This is the third consecutive poll to find the candidates very close in the state that gave Obama his first victory on the way to the Democratic Presidential Nomination. A month ago, it was Obama by four. In February, it was Obama by three. …
As for Iowa Governor Chet Culver (D), 35% say he is doing a good or excellent job while 30% give him poor marks.
In the unlikely event that Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic nomination, she trails McCain in Iowa by a 45% to 42% margin. …
Is Iowa caucus winner Mike Huckabee at top of McCain’s Veep list? May 14, 2008
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Image via WikipediaFrom U.S. News & World Report:
Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and defeated contender for the GOP presidential nomination, is currently at the top of John McCain’s short list for a running mate. At least that’s the word from a top McCain fundraiser and longtime Republican moneyman who has spoken to McCain’s inner circle. The fundraiser is less than thrilled with the idea of Huckabee as the vice presidential nominee, and many economic conservatives–turned off by the populist tone of Huckabee’s campaign and his tax record as governor–are likely to share that marked lack of enthusiasm. But here is the logic of picking Huckabee…
Will Libertarian Iowa City native Bob Barr become presidential candidate and ’spoiler’ for McCain? May 10, 2008
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Image via Wikipedia5/12 UPDATE: Barr announces Libertarian White House bid
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From Los Angeles Times:
Libertarian Bob Barr: a Ralph Nader for John McCain?
He lacks mass appeal, but some say Barr could nevertheless be a ’spoiler’ for Republicans — if he runs. …More than a month after Barr, 59, set up an “exploratory committee” to gauge how many Americans would vote for him as a Libertarian presidential candidate, he is still considering whether to enter the race. …
Barr, who was born in Iowa and graduated from high school in Iran, does not appear to have a strong local base. He moved to Georgia when President Reagan appointed him U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. …
More information from Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress:
BARR, Bob, a Representative from Georgia; born in Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, November 5, 1948; graduated, Community High School, Tehran, Iran, 1966; B.A., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1970; M.A., George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1972; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., 1977; Central Intelligence Agency, 1970-1978; United States Attorney for…
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