Archive for September 7th, 2012

Don’t call them “undecideds.” Call them “don’t cares”

Filed in National by jason330 on September 7, 2012 • 9 Comments

I’d like to see all pollsters change their wording. It would be much more honest to call “undecideds” something like, “don’t cares” or even “the clueless”. Then, when Democrats stop fretting over a bunch of dumb fuck “centrists” the country will be better off. Duncan Black, as usual, gets it:

I didn’t quite catch who it was, but it was refreshing to hear someone NPR point out that “undecided voters” don’t know or care much about politics. I feel like our entire campaign coverage is directed at mythical people who spend months with furrowed brows studying every little bit of trivia about the campaigns before finally making their decisions. Most of them are stupid about politics and are barely interested.

Campaign Finance Reports — 8 Day Primary Edition

Filed in National by cassandra_m on September 7, 2012 • 68 Comments

The 8 Day Campaign Finance reports were due in to the Department of Elections on 5 September, covering the period from 8/13 through 9/3 for all candidates. Want to take a look? Following the money is always fun and sometimes instructive. We posted up a thread for folks taking a look at the 30 day reports, and here is your chance to post up what you find for candidates AND their PACs.

Friday Open Thread [9.7.12]

Filed in Open Thread by cassandra_m on September 7, 2012 • 15 Comments

Friday! It was the longest short week in memory. But it is the first day of the last weekend before the Primary, so your mailboxes will be overflowing, your message machines will max out from the robocalls and I hope that many of you are working with your favorite candidates for the final work of GOTV.

Who Won The Battle of the Conventions?

Filed in National by nemski on September 7, 2012 • 14 Comments

Pandora commented in a thread with the following smart thought:

One of the biggest things the average voter will take away from these conventions is the chatter surrounding them – and the positive chatter surrounding the DNC will influence people. Of course, this feeling can be lost at any time before the election, but as it stands now the DNC won the battle of conventions.

Obama’s addition to the Democratic hymnal

Filed in National by jason330 on September 7, 2012 • 33 Comments

Since before his inauguration I, like many Democrats, had been waiting for President Obama to make his mark on our Democratic psyche. John F Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt before him used their eloquence to help us understand who we are as a party and a people. They left us with words and phrases that became part of our Democratic identity and our national identity. After eight years of the aspirational desert of George Bush, that responsibility fell squarely and heavily on the shoulders of Barack Obama.

Perhaps feeling untested, and that the words might seem insincere, he passed on the opportunity during his inaugural address. But last night I heard the words that will endure. I heard the words that form a bulwark against the greedy and grasping brutality that Republicans envision for our future.