Not Surprised That Klobuchar Dropped Out

I am not surprised that Senator Amy Klobuchar dropped out…but again I am surprised that she dropped out today. I mean in 36 hours we would all know the real trends in this race. But it did seem inevitable after her poor showing in her neighbor state of Iowa. So…

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And That Goes Double For Pete Buttigieg

Quit frankly I was shocked that Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the Democratic race last night. Again, I would expect that if you were thinking about dropping out, you would just coast through Tuesday and see what the results were. But… So who do you think this helps the most?…

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The Dems Still Don’t Know How to Do Tech.

After shaking my head about Joe Biden’s campaign thinking I lived in Iowa (Where Does Joe Biden Think I Live?), now Pete Buttigieg’s campaign apparently thinks I live in Nevada. Here’s an excerpt from today’s email: Hey Edward, it’s José! We met on Tuesday. Every night, I make at least…

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Some Random Thoughts On Last Night’s Dem Debate

I haven’t actually watched an entire debate. Just part’s of the previous one but most of last night’s version from Las Vegas. I missed the first ten minutes or so and the last 15 when my streaming went to hell and wanted to show me the president’s rally instead. shrug….

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New Hampshire Winner: The Moderates

Yes, I understand that Senator Bernie Sanders carried the day in New Hampshire. But it wasn’t the resounding win that he experienced in 2016 against a very well known opponent. But this time the moderates clearly won. If you take Sen. Sanders vote total and Senator Elizabeth Warren’s vote total,…

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Who Put Out The Hit On Mayor Pete?

Many of you are probably as surprised as I am at the ascendance of South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg in the polls…particularly in places like Iowa. And of course his growing popularity hasn’t gone unnoticed in the media or the campaign offices of his Democratic opponents. But even with that…it…

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Beto O’Rourke as Sacrificial Lamb? Hell, YES

At this point in the 2020 Democratic primary campaign for president, it is already obvious that former Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s efforts aren’t going to earn him the nomination. So maybe it is not so surprising that he’s the one out front on gun control. He’s a lost cause so he…

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Harris/Buttigieg or Warren/Buttigieg

I’ll admit that I haven’t seen the complete Democratic debates yet. I am waiting for one of the upcoming rain days to hunker down and try to assimilate them. But from the excerpts and pundit videos and media digests it sounds like two solid possible tickets would be Senator Kamala…

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