Al Giordano has a nice breakdown on Sunday’s multi-faceted news day. He picks up on a theme I heard from Norm Scheiber on Friday: The mini [racial]-uproar may help Obama win South Carolina…But I think racial tension beyond South Carolina probably hurts Obama–both in narrow tactical ways (he’s going to need a chunk of white independents on … Continue reading »
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Latino Voters in Nevada and Califas: “Outside the wave of Obama-mania?”
Given Michael Whouley’s latest revival job and Bill Richardson’s apparently imminent departure, Latino voters, in Nevada on January 19 and California on Feb. 5 , are being hotly pursued by the remaining Democratic candidates. For starters, we’re unlikely to see Hillary tryto paint Obama as overly pro-immigrant, as she did earlier this month. Absentee voting … Continue reading »
Will the Culinary Union Endorsement Be Relevant on Wednesday?
The focus today has been on the Obama surge in New Hampshire polls, but there’s also news from Nevada, which will caucus January 15. Michael Mishak reports on the Las Vegas Culinary Union’s Local 228′s delayed endorsement decision due to “an apparent disagreement between the Culinary Union and its international parent, Unite Here…” The decision … Continue reading »
ObamaMedia: Waiting for the Culinary Workers and a YouTube Moment
As I mentioned last night, I’m going to be focusing my campaign attention for the next two weeks on the Nevada caucuses. To that end, David McGrath Schwartz attended the Obama campaign’s Iowa caucus watching party in Las Vegas: There was euphoria at the Paradise Cantina, with its tiki décor and tequila flags. More than … Continue reading »
