Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Pre Speech Feel Good Friday Post
I’m planning on sleeping in tomorrow, so in honor of Stevie’s appearance at the Convention tonight, here’s one of my favorite songs by Stevie…
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City Council Race Comes into Focus
Well, it’s been an interesting day, and I missed the best part. As I noted this morning several people dropped out leaving the field at four: Kemp Conrad, The John Willingham Experience™, IBEW BA, Paul Shaffer, and Arnett Montague III. This is the opportunity we longed for last year in the District 9 Position 3…
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The Crowd Thins, the Plot Thickens – Updatedx2
Update 3:10PM: So I go out to run some errands and what happens? Lit and Parkinson get out, as did Ogle. Now it’s a four man race, Kemp Conrad, The John Willingham Experience™, Paul Shaffer, and Arnett Montague III. Memphis Democrats, it’s time to get behind Paul. I hope to have more soon. Update 9:18am:…
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So Pundits, Where are the Fireworks?
I’m listening to the roll call on CSPAN online. We’re up to Montana at this point. So far, the only fireworks have been the surprise unanimous allottment of delegates from Arkansas to Barack Obama. I’ll write more in a few… Update 6:30: Okay pundits, I know that you’re not going to have anything to talk…
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More Second Chance Club – Past Performance
For the purposes of this post, we’re going to look at the three candidates that ran in Super Districts last year. These three just did it, and with Election Day just over a year from the last contest they ran, this can be an inside look at their strengths and weaknesses. To get a more…
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The Veep-Stakes Fiasco
Ok, this is starting to irritate me. All the speculation, the wall to wall TV coverage, the waiting. I understand trying to dominate news cycles, but this is bordering on stupid. Technically, it’s not Obama’s fault. He’s just using the media’s flaws to his advantage. This is really a good thing. One has to wonder…