Daily Politics

Oprah is Back With Obama

Jacob Cohen-Donnelly — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:29:13 +0000

About two months ago, Oprah Winfrey, the very well known talk-show host endorsed Barack Obama and was able to bring out tens of thousands of people to the arenas in New Hampshire, Iowa, and South Carolina, two of which he won. But, since that time, she has not done all that much for the Obama campaign other than the occasional, “Oprah endorsed Obama.” And while that name could have had some help on the campaign, she had not done much in the forefront. However, with Super Tuesday appearing, that is changing. (more…)

McCain and Romney Fighting for Votes in California and Elsewhere

Jacob Cohen-Donnelly — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:05:02 +0000

We are less than a week away from Super Tuesday, probably one of the biggest days in the Presidential primaries. It is the day when Republicans and Democrats both try desperately to gain states as the primaries go national. For example, it is on that day that California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and others will open their polls. And it’s these states that are really going to help make or break a candidate. South Carolina is important. New Hampshire is also important. But in the end, having the most delegates is incredibly necessary. (more…)

Edwards Is Dropping Out

Jacob Cohen-Donnelly — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:37:04 +0000

The ex-Senator from South Carolina who had hoped the state would revive his election is believed to be dropping out today. The man, who after quite a few losses in the previous states, believes that his underdog state and his chances for success are, unfortunately, not possible. Little is known as to the real circumstances about Edwards’ dropping out of the race; however, he will give a speech today at 1PM EST in New Orleans which will go into detail on his reasoning for dropping out. The speech was intended to be a talk on poverty, a very touchy subject to those in the city, but it will now be his “I am dropping out” speech. (more…)

McCain and Clinton Win in Florida

Jacob Cohen-Donnelly — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:18:07 +0000

But, although Clinton won, for her, it really meant nothing more than just a big push of momentum for her overall election coming in on Super Tuesday next week. But, for Senator John McCain from Arizona, coming off his win in South Carolina, this sort of a win is beginning to show time and time again that he really might just have what it takes to become the Republican nominee for this 2008 Presidential Election. However, there is more to this than just a victory for John McCain. Granted, the senator will receive 57 delegates since Florida was a winner takes all, but what this also does for McCain is remove an opponent. (more…)

Melitus Mugabe Were Killed in Kenya

Jacob Cohen-Donnelly — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:35:51 +0000

Melitus Mugabe Were, a parliament member in Kenya was shot outside of his house Tuesday morning as he was getting out of his car to go inside. Mr. Were was a member of parliament who, by some, was believed to be the one person who could have unlocked Kenya’s crisis and done some good for the nation that is spiraling faster and faster towards turmoil. (more…)

Teenager Arrested for Bhutto Assassination

Jacob Cohen-Donnelly — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:03:45 +0000

On December 27, 2007, Benazir Bhutto, a previous Prime Minster of Pakistan and the head of the Pakistan People’s Party was assassinated in Rawalpindi. However, up until Saturday, it was not known who had done it; although, the CIA and the Pakistani government both said that it was militants in the north with connections to the Taliban and al Qaeda. Fortunately, they were able to catch a fifteen year old boy who said that he was one of the people involved in the assassination of Bhutto. They also arrested another individual; however, the fifteen year old has confessed to doing it; however, until the Pakistani government gets information from the other arrested individual, they are not going to for sure say that this boy was the one who did it. (more…)

McCain Wins South Carolina; Clinton Wins Nevada; Romney Wins Nevada

Jacob Cohen-Donnelly — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:33:12 +0000

There were three victors today and there were some upsets today. First and foremost, John McCain, the Senator from Arizona, stepped up and won in South Carolina, beating Mike Huckabee who thought that he would be able to win due to the Evangelical vote. John McCain stepped up and won a much needed victory in South Carolina, going farther in his Presidential campaign than he did in 2000 when President Bush beat him. Having taken South Carolina, there is a leading contender quickly appearing and there are hopes in the McCain campaign that this win could aid in future wins, especially on January 29th in Florida and on Super Tuesday, February 5th, when the primaries go nation wide and states such as New York vote. (more…)

Bush Proposes Plan for $145 Billion to Boost Economy

Jacob Cohen-Donnelly — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:58:07 +0000

On Friday, President Bush asked for $145 billion dollars in the hopes of giving rebates to individuals and businesses with the hopes of, as he put it, “giving a shot to the economy.” In a sense, a shot is like a booster shot for a vaccine. You get it to ensure that the vaccine is still strong. However, in these terms, what they’re doing is hoping that with the money that people will get, they’ll go out and use it. They’ll buy retail goods and the hopes are, with the entire nation spending their money, it might give the economy a boost while they try and figure out something that is a bit more permanent. Regardless of what they do, though, something needed to be done because the economy, as can be seen from the constant drops in the stock market, has been spiraling towards recession every day. (more…)

Debate in White House on Economic Fix

Jacob Cohen-Donnelly — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:05:57 +0000

There are debates going on right now in the White House over how strong the President should push Congress in making President Bush’s tax cuts permanent. It’s an issue that is a priority to the President; however, Democrats feel that a permanent tax cut could destroy the plan before it is even released. And the big issue right now is that there are hopes that this will be a bipartisan plan that could benefit the economy greatly; but, both sides need to really work together to get it to work. It’s a Republican administration and a Democratic congress, so they need to both agree. And that’s where the debate in the White House comes in. (more…)

John McCain Fights Off Smear Tactics Similar to 2000

Jacob Cohen-Donnelly — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 21:41:52 +0000

Back in 2000, when John McCain was campaigning for the nomination in South Carolina, one of the most notorious smear campaigns took aim at McCain and spread incredible lies about the Arizona senator and his wife. One of these was that his wife, Cindy, was a drug addict and that their daughter Bridget, who had been adopted from the Mother Theresa orphanage in Bangledesh, was a child he had fathered out of wedlock. These smear tactics had their effect on Senator McCain’s campaign and it could have had a significant effect on his ability to win South Carolina, which he did not. (more…)