Archive for January, 2008

Air Force Veteran Weighing Run For Congress

Bellevue resident and former Air Force captain Richard Carter is taking the first steps toward challenging Lee Terry today:
 Omaha, Neb. - Richard N. Carter, a U.S. Air Force Reserve Captain with active duty combat experience in both Iraq and Afghanistan, will file Friday with the Federal Election Commission to form an exploratory committee. Carter, a […]

Fred Thompson: Last Chance for the Reagan Coalition?

Last week, I wrote about who the GOP wants the Democrats to nominate. If you want to know my conclusion and reasoning you’ll have to read the post; however, I will help you out by saying the name of said candidate starts with a “C” and rhymes with “Lenten.” This week, I’ll turn to their […]

Welcome Back! 2008

 
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Who does the GOP want?

In the wake of Hillary’s astounding victory (and by that I mean functional tie - 9 delegates for Clinton, 9 for Obama, and 4 for Edwards) in New Hampshire, one issue that seemed to help her was the electability factor. In the days following Iowa, Clinton garnered support by attacking Obama from the right, saying […]

Episode V: Empire Strikes Back, Hillary Clinton wins New Hampshire

“I find your lack of faith disturbing.”
But first, a recap of Episode IV: A New Hope, Obama wins Iowa…
Barack Obama - 38%
John Edwards - 30%
HIllary Clinton - 29%
The stage was set. The young junior hero from a strange planet called “Illionis” jumped onto the intergalatic stage as he took on Darth Vader and the […]

Transition

I took over the UNO Democrats Blog just over a year ago, and I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity. Starting today, the UNO Democrats Blog is going to go back to a team format, with Tyler, Madison, Jared, and others taking over blogging duties. It’s been real fun, but it’s only fair to hand the reins […]

Johanns for Senate!!!

I have something to confess – I’ve been thinking of switching parties lately, or at least voting Republican in the coming Senatorial election. I know what you’re thinking, but honestly, the charisma and (pseudo-)enthusiasm of Mike Johanns has me hooked. Check out Johanns’ latest video:

Powerful stuff. He might be a career politician who’s quit every […]