A minor fissure among conservatives on a constitutional amendment on gay marriage

When talk first started circulating about a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage, I didn’t take it seriously. It’s awfully difficult to change the Constitution and a lot of people were just hyperventilating because the Supreme Court said gay people could legally have sex. Things took a turn, however, when some of the nation’s top […]

American Muslims prepared to exert influence in next year’s election

For the first time in American history, Muslims began to be recognized as a voting bloc in the 2000 election. Sensing an apparent opportunity, Bush deliberately reached out to Muslim groups for endorsements against Al Gore, and the groups reciprocated in kind. Less than a month before Election Day 2000, for example, the American Muslim […]

Conservative pundits believe they’ve found a Wesley Clark slip-up — but they haven’t

Gen. Wesley Clark may not, at this point, be a declared candidate, but conservative pundits are already targeting Clark for criticism. Clark’s media critics appear to have settled on one comment the general made on Meet the Press in June on which to focus their attacks. The conservatives seem to believe they caught Clark in […]

Most voters don’t even know who’s running

It’s easy to forget that just because I care about every little detail surrounding the 2004 Dem primary campaign, most Americans don’t. Fortunately, a new CBS News poll helped remind me of this. While there have been several news outlets conducting national polls on the Democratic candidates’ standings, these surveys are conducted by telling respondents […]

Bush campaign asks its supporters to believe that Dems have more money

After having written dozens of fundraising letters, I can appreciate that a certain amount of hyperbole is acceptable when asking for a contribution. The threat the letter identifies — a campaign rival, dangerous legislation, a severe lack of resources, etc. — has to at least sound serious or your donors won’t feel inclined to write […]

The Carpetbagger Report’s Democratic Presidential Candidate Rankings — Part V

Happy Labor Day. To honor the holiday, I’m limiting today’s posts to the once-a-month, completely subjective rankings for the Democrats running for president. As always, these rankings are my impression on where the candidates stand as of today, though not necessarily where I think they’ll end up a year from now or even where I’d […]