Campaign Politics

We've got two political campaign things to highlight and they are both from the Hillary Clinton team. To be clear, Cynthia McKinney posting a video with no text really isn't inclusive and C.I. may have wasted time listening to quote from it but the rest of us aren't going to. To be clear, Matt Gonzalez, whom Ralph Nader has picked as his running mate, disgraced himself on Democracy Now.

First up Gonzalez stated that Barack Obama's remarks that offended many Americans were 'no big deal.' Ralph, you need as many voters as you can get if you're going to win. Tell Gonzalez to curb his San Francisco elitism at the door. His dismissal of the importance of Weather Underground also strikes us as strange considering your own attitude regarding that group. But most of all, we found it offensive that he didn't correct Liar Amy Goodman when she stated, "If you had won in 2003 against Gavin Newsom for mayor of San Francisco, you would have been the first Green mayor, the first Green Party mayor in the country." Let's see, Gonzalez' election was November 4, 2003. If he had been elected, would he have been the first Green Party mayor?

We don't know about first but we do know there was already a Green Party mayor before the November election. Propagandist and liar Amy Goodman has a real issue with facts. Meet Jason West who is a Green and was elected mayor. His term began on June 1, 2003 and, if his name seems familiar, you may remember that he allowed the marriage of same-sex couples in New Paltz, New York. Since West took office in June of 2003, pay attention Amy Goodman, had Matt Gonzalez been elected in November of 2003, Gonzales would not "have been the first Green mayor, the first Green Party mayor in the country." Gonzalez has left the Green Party to be Ralph's running mate but he surely know he wouldn't have been the first in the country and Amy Goodman damn sure should know about Jason West who garnered many headlines for his brave stand on same-sex marriage.

So Ralph, curb your running mate. You can't afford to alienate voters.

What we will note is Howard Wolfson's "HUBdate: 'Political Courage':"

Political Courage: The Pittsburgh-Tribune Review endorsed Hillary: "Clinton is far more experienced in government ...She has a real voting record on key issues. Agree with her or not, you at least know where she stands instead of being forced to wonder...Political courage is essential in a president. Clinton has demonstrated it; Obama has not." Read more.
Superdelegate Gains: Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) announced his support for Hillary, noting that "throughout the 1990s, Senator Clinton...had a proven record of economic growth and higher wages for America's working families." Read more.
Poll Watch: Hillary regained the lead in the Gallup Poll Daily tracking poll. She currently holds a slim lead over Sen. Obama who led by 11 points only a week ago. Read more.
Negative Attacks Against Hillary: Comm. Dir. Howard Wolfson released a memo yesterday responding to the Obama Campaign being on the attack in the last weekend of the PA primary:
"A major theme of Sen. Obama on the stump is that Hillary Clinton is running a negative campaign based on 'slash and burn politics' and that he represents a break from that kind of politics. In fact, in just the last 48-hours, Sen. Obama has flooded airwaves, radio, phone lines and mailboxes with negative and false attacks against Hillary." Read more.
In Case You Missed It: Sen. Obama is attacking Hillary Clinton about health care in a television advertisement with claims that have been widely discredited by experts...Hillary swiftly responded yesterday in York, PA: "I just heard that my opponent has put up an ad attacking my health care plan, which is kind of curious, because my plan covers everybody and his leaves out 15 million people -- just leaves them out in the cold." Read more.
Previewing Today: Hillary continues counting down to the PA primary with "Solutions for Pennsylvania" rallies in Bethlehem, PA, Johnstown, PA, and State College, PA.
On Tap in PA: Hillary continues to barnstorm Pennsylvania in the final days of the primary. She hosts "Solutions for Pennsylvania" rallies in Scranton and Pittsburgh. On Primary Day, she will host an "Election Night Celebration" in Philadelphia.
Office Openings: "Gen. Jack Yeager, former commander of the state's Army National Guard, spoke to supporters and volunteers who gathered at Clinton's new [West Virginia] headquarters at 191 Summers St. to celebrate the opening"... The campaign also opened a new office in Terre Haute, IN. Read more and more.
If You Read One Thing Today: "In PA., Late Deciders Could Lift Clinton" Read More.

Also from the Clinton campaign, we'll note Peter Daou's "Take the Quiz: Who's Using the Republican Attack Playbook?:"

One of the enduring myths of the Democratic primary campaign is that Hillary has been "throwing the kitchen sink" at Senator Obama while he runs a hopeful, unifying campaign. As I wrote in a blog post recently, the reality is that Sen. Obama and his top officials have been throwing the sink, the stove, the plates and the garbage can at Hillary.
Whether you've been following this race closely or you just tuned in, see if you can figure out who's been using the Republican attack playbook.
Take the quiz:www.hillaryclinton.com/quiz