J. McCutchen

First the Clintons Machine created Tsunami Tuesday hoping to bury insurgent candidacies before the first vote was cast.

Then, when that didn't work, the Clintons machine moved up the Michigan and Florida primaries for 2/5 Disaster Insurance

Then, when that didn't work......

The Clinton's Michigan/Florida Scam
Mrs. Clinton Calls for State Delegations to be Seated

I thought she'd have the decency to wait until at least March before she sprung the fraud

Posted at January 25, 2008 12:28 PM in response to Clinton, Obama, MLK: Leadership for Change?

J. McCutchen

First the Clintons Machine created Tsunami Tuesday hoping to bury insurgent candidacies before the first vote was cast.

Then, when that didn't work, the Clintons machine moved up the Michigan and Florida primaries for 2/5 Disaster Insurance

Then, when that didn't work......

The Clinton's Michigan/Florida Scam
Mrs. Clinton Calls for State Delegations to be Seated

I thought she'd have the decency to wait until at least March before she sprung the fraud

Posted at January 25, 2008 12:26 PM in response to How Nevada Caucuses Killed Myth of Union Intimidation

J. McCutchen

Open your eyes...We've slaughtered 1/2 million Iraqis for nothing

That's just starters...Want more..Hit Reply

Posted at January 25, 2008 12:15 PM in response to Clinton, Obama, MLK: Leadership for Change?

J. McCutchen

Thank you Marshall Ganz

From the WSJ:

In South, Democrats' Tactics
May Change Political Game
By CHRISTOPHER COOPER , VALERIE BAUERLEIN AND COREY DADE
January 23, 2008; Page A1

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The contest between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in South Carolina this Saturday is the next big test in the tight battle for the Democratic presidential nomination. In the long term,
the showdown could also upend the way politics are practiced across the South.

In early voting states such as Iowa and New Hampshire, campaigns use rallies and personal appearances to get votes. Now, the nominating races have moved to bigger states, including much of the South.
Candidates here rely on endorsements from powerful politicians and preachers. It is a tradition that has evolved since the 1960s to garner support among poor blacks who look to their preachers for both spiritual and political guidance. And it is the way Mrs. Clinton, like
countless Democratic politicians before her, is running her campaign in South Carolina.
WSJ's Christopher Cooper reports from South Carolina on how Barack Obama has adjusted his strategy there, by putting a face on his campaign.
Mr. Obama, in contrast, is trying something many observers say has never been done here: He is circumventing entrenched local leadership and building a political machine from scratch. His staff consists largely of community organizers -- many from out of state or with no
political experience -- who are assembling an army of volunteers. It is a strategy often used by labor organizations and in neighborhood and town politics.
Some evidence suggests the strategy may be working. After lagging far behind Mrs. Clinton in state polls for much of last year, Mr. Obama has jumped ahead. According to an automated poll conducted Monday by Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, N.C., Mr. Obama leads Mrs. Clinton 44% to 28%, with about 12% of respondents undecided. As late as
October, Mrs. Clinton had a 20-percentage-point lead in many surveys.

Posted at January 24, 2008 11:02 AM in response to Clinton, Obama, MLK: Leadership for Change?

J. McCutchen

Nothing hidden about the conspiracy. Bill Clinton's been building this machine since 1986

If Hillary beats Obama, it will be because of Bill's rolodex of party officials

Posted at January 23, 2008 2:54 PM in response to Clinton, Obama, MLK: Leadership for Change?

J. McCutchen

Marshall,

Again, many thanks for your yeoman's service at SF Camp Obama last August!

Today's SF Chron

Obama Augments Ads with Network of Volunteers Sure, the well-funded Obama campaign is airing TV commercials in California and using the latest online tools to help its army of volunteers harvest potential voters. But the core of the campaign is based on a model developed by Harvard Professor Marshall Ganz, a former national organizing director of the United Farm Workers, who has spent years advising nonprofits and unions. The strategy is a nod to Obama, a former community organizer in Chicago before he ran for office. Since July, the campaign been training a pyramid of organizers in many of the 22 states that vote Feb. 5, including California. Now, it has 5,080 precinct captains - the foot soldiers of a campaign - canvassing the state's predominantly Democratic neighborhoods by foot and phone. On Saturday, volunteers will try to make 100,000 calls to voters from 50 locations across the state.

Posted at January 23, 2008 2:19 PM in response to Clinton, Obama, MLK: Leadership for Change?

J. McCutchen

You're preaching to the converted here! Monster Tuesday was supposed to render the Clintons inevitable and eliminate all effective opposition months before the first vote was cast. We saw an unrelenting campaign unfold precisely along these lines last fall.

But something happened on the way to the coronation. Barack Obama happened, and when it became clear that his was a viable "insurgency", the Clinton machine responded by taking out some coronation insurance. The Michigan and Florida primaries were moved up.

The DNC didn't stand for the scam but the result is nearly as effective. If this nominating process should fail to produce a presumptive nominee, the Clintons have insurance in the unseated delegates they "won" in Florida and Michigan.

This is their hole card. Don't for a minute think that they will hesitate to play it

Posted at January 21, 2008 10:49 AM in response to Clinton, Obama, MLK: Leadership for Change?

J. McCutchen

Dr. Ganz gets to the heart of our national business this year...We have a moral deficit in this country and only WE can pay it down

The Great Need of the Hour Ebenezer Baptist Church YouTube Video

Posted at January 21, 2008 10:12 AM in response to Clinton, Obama, MLK: Leadership for Change?

J. McCutchen

As a LAWYER, Marshall, must say that lawyers who do not draw strength from their clients aren't employing their skills very well and generally lose

Posted at January 21, 2008 9:46 AM in response to Clinton, Obama, MLK: Leadership for Change?

J. McCutchen

WELCOME DR. GANZ

Camp Obama SF, August 2007 here

It is amazing to me to see our stories model in every corner of the campaign now. I am astonished at how the organizaton has blossomed.

THANKS AGAIN

Posted at January 21, 2008 9:28 AM in response to Clinton, Obama, MLK: Leadership for Change?