Tag Archives: Obama

Health Care: What’s on Bloggers Minds, the Candidates and their Platforms?

Posted by Bill PierceWhen you listen to Senator Obama speak on the campaign trail about health care, the uninsured and universal coverage are front and center.  The same was true for Senators Kennedy and Clinton in their convention speeches.  Yet when you look at the Democratic platform you get a much richer, broader and nuanced [...]
Posted on August 27, 2008 By Bill Pierce
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What’s on the Mind of Voters?

Posted by Bill PierceAt the end of July and early August, the Kaiser Family Foundation asked the public a series of questions about the election and health care through their Kaiser Health Tracking Poll:  Election 2008.The results show a changing electorate when it comes to the issues they view as most important.  In what should [...]
Posted on August 25, 2008 By Bill Pierce
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No Decision Tonight

Posted by Craig FullerWith those words, Senator Hillary Clinton pushed the Democratic nominating process into another day of speculation....and, maybe more.Tonight served up some unusual moments.First, I returned home from an afternoon of flying to find Senator John McCain on both Fox and CNN when I expected to sit down for an update on the [...]
Posted on June 3, 2008 By Craig Fuller
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I am not George W. Bush

Posted by Cassandra PyeSenator John McCain just wrapped up a speech in a small town near New Orleans where he used the word “reform” more than a half-dozen times and deployed his presumed general election campaign themes “right change versus wrong change” and “that’s not change we can believe in.” He thanked Senator Hilary Clinton [...]
Posted on June 3, 2008 By Cassandra Pye
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“I knew he would win :)”

Posted by Cassandra PyeI just sent a text to my husband and my 19 and 17 year old sons to give them the Obama delegate countdown. As I write, the Senator is just 7 delegates shy of clinching the democratic nomination for President of the United States. I received replies within a minute, per usual. [...]
Posted on June 3, 2008 By Cassandra Pye
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Can We?

Posted by Cassandra PyeDo you really believe this country will elect an African American as its Commander in Chief?I have to admit, when I saw him at the podium on that frigid day in Springfield, poised and articulate, dashing and captivating, I thought to myself immediately that it was a longshot. I was encouraged by [...]
Posted on May 21, 2008 By Cassandra Pye
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