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The senator who ended the military draft in 1971, has taken on a long-shot campaign for the Democratic primary election. Mike Gravel's radical views towards change for the country have piqued the interest of the media, as he hopes to do the same with voters.
A look at Democratic candidates: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Mike Gravel and Republican candidates: John McCain, Mike Huckabee, and Ron Paul.
There were many stars in the crowd
With only weeks to go to the January 3rd Iowa causes, can it be true that Democrats are about to nominate either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, their two worst candidates? It could be true.
The first in this series will include information on the two foremost front runners who have announced their candidacy: Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton. Read on.
An article I wrote a few months ago discussing the campaign trail directly after the first Democratic presidential debate. This will be followed with an updated take on the Circus of Fools.
Analysis of the polls leading up to the New Hampshire Primaries, who should or should not win and my predictions for the outcome.
An analysis of why candidates fail or succeed on the road to the White House.
In an election that has all the trappings of being the most contentious in recent history, GOP candidates have steadfastly ignored the issues affecting disabled Americans at every step along the way, and have taken little flack for doing so. Why?
In 1988, New Hampshire Governor John Sununu stated, "The people of Iowa pick corn, the people of New Hampshire pick presidents." There was a lot of political rivalry then and the rivalry continues today.
For the republicans this is a make-or-break day that will see the already narrowing field whittled down further while on the democratic side the election rhetoric will continue to heat up further and move from "sizzling" to "blistering."
If America is as conservative as conservative pundits are always saying, why no love for Alan Keyes?
An analysis of poll data and recent events in the 2008 campaign for Democrat and Republican nominees for the Presidential run, as it relates to the upcoming Michigan Primary on January 15th.
To give conservatives a scare, don a Hillary mask with a Presidential Seal on her outfit. For liberals, one could go as the "love child" of Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh. GWB holding a copy of a repeal of the 22nd amendment is guaranteed to scare most anyone.
According to Rasmussen Reports, the race for the Democratic Primary in Florida is a run away for Senator Clinton.
Jovial quips interspersed with political rhetoric and bits of hypothetical policy changes characterized this debate involving the eight major Democratic Presidential contenders
Al Gore is every liberal's fantasy candidate. He is one of the most experienced democrats currently running around, and he has reinvented himself as a avid environmentalist in recent years. This is who he would nominate to be in his cabinet
The Democratic Presidential candidates are pulling out all the stops to get your donations. Some just have more important friends.
The New Hampshire Primary will be on January 8, 2008 and according to the latest poll from Rasmussen Reports, the race on the Democratic side of the ledger is just too close to call.
Before the era of media hype surrounding campaigns, each candidate simply created a flyer stating their stance on key topics and left it to the American people to decide who would best serve the country.
Will young voters play a large role in the 2008 presidential elections?
Presidential candidate Mike Gravel is not letting MSNBC stop him from joining tonight's debate at Drexel University. Gravel is broadcasting his own answers on the Internet.
REad Senator Gravel's comments about tonight's debate, and tune in to UStream.tv to see and hear the fromer Senator talk about the issues that matter most.
Former Senator Mike Gravel has announced that he will run as a third party candidate in order to stay in the presidential race up until the end. Also, an analysis of why Texas Congressman Ron Paul will most likely do the same, and run as an independent.
With only a week left before one of the most important presidential debates in the bid for the White, NBC announced a brand new set of criteria for inclusion in the debate, including polling time, and campaign financial standings.
Democratic Mike Gravel wants to radically change current drug laws, in some cases "de-criminalizing" drug offenses.
This is an article about the perspectives of Ron Paul and Mike Gravel. It clarifies how these two politician help Americans.
How Mike Gravel has captured the attention of online communities like Digg and reddit, and used social media to boost his campaign.
Mike Gravel is running for president of the United States and he offers something quite different from the front runners. He offers real change. He offers the truth.
While former-Senator Mike Gravel's platform is laudable, his determination to run as an independent in November increases the chance that the Republicans will get four more horrendous years.
This article is about voting outside the box.
The distinguished former Democratic senator from Alaska, the senior statesman who sometimes shares a stage with party superstars Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, is perhaps the most out of touch major candidate in the show.
As you know i don't think were giving enough attention to some of the so called "lesser" candidates for the presidency
This is an editorial piece about why I think Barack Obama is so popular as a presidential candidate.
Democratic Candidate for President Barack Obama outraised John McCain in June and has, as of the end of May 2008, even outraised the Republican candidate for President in traditionally Republican-voting (for President) Wyoming, where I live.
Barack Obama, expressed embarrassment that we do not speak dual languages as the Europeans do. Confusing language education with a second national language he has caused some controversy over the subject of immigrants and language.
There's a new McCain ad out that appears to compare Barack Obama to both Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. The Barack Obama Campaign is, naturally, fit to be tied because their candidate is getting zinged again and this must not be allowed.
Demystify the man! Learn how Barack Obama has been swiftboated in cyberspace! Look here for accurate information regarding the truth about Barack Obama.
Barack Obama has done something that has not been done by the Democratic Party in decades. He has polarized the evangelical Christian vote. But based on scripture, can evangelical Christians vote for Obama without compromising God's principles?
This is my personal experience with listening to Barack Obama at Concord High School in Elkhart, Indiana.
The Rasmussen daily tracking Poll has, for the first time since Barack Obama clinched the Democratic Party nomination, given John McCain a slight edge. When "leaners" are factored in, the poll for August 4th gives John McCain 47% and Barack Obama 46%.
Barack Obama has been a lifelong smoker trying to quit.
Poll after poll has shown it. Barack Obama is winning the youth vote, and winning it decisively. Iowa answered the question whether this enthusiasm would reflect at the polls, against the wishes of many pundits. Why do young people love Barack?
This is just an astrological report from a professional astrologer for Barack Obama
First-person account of attending the Barack Obama rally at the Key Arena in Seattle
Barack Obama, introduced by former Four Star General "Tony" McPeak, rallies potential Iowa caucus-goers on December 28 in Davenport, Iowa.
Barack Obama (D, IL)spoke to a crowd of would-be caucus-goers in Newton, Iowa at the Newton Senior High School on December 30th, and obliquely rebutted some of the charges being aimed at him by other front-runners in the Democratic Presidential Caucus campaign.
Is Barack Obama being over-scrutinized when it comes to racial issues in and around his campaign?
Being invited by Youngstown, Ohio, mayor Jay Williams, I attended a Barack Obama rally held at my alma mater Youngstown State University in Ohio.
While it looks as if Senator Barack Obama might go down by a hefty margin in the Kentucky Primary, he seems to be enjoying a comfortable double-digit lead going into the Oregon Primary. Both the state of Oregon and the commonwealth of Kentucky hold their primaries...
After seeing McCain and the entire Clinton family visit Kentucky voters are anxious to have Obama in the state.
Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has endorsed front-runner Barack Obama.
Illinois Senator Barack Obama Rejected Hillary Clinton's Proposal for an un-moderated debate on the grounds that there have been enough debates
Barack Obama has announced that he will accept the Democratic nomination for Presidency in the open air of Denver. Contributors to the Obama campaign will have a chance to win a trip to Denver to meet Obama.
American singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen released a statement on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 in which he endorsed Senator Barack Obama. "I have now seen and heard enough to know where I stand," Springsteen said Wednesday on his website.
John McCain surpassed Barack Obama in Rasmussen Reports' Daily Presidential Tracking Poll in the results announced on Monday.
Barack Obama received a lot of heat from John McCain after saying that properly inflated tires might help save gas mileage. Well, he was right, and mechanics agree.
NASA is facing some of its biggest challenges ever for the coming decade. And Barack Obama is promising, if elected, to make sure they thrive through a more positive process that might just explain Obama's "Hope" and NASA's own philosophy...
Let's be thankful that we at least have a Presidential candidate who understands modern music and knows how important it is to the younger generation in shaping their minds. Barack Obama may just help promote a change in Rap when the genre deserves one...
Senator Barack Obama is considered one of the most liberal senators in the senate and now he is talking self reliance and responsibility to African-Americans as if he were a conservative.
Barack Obama and John McCain are attempting to connect to voters through speeches, ads, portrayal of character and pushing their respective platforms. But some people, inadvertently or not, become liabilities. Who are Obama's and McCain's biggest liabilities?
During taping of an interview with Jesse Jackson by Fox News, Jackson makes crude remarks about what he'd like to do to Obama's private parts. What was this about, and why doesn't Jackson want Obama to become President?
An examination of two polls (Ramussen and American Research Group) regarding support for senators John McCain and Barack Obama in Florida.
Former President Bill Clinton and Senator Barack Obama will both speak at the University of Denver on Wednesday, January 30th, with both events open to the public.
Ted Kennedy has thrown the substantial weight of his last name behind Democratic front-runner Barack Obama. This has caused a firestorm surrounding the powerful and much coveted Kennedy name.
Flanked by His Niece Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, the daughter of John F. Kennedy, and his son, U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy, U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy endorsed Barack Obama for the Presidency
Iowans come out despite sub-freezing temperatures, on New Year's Eve, to hear Barack Obama speak in the final days before the Iowa 2008 caucuses.
With 100 percent of congressional district one's precincts reporting, Obama is a winner.
As political coverage increasingly goes the way of the celebrity-fueled mass media and style triumphs over substance, it is apparent that the media already has crowned Barack Obama the winner of the New Hampshire primary before the election has even taken place
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama makes his run for office formal ending the months of speculations. In saying, "yes" to the run for office, he ultimately, is laying challenge to America and the historical precedent his being appointed would essentially bring to America
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama has consistently been a strong second place in the race for the Democratic nomination, but a new poll released by Harris Interactive shows that only 34 percent of Americans would vote for Obama.
Oprah said she'd support Barack Obama for president, even before he announced he was running. Here's a look back at some of her comments.
Hillary Clinton was asked about a photo of her and Bill Clinton posing with Tony Rezko, a major fundraiser for Barack Obama who goes on trial on corruption charges in February 2008
Robert L. Johnson who founded Black Entertainment Television defended Hillary Clinton's comments about MLK and Barack Obama. Although both parties have moved on, analysts are still asking if this has hurt the Clintons and Johnson more then Obama?
Bill Clinton's increasingly bitter attacks on Senator Barack Obama are engendering a backlash among Democratic Party stalwarts. However, Bill Clinton's tactics might be part of a calculated effort to win white male voters for Hillary Clinton.
Want to spread the word about Barack Obama on your MySpace profile page? Whatever your reasons for wanting to put Barack on your MySpace page, these websites listed have plenty of free Obama tags, graphics, and layouts to choose from.
Recently both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were interviewed by the editorial board of the Houston Chronicle. While Hillary Clinton seemed to flip flop on space policy, Barack Obama reiterated his opposition to publically funded human space flight.
With Barack Obama making his first campaign stop in Oregon, it's worth looking back and seeing Robert Kennedy's campaign visit here almost exactly 40 years ago. The comparisons between Kennedy and Obama are startling...if maybe alarming at times...
Twice in one week, Senator Barack Obama showed why he should be President of the United States of America
Who would make a good running mate for Barack Obama, if he holds on to his delegate lead at the Democratic National Convention in Denver and becomes the party choice for president? Who is best suited to be his vice-president and a potential replacement?
Ex-President Jimmy Carter Has Intimated That He Will Vote for Barack Obama at the 2008 Democratic Convention
A look at why I believe Barack Hussein Obama should have the Christian vote and be the next president.
Richardson said that Obama would be a great American leader because he "understands clearly that only by bringing people together, only by bridging our differences can we all succeed together as Americans."
Liberal Democrat Candidates McGovern, Mondale, and Dukakis were losers. So, will be Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Barack Obama has been successful attracting the younger generation but, so far, the senior population has eluded him. This article gives insight into what older America is looking for in a candidate and what Obama needs to do in order to attract senior citizens his way.
Barack Obama won the caucuses in Texas & Wyoming held on March 4th & 8th, 2008, and the primary held in Mississippi on March 11th.
Obama for President? After Barack Obama's Sunday morning appearance on Meet the Press, the world is asking questions about the man with no record
An interview with Sen. Mike Gravel, candidate for the Democratic nomination for President.
A moment in Monday's CNN/YouTube debate that caught my attention in particular was Barack Obama's claim that he did not take PAC money when questioned by former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel about the 134 bundlers that Obama has raising campaign cash for him at this point.
The election of 1966 marked a turning point in Georgia politics. The first Republican gubernatorial candidate of the century, a dark-horse segregationist Democrat, and a write-in campaign on behalf of a former governor made for an exciting and unique chain of events.
Mike Gravel got to eat at a very nice steakhouse in Florida.
Mike Gravel voted to de-fund the Vietnam War and he holds the same position towards the Iraq war, which he thinks, like Senator Reid, is lost already.
Immigration and Border Security is an important issue to many voters and with bills being introduced in Congress, it will be important for voters to keep up on the bills and how the candidates who are currently Senators and Congressmen vote.
Every one of the Democratic Presidential Candidates has a plan for Healthcare Reform.Healthcare Reform is one of the most discussed issues of the current campaign
A candidates' Presidential Web Site is the place for them to talk about the issues that they consider the most important, the issues that they will put first if they are the next President.
The American people have delivered Congress the lowest approval rating in a decade. There are lots of reasons.
While YouTubers, from YouTube.com/CNN hosted debate, asked questions about the issues, ranging from gay rights to slave reparations, the candidates for the most part made promises their unlikely to keep.
The voters of Iowa, in a poll, say that children, youth and families are issues they consider to be important.
I watched and learned more about why I am not a Democrat.
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