So says Gallup:
With 16% of total mentions for most admired woman, Winfrey had her strongest showing to date in the current poll. But Clinton also had a stronger-than-usual score in 2007 — the 18% who mention the former first lady is the highest since 2000 (19%). Clinton’s best performance was in 1998, when 28% said [...]

Or is it the audacity of hope?
From NY Daily News:
Even as Obama has drawn virtually even with Hillary Clinton in some early-state polls, he still faces doubts from would-be supporters on whether he can deliver on his vision.
In a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll, Iowa Democrats regarded Clinton as the stronger leader, by 36% to [...]

Bloomberg breaks down the realities…
Caucuses make far greater demands of voters than primary elections, which usually only require the pull of a lever or push of a button to cast a ballot. On Jan. 3, Iowa caucus-goers will need to travel to their precincts, possibly through a snowstorm. Then, they will engage in a multiround [...]

Ever had deja vu? That feeling that you’ve experience something that happened before? Well, I’ve had this feeling for the past several months, and while the two situations aren’t exactly the same they’re close enough to spook me nonetheless.
And sadly, the following blog post nails the problem with what this deja vu is all about: [...]

Recently, Barack and Hillary were tied and Huckabee led Romney. Well, things have changed, at least according to one poll.
From CNN:
In the new ARG survey, conducted December 20-23, she leads the Illinois senator by 15 percentage points, 34 to 19 percent. Obama is now in a statistical tie for second place with John Edwards, who [...]

An oldie but a goodie.

[Republished from 2008Central.net]
The first time Barack Obama made major news was in early 1990, when he became the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. Most of the write-ups on him were very complimentary. The apex of such articles may have been the Boston Globe profile of him on February 15, 1990:
It is not [...]

This is actually good news for Obama because his message of “we need a culture change in Washington” seems to be in the collective zeitgeist right now.
From WSJ:
In new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, 46% plurality calls for “major reforms and a brand new and different approach” in government. “The mood is for more than [...]

New poll by Rassmussen shows who people would never vote for…
Among the leading Presidential candidates, New York Senator Hillary Clinton and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney have the highest level of core opposition among voters. Forty-seven percent (47%) say they will vote against each of these candidates no matter who else is on the ballot. [...]

A company called Nanosolar says they’ve cracked the code by creating a way to manufacture solar cells 100x faster and 100x thinner.
From solve climate:
While other companies have been focusing their efforts on increasing the efficiency of solar panels, Nanosolar took a different approach. It focused on manufacturing.
Essentially, they’ve figured out how to print solar cells [...]

How much time is devoted to commercials? Fluff news? Real news?
Take a look.

He’s on for the full hour. He’s on for a half hour.
Watch it if you can.
9:02:
Get rid of the income tax. What would you replace it with? Paul doesn’t really know. He’d cut spending and bring troops home. It would save hundred of billions.
He’s not very specific and I think that’s hurting him.
9:03:
Paul doesn’t know [...]

It took about two and a half years, but check out our sitemeter for all the details. Right now we sit 1,000,047 total visits and 1,451,712 total page views. w00t!
And if you’re in a giving mood, hit our donation drive on the far right to help celebrate this event. Things have been slow going so [...]

Seriously. Can you think of any politician off the top of your head?
From Tucker Carlson…
One thing you can say for certain: The crowds at Ron Paul rallies aren’t coming to be entertained. Stylistically, a Paul speech is about as colorful as a tax return. He is the only politician I’ve ever seen who doesn’t [...]

They say it’s to stop terrorists.
Well…or empower corporations to keep a closer eye on you.
Either or…
Digital images of faces, fingerprints and palm patterns are already flowing into FBI systems in a climate-controlled, secure basement here. Next month, the FBI intends to award a 10-year contract that would significantly expand the amount and kinds of biometric [...]

Personally, I always found Hillary’s argument to be pretty hollow. For somebody so polarizing, did she really think she could credibly make that claim and not get called out for it?
From CNN:
(CNN) — Barack Obama took direct aim Thursday night at Hillary Clinton’s claim that she is the most electable Democrat in the presidential field, [...]

AP has an interesting article today about Paul’s effect on New Hampshire:
Fergus Cullen, the New Hampshire Republican party chairman who is neutral in the race, said Paul’s campaign has sent more campaign mail to households than any other organization has. Radio advertising is heavy, although paid television advertising has been relatively modest so far.
Current polls [...]

Because he’s not a true fiscal conservative? Because he talks about the Christian God too much? Because he’s not too versed in the ways of foreign policy?
And yet they liked and still like Bush?
From Rod Dreher:
They’re panicking because a) Huckabee is a wild card who could lose massively in the general election; b) Huckabee doesn’t [...]

Hey, everyone! It’s been a while: I took a three-month hiatus from blogging when real life turned hectic. But I’m back now, and hope to resume regular posting here at Donklephant.
Recently a regular Midtopia reader who I greatly respect took me to task in this post for curtly dismissing Ron Paul as a nutty libertarian. [...]

Over the past two weeks, I have compiled interviews with Presidential candidates and other politicians asking them if young voters are apathetic to this election. Their answers were very interesting.

Write a comment and let me know what you think.