Dave "Mudcat" Saunders, a longtime veteran of rural politics. He has served in the capacity of rural liaison for Senator Bob Graham and worked on the campaigns for Governor Mark Warner and Senator Jim Webb. He currently serves as a rural advisor to Senator John Edwards. A native of Southwest Virginia in the Southern Appalachians, Saunders still resides in Roanoke, Virginia.

Blog Entries by Dave "Mudcat" Saunders

Only John Edwards Can Beat McCain

Posted January 22, 2008 | 06:01 PM (EST)


I'll be 60 eight days before the election in November. This is a bad thing and a good thing. The bad thing is it ain't going to be a real long time before I'm dead. The good thing is I've traveled a few miles and have picked up something along...

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Hillary Clinton's Serious Iowa Problem

Posted December 27, 2007 | 10:23 AM (EST)


To begin with, I don't know who is going to win the Iowa Caucuses. The absolute truth is the pundits and others can guess all they want, but nobody really knows. There are simply too many pieces to the puzzle, and it's all those pieces that make the Iowa Caucuses...

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Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

Posted November 7, 2007 | 02:28 PM (EST)


Yesterday was a good day to be a Democrat as our brethren in the so-called red states grabbed their lunch pails and beat up on some Republicans. A big thank you and congrats goes to all who were involved.

The southern Dems made major gains in Virginia and Mississippi...

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How Many Americans Understand Hillary?

Posted October 15, 2007 | 02:56 PM (EST)


A note of personal disgust to Hillary Clinton's remarks concerning NAFTA in the Boston Globe:

"With NAFTA, Bill and Hillary Clinton really stuck it to rural America, Mudcat told me, though in slightly more graphic terms. So when Clinton visited the Globe this week I asked her about...
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