Elaine Meyer works at the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection. She graduated from Northwestern University in 2006 with a degree in History. In the past, she has volunteered for Democratic campaigns in Illinois and Virginia. She has written for the Daily Northwestern. She runs a blog of miscellanea commentary and news called Who am I? Why am I here?

Blog Entries by Elaine Meyer

Time To Put Rezko To Rest

Posted March 18, 2008 | 05:35 PM (EST)


Now that Barack Obama has outlined his relationship with Tony Rezko in great detail, it is time for the media and the Clinton campaign to put the story to rest, because, for all of the association between the two men, no guilt has been found. The media continues to ask...

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Superdelegate Profile: Casa Blanca's Jerome Wiley Segovia

Posted March 3, 2008 | 09:00 AM (EST)


Before Barack Obama became the candidate to attract independents, there was Howard Dean. In his 2004 presidential campaign, Dean brought in many political party neophytes, one of whom has risen through the ranks to become a super-delegate, typically deigned the province of party insiders. Meet Jerome Wiley Segovia, DNC-member at...

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Meet An American Samoa Superdelegate: A Beauty Contest Judge

Posted February 29, 2008 | 09:03 AM (EST)


Super-delegates are often portrayed as the ultimate Democratic party insiders, people who hold elected office or have been high-ranking staff on a political campaign. This description does not fit Fagafaga Daniel Langkilde, a super delegate from the far away U.S. territory American Samoa who has made no donations to...

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