Blog Entries by Will Bower
My Evening With Harriet Christian
It was when the DNC's Rules & Bylaws Committee made its ruling on Michigan that Harriet Christian came into my life.
From a few rows behind me, her piercing, wizened, New York voice rang out through the awkward silences in the auditorium of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.
I wish...
Delegate Math: Statistics Of The Week: Clinton is Winning
Posted May 15, 2008 | 07:32 AM (EST)
Read the following linked pages carefully, as you might wrongly presume their greater meaning:
...and:
Now me:
The DNC has socially engineered delegate values to the point where those delegates no longer have any representational meaning.
Go ahead and forget who may or...
Glitch-Plagued Clinton Facebook Group Cries Foul; Obama Page Glitch Free
Posted May 9, 2008 | 11:54 AM (EST)
Below an open letter from Candy Elizabeth, administrator for FaceBook's "Hillary Clinton for President - One Million Strong," to "Dori," a FaceBook administrator:
Dear Dori,I am deeply disappointed that Facebook has made no progess and has not even provided a timeline for action regarding the glitch in the "Hillary...
Barack Obama: Clinton Slayer
Posted April 3, 2008 | 01:43 PM (EST)
The Obama campaign and the mainstream media tell us that Hillary Clinton has been running a negative campaign. They insist that her continued presence in this race is damaging the Democratic Party. They have even taken to calling her the "Tonya Harding" of election strategists.
Have we all forgotten
Dear John: It's Now Time to Endorse Hillary
Posted March 15, 2008 | 10:19 PM (EST)
An Open Letter to Senator John Edwards
from Will Bower
Dear Senator Edwards,
I am not writing to you that I might sing the praises of one candidate or condemn the actions of another. You already know the faults and merits of Senator Clinton and Senator Obama more intimately...
There Shan't Be Blood: An Outline to a Democratic Drama in 3 Acts
Posted March 12, 2008 | 02:22 AM (EST)
THERE SHAN'T BE BLOOD
An Outline to a Democratic Drama in 3 Acts
The Characters:
Former President James (Jimmy) Carter
Former Vice President Albert (Al) Gore
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid
Illinois Senator Barack H. Obama
Arizona Senator John S. McCain
New...
Reforming The Primary Calendar
Posted March 11, 2008 | 09:59 AM (EST)
The system by which we choose our presidential candidates obviously is flawed.
The primary calendar we need most is one that is built on an orderly and rational plan -- one that is based on mathematics and on recent historical outcomes. This would provide for a more effective and equitable...
Who is Sarah Palin? Here's a quick rundown of her resumé: she's the former...
Barack Obama Campaign Spokesman Bill Burton responds to John McCain's choice of Alaska Governor...
Watch Obama's speech. Scroll down for report of convention and full text...
I think we will look back at today as the day when...
My favorite part of Hillary Clinton's speech last night was when she admonished her followers not to...
None of my pro-Hillary female friends are falling for this obvious GOP pander....
***UPDATE: Round 4 and more*** Round 3 of MSNBC infighting...
Photographs Of Sarah Palin, John McCain's Vice President In the December 2007 issue of Vogue: For...
LOS ANGELES — David Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed character on Showtime's "Californication,"...
Grist reports that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin strongly opposes the Alaskan gas tax, threw money at...
Now that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has chosen his running mate, it's time for him...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Citigroup Inc. isn't just eliminating jobs to slash costs --...
Craig Newmark (you may have heard of his list) is blogging at the Democratic...
Posted June 2, 2008 | 12:12 AM (EST)