ElectionSnark (29 April)

April 29th, 2008 By: Jason, Managing Editor | Tags:
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Obama to Wright: Just STFU! Now! Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease!

Obama to Sharpton: You too. No “please” on this one. Just shut up.

Democrats increasingly dominate the youth vote. Now if only the Democrats could dominate any group that, you know, actually votes.

Oh. They do. Unions. Government unions even. Talk about voting your pocketbook. Next shocker: KBR employees vote Republican.

John Edwards still refuses to endorse anyone. Some think he is holding out for a cabinet position. I think he is holding out for a salon gift certificate. If the salon is named “The Two Americas”, well, that’s just gravy.

Obama heads for superdelegate edge. Question: Is that edge as in advantage, or edge as in cliff?

New Clinton endorser is “powerful symbol” that no one has ever heard of.

President Bush spanks Congress with a newspaper. Bad Congress! Bad, bad Congress! No soup for you!

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  1. C Stanley
    April 29th, 2008 at 21:15
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    LOL, I think you’ve found your calling, Jason, if you ever decide to retire from academia. The best part is that you do it like Jay Leno and spread the punchlines across party lines and all of the candidates instead of using humor only against the candidates you disfavor.

  2. Tully
    April 29th, 2008 at 23:04
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    He could sub for Glenn Reynolds any day. My sides hurt from laughing!

    But I’m pretty sure it was "No fruit cup for you!" But perhaps I’m being a bit too haaaaarch….

  3. Bill W
    April 30th, 2008 at 03:11
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    You know - I don’t think dems really dominate unions, only union leadership.  I know too many union workers that will vote democratic locally as part of the machine, but can’t stand national democrats or what they stand for.  I remember too many elections where the unions were going to carry the tide, and their candidates lost big.  One of the best was the 2004 primary - Gephart and Dean were the union darlings,  and the press ran story after story - Gephart had the old unions, Dean had the new unions, union members being bussed in from all over the country, story after story after story about how the unions were so strong.  And then they came in 3rd & 4th.  And never a story after that saying "how could we be so collectively wrong?"

  4. Jason
    April 30th, 2008 at 05:19
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    I’m glad this feature is turning out to be popular.  I am not particularly comfortable with doing this with my own posts, but if someone feels that another site might be interested in receiving or promoting these continuing posts, please feel free to pass them on.

  5. Tully
    April 30th, 2008 at 05:34
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    Bill W–while it’s true that union members in many unions are far from lockstep Democrats, it’s not just the votes. Union financial support is ENORMOUS, and is overwhelmingly to the Democrats.

  6. Jay_C
    April 30th, 2008 at 14:16
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    Good stuff  Jason, I agree with Christine!

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