Writing Archive

McCain Looking Strong in the Northeast

New polls in New Jersey and Connecticut show John McCain tied with or leading both of his Democratic rivals in those two states. A new Rassmussen Reports survey of Garden State voters released today has McCain edging Barack Obama 43-42% and beating Hillary Clinton 45-42%. A Quinnipiac University poll of Connecticut voters [...]

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At the Other End of the Holland Tunnel…

Why are New Yorkers always in such a bad mood?  Because New Jersey is the light at the end of the tunnel.  Bada bing!
Hillary Clinton won the Garden State on the backs of what I call the Carmella Soprano voter: white, upper-class, suburban moms.  She won 58% of women, 70% of white baby boomers and [...]

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The Metroliner Candidate

John McCain takes Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Delaware.
Amtrak’s Metroliner

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The Times Looks at Three Key States

The Times’ examines New Jersey, Missouri and California.
On the Dem side, I expect Hillary Clinton to win New Jersey based on the backs of the Carmello Soprano vote; Hillary to win Missouri by a hair; and Hillary to take about 51 to 54 percent in California, but for the delegates to be split.
On the GOP [...]

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Super Tuesday Rundown: Northeastern and Midwestern States

Cross-posted at the Huffington Post.
And check out my rundown of Southern states here.
For the first time in modern American political history, there will be a nationwide primary on Tuesday, February 5. Many of 23 states that moved their primaries to earlier dates did so with the hopes of getting the kind of attention [...]

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