Chris Dodd

From The Room: Senator Obama: I Have Your Vice President

June 17, 2008 - Dear Senator Obama, Congratulations on becoming the democratic nominee for the 2008 presidential election! Now you face the daunting task of picking the perfect running mate. It's a difficult decision, one that could polarize your supporters and ultimately lose you the election. That's why I'd like...

Barack Obama's shortlist of people to be forgotten by history

June 12, 2008 - On Tuesday, Barack Obama's vice presidential shortlist was leaked to MSNBC. Several of the frontrunners, like Tim Kaine and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander...

The entire Democratic primary in 1 minute (and a half)

June 9, 2008 - As Hillary finally exits from the race with the grace of Michelle Obama assisting Stevie Wonder up a flight of stairs, one can't help but look back at the glory that was the democratic primary...

From The Room: The Road to Connecticut

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News Odds for Wednesday, February 6, 2008

February 6, 2008 - Odds that... GOP frontrunner John McCain and his wife Cindy McCain are battling it out in a...

From The Room: Haiku for Fallen Presidential Candidates (A.K.A. Quitters)

January 12, 2008 - The winds of New Hampshire Reigned on candidates Quit now Quiet soldier ---Anonymous voter, 2008 A.D...

From The Room: Iowa: It's Winner-tastic!

January 5, 2008 - The great thing about the Iowa Caucuses is even after they're over, nobody knows exactly what happened. It's best described as musical chairs without the music. And no chairs. On the Democratic side, people don't really vote. They attend, then move off into designated candidate corners, but...

From The Room: It's a Good Day to Be a Republican

January 3, 2008 - Yep, you heard that right. This is the one day of the year that it is better to be a Republican. If you live in Iowa, that is. The Republicans have this caucus thing exactly right. You show up, write the name of the candidate you want on a slip...

From The Room: The Iowa Caucus and Premature Election

January 3, 2008 - Fuck you Iowa! I'm sick and tired of all this election attention you keep getting. What makes you so special? Your caucus comes first? Premature election is not something to be proud of, and I'm pretty sure they have a pill for it. Every election year, millions of...

From The Room: Questions That Were Not Asked During the Recent Presidential Debates

December 15, 2007 - Here's an example of a question I would have liked to have seen: What are we going to do about the private contractors who are taking our money to build shit-stained schools, who are taking jobs away from Iraqis, and who have, as of late, been a bit...

From The Room: Democratic Debate Consensus: I Remember Nuremberg

December 14, 2007 - At the Democratic debate in Iowa, Chris Dodd said that Americans "care about the same things, we want the same things." No we don't. Democrats want to begin the centuries long ordeal of cleaning up W's mess. Republicans want to sweep the mess under the carpets of a...

From The Room: Who the Hell is Chris Dodd?

November 8, 2007 - You know how I knew the YouTube debates were fixed? Do you remember when that one person asked that one question to Chris Dodd? Yeah, that's when I knew, because no one wants to ask a question to Chris Dodd. Because no one cares about Chris Dodd. They know...

"And the prize for Best Costume goes to...uh, Chris Dodd?"

October 30, 2007 - Need a last minute Halloween costume? An enthusiastic supporter of Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd suggests on the "New Hampshire for Chris Dodd" blog that the way to win "Best Costume at...

Election gear '08: buy partisan support

October 25, 2007 - The New York Times takes a look today at what kinds of merchandise the 2008 presidential candidates are selling, noting that Democratic Illinois senator Barack Obama and Republican former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani "offer the most extensive, fashion-conscious and youthful gear" to supporters. Among...