Split Ticket

I caught a clip on Meet The Press when a panel was discussing how the Republicans are losing Special Elections and how this this could be bad for the Republicans in November. This might be a YES/NO answer, the public might split ticket vote, they have seen what happens when you gave one Party the White House and Congress. Thus some advice to the McCain Campaign, put some distance between McCain and the Congress, let people think that's its okay to ticket split, vote for McCain for President but vote for Democrats for Congress. Lets recall, this how the system worked for decades, on security issues people trust Republican Presidents, Eisenhower, Nixon, Reagan, Bush 41 and Bush 43. On Domestic Issues they used to vote for the Democrats thus why the House was controlled for nearly fifty years by the Democrats. The Obama Campaign should be worried about a split ticket. This might be a very interesting election!!

The General Election 08

The Sunday Times: Looks ahead to the Presidential Election between Senator Obama and Senator McCain. Read of the Day.

Primary Vote - West Virginia

As we are whistling past the political graveyard of the Clinton Camp lets looks at the up coming vote in West Virgina. The latest West Virginia ARG poll has Clinton leading by 43%, Clinton 66%, Obama 23%. A breakdown of the poll shows that Clinton is getting 70% of white voters, and this is interesting as ARG points out that white voters are 93% of the vote in West Virginia. No wonder Clinton is going on about the working class white vote being for her. The question does it matter, the simple answer is no, its over. I guess West Virginia Democratic voters will be like those Japanese Soldiers from WW2 who did not get the result.

The Long Weekend - MAD MEN

Have to give a special mention to Mad Men, great episode, The Long Weekend, great story acting and storyline, but also showing the 1960 political ads from Nixon and Kennedy. As a politics geek it was nice to see these political ads, the Nixon one was a disaster, looked gray and boring, no wonder he lost. The Kennedy critical ad of Nixon, with Ike telling reports he would take a week to think of anything Nixon had done was great, no wonder Kennedy won. Hope there is a second season.

The Doctor's Daughter - Dr Who Review

The Doctor Who News Page: Well what can I say but bloody fantastic, best Episode since Fires of Pompeii. I think Georgia Moffett should be drafted in to Torchwood, that would bring in the Doctor in without the Doctor in if see what I mean. If the BBC cant decided on the new Doctor why not give the keys to the Tardis to Jenny ( Georgia Moffett ) to see what happens, might be fun to match her up with the 5th Doctor, he crash lands his Tardis in to the new Tardis. Is this sounding complex!! Having to have a cup of tea.!