Category Archives: Campaign 2008

Part 2 of 2: Mayor Bloomberg at Cooper Union

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Sanford

After watching Mayor Bloomberg on the stage and looking at the candidates – I have been forming a greater interest in seeing a candidate like him step up to the plate. Even if he does not take the steps to become a candidate, at least he is causing a conversation to be engaged. Continue reading →

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Impressed by the Hillary/Obama fundraising totals? I’m not…yet.

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Sanford

So, come October 15th – when the numbers come out from the campaigns, I am going to take a look at the CODC for the campaigns. And then I will see who really is generating “grassroots” support. The challenge is making an efficient “machine” – and maybe Hillary has built it. Or maybe it has been goosed. Who knows. Continue reading →

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Part 1 of 2: Mayor Mike Bloomberg at Cooper Union

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Sanford

Usually I have my laptop with me at major events, but I was revising my operating system at the time – and had to go with the old reliable pen and paper. So, my live-blogging was more in line with reporting than typical blogging. I will do my best to capture what happened last night at the Great Hall at Cooper Union and to capture the heart of what Mayor Bloomberg said. Continue reading →

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Sen. McCain does ashes and saccloth on the Daily Show

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Sanford

This time (he said it was his tenth), McCain was a lot more congenial – I guess when you have dropped in the polls, you come back to earth with your thoughts and convictions. This time around, we ignored the Iraq issue and had a nice talk about the Iowa Straw Poll and other candidates. It was a “nice” interview, definitely a more entertaining one. But, when will we see other candidates show up and give their real opinions? Continue reading →

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Florida changing to January 29th…

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Sanford

Reading the local papers, see that Florida has decided to change the date to January 29th for the primaries. All that is left to be done is have Governor Charlie Crist sign off on the bill to finalize this move. Continue reading →

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