Author Archives: Sanford

Which horse am I supporting? None of the Above…yet.

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Sanford

I will support whomever becomes the presumptive Democratic nominee since I am so tired of a Republican Administration and want to change the direction of our future. So no matter who wins the Democratic nomination, I will more than likely vote Democratic….unless one thing occurs…Mayor Mike Bloomberg gets in the race, Continue reading →

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Is the second canary signalling? You decide…

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Sanford

As someone who recently read and watched Gore’s Inconvenient Truth, looks like the second canary is signaling… Continue reading →

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Will Social Networks Impact the 2008 Election? I think NOT.

Posted on October 19, 2007 by Sanford

Social networks (in version 1.0) have been about exposing data and allowing for a simple search query to allow you to discover other like people in your interest sphere. Web 2.0 suggests that social networks are about a fundamentally different, albeit enabled premise – being social – not simply by having a profile presence, but seeing what is happening in your network and becoming part of the life within that network. Living the pulse of the network and either being part of it – or wanting to be part of it. Do candidates offer a glimpse of that life within the network that is something supporters want to be part of? Does the campaign truly offer a chance to engage in simple, human contact? Continue reading →

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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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