Surprise State of the Week

by: admin

Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 21:33:46 PM CDT

Indiana - Presidential Race Toss up;

North Carolina - Republicans essentially giving up on Senate Race; Obama leading in a number of polls

Virginia - pundits have this in the Obama leads by more than margin of error

Ohio - Leans Dems in the Presidential Race

Which is the most surprising?

We think Indiana is probably the most surprising at this point, but hey that's just our opinion. What's yours?

Josh Segall (AL-03) ,Glenn Melancon (TX-04), Mooncat from Left in Alabama ;Blog Talk Radio

by: admin

Wed Oct 01, 2008 at 20:21:56 PM CDT

Josh Segall (AL-03) will also be joining us. We have just confirmed there are some very promising polls out that show him trailing Mike Rogers by single digits.

This Sunday we have another great lineup including Glenn Melancon (TX-04) and Mooncat from Left in Alabama to talk Alabama politics. Loren Collingwood will also be joining us to talk about some polling in the Presidential Race and the Georgia and Kentucky Senate races.

Glenn Melancon of Sherman is the Democratic candidate in Texas' 4th Congressional District. The district includes Bowie, Camp, Cass, Collin, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Morris, Rains, Red River, Rockwall and Titus counties. He is running against Republican Ralph Hall who is the oldest member of the House of Representatives and just changed parties in 2004 at the age of 81.

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For all listeners, please call in, the Call in Number is  (718) 305-7327

Blog Talk Radio this Sunday: Registration, Turnout, Minority and Youth Vote, Swing States

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Wed Sep 24, 2008 at 21:41:54 PM CDT

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Join us this Sunday, September 28 from 11:00 to 12:30 for a special extra long segment of Progressive Electorate Blog Talk Radio .

We have three very special guests confirmed for the show:

1. from 11:15-11:30 - Charles James - former Acorn Political Organizer; principal in WinJam Consulting Group; fundraiser - Charles will discuss minority and youth voter turnout and participation.

2. from 11:30 to 12:00 - Rev. Kenneth Glasgow of the Tops Society will discuss Inmate Voter Registration and efforts to halt this process;

To learn more about Rev Glasgow

3. from 12:00 - 12:30 - Loren Collingwood - University of Washington Pollster - Loren was our guest last week. This week he will discuss Pennsylvania and Florida having special importance as swing states.  

Any chance at 60 in the Senate?

by: admin

Tue Sep 23, 2008 at 08:20:19 AM CDT

On the Blog Talk Radio show the other day we talked briefly about the goal of reaching 60 Democratic Seats in the Senate. The Democrats would need 9 to 10 seats depending on whether Joe Lieberman still caucuses with the Democrats.

Here is where we stand right now on getting there in terms of our ratings.  We think that it's probable that we will get to 56-58 based on the status of these races today.

Safe Dem pick ups: Virginia and New Mexico

Strong Dem Chances: Colorado, New Hampshire, Alaska

Toss ups: Minnesota, North Carolina and Oregon

Long Shots still in Play: Mississippi B; Georgia and Maine

Therefore, as we move forward our focus will be on North Carolina, Oregon, Mississippi B and Georgia. Those are all our endorsed candidates.

We really think Georgia is the Gem of the long shots. I think Miss B and Maine are trending down while Georgia is trending in our favor. Miss is still the better pick up opportunity as Wicker is not really an entrenched incumbent like Shameless Saxby.

Hillary Clinton To Campaign For Obama in Florida and Nevada

by: admin

Tue Aug 05, 2008 at 14:59:00 PM CDT

I believe this is a clear sign that the campaign believes they need to shore up support with the Latino and female electorates in two important swing states.

In a very alarming sign, Rasmussen released numbers today showing that McCain leads Obama in voter trust on 9 out of 14 important issues. Voters trust McCain more on balancing the budget and the war in Iraq.

Furthermore, Obama's lead in level of trust is declining in other areas such as health care, education and environmental areas.