2008 Election Game: Campaign Thread

[Niemeyerite]

You should have "independent" primaries, too, in order to have a democrat, an independent and a republican for the GE.

[Niemeyerite]

Obama/Hagel would be a very interesting ticket, BTW.

[Niemeyerite]

With an open Convention you, and not the moderator, will have the last word, so I don't see the problem. Spamage has been a great moderator so far (maybe he should post results more frequently), but negotiating who will be the candidates from both parties would be very entertaining ^^.

[Niemeyerite]

OOC: Hagel was running a great campaign. McCain posted late and of worse quality not only than Hagel, but than Gingrich and Paul. How come he won that easily?

[Niemeyerite]

I can moderate this if you don't want the job, Spamage

[Niemeyerite]

I can moderate this if you don't want the job, Spamage

I'll finish this week and then you can take over, I have too little time to do much else with this although I hate to leave it.

I have final exams in May, but I think I'll have some time for this Whenever you have time, just tell me you want to be moderator again and it's all yours.

[Niemeyerite]

I can moderate this if you don't want the job, Spamage

I'll finish this week and then you can take over, I have too little time to do much else with this although I hate to leave it.

I have final exams in May, but I think I'll have some time for this Whenever you have time, just tell me you want to be moderator again and it's all yours.

It turns out I can't even finish the results for the one I posted so if you want to you could quote my post and edit from there. Thank you for doing this, for my sake and the players for whom it wasn't fair I was taking so long.

Don't worry, I'll finish that for you.

[Niemeyerite]

Results from February 27th-March 4th

Democrats


Ohio
Howard Dean 943,508 (42.25%) 60 Delegates
Oprah Winfrey 670,170 (30.01%) 43 Delegates
Barack Obama 596,699 (26.72%) 38 Delegates
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Blanche Lincoln 22,778 (1.02%)

Rhode Island
Howard Dean 128,549 (68.95%) 21 Delegates
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Oprah Winfrey 33,353 (17.89%)
Barack Obama 22,652 (12.15%)
Blanche Lincoln 1,883 (1.01%)

Texas
Primary:
Howard Dean 1,164,065 (46.63%) 65 Delegates
Blanche Lincoln 1,103,762 (44.21%) 61 Delegates
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Oprah Winfrey 129,346 (5.18%)
Barack Obama 99,433 (3.98%)

Caucus:
Howard Dean 17,364 (45.16%) 30 (Estimated) Delegates
Blanche Lincoln 16,548 (43.04%) 29 (Estimated) Delegates
Barack Obama 2,412 (6.27%) 4 (Estimated) Delegates
Oprah Winfrey 2,128 (5.53%) 4 (Estimated) Delegates

Vermont
Howard Dean 93,284 (76.97%) 15 Delegates
Oprah Winfrey 20,023 (16.52%)
Barack Obama 6,773 (5.59%)
Blancke Lincoln 1,112 (0.92%)


MAP:

Howard Dean 1218 Delegates
Oprah Winfrey 585 Delegates
Barack Obama 514 Delegates
Blanche Lincoln 442 Delegates
Mike Gravel
Jim Matheson

Delegates:

Delegate Count 1,670 (50.00%) Needed to Win:
Howard Dean 1328 Delegates (37.71%)
Oprah Winfrey 589 Delegates (16.72%)
Blanche Lincoln 532 Delegates (15.11%)
Barack Obama 518 Delegates (14.71%)
Un-pledged 555 (15.76%)

Total: 3,522

Polls:

Wyoming:
Howard Dean 32%
Barack Obama 28%
Blanche Lincoln 17%
Oprah Winfrey 12%
Undecided 11%

Mississippi:

Blanche Lincoln 36%
Barack Obama 26%
Oprah Winfrey 19%
Howard Dean 11%
Undecided 8%

[Niemeyerite]

March 4th - 10th starts now

Primaries:
Wyoming:
Howard Dean 37%
Blanche Lincoln 32%
Oprah Winfrey 17%
Barack Obama 3%
Undecided 11%

Mississippi:
Blanche Lincoln 47%
Oprah Winfrey 28%
Howard Dean 15%
Barack Obama 3%
Undecided 7%

Pennsylvania:
Howard Dean 44%
Barack Obama 32%
Oprah Winfrey 20%
Blanche Lincoln 0%
Undecided 4%

Guam:
Oprah Winfrey 30%
Howard Dean 30%
Barack Obama 20%
Blanche Lincoln 5%
Undecided 15%

North Carolina:
Blanche Lincoln 37%
Howard Dean 29%
Oprah Winfrey 27%
Barack Obama 2%
Undecided 5%

West Virginia:
Blanche Lincoln 49%
Howard Dean 36%
Oprah Winfrey 8%
Barack Obama 1%
Undecided 6%

Montana:
Howard Dean 37%
Blanche Lincoln 33%
Oprah Winfrey 19%
Barack Obama 2%
Undecided 9%

National:
Howard Dean 40%
Barack Obama 22%
Blanche Lincoln 17%
Oprah Winfrey 14%
Undecided 7%

(Kentucky is a toss up)

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John McCain 43%              276 EVs
Howard Dean 36%            179 EVs
Michael Bloomberg 14%
Ralph Nader 1%
John Goodman 0.5%
Undecided 5.5%

John McCain 45%              237 EVs
Blanche Lincoln 37%         162 EVs
Michael Bloomberg 9%      1 EV
Ralph Nader 3%
John Goodman 0.5%
Undecided 5.5%

John McCain 42%              269 EVs
Barack Obama 37%           222 EVs
Michael Bloomberg 13%
Ralph Nader 2%
John Goodman 0.5%
Undecided 5.5%

John McCain 43%             289 EVs
Oprah Winfrey 33%          129 EVs
Michael Bloomberg 16%   4 EVs
Ralph Nader 2%
John Goodman 0.5%
Undecided 5.5%

New York is a 3-way toss-up

(Toss up: %; Leaning <6%)

[Niemeyerite]

PRP Poll taken in MT, IN, NC, WV, KY, PA, MS, OR and SD for NightlyCos (pushing undecideds):

Dean leads Obama-Lincoln by 4!
Dean would be the second choice of Obama voters, not Lincoln.
Obama leads among afroamericans, Dean just behind Oprah among them. [/b]
Women prefer Dean over Oprah and Lincoln. Obama is liked by republicans, not by independents. Lots of Hispanics undecided, lots supporting Dean.
Dean supporters angry with Obama; Oprah followers would split evenly among the other three candidates. Lincoln voters undecided on their second choice.


6 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican, press 2. If you are an independent or identify with another party, press 3.

1. Democrat 86%
2. Republican 5%
3. Independent/Other 9%

Democrats, who's your first choice?
1. Howard Dean 42%
2. Barack Obama 20%
3. Oprah Winfrey 18%
4. Blanche Lincoln 18%
    Undecided 2%

Republicans, who's your first choice?
1. Howard Dean 31%
2. Barack Obama 29%
3. Blanche Lincoln 23%
3. Oprah Winfrey 12%
    Undecided 5%

Independents, who's your first choice?
1. Howard Dean 48%
2. Blanche Lincoln 20%
3. Oprah Winfrey 17%
4. Barack Obama 12%
    Undecided 3%

Overall, who's your first choice?
1. Howard Dean 42%
2. Barack Obama 19%
3. Blanche Lincoln 19%
4. Oprah Winfrey 17%
    Undecided 3%

If you are white, press 1; if afroamerican, 2; if Hispanic, 3; if Other, 4:
1. White 64%
2. Afroamerican 25%
3. Hispanic 9%
4. Other 2%

Whites, who's your first choice?
1. Howard Dean 47%
2. Blanche Lincoln 25%
3. Oprah Winfrey 14%
4. Barack Obama 12%
    Undecided 2%

Afroamericans, who's your first choice?
1. Barack Obama 42%
2. Oprah Winfrey 29%
3. Howard Dean 23%
4. Blanche Lincoln 4%
    Undecided 2%

Hispanics, who's your first choice?
1. Howard Dean 41%
2. Oprah Winfrey 15%
3. Blanche Lincoln 15%
4. Barack Obama 12%
    Undecided 17%

If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
1. Woman 53%
2. Men 47%

Women, who's your first choice?
1. Howard Dean 40%
2. Oprah Winfrey 23%
3. Blanche Lincoln 21%
4. Barack Obama 13%
    Undecided 3%

Men, who's your first choice?
1. Howard Dean 45%
2. Barack Obama 24%
3. Blanche Lincoln 16%
4. Oprah Winfrey 11%
    Undecided 4%

Dean voters, if he dropped out, who'd be your second choice?
1. Oprah Winfrey 34%
2. Barack Obama 16%
3. Blanche Lincoln 9%
    Undecided 41%

Obama supporters, if he dropped out, who'd be your second choice?
1. Howard Dean 32%
2. Blanche Lincoln 27%
3. Oprah Winfrey 23%
    Undecided 18%

Lincoln supporters, if she dropped out, who'd be your second choice?
1. Barack Obama 27%
2. Oprah Winfrey 15%
3. Howard Dean 7%
    Undecided 51%

Oprah supporters, if she dropped out, who'd be your 2nd choice?
1. Howard Dean 32%
2. Barack Obama 31%
3. Blanche Lincoln 30%
    Undecided 7%

Obama supporters, your candidate has decided to throw his support behind Lincoln in some states in order to prevent Howard Dean a majority in the DNC, would you vote for Lincoln if Obama supported her in your state?

1. Yes, I would 63%
2. No, I woudn't 24%
3. I don't know/I'd support Dean or Oprah 13%

Lincoln supporters, your candidate has decided to throw her support behind Obama in some states in order to prevent Howard Dean a majority in the DNC, would you vote for Obama if Lincoln supported him in your state?
1. Yes, I would 55%
2. No, I wouldn't 29%
3. I don't know/I'd support Dean or Oprah 16%

Dean supporters, do you think your candidate should form a coalition with Oprah in order to win the nomination over the other two candidates?
1. Yes, he should 81%
2. No, he shouldn't 9%
3. Unsure 10%

Oprah supporters, do you think your candidate should form a coalition with Dean in order to win the nomination over the other two candidates?
1. Yes, she should 57%
2. No, she shouldn't 22%
3. Unsure 21%
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PRP poll (next week) will show us how people vote by age, and will release a poll for NC and one other state the candidates vote (primary and GE) among these: MT, IN, SD, OR, PA and KY.
PRP polls. PPP doesn't mention the Obama/Lincoln coalition, so afroamericans in the South (where Obam has supported Lincoln) still prefer to say they support Obama, while soccer mums outside the South are also going for Lincoln even if they know she's supporting Obama in their states.
The results may be somewhat different if compared to the other poll because this has been taken in the states left to vote, because the other poll didn't include Obama in states where Lincoln is running and viceversa, and specially because this poll has far less undecideds.

PRP, a dem. polling company, believes this poll will help candidates define their strategy, what states they should focus on, solve errors and know where/with whom they could improve faster.

[Niemeyerite]

We have the other thread to discuss these things. I don't know If there'll be a collapse in the game, tha'd be unfair to McCain and Bloomberg, I believe. I'm still thinking about it...

You have to vote on Idaho Blue Dog Dem entering the race as an independent. Every candidate running (even Goodman) has the right to vote. If you don't want to make your vote public, just PM me, just as Lincoln did.

[Niemeyerite]

March 12th - April 20th starts now


As expected, WY goes for Dean and MS for Lincoln... But Oprah performs better than expected
McCain leading, Bloomberg taking liberal vote in NY, could give the state to the Republican.

Democrats

Wyoming
Howard Dean 3,893 (46.58%) 3 Delegates + 3 Estimated Delegates = 6 Delegates
Blanche Lincoln 2,631 (31.48%) 2 Delegates +1 E. D. = 3 Delegates
Oprah Winfrey 1,650 (19.74%) 2 Delegates + 1 E. D. = 3 Delegates
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Barack Obama 183 (2.2%)

Mississippi
Blanche Lincoln 183,243 (47.09%) 16 Delegates
Oprah Winfrey 133,917 (33.13%) 11 Delegates
Howard Dean 62,950 (16.18%) 6 Delegates
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Barack Obama 14,016 (3.6%)


MAP:

Howard Dean 1218 Delegates
Oprah Winfrey 585 Delegates
Barack Obama 514 Delegates
Blanche Lincoln 442 Delegates
Mike Gravel
Jim Matheson

Delegates:

Delegate Count 1,670 (50.00%) Needed to Win:
Howard Dean 1340 Delegates (37.57%)
Oprah Winfrey 603 Delegates (16.9%)
Blanche Lincoln 551 Delegates (15.45%)
Barack Obama 518 Delegates (14.52%)
Un-pledged 555 (15.56%)

Total: 3,567



Polls:

Pennsylvania:
Howard Dean 45%
Barack Obama 34%
Oprah Winfrey 18%
Blanche Lincoln 0%
Undecided 3%

Guam:
Howard Dean 29%
Oprah Winfrey 27%
Barack Obama 22%
Blanche Lincoln 4%
Undecided 18%

General Election:
John McCain 43%
Generic Democrat 36%
Michael Bloomberg 13%
Ralph Nader 1.5%
John Goodman 0.5%
Undecided 6%

New York:
Generic Democrat 36%
John McCain 34%
Michael Bloomberg 24%
Ralph Nader 1%
Undecided 5%

[Niemeyerite]

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

Breaking: senator Casey endorses Obama!



Meanwhile, mayor Michael Nutter of Philadephia makes official his support for Oprah Winfrey after a private meeting. Says he could support Bloomberg if Oprah's not the nominee.

50,000 attended McCain speech in Kansas City, MO. Rumors are that a democrat Congressperson from the Midwest may support him sooner than later.



Howard Dean campaign officers are sure that he will take PA. First voices in the DP start critizing Obama, Lincoln and Winfrey for not dropping out.

The South loves Blanche Lincoln: GE polls to be released this weekend by Rasmussen Report in Georgia and Tennessee reflect that.

Michael Bloomberg endorsed by former Maine Governor Angus King, and by the former Mayor of LA, James Hahn.

[Niemeyerite]

Dean, you'd better post your schedule soon.

[Niemeyerite]

April 21th - May 4th starts now


PA Primary: Dean leading, Oprah closing the gap with Obama... Too late, or not?

NYT: "Is Michael Bloomberg the Teddy Roosevelt of the XXI century?"

WSJ: "John McCain campaign the best sice Clinton '92"

Daily-Kos: "Oprah has to make clear whom she prefers: Dean or Obama/Lincoln"

LAT: "Oprah has momentum in PA. May be the big surprise tomorrow"

Senator Jay Rockefeller endorses Howard Dean. "It's obvious he's the choice of the people, just look at the map, he's won TX and NY -and we know the electorate has nothing common in TX and NY-, he's leading Obama by 20 points. He's next to 40% here in the South. And he isn't that pro gun-control, you know. That's always a good way to win over some democrats in my state".

Democratic Party Primary Polls

Pennsylvania:
Howard Dean 43%
Barack Obama 31%
Oprah Winfrey 23%
Blanche Lincoln 0%
Undecided 3%

Guam:
Oprah Winfrey 43%
Howard Dean 24%
Barack Obama 16%
Blanche Lincoln 3%
Undecided 12%

Indiana:
Howard Dean 42%
Barack Obama 37%
Oprah Winfrey 15%
Blanche Lincoln 1%
Undecided 5%

North Carolina:
Blanche Lincoln 37%
Howard Dean 31%
Oprah Winfrey 27%
Barack Obama 2%
Undecided 3%

West Virginia:
Blanche Lincoln 47%
Howard Dean 39%
Oprah Winfrey 8%
Barack Obama 0%
Undecided 6%

General Election:
John McCain 44% 287 EVs
Generic Democrat 35% 171 EVs
Michael Bloomberg 14% 3 EVs
Ralph Nader 1%
John Goodman 0.5%
Undecided 5.5%

[Niemeyerite]

News of the Week:

Obama working his heart out in Pennsylvania. Kennedy and Casey may have convinced some white working class Pennsylvanians. The big question is, who'll take Philadelphia black community? Will they vote for Oprah just like Nutter? Or has Obama won their vote?



John McCain gets the support of MS democratic Congressman Gene Taylor: "He may be a republican, but people in my district love him. He's a true hero, he's the only one who cares for us. Lincoln was the best we could get here, I voted for her, but she doesn't stand a chance. Obama/Lincoln is not a good fit for Mississippi either. Not to talk about Bloomberg. He's just wrong, dangerous for America, and specially for the South. He hates us".



Bloomberg keeps gaining momentum in the Northeast, six democratic mayors and one republican decide to support him in a joint press conference. They are:

John B. Callahan of Bethlehem (D-PA)
Gerald Jennings of Albany (D-NY)
Phil Amicone of Yonkers (R-NY)
Donald Cresitello of Morristown (D-NJ)
James A. Anzaldi of Clifton (D-NJ)
Jerramiah Healy of Jersey City (D-NJ)
Nicholas Mavodones of Portland (D-ME)

Gerald Jennings: "He's a fighter. He may be the mayor of NYC, but he's been working really hard to reduce gun violence all around the US. He's done more for this country than every other candidate".

Jerramiah Healy: "Just read his Wikipedia entry. He was a great businessman and now he's the best mayor NYC has ever had. That means he'll be a great President, don't you think?. As someone who's worked with him in "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" coalition I can say he's also a great leader. You know, I'm a democrat, but Bloomberg deserves my vote. Only Menino would be better than him hahaha...".




Dean campaign staffers sure he'll carry Pennsylvania, worried about Indiana.

[Niemeyerite]

McCain, we are waiting for you

[Niemeyerite]

May 5h - May 11th starts now
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Dean wins PA, but Obama and Winfrey have many reasons to be happy tonight.
Oprah takes Guam.
McCain still leading, but has started to lose some votes to Bloomberg, who's already in second place in some states.

Democrats

Pennsylvania
Howard Dean 877,217 (36.84%) 59 Delegates
Barack Obama 770,841 (32.38%) 51 Delegates
Oprah Winfrey 711,098 (29.87%) 48 Delegates
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Blanche Lincoln 21,771 (0.91%)

Guam
Oprah Winfrey 2,251 (48.09%) 2 Delegates
Howard Dean 1,196 (25.55%) 1 Delegate
Barack Obama 1,051 (22.45%) 1 Delegate
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Blanche Lincoln 163 (3.48%)


MAP:

Howard Dean 1218 Delegates
Oprah Winfrey 585 Delegates
Barack Obama 514 Delegates
Blanche Lincoln 442 Delegates
Mike Gravel
Jim Matheson

Delegates:

Delegate Count 1,670 (50.00%) Needed to Win:
Howard Dean 1400 Delegates (37.55%)
Oprah Winfrey 652 Delegates (17.49%)
Barack Obama 570 Delegates (15.29%)
Blanche Lincoln 551 Delegates (14.78%)
Un-pledged 555 (14.89%)

Total: 3,728

National:
Howard Dean 37%
Barack Obama 22%
Oprah Winfrey 19%
Blanche Lincoln 16%
Undecided 6%

Indiana:
Howard Dean 41%
Barack Obama 38%
Oprah Winfrey 17%
Blanche Lincoln 1%
Undecided 3%

North Carolina:
Blanche Lincoln 37%
Howard Dean 31%
Oprah Winfrey 28%
Barack Obama 1%
Undecided 3%

West Virginia:
Blanche Lincoln 46%
Howard Dean 41%
Oprah Winfrey 8%
Barack Obama 0%
Undecided 6%

General Election:
John McCain 43%
Generic Democrat 35%
Michael Bloomberg 15%
Ralph Nader 1%
John Goodman 0%
Undecided 6%

New Hampshire:
John McCain 35%
Generic Democrat 33.5%
Michael Bloomberg 22%
Ralph Nader 1.5%
Undecided 8%

Vermont:
Generic Democrat 44%
Michael Bloomberg 25%
John McCain 19%
Ralph Nader 3%
Undecided 9%

Ohio:
John McCain 41%
Generic Democrat 37%
Michael Bloomberg 16%
Ralph Nader 0.5%
Undecided 5.5%

California:
Generic Democrat 42%
John McCain 31%
Michael Bloomberg 17.5%
Ralph Nader 2%
John Goodman 0.5%
Undecided 7%

Alabama:
John McCain 50%
Generic Democrat 33%
Michael Bloomberg 6%
Ralph Nader 1%
John Goodman 1%
Undecided 9%

Alaska:
John McCain 45%
Michael Bloomberg 24%
Generic Democrat 17%
Ralph Nader 6%
John Goodman 1%
Undecided 7%

Arizona:
John McCain 49%
Generic Democrat 32%
Michael Bloomberg 12%
Ralph Nader 1%
Undecided 6%

Minnesota:
John McCain 36%
Generic Democrat 35%
Michael Bloomberg 19%
Ralph Nader 3%
Undecided 7%

Louisiana:
John McCain 48%
Generic Democrat 32%
Michael Bloomberg 9%
John Goodman 1%
Ralph Nader 0.5%
Undecided 9.5%

Florida:
John McCain 44%
Generic Democrat 33%
Michael Bloomberg 13%
John Goodman 2.5%
Ralph Nader 1.5%
Undecided 6%

Illinois:
Generic Democrat 43%
John McCain 38%
Michael Bloomberg 14%
Ralph Nader 1%
Undecided 4%

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News of the Week

Bunch of endorsements in NC!

Rep. Brad Miller endorses Howard Dean
Rep. Mell Watt goes for Oprah "I can't endorse someone who supports a Blue Dog in NC, so I'm sorry, Barry, but Winfrey is my choice".
Sen. Lincoln endorsed by fmr. senator John Edwards "Those who voted for me in 2004: Blanche Lincoln is what you need, she's an improved version of Edwards"!

In Indiana:
André Carson endorses Barack Obama
Reps. Joe Donnelly and Brad Ellsworth campaigning for Dean: "He's the winner of the primaries. Oprah, Lincoln and Obama should drop out, NOW"!
Mayor Tom Henry of Fort Wayne and Thomas McDermott of Hammond (D-IN) endorse Bloomberg! "There are no moderate democrats in the ballot here in Indiana, so we believe supporting Bloomberg is the best option".

John McCain seen in Hawaii vacationing.

[Niemeyerite]

OOC: Undecideds tend to break the leader. By now I should have the fundraising advantage and the momentum, and support from both some of the antiwar crowd and the white working class. I convincingly won Ohio, and PA is a state where I'd naturally do better thanks to being more Northeastern. Why am I sinking?

I'll be honest. It's ecause I consider that Obama and Oprah posts have been better. Just look at the last posts and compare! That doesn't mean your posts are bad, of course. You are still leading and winning almost every state.

[Niemeyerite]

Polls and endorsements released. Good luck

Oldies, you didn't update last week, so you spent your first week vacationing. It won't hurt your poll numbers as long as you don't do it again for, at least, some weeks.

[Niemeyerite]

When do you want the debate to happen? I have a proposal for you, why doesn't one of the former player serve as moderator in the debates? It would be nice if there were some other people involved in the game. Why not Spamage, Idaho BlueDog Dem or Maxwell? Then they can make up their polls deciding who won the debate, and, obviously, I'd have to keep that in mind for the next update.
What do you think? I believe it'd be the best way to prevent subjectivity on my part.

[Niemeyerite]

bump

Oprah and McCain haven't posted anything this week! I'll have an update soon. And they'll lose some momentum, of course. It'll be even worse if they decide not to post haha...

[Niemeyerite]

No one wants to moderate the debate? I'll do it if necessary, but I think it'd be better if the moderator was someone else

[Niemeyerite]

OOC: people, I'll not release IN and NC results until we have a debate, so, please, be patient. It'll come soon.
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John Goodman drops out, doesn't endorse.
McCain still in Hawaii. Too old for national campaigns?

Democrats divided, keeping their base energized... but independents starting to pay attention to Bloomberg:
"They have to decide now, or they'll keep losing support. Why doesn't Oprah, Lincoln or Obama endorse Dean and end of the story? Obama knows he can't win, Lincoln is there for the VP slot and Oprah has said she doesn't like Obama/Lincoln. It's not that difficult, really. Someone should just drop out and endorse Dean. He may not be the best candidate campaigning, and that's why he's underperforming. But one thing is clear: progressives don't like Obama because he decided to 'betray' them and endorse Lincoln in the South; conservatives are a small minority which is't enough for Blanche, and Oprah can't win alone. It's clear Howard is our path to victory" - Jimmy Carter.

"Wow, Florida jewish community has fallen in love with mayor Bloomberg. And now Oregon progressives are thinking about supporting him. Really? I mean, no one expected an independent candidate to receive the support of 15% of the American people at the beginning of may. This' gonna be huge. That's why I want to make this clear: Michael Bloomberg is the President we need"- Pat Choate.

"Oh, people, come on. Barack Obama rocks. Indiana should be in the bag for him" - Latoya Jackson.

Endorsements:

Congressman Pete Visclosky (D-IN) endorses Howard Dean.
Fmr. representative Jill Long Thompson (D-IN) endorses Barack Obama.

North Carolina Lt. Governor, Bev Perdue, endorses Blanche Lincoln!
Raleigh mayor, Charles Meeker, endorses Howard Dean.


Surprise, surprise! Former Kentucky Governor and current State Senator Julian Carroll endorses Oprah Winfrey.
Howard Dean endorsed by Jerry Abramson, Louisville mayor.
Dan Mongiardo, Lt. Governor of Ky., endorses Blanche Lincoln.

Fmr. Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber endorses Howard Dean!
Hardy Myers, OR Atty. General, endorses Barack Obama.
Peter Courtney, President of the OR state Senate, endorses Barack Obama!
Congressman Peter DeFazio endorses Oprah Winfrey.
Oregon Progressive Party may support Michael Bloomberg if Ralph Nader decides not to campaign.

Real estate entrepeneur Jeff Greene (D-FL) endorses Michael Bloomberg!
State Senator Ted Deutch (D-FL) endorses Michael Bloomberg!
Former U.S. Representative Charles Canady (R-FL) endorses Bloomberg.

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PRP polls (pushes undecideds):

National (D)
Howard Dean 40%
Barack Obama 23%
Oprah Winfrey 19%
Blanche Lincoln 15%
Undecided 3%

Indiana:
Howard Dean 42%
Barack Obama 39%
Oprah Winfrey 16%
Blanche Lincoln 1%
Undecided 2%

North Carolina:
Blanche Lincoln 36%
Howard Dean 33%
Oprah Winfrey 28%
Barack Obama 1%
Undecided 2%

West Virginia:
Blanche Lincoln 46%
Howard Dean 44%
Oprah Winfrey 6%
Barack Obama 9%
Undecided 4%

Oregon:
Howard Dean 41%
Barack Obama 34%
Oprah Winfrey 23 %
Blanche Lincoln 0%
Undecided 2%

Kentucky:
Howard Dean 40%
Blanche Lincoln 36%
Oprah Winfrey 16%
Barack Obama 2%
Undecided 6%

General Election:
John McCain 43%
Generic Democrat 36%
Michael Bloomberg 17%
Ralph Nader 1%
Undecided 3%

[Niemeyerite]

OOC: The debate will start soon, and NHI will be the moderator (sorry, Max). Are you OK with him? I hope you are, I think he'll be a great moderator