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A colleague based in Washington, D.C. recalled that moment in the 1960 presidential campaign when Kennedy's campaign staff knew that John F. Kennedy would defeat Richard Nixon. It occurred that fall, just before their first televised debate -- the first presidential debate ever broadcast on television.

The then Sen. Kennedy, a Democrat, was fresh from a vacation at the Kennedy Compound at Hyannis on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He was bronzed from days spent sailing in the sun, and he was well rested. He looked like a Greek sculpture.

Conversely, the then Vice President Nixon, a Republican, looked ashen, tomb-stone white, with deep-set eyes from weeks of campaigning.

And as is the norm before a show, the TV producer asked Kennedy if he wanted some make-up.

"Nah, I don't want any make-up," Kennedy said, and motioned off the make-up man with his hand.

Nixon, perhaps trying to match Kennedy, and despite his sweaty face, refused make-up, as well.

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Is Obama in 2008 like JFK in 1960 -- on the glory road? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>19601960 election2008 electionBarack ObamaBarackObamaClintonDemocratic National Conventiondemocratic partyDemocraticPartyfeaturedJFKJohn F. KennedykennedyMcCainNixonObamaprimariesU.S. presidencyMon, 11 Feb 2008 14:22:00 EST<![CDATA[Clinton campaign hopes for spring renewal after winter of discontent]]>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/11/clinton-campaign-hopes-for-spring-renewal-after-winter-of-discon/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/11/clinton-campaign-hopes-for-spring-renewal-after-winter-of-discon/http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/11/clinton-campaign-hopes-for-spring-renewal-after-winter-of-discon/#commentsFiled under: ,

It is not a revelation to state that Sen. Hillary Clinton's (D-New York) campaign has stumbled and is reeling.

It would be a revelation to argue that despite all of the advantages that public policy experience, party apparatus, and political contributions affords, Hillary Clinton could lose the 2008 Democratic Party Nomination, and to an upstart at that.

When one is trained in public policy and economics, you tend to view the world, at least the economic and political worlds, through a social science prism, and with that lens one can detect three Clinton campaign errors that have led to the current nomination process state-of-things.

The economy
To-date, the Clinton campaign has failed to emphasize Clinton's biggest strength: how she would fix an ailing U.S. economy. Clinton has at least five policy proposals that speak directly to what many Americans need economically; she'll have to emphasize these to secure the nomination.

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The presidential race is started to come into focus ahead of next week's Super Tuesday primaries.

Democrat John Edwards, whose anti-corporate message never resonated with most voters, is dropping out of the race after failing to win the primary in his native South Carolina, according to media reports. Rudy Giuliani, who fell from presumptive front-runner to also-ran, also is expected to bow out and endorse rival John McCain.

Odds are that Edwards will endorse rival Barack Obama, adding to the growing list of backers which include Democratic stalwart Sen. Edward Kennedy. The Illinois senator is far from having the race locked up.

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Documentaries like Maxed Out and In Debt We Trust have looked the problem of ever-growing consumer debt, and the role that government has played in its expansion.

Now , Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wants Washington to play a role in the solution too. Here are some clips from a statement Obama issued, as well as a discussion he had with debt counselors and consumers burdened with heavy debt. Courtesy of The Associated Press:

"The truth is, our middle-class families are not going to be secure so long as they can't get out of debt. If we're serious about stopping Americans from falling deeper in debt, we've got to crack down on predatory credit card companies that are pushing them over the edge....

"Many credit card companies are tricking Americans into agreements they can't afford because that's how they make big profits. Well, no company's bottom line should come before what's right for the American people."

Obama proposes a credit card bill of rights. From the Senator's website:

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The official election is more than a year away; but the Democratic party is trouncing the Republics in the CEO money primary. According to Bloomberg News, some of George W. Bush's top 2004 fund-raisers, are now helping Democrats running for president.

Among the 60 executives writing checks to Democrats such as Senators Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois are these formerly pro-Bush CEOs:

  • Morgan Stanley's (NYSE: MS) CEO John Mack, a Bush Ranger, held a fund-raiser for Clinton in July. He wrote to his executives "I personally believe that [the best] person [running for president in 2008] is Hillary Clinton."
  • Yahoo Inc.'s (NASDAQ: YHOO) former CEO Terry Semel gave $2,000 to Bush in 2004 and $50,000 to the Republican National Committee. Semel has given the maximum, $4,600, to Clinton and $2,300 to Obama.
  • News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) CEO Rupert Murdoch, who donated $25,000 to the Republican National Committee in 2004, has given Clinton $2,300.

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Democrats winning 2008 CEO money primary originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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I can't believe that CNBC is seriously debating the question about whether Democrats are "rooting for a recession." This is what happens when pundits run amuck on a slow news day.

Most of this "discussion" consisted of cranky Republican pundit Lawrence Kudlow yelling at the other panelists who pointed out the stupidity of the premise.

Here's a sample of his remarks:

  • "If the Democrats ever discover the benefits of the investor class, they might win a national race," he said in a typical remark.
  • "George W. Bush is not on the ballot."
  • "The problem is that they don't have any pro-growth policies."
  • "The public will not elect a Walter Mondale type-canditate."

John Bogle, the founder of Vanguard, pointed out on CNBC that that Bush and his allies in Congress have take on "staggering" additional expenses that have to be paid with actual money. Good point.

Plus, the Democrats aren't as anti-business as conservatives suggest. Remember, times were pretty good during the Clinton administration for CNBC's parent General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) and lots of other businesses during the 1990s.

Businesses aren't oblivious to the President Bush's staggering unpopularity. They are making nice with the Democrats such as Hillary Clinton in a way that would have been unthinkable back in 2001. Investors better wake up to the fact that chances are good that a Democrat will win the White House in 2008.

If that happens, the world won't end.

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