Comments on: Clinton Counts on Indian Country to Boost South Dakota Hopes

By: Kahuna

Kahuna — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:28:43 +0000

See what I mean? Nothing wrong with my last post but where is it???

By: Bella in Florida

Bella in Florida — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:46:38 +0000

Please South Dakota and Montana vote for the best candidate. Hillary will deliver on her promises . Obama will spend the first term of his Presidency training for the job he he was elected to do.

By: Bella in Florida

Bella in Florida — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:04:28 +0000

I have not been able to blog since yesterday. Why?

By: Bella in Florida

Bella in Florida — Thu, 29 May 2008 18:02:29 +0000

I will support Hillary and I will never change my vote for Obama.The med

By: mvy

mvy — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:40:31 +0000

The real issue is not how well Clinton, Obama, or McCain might do in the closely divided battleground states, but that we shouldn’t have battleground states and spectator states in the first place. Every vote in every state should be politically relevant in a presidential election. And, every vote should be equal. We should have a national popular vote for President in which the White House goes to the candidate who gets the most popular votes in all 50 states.

The National Popular Vote bill would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and DC). The bill would take effect only when enacted, in identical form, by states possessing a majority of the electoral votes—that is, enough electoral votes to elect a President (270 of 538). When the bill comes into effect, all the electoral votes from those states would be awarded to the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and DC).

The major shortcoming of the current system of electing the President is that presidential candidates have no reason to poll, visit, advertise, organize, campaign, or worry about the voter concerns in states where they are safely ahead or hopelessly behind. The reason for this is the winner-take-all rule which awards all of a state’s electoral votes to the candidate who gets the most votes in each separate state. Because of this rule, candidates concentrate their attention on a handful of closely divided “battleground” states. Two-thirds of the visits and money are focused in just six states; 88% on 9 states, and 99% of the money goes to just 16 states. Two-thirds of the states and people are merely spectators to the presidential election.

Another shortcoming of the current system is that a candidate can win the Presidency without winning the most popular votes nationwide.

The National Popular Vote bill has been approved by 18 legislative chambers (one house in Colorado, Arkansas, Maine, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Washington, and two houses in Maryland, Illinois, Hawaii, California, and Vermont). It has been enacted into law in Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, and Maryland. These states have 50 (19%) of the 270 electoral votes needed to bring the law into effect.

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:29:07 +0000

Don’t worry, most American Indians are very patrotic and love this country even though
they have been mistreated. My husband is an Indian from North Dakota and a veteran
of Viet Nam. Country first and Indian second and will vote for McCain to keep the military
strong.

By: jmw

jmw — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:41:51 +0000

I am sorry, but I don’t think Poor Hillary has a chance to win. It had been decided by the DNC the day Obama stated he was running. Even in states she has the most voted, the delegates went for Obama. They are also counting the votes for Obama to make sure, If Fl and Mi are counted, it will make him the winner. I can’t see why they are doing this. If Hillary won this time, it wouldn’t hurt them to try to make sure Obama is what he says he is. This is scary for America. Have any of you saw his mother anywhere? Seems he has disowned her. Your mom is always you mom, And I don’t care what your nationality, EVERYONE Should be PROUD of it no matter what. He has both his mom’s and Dad’s blood and he should be proud. And with everything America has given him he should be PROUD of America. Goodness he has more than a lot of us will ever have.

By: Mr. J

Mr. J — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:00:14 +0000

There’s no doubt Hillary is the better candidate. Just why should she be penalized in Michigan because Mr. Obama was so stupid he took his name off the ballot. The states votes have been certified that has to be the outcome this weekend. The party leaders created this mess. There has to be a better way to pick a nominee. This time if Mr. Obama gets the nomination coruption rules. There is no other way to look at it.

By: Independent

Independent — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:56:03 +0000

I think Barak Husssein Obama might have a shot at this thing now. It’s apparent that the left-wing media, which is northing more than an extension of the extreme left, liberal component of the Democratic Party, has placed itself in motion to begin it’s attacks on McCain now that they have pretty much destroyed Hillary Clinton (although she didn’t do much to help herself).

Check out BBlitzer, Ollbermann, Mattthews, and the other news clowns over the next few months if you want to observe our pitiful excuse for an independent media in motion. They will try to neutralize anything negative that surfaces relative to Barak Husssein Obama, while at the same time highlighting everything they can find negative about McCain.

By: Independent

Independent — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:54:42 +0000

Check out Blitzer, Olbermann, Matthews, and the other news clowns over the next few months if you want to observe our pitiful excuse for an independent media in motion. They will try to neutralize anything negative that surfaces relative to Barak Husssein Obama, while at the same time highlighting everything they can find negative about McCain.