Who Replaces Hillary as NY Senator?

My choice has always been Kirsten E. Gillibrand, an upstate lawmaker in her second term in Congress.

Michael H. Drucker
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Puerto Rico to Hold Democratic Primary

Seizing on a rare opportunity to influence U.S. politics, Puerto Rico's Democratic Party has chosen to hold a presidential primary instead of a caucus to encourage more islanders to participate in the June 1 contest, an official said Friday.

Roberto Prats, party chairman in the U.S. territory, said the switch approved Thursday by the central committee will put pressure on Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama to campaign in the Caribbean island.

Michael H. Drucker
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Hillary Rewrites History

Last night in the Democratic debate in Ohio, Hillary tried to rewrite history. She dissed the NY Independence Party in a responce to Obama's answer about Louis Farrakhan's endorsement. To understand what the true story is please use the above link.

As an elected official of the party I am really mad. Maybe it is time for the Clintons to leave the scene and let history determine whether their time in politics were good or bad.

Michael H. Drucker
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Super Delegates

The Democratic Party has two types of delegates: Pledged and Superdelegates.

Out of a total 4,049 delegates, 3,253 are pledged. A pledged delegate is elected or chosen on the state and local level by a primary or caucus.

Superdelegates comprise 796 out of the total 4,049 delegates. Superdelegates are usually Democratic members of Congress, Governors, Democratic National Committee members and party leaders (former Presidents and Vice Presidents).

This means Hillary, Obama, Bill, Dean, etc. get to vote twice. They vote as a citizen in their local state and then at the convention as a Superdelegate.

I do not think this is right.

What do you think?

Michael H. Drucker
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Hillary has company

This is from the Transported Newsletter.

"Hillary Clinton is boldly running for President in 2008, and the thought may seem unusual, since we've never had a woman President. We have, however, had a President election with a woman on the ballot before - 13 elections, in fact! Here's a look at some of the more notable cases of this phenomena, and why Clinton may just have a chance.

Dr. Lenora Fulani - ran for the New Alliance Party in 1988. She is a developmental psychologist and psychotherapist. She is perhaps the most successful female Presidential candidate so far. She is both the first woman and the first African-American to achieve a spot on the ballot in all fifty states, and she pulled a record number of votes for a female candidate, at 217,219. She ran again in 1992 for the same party, but didn't do as well. In 1993, she joined with activists rallying around Ross Perot, to get an alternative voting platform going."

Use the above link to read the entire article.

Michael H. Drucker
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Harlem has a choice

The race for the Democratic presidential nomination, as it moves to Nevada and South Carolina, remains as unsettled as ever. Senator Barack Obama visited New Jersey and New York on Wednesday for a rally and a fund-raising event, while Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton gave interviews from her home in Chappaqua, N.Y., in Westchester County. The New York Times took the occasion of their visits here to ask several self-identified Democrats in Harlem which candidate they supported and whether the results on Tuesday in New Hampshire had affected their decisions.

Harlem seemed a particularly fertile place to hear strong opinions about these two candidates. Bill Clinton set up his office there after leaving the White House in 2001, and the area’s local politicians have been strong supporters of the Clintons.
But as the neighborhood long seen as the capital of black America, Harlem also has played a major role in advancing the political aspirations of African-Americans.

Click the above link to listen to interviews with Harlem Democrats. The interviews were conducted around Lenox Avenue and 125th Street. Then share your own views in the comment box.

Michael H. Drucker
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New Way to Become an Independent Voter

Hillary and Obama appeared Friday, August 11, 2007, at the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Las Vegas.

There would be obvious comparisons to the history-making candidates -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) -- who smartly, or not, took to the NABJ stage first, delivering a speech on Thursday that had a much talked about “come to Jesus” moment. To hear some people tell it, she took folks to church.

Perhaps the most lasting image from the speech came from a seemingly simple question about race and how, if elected, Obama would facilitate the debate on equality. “The day I’m inaugurated, the racial dynamic of this country will change by some degree. You’ve got Michelle as first lady and Malia and Sasha running around the south lawn,” he said. What followed was more than a pregnant pause -- it was an imploding one -- as the audience deliberated with a low hum. A black woman running 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. (because we know Michelle would run things) and two little black girls paying hide-and-seek in the presidential back yard. “It changes how white children think about black children,” Obama added, “and changes how black children think about black children.”

In reading the comments on the event there where many who made these comments: "I see so many democrats, including myself, who will never vote for Hillary and will probably become independents if she is the nominee." "I know Democrats who will support any Democratic nominee but would not vote for Hillary in the general election, and instead seek out a third party candidate.

Now there is a rallying cry to increase the independent movement.

Michael H. Drucker
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