A new thread for discussion of matters American, as the polls return to level pegging following the Republicans’ convention bounce.
Category: US Politics
US election minus 54 days
Presidential election minus 17 weeks
A new home for another fortnight or so’s worth of top quality US election repartee. I’m only one minor irritation away from pulling the plug on these threads, so please try not to annoy me (annoy each other by all means, but not me).
UPDATE (9/7/2008): After careful reflection, I have decided this will be the final US election thread. It will close for business in a week’s time, at which point American politics will be declared off-topic across the site. Many thanks for your co-operation.
UPDATE: (10/7/2008): New US site open for business. Thanks to Catrina for getting this off the ground.
Presidential election minus 19 weeks
Presidential election minus 21 weeks
“No decisions tonight”
The headline says CNN projects Obama clinches nomination, but during what in many ways has sounded like a concession speech, Clinton has declared: I will be making no decisions tonight.
Montana and South Dakota minus one week
The Democratic primaries campaign limps on: Puerto Rico on Sunday, Montana and South Dakota next Wednesday (our time).
Those wishing to pursue a conversational style of discussion (this ranges from those who abuse each other to those who say “good night” to each other) are encouraged to try their hand at IRC:
Kentucky fried Clinton
Democratic primaries will be held Wednesday our time in Oregon and Kentucky, which will respectively choose 52 and 51 delegates. Below is another race associated with the latter state, which this year ended with runner-up Eight Belles having to be put down*. Does the knackers’ yard beckon for a certain second-placed Democratic nag? Discuss.
* Unfortunately for my metaphor, Clinton in fact holds a handy 30.5 per cent lead in Kentucky, according to Real Clear Politics. Obama however leads by 12.4 per cent in Oregon.