Campaign Notes.

Barack Obama can take comfort in this article:

But the Bush-Obama-Cheney nexus means rather less than it may seem. Conventional genealogies conceal how rapidly genes get diluted down the generations. You inherit directly only half of your father’s genes, a quarter of each grandfather’s, an eighth of any great-grandfather’s. And with ancestors much further back, you may share no more genes than you do with a random stranger met in Times Square.

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Edwards continues to pile up union support, support which is critical in the early states.

The handwriting is clearly on the wall with regard to Iowa. Yes, the race is a dead heat, but Edwards hasn't spent anything in the way of television ads, while his "frontrunner" opponents have wasted millions.

Why in the world would Hillary Clinton, with her name recognition, spend millions on ads? It tells me the ground operation there isn't all that strong, while Edwards has spent the past three or so years building his up.

Biden should do well there. He is good at "retail politics."
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Ron Paul won the straw poll of people who were at the Conservative Leadership Conference last weekend in Sparks.

The results are interesting, but they show just how far out of the mainstream attendees are.

It would be like having a straw poll of posters at Democratic Underground where Dennis Kucinich almost always finishes close to the top.
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The Republicans had a debate tonight on Fox News, but I was unable to watch it because of satellite problems.

I almost always problems with receiving the signal from Fox, and I often have problems with Court TV as well. That's the big problem with having a satellite dish as opposed to cable.

But I'm not going back to cable for a long time, if ever. It costs too goddamned much.
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Campaign Notes.

After attending the Conservative Leadership Conference in Sparks, Mitt Romney tried to appeal to them by stressing his far right credentials. You know, God, mom, apple pie, and the flag.

It may have gone over like a lead balloon, however:

Richard Viguerie, who pioneered direct mail fundraising for the conservative movement, accused the Republican leadership of abandoning conservatives and called for attendees to refuse to support the leading presidential contenders, including Romney.

"Not one of them are principled conservatives," he said. "Not one of them was there in the last 10 or 12 years when conservatives desperately needed leadership. So why should we be there for them?"

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Let's forget the fact black women in South Carolina have other choices for candidates besides the two novelty candidates.
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Although it is inevitable Barack Obama will not win the nomination, that hasn't stopped Michelle from saying Hillary Clinton isn't inevitably inevitable.
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John Edwards is expected to get a major union endorsement which will greatly help his chances in Iowa, which I believe he will win anyway.
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Does

Dick Armey really believe Hillary Clinton will be president, or is he just HOPING Democrats will be silly enough to pick her so the GOP can knock her off in the general election?

I'll report, and you decide:

The political horizon for conservatives is bleak and will get worse before it gets better, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey said today.
In an interview with the Reno Gazette-Journal, Armey predicted U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton will win the presidency next year, saying no Republican candidate is strong enough to beat her.
“The Democrats will win,” Armey said. “I don’t see any way that Hillary Clinton won’t be president. She is more well-organized, she is more intelligent.
“I don’t admire her. But I don’t discount her ability. She is ruthless and she is tough.”
Armey, who presided with Speaker Newt Gingrich during the 1994 Republican Revolution, is scheduled to speak Friday at the Conservative Leadership Convention in Sparks.

It's Not Even

Halloween yet, but hundreds if not thousands of the battiest people in the United States are converging in Sparks for the Conservative Leadership Conference, an event which I blogged about a couple of days ago.

It's too expensive for me to go down there and mull around. As I mentioned before, Mitt and Duncan will be there to give speeches and hold townhall meetings.

More Campaign Notes.

This coming weekend, the Nugget in Sparks will be hosting the Conservative Leadership Conference, featuring Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Duncan Hunter.

It being what it is, it'll cost an arm and a leg to attend.

And if you're the type who is masochistic enough to want to attend the event, another bonus will be the appearance of celebrities Richard Viguerie, former Republican Majority Leader Dick Armey, and major league asshole Grover Norquist.

According to the conference website, even more celebrities will be in attendance including John Fund, Bob Barr, Governor Mark Sanford of SC, and former Representative J.D. Hayworth. Still not worth the $100-$200 to attend.

Mitt will also be hanging around Reno to attend a town hall meeting. I don't have any details as of yet. I don't see anything on his official campaign website.