Apr
25
Indiana poll: Obama, Clinton running tight
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Jojo (10)
According to The Associate Press updated poll result, Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are running tight.
Barack Obama, 48 % vs. Hillary Rodham Clinton, 47 %
A few weeks ago, Clinton was leading 49% to 46%, which means Obama improved 2% while Clinton fell 2%.
The next major test for Obama and Clinton will come [...]
Apr
25
Hillary’s threat to Iran
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Jojo (9)
The U.S. Presidential contender Hillary Clinton vowed to “obliterate” Iran if it attacked Israel, and presumably with nuclear weapons. A global repercussion has arisen.
“I want the Iranians to know that if I’m the president, we will attack Iran” Mrs. Clinton said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on April 22nd.
I’d like to share the [...]
Apr
25
Another strike on Obama
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Kitty XIE Rui (8)
“I’m Barack Obama. I don’t take money from oil companies or Washington lobbyists, and I won’t let them block change anymore,” said Obama in his latest campaign ads.
However, Obama’s words are proved to be a downright lie in recent days. It is another strike on Obama after his loss in Pennsylvania Primary. [...]
Apr
25
The Failure of the Mainstream Media
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Tia Tian Chi
The campaign rhetoric continues to heat up, especially after the Pennsylvania primary campaign that can only be described as verbally violent. The negative attacks by Senator Clinton’s campaign that have been aimed at her opponent, Senator Obama, have done what appears to be significant damage to his previous image as the obvious [...]
Apr
25
Independents may support Democratic
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Kitty XIE Rui (7)
In U.S., a growing number of voters shun party membership and declare themselves independent in recent years. The statistics show that the number of independent voters will occupy one third of all voters in the coming presidential election.
Since the primaries began, huge numbers of independents have been embraced by both the Democratic [...]
Apr
25
Hillary on China Policy
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Kitty XIE Rui (6)
Hillary Clinton is the first presidential candidate to make a public statement to urge President George W. Bush to boycott the Beijing Olympic opening ceremonies unless China improves human rights.
“I encourage the Chinese to take advantage of this moment as an opportunity to live up to universal human aspirations of respect for [...]
Apr
25
Superdelegates: often talked about but never questioned
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Tia Tian Chi
As the excitement around the Pennsylvania primary calms down, the aftershocks within the Democratic Party and its constituents will continue through until the next primaries in Indiana and North Carolina on May 6th. But what’s being overlooked despite all the media coverage is that despite Senator Clinton’s seemingly victory over Senator Obama [...]
Apr
25
Asian Pacific Americans’ choice
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Kitty XIE Rui (5)
In recent years, an increasing number of Asians emigrated to American and successfully assimilated into the local community. It forces U.S. politicians to attach greater weight to this group.
In response to the U.S. presidential election, 80-20 Initiative which is the largest national APA political Organization issued a questionnaire to presidential candidates of [...]
Apr
24
By Jojo
I came across to an interesting article on the Guardian, with the Title “Whether Clinton, Obama or McCain wins it, prepare for a big letdown.”
After Clinton won Pennsylvania primary, many predicted that this is a good thing for McCain. Because Hillary did well enough to stay in the race, but not so well [...]
Apr
24
Can Hillary Make a Comeback?
April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Jojo
New York Senator Hillary Clinton, as widely expected, won the Pennsylvania Democratic primary Tuesday, denying Obama, the senator from Illinois, a chance to argue the race for his party’s presidential nomination is over.
“At the end of the day, people have to decide who they think would be not only the best president, which [...]
