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Posted: May 7th, 2008, 5:35pm CDT by Dave
This will be my last post here at the College Dems blog, and I want to thank everyone for being such great friends and such a dedicated group of people. I came to UNO three years ago and joined the College Democrats. Whether you came because of those fun buttons we were selling, or a [...]
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Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 9:58am CDT by Dave
This year, we placed 4,041 American flags, one for each of the men and women who have given their lives in Iraq.
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Posted: March 25th, 2008, 3:43pm CDT by tyler
I just got done watching Senator McCain’s “major” speech on the economy, and my first impression - especially considering that one of the Arizona Senator’s favorite lines of attack against Barack Obama is that he “lacks substance” - was: “that’s it?!” McCain spent most of his “major speech” scolding the irresponsibility of the banks and [...]
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Posted: March 15th, 2008, 11:11am CDT by Dave
Hey all. I’m jumping back in for a moment to give some updates on the 2008 elections.
As I’m sure you’ve all heard by now, Scott Kleeb has entered the race for United States Senate. He’ll face businessman and former Republican Tony Raimondo in the Democratic Primary. (Kleeb will be at the UNO Democrats meeting on [...]
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Posted: February 9th, 2008, 1:05pm CST by john
Actually, at my caucus location, things were pretty hectic. But it was a great experience none the less, and literally a hundred or so new Democrats were registered to vote at my precinct alone (that voter-registrar training we did last year helped again!). Some of the new voters were high school students, other [...]
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In 38 hours, polls open on the east coast for the biggest, most watched primary contest in American history. There was a spate of new polls out this morning, and the results are clear - the Democratic race is breaking for Obama, and strongly.
First off, the biggest prize - California, and its 441 delegates:
Clinton - [...]
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Bellevue resident and former Air Force captain Richard Carter is taking the first steps toward challenging Lee Terry today:
Omaha, Neb. - Richard N. Carter, a U.S. Air Force Reserve Captain with active duty combat experience in both Iraq and Afghanistan, will file Friday with the Federal Election Commission to form an exploratory committee. Carter, a [...]
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Last week, I wrote about who the GOP wants the Democrats to nominate. If you want to know my conclusion and reasoning you’ll have to read the post; however, I will help you out by saying the name of said candidate starts with a “C” and rhymes with “Lenten.” This week, I’ll turn to their [...]
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Posted: January 9th, 2008, 9:16pm CST by tyler
In the wake of Hillary’s astounding victory (and by that I mean functional tie - 9 delegates for Clinton, 9 for Obama, and 4 for Edwards) in New Hampshire, one issue that seemed to help her was the electability factor. In the days following Iowa, Clinton garnered support by attacking Obama from the right, saying [...]