Like many other Democrats who will conscientiously abstain from voting in this year’s presidential election, I have been asked, sometimes politely, sometimes less so, to put aside my objections to how the Democratic Party ended up selecting its candidate and…

Like many people at this moment - regardless of who they will vote for or have early-voted for - I am not feeling particularly joyful about November 4. Since the conventions, I have had little enthusiasm for the available presidential…

I am aware that on September 2 the DNCC managed to post its official tally of the roll call. I had not posted it here because I too hastily assumed that the information was sufficiently accessible already. But I am all for sharing facts, so for those s…

Based on some anecdotal evidence from reliable sources, it seems clear that a significant number of Democratic officeholders - e.g. governors and members of Congress - are not quite aware of just how unhappy how many people are over the botched DNC con…

In 1965, enabled by the brave actions of civil rights activists who created the political climate who made it possible for him to do the right thing, President Johnson signed into law the original Voting Rights Act.In 2008 the leadership of the DNC, wi…

I received this in email last night from a delegate I know and trust. I’ve removed the personal information. Please click on the links to visit the website thegreenpapers.com (it is quite a fascinating site, and worth a few minutes of prowling around — I found myself hooked). 
 
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Let me begin with a credit to somebody who left a comment on the previous post on this site, And the Wickedness Goes On…. That commenter drew my attention to what I had previously thought might have been a principled refusal by the California delegat…

Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured. -Indian ProverbHow [X] has conducted himself while winning campaigns is a subject of n…

The Denver Group: Post Convention GoalsLike many groups reeling from the rigamarole of a nomination process used by the DNC this year, The Denver Group has been taking stock. Today, plans crystallized. Take a look and if you like what you see, conside…

For those interested in The Denver Group, this site should be of considerable interest.

I am sure many readers of this blog have already seen this marvelous letter, written by Marsha Pappas, head of NOW NYS. It arrived in my email today, coinciding with the first day I had the chance to wear the wonderful shirt given to me by two generous…

Blatant steal from Maryland Puma’s lovely post last night.
“For all PUMAs, it has been a week of excitement, anticipation, disappointment, anger, tears, frustration, surprise and uncertainty.  We all need time to evaluate our positions on a very personal level, but let us not forget that it is Democracy we are fighting for. 
Of the people, by the [...]

The Denver Group: THE DENVER GROUP’S NEW MESSAGE: “PRINCIPLE BEFORE PARTY” AND WHAT IT MEANS.In case anybody is in any doubt that the current DNC and DNCC have lost all track of what it means to be principled, try this fun little text. See if you can q…

Nothing on Top for Democrats.
N.O.T. For President in 2008
Puma PAC is Protesting the 2008 Election. We are Democrats who will vote for President this year in Protest. We will not support the Selected presidential nominee. Millions of us will vote John McCain as a PROTEST against the DNC and the Obama Movement. Millions will vote [...]

As I type this, I am listening to Senator Obama give his acceptance speech.It is stunning. It is audacious. It lifts word-for-word and paragraph-by-paragraph from Senator Clinton’s stump speech. When Senator Clinton is not being quoted directly (withou…

Open Thread. Let us know who you are going to vote for in November. What about the down-ticket? What are YOU going to do? Tell us which district and precinct you are in.
p.s. Any brave Puma out there who can report on The Precious’ speech?
p.p.s. Britney Spears’ set designer put up the faux-Roman-folly stage-set. Nice!
 
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Democratic strategists James Carville and Stan Greenberg said Obama, who has come to be seen as a “cool” or “suave” candidate, could go a long way in connecting with voters by showing some anger or disgust about the condition of the economy and the war in Iraq, but they warn that he must be sincere.
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As printed in Rasmussen Reports: Hillary Can’t Fix What Her Party Broke A Commentary By Froma Harrop Thursday, August 28, 2008 …

PUMA PAC IS PROTESTING THE ELECTION. WE WILL NOT SUPPORT THE SELECTED DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. THERE IS NO WAY THE DEMOCRATS CAN WIN IN NOVEMBER WITHOUT US, AND WE ARE NOT GOING WITH THEM.
I said on June 3rd that Puma PAC was here to stay and I meant it. It is still true today. Between [...]