Author Archives: Aaron Benson

So, yeah. We’ve heard a lot in this campaign about how the Democratic Party would be trounced if it weren’t for that monolithic inner-city black voting bloc. More interesting, though, is a recent survey which shows voters with a college … Continue reading →

More sad examples of the conservative cocoon. But hey, if all I watched was Faux News…

From my friend Eric @ Divigate: I love it when elected officials use incorrect grammar in their political ads. You probably don’t have that in Pennsylvania, but in Iowa several of races feature candidates purposfully using incorrect grammar in an … Continue reading →

Buried in a New York Times piece showcasing the idiotic rationale of swing voters was this priceless quote: Similarly, Joan Deane, 78, of Scarborough, Me., a registered Republican who is fond of the Bush family, said that she found Mr. … Continue reading →

Look, fuck those swing voters. This election has already been decided:   Kerry 296, Bush 242. The results, from where I sit, are quite clear: If all the votes are counted, John Kerry will win. Clearly. Convincingly. And without need … Continue reading →

Look, I know the Republicans are having wet dreams about stealing Pennsylvania away from the Democrats, but it just ain’t gonna happen. I was never a believer that this state would remain competitive in the first place. There’s just too … Continue reading →

In the first and second debates, John Kerry won simply by allowing the president to lose. Tonight though, the president came prepared and, particularly in the first half, beat Kerry soundly. Bush’s answers were, on the whole, much more robust … Continue reading →

Amazing. I’d have to say the latter half of the debate was a draw. But in the first half, which is probably all most voters will watch at 9:00 on a Friday night, Kerry simply cleaned Bush’s clock. The president … Continue reading →

Dean responded to my indictment of Kerry’s and Edwards’ debate performances. I’m re-posting it here because, frankly, my response was too long, but also because I think it goes to the heart of what’s happened in this election. Aaron: spoken … Continue reading →

So disappointing. Not just the debate, but the evenness of the press spin afterword. The fact is, Cheney came as close to steamrolling John Edwards as he could have come while still allowing the press to call it a draw … Continue reading →

I soldier in Iraq told me this: I think the majority of people over here will vote for Bush. I could be wrong, but that is the impression that I get. Even if Kerry’s service has been proven, he used … Continue reading →

What a classic example of groupthink in the national media. Immediately after the debate I thought Kerry turned in a subpar performance on substance, but was still a bit better than Bush. The pundits apparently agreed that Kerry had edged … Continue reading →

Allow me to diverge for a moment from the press’s congratulatory orgy over John Kerry’s debate performance. Those of us who look for more than mere gaffes and atmospherics recognize that, to gain our true confidence rather than tentative votes, … Continue reading →

From the Daily Show: Jon: Rob, the Iraqi prisoner scandal is a huge setback. What went wrong? Rob: John, you heard the president say the America that turtored those prisoners isnot the America he knows. Jon: Rob, to the Arab … Continue reading →

Well, it’s happened. Gay marriage is here. I wonder if those newlyweds have had time to destabilize and desecrate any straight marriages yet. Any of those queermongers come knocking on your door? How appropriate for such a milestone to occur … Continue reading →

It appears that Mike at Miniluv didn’t take kindly to my reference to his post on the Nick Berg murder. Not only did he delete the trackback ping (which he’ll undoubtedly do for this post as well), but he posted … Continue reading →

According to this story, Arabs are shocked and awed by the level of stubbornness Bush has displayed in endorsing Don Rumsfeld: “After the torture and vile acts by the American army, President Bush goes out and congratulates Rumsfeld. It’s just … Continue reading →

John Zogby seems to think Kerry has this election in the bag: I have made a career of taking bungee jumps in my election calls. Sometimes I haven’t had a helmet and I have gotten a little scratched. But here … Continue reading →

Can someone explain to me the difference between this comment at Kos and this one at Miniluv? Though many lefty bloggers have condemned Kos’s statement, I wonder if any righties will comment on Mike’s rant. (An aside — How the … Continue reading →