I am an Australian-American of Norwegian descent from the Adirondacks running a major Australian Overseas Aid Agency in Sydney and married to a gorgeous Pole--aka World Citizen!
November 4th marked a major breakthrough across the board in redeeming America in our own eyes and in the eyes of the world. Sure the negative decisions on the gay rights initiatives in Arizona, Arkansas, California and Florida were disappointing but enough already with the abject dismay and blame game name calling that has followed. It is not productive and probably serves to drive young gay folk back in the closet.
At no time in the history of the world have gay rights been farther along. We have had our rights come faster and more pronounced than most other oppressed groups in modern history. This election, despite its few dark spots, gave us so much promise for the future.
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It has just been broken by RADAR that Hillary will get the New York Times endorsement.
LINKNew York Times to Endorse Hillary Clinton For PresidentNew York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., has decided to endorse Hillary Clinton for president, Radar has learned. The editorial expressing that view is scheduled to appear this weekend.
New York Times sister paper the Boston Globe had previously endorsed Barack Obama, prior to the New Hampshire primary. The Times has apparently decided to make its endorsement of Clinton public before the Democratic primary in South Carolina this Saturday.
In 2004 I had a the great pleasure of being posted to Las Vegas by the Kerry Campaign to work in the Nevada Democratic HQ as I speak English and Spanish. Here is my original post on DKos as I packed my bags in Sydney Australia and head to Las Vegas.
This time allowed me to meet and work with many key Nevada politicians including Shelley Berkley, Harry and Rory Reid, Ruben Kihuen and many others. We worked very closely with all the unions and union leaders. Therefore, I got a very first-hand training of how Las Vegas and Nevada politics work. Harry Reid was also running for re-election, and his office was right next to ours.
During this time I broke the Rethug Voter Registration Scandal on DKos in a diary entitled:Thousands of Nevada Dem Voter Registrations Destroyed by Repugs. This was my first diary ever on the Rec List and the fall out from that scandal resonated throughout Nevada and adjacent states.
So with this knowledge I am providing an analysis of why I feel Hillary will do well in Nevada and probably win the caucuses by 2-3%. I am also a Hillary partisan, as most Kossacks will be aware.
Analysis below the fold. Cross-posted on DKos
· WI-08: Wingnut plans to run as "conservative independent" (desmoinesdem)
· 50 percent of southerners say Obama better president than Bush (desmoinesdem)
· What Yesterday Says About Young Voters (Mike Connery)
· Max Blumenthal on the dysfunctional movement driving the GOP (Mike Connery)
· IA-Gov: Culver launches second tv ad (desmoinesdem)
· Hilarious Vid On Why We Must Vote No On Issue 2!! (Cliff Schecter)
· NY-23: Scozzafava Drops Out! (lipris)
· NY-23: Pataki Goes Rogue, Endorses Teabagger Darling Doug Hoffman (lipris)
· Dunne Considering Run For VT-Gov (Nathan Empsall)
· McGovern Grandson Looks to Challenge Thune in 2010 (Jonathan Singer)
· IA-03: Two potential challengers for Boswell (desmoinesdem)
· NJ-Gov: Daggett Goes After Christie and Corzine (Jonathan Singer)
