Sam Boyd

The Obama campaign just released some lovely behind-the-scenes photos from election night: In particular, I really love this one: Images used under the creative commons license. –Sam Boyd

There’s been some concern that most of the names mentioned for Obama‘s cabinet are white guys. In part this is due to an overwhelming focus on Treasury, State, and Defense rather than, say, Justice where several women have a shot, or Homeland Security (Jane Harman is mentioned as a potential pick there). But I do […]

Who knows how accurate Politico‘s appointment projections are. We’ll have to wait and see. But Caroline Kennedy being considered for UN Ambassador? Now, unlike her cousin, Caroline seems like a sensible person, but as far as I can tell, she has no experience in diplomacy or foreign policy of any kind. (Of course, that’s not […]

This seems like a truly terrible idea: President-elect Barack Obama is strongly considering Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a Cabinet post, Democratic officials told Politico. This is a man who thinks vaccines cause autism, and that a link between the two is being suppressed as part of a government/business conspiracy: […]

John Murtha, Frank Wolf, and Lincoln Diaz-Balart have been reelected. Mario Diaz-Balart‘s race hasn’t been called, but seems to be in decent shape. Leonard Lance defeated Lisa Stender in New Jersey’s open 7th District. It’s looking like a very good night for Democrats in the House, but not one quite equal to 2006. Nonetheless, that […]

Both Baron Hill and Mark Souder have won, indicating that there won’t be unexpectedly massive gains or a surprisingly bad night for Democrats. Throughout the evening we will be providing updates on the races, counties, and demographic groups discussed in our election night guide. –Sam Boyd

Via Ben Smith, there’s already a website dedicated to impeaching Obama. Meanwhile, I’m off to register ImpeachJindal.com a few years early. –Sam Boyd

It took me a while to figure out why I love, no luuurve, this video. Of course in part it’s the catchy song and cute kids [Eds. Note: That’s why I passed it around the office.], but what I really like is that, without taking sides, it is premised on the idea that you should […]

Seems to me he got his money‘s worth: The combined overall household rating for Senator Barack Obama’s Wednesday night infomercial, in the top 56 local television markets where Nielsen maintains electronic TV meters, was 21.7. […] In comparison, the final debate between the two presidential candidates received a 38.3 household rating in the top 56 […]

Then again, I don’t haunt the “corridors of Democratic power”: And no subject is more avidly considered in the corridors of Democratic power than the future role of his chief adviser, political consultant David Axelrod. Democrats who know the Chicago-based political consultant, the key architect of Obama‘s campaign and of his public image, say Axelrod […]