11/7 Roundup: 2.0 Presidency, Hispanic Voters, Hungry Dogs
- CNN had a headline today that ran: "Podcast: Obama readies for the White House." It occurred to me that, of the three nouns in that sentence, two would have been gibberish to me just a few years ago. It reinforced the idea that Obama's rise and the widespread availability of high-speed internet are two inextricable phenomena. Simon is quoted on the Tech Daily Dose talking about Obama's 2.0 Presidency speculating that Obama might move weekly presidential addresses over to YouTube.
- Simon also spoke with Wired about Obama's new model: "He's run a campaign where he's used very modern tools, spoke to a new coalition, talked about new issues, and along the way, he's reinvented the way campaigns are run. Compared to our 1992 campaign, this is like a multi-national corporation versus a non-profit."
- Looking forward, Simon told the Washington Times: "President Obama will be reinventing the relationship between the president and the American people using these new tools."
Economy
- Congressional Democrats are pushing for a two-part stimulus. The first round would come during the lame duck session this month, and the second in early 2009. The second part may focus primarily on establishing a permanent middle-class tax cut.
- New economic indicators came out yesterday, and retailers had a worse October than any since 1971.
- President-elect Obama will be turning his attention to the economy, meeting with a formidable economic team this week, and speaking with President Bush next week.
Politics
- USA Today covers the dramatic importance of Hispanics to the Democratic victory this year. Simon is quoted: "If the Republicans don't make their peace with Hispanic voters,
they're not going to win presidential elections anymore. The math just
isn't there,"
- Rahm Emanuel accepted Obama's offer, and will serve as his Chief of Staff. Noam Scheiber approves: Rahm was the only choice.
- David Axelrod, Obama's campaign strategist, will serve in the White House as a senior adviser.
International
- The NY Times leads today with new evidence surrounding the Russian-Georgian war. Evidently, Georgia may not have been so innocent in the beginning of this war, after all.
One More Thing
- Biting the hand that reports on you? Barney the First Dog attempted to devour Retuers White House correspondent Jon Decker.
- Republicans have finally come around and see what fun it is to attack, criticize and belittle Sarah Palin. Perhaps shooting down inchoate 2012 aspirations?
- Sam duPont's blog
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