2008 Presidential Derby Weekly Horserace Recap

FINISH LINE - 11/04/08 BARACK OBAMA UNITED STATES PRESIDENT-ELECT	110,600 votes. Barack Obama has crossed the finish line and has entered the Winner's Circle. A great victory for all humanity has occured. So many people in so many colors now have a reason to believe that they never had before. America is back on the journey to be the one real shining hope for billions of people around the world who are good people and want to do good things and live worthwhile lives in freedom. America has proven anew to be the land where freedom rings the loudest and where the ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness shall endure for future generations. It's been an honor and pleasure to witness the 2008 Presidential Derby. Goodbye and Good Luck!.11/04/08
FINAL 2 - 10/31/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	109,600 votes. It's Halloween and Barack Obama is not giving ground anywhere and is actually pressing the pace despite a huge lead that is looking bigger than ever. Nobody dares to celebrate yet but the barn may just float off the ground in euphoria once Obama reaches the finish line first. John McCain is finishing out a very failed campaign with more multiple disjointed messages coming from all angles of the Republican barn. McCain was appearing with "Joe The Plumber" belching cockamamie nonsense about "socialism". It was clueless on every level and unless McCain is in on this ridiculous joke there appears to be no rational explanation for his dismal comedy show called a campaign. Sarah Palin spent two days defending $150,000 in clothes purchases as if the only important issue in America was her image and this whole election thing is just an episode of McCain's tv comedy series. 10/31/08
FINAL 2 - 10/24/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	109,300 votes. Barack Obama continues to stride out with ease and is gaining ground everywhere. He's moving like a winner and is nearing the finish line of one of the most impressive and thorougly professional racing campaigns ever run. It's been a triple crown performance. After the political equivalent of several normal lifetimes, McCain still hasn't mastered Political Science 101, namely stay on message. He gets bored with any single idea or thought no matter how important or trivial and the result has been a clusterbomb of talking points and nonsense. Every new twist and turn approach diminshes in importance and credibility based the sheer numerical volume of the wildly varying messages. It's a good thing this old veteran warhorse, McCain, has a beautiful barn to retire to back in Sedona. Sarah Palin has no plans for retirement as shown lately by her wearing more nifty new outfits than a show pony. 10/24/08
FINAL 2 - 10/18/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	109,000 votes. Barack Obama has opened up a huge lead and most serious handicappers say this race is over. All the polls show Obama leading big and all the betting money has already shifted to Obama and for good reason. With every appearance he appears Presidential and intelligent with a disposition that is comforting if not soothing. He appears to be exactly what Americans need in such turbulent times. John McCain doesn't understand that. He screams Americans are angry and he's angry too. Because Americans are angry and melting down does not mean we need a leader who is raging furious and melting down also. McCain entered the final debate and fumed throughout barely controlling his rage. He snorted and popped and was rude, direspectful and worse than a stinky old mean Grandpa. He needs anger management class more than anything and a recent story about his raging temper tantrum in a Puerto Rico casino just this year is entirely relevant.10/18/08
FINAL 2 - 10/11/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	108,600 votes. After the longest race in history Barack Obama has gotten this close to the finish line and suddenly the question is "Who is Barack Obama?". Golly! We had no idea he "palled around with terrorists" or that his popularity comes directly from a "leftist" organization's voter registration drive that may undermine American democracy. John McCain and Sarah Palin are both acting like fear-mongering fools and anything but presidential. Their ad campaign is 100% "fact-free slander" as George Will put it. Sarah Palin looks on and smiles after goading her supporters to scream about Obama things like TERRORIST!!! and KILL HIM!!! Her performance is obscene and disgusting and reminds many older folks of George Wallace.10/11/08
FINAL 2 - 10/04/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	108,300 votes. Barack Obama is gaining ground everywhere and the battleground states are all former Republican states. The odds are shifting to Obama and not even a coherent Sarah Palin can slow the trend. Joe Biden did nothing to damage the momentum in the Vice Presidential debate and only made the Obama-Biden team look stronger. John McCain gladly ceded the unflatterring spotlight to running mate to Sarah Palin this week. In her debate with Joe Biden she far exceeded expectations and showed she can filibuster as well as any Senator. She's a wink machine and her folksy "You betcha's" are pretty corny but darn if American folks ain't eatin' up a lotta corn flakes daily.10/04/08
FINAL 2 - 9/27/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	108,000 votes. Barack Obama has remained calm and not panicked. The economy is the whole story and nothing else matters this week. The country is up in arms about giving George Bush 700 billion dollars and who can blame anybody for distrusting a lying bag of crap even if it is on fire. John McCain "suspended" his campaign and rushed back to Washington with his fire hose and accomplished nothing except infuriate David Letterman who he personally lied to about cancelling a TV appearance on short notice. The House Republicans correctly refused to back Bush's original bail-out proposal and the weakness of McCain's leadership ability is now a proven given. After John McCain's failure to garner House Republican support for the Bush bailout proposal he performed meekly in his debate with Obama and inspired no one. He seems to be counting on America loving Sarah Palin a little too much.9/27/08
FINAL 2 - 9/20/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	107,700 votes. It's taken the threat of a complete meltdown of the financial system to shake the people back to reality. The spell of the Sarah Palin fairy tale is finally wearing off. Barack Obama assembled a panel of economic experts and tried his best to look presidential while the Bush administration has another greastest disaster of the century on it's filthy hands. John McCain has looked like a psychotic bipolar crash victim as he's suddenly had a conversion from Mr. Deregulation in which the economy is fundamentally sound to a witch burning vigilante calling for the head of the SEC to be fired. George W. Bush, through the use of his personal charisma, was able to fool much of America for five years. John McCain is not going to equal that great deception because he is already looking like an out of touch madman. If McCain wins this election it will be because racist Democrats will not vote for a black man. Maybe everybody has known that all along.9/20/08
FINAL 2 - 9/13/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	107,200 votes. Barack Obama and the Democrats have been caught flatfooted with their tongues hanging out. They seemed completely unsure what to do. Attacking an obviously unqualified Sarah Palin could backfire and just keep all the attention on her instead of the stumblings of candidate John McCain. It seems as if in John McCain's mind, he is running for Emperor and Sarah Palin is the adored Princess he's offered to the people to prove he's a loving father figure for us all. It's all starting to seem like a Cinderella mini-series. And the result is that McCain is now poking ahead in several national polls. 9/13/08
FINAL 2 - 9/06/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	106,600 votes. Barack Obama and the entire universe was in limbo this week as a pitbull hysteria consumed seemingly every person alive. Who is Sarah Palin? And what does Barack Obama think about Sarah Palin? And John McCain is now either brilliant beyond belief or an idiot beyond belief. The whole horserace has moved to a new flat earth racecourse and shockwaves are still rattling about. And all this while another Katrina type hurricane was threatening New Orleans. Then the ugliest Republican convention in memory happened. Rudy Giuliani was spitting on "community organizers" as if they were vermin. Sarah Palin's speech was actually the highlight because everybody was afraid she would suck so bad. Her speech was not much but the collective sigh of relief from the gathering was enormous. McCain closed with the 5,781st retelling of his P.O.W. story. He looked old. 99% of the excitement is about Sarah Palin. 9/06/08
FINAL 2 - 8/31/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	106,200 votes. Barack Obama and the Democrats pulled off a flawless convention. Hillary Clinton was the most gracious loser in history. When she took the floor and called for the unanimous nomination it was a great moment in American history that left people awestruck and in tears. Even Bill gave an incredible speech and when Barack Obama electrified 85,000 Democrats in the Denver Broncos stadium it was like landing on the moon. The Democratic convention 2008 could not have gone better. It didn't last long though as John McCain announced a shocking choice, Sarah Palin for Vice President, only 14 hours later. Everybody but Rush Limbaugh was saying Sarah WHO? Rush Limbaugh has become the all-seeing, all-knowing new Lord Darth Vader as his influence on Republican thinking is now more pervasive than even Karl Rove. Palin was Limbaugh's choice for weeks. 8/31/08
FINAL 2 - 8/24/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	105,700 votes. Barack Obama has decided on Joe Biden for Vice President. It's the safe and solid choice for the big issues of national security and foreign policy. The big question is can the Democratic party unite without Hillary on the ticket? McCain spent the entire week as the butt of hundreds of jokes ragging on his huge gaffe of not knowing how many homes he has. He's now made so many gaffes that they'll have enough for a full length film soon. One columnist claims it resembles when Alzheimer's claimed her Dad. 8/24/08
FINAL 2 - 8/17/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	105,300 votes. Barack Obama came back from Hawaii to find the neocon choreographed crisis in Georgia. It was a real crisis right? Yeah, that's why George Bush left town on yet another goddam vacation. Conveniently, General Alexander John McHaig showed up to speak for all Americans, yes you, to say that we are all Georgians and such a lotta crap in this phony puppet show war that still has Bush on vacation at the goddam ranch. Then Obama appears at the rich white neighborhood Church of Pastor/Author Rick Warren. Obama gave thoughtful conversation style answers sometimes that went on at length. McCain cheated and never made it to the phony cone of silence. He came out firing bumper sticker slogans to contrast with Obama. He repeated his Solzhenitzen plagarized Cross story, his BS Osama Gates of Hell story and didn't offer any glimse of recent brain activity just the same old stump speech sitting down. He is NOT a big thinker. Rick Warren was more of a old magician's assistant than a journalist style questioner. 8/17/08
FINAL 2 - 8/09/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	105,000 votes. Barack Obama is under attack for being popular. The Rovian tactic of turning a positive into a negative is now in play. Tens of millions of dollars are being poured into McCain's number one ad portraying Obama as the "biggest celebrity in the world". So far, the Obama barn doesn't have a reply to dispute that Obama is popular. He's off next week on a family vacation to Hawaii. In person, John McCain went even further negative this week and will keep the pedal to the metal because the negativity, innuendos, lies, halftruths, race-baiting, warmongering, button-pushing is what Republican presidential politics is all about. They have a huge advantage when they turn the election into a mudfight in a septic tank. They have to completely disgust everybody in order to suppress the voter turnout. McCain has absolutely no problem diving into the septic tank and seems to love it. 8/09/08
FINAL 2 - 8/01/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	104,700 votes. Barack Obama got a bounce in the polls from the coverage of his overseas trip but by the weekend the bounce had disappeared and this horserace is still neck and neck. Obama has averaged a small three length lead for at least six weeks now. Maybe he's saving his energy for three upcoming debates to go with a 100 million dollar ad blitz. John McCain went completely negative this week and immediately wiped out the Obama mini surge in the polls. That probably means McCain will get more and more negative every week. Apparently, it makes no difference how bad McCain looks because the Republicans have decided to make the election not about America or policies but 100% about Barack Obama. 8/01/08
FINAL 2 - 7/25/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	104,300 votes. Barack Obama returned from his overseas trip looking more competent and Presidential than ever. Everything went smooth and the images were incredible. The goodwill displayed for Obama shows just how eager the world is for the Bush years to finally be over. 215,000 showed up in Germany hungry for leadership that brings hope to the world. Barack talked, walked and played the part of a potential United States President with all the dignity and respect a human being can offer. John McCain had a very bad week and spent his time sniping and pouting and acting like Rush Limbaugh. In addition to daily gaffes like referring to the Iraq-Pakistan border that doesn't exist, McCain made enough embarrassingly stupid innuendos this week to last the whole campaign. He is starting to sound so disingenuous it's like Dick Cheney and George Bush combined only less believable. His campaign is in serious danger of becoming a parody that will be wildly mocked by all before he even gets the nomination at the convention. The McCain message does not exist and his campaign stands for absolutely nothing.7/25/08
FINAL 2 - 7/18/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	104,000 votes. Barack Obama is off to Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, Germany, France and England with the top 3 network television anchors along for the trip. The idea is for Barack to look like a President. Iraq's Prime Minister Maliki likes Obama's troop withdrawal plan. John McCain has made the trip many times as a surrogate for George Bush so almost anywhere McCain goes it's old news. His recent trip to Columbia and Mexico were pointless as far as television coverage goes and no anchors went along.7/18/08
FINAL 2 - 7/11/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	103,600 votes. Jesse Jackson was caught muttering about Obama and effectively muzzled himself heretofore. That won't hurt Obama who is busy raising huge amounts of money and inching forward in national polls. With a big world trip coming up Obama is going gameface and in the gym practicing his pull up 16 foot jumper. John McCain's campaign is still in a blender with top economic advisor Phil Gramm calling Americans "whiners". McCain immediately sent him to "Minsk". No loyalty there, just one slip of the tongue and off with your head. Of course, that the legislative architect of the Enron collapse is a top advisor of the Keating 5 co-conspirator is no plus to begin with. 7/11/08
FINAL 2 - 7/04/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	103,200 votes. Barack Obama has opened up a slight lead in national polls and specifically in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Nationwide he has a sizable lead in electoral college votes from states he's currently leading in. John McCain's campaign is struggling and McCain is off to Columbia and Mexico. His campaign chief has been demoted and if there was any advantage to a long Democratic primary race it has now evaporated like rain. Even Lou Dobbs and a group of Republican strategists were openly ridiculing the McCain barn's campaign efforts. McCain says he likes to be the underdog as if that would be a good way to run America. Many handicappers now say that if McCain can't lose this horserace nobody can. 7/04/08
FINAL 2 - 6/27/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	102,900 votes. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton finally appeared together at a unity rally and both played their roles to perfection. Hillary is so dedicated to her causes that she just won't allow herself to be anything but poised and articulate. Barack is showing a talk show host ability to be charming and diplomatic. In 2008 that ability has become expected from a modern candidate and it should be since almost every minute of every candidate's campaign day is being recorded by somebody. John McCain is not a modern candidate and he hasn't even been campaigning on weekends. The only explanation is that he's 71 years old and needs his rest. This week McCain reversed his long standing position and called for a big increase in offshore oil drilling even though that would do nothing to lower current gas prices. California's Republican Governor Arnold Schwartzeneggar, a McCain supporter, immediately reacted by saying he's 100% opposed to the idea. Apparently, McCain thinks he's already lost California and Florida and he's blatantly pandering to voters in swing states that don't have coastlines. 6/27/08
FINAL 2 - 6/20/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	102,500 votes. Barack Obama has been busy appearing with big name Democrats like Al Gore and, of course, some big name former backers of Hillary and receiving their endorsements. A joint appearance with Hillary is scheduled for next week. But the big news is that Obama will forego public financing for the fall campaign which is the first time since Richard Nixon that a presidential candidate has done so. The Obama campaign admits their candidate has reversed a former Obama commitment to public financing but they claim that the internet is today's public financing system and they don't want the federal money which is limited to $84 million. The tactical advantage over McCain, who will take the federal money, would be huge except that Republicans have long been masters at gaming the system with outside money such as the "swiftboat" ads. McCain will receive hundreds of millions of dollars in unofficial campaign support from all the usual Republican sources like big banks, big oil and the rich, rich, rich. John McCain is back to appearing at town halls exclusively but his "green screen" speech lives on. Comedy Central's Steven Colbert has the whole Colbert Nation working on "Make McCain Exciting" by posting the McCain green screen footage for creative video nerds to doctor. The results are better than professionals. The rising wave of ridicule might hurt McCain if it keeps him off his deadly serious message of Fear and Terror and Fear and Terror because that is the only message that could possibly lead to John McCain winning the election. If McCain or new terrifying world events scare more than half of American voters to death he might become the next President of the United States. 6/20/08
FINAL 2 - 6/13/08 BARACK OBAMA JOHN MCCAIN	102,200 votes. Hillary gave the best speech of her life in what will forever be the gold standard of graceful yet powerful concession speeches. Obama challenged her in many ways but none so obvious as in speechmaking. During the long course of the campaign she upped her game so much so that she can now give a truly great speech. Of course, if she had had that ability going into the horserace nobody could have caught her. John McCain tried to hijack a little free media coverage by making a major televised speech the same day as Hillary's concession speech and a live Obama appearance. They put him in front of an Irish green screen without makeup and he looked like a rusty old malfunctioning robot from a sci-fi/Stepford film. Every single television talking head on all sides derided the effort and the next day the McCain campaign announced it's back to strictly town hall type appearances. Barack Obama has finally got the ball all to himself and the first thing he did was demand that the Democratic National Committee return all monies from lobbyists or Political Action Committees. That's a first in presidential campaign history. Then when record floodwaters flooded thousands of homes in Iowa, Obama was on the soggy Iowa ground filling sandbags before McCain even offered condolences from a distant campaign event. Anybody that's paying attention knows that Obama is where he is because he's a fiercely motivated competitor on the level of a Tiger Woods or a Donald Trump. 6/13/08

FINAL 3 - 6/6/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	102,000 votes. John McCain picked up a lot of money this week with the help of closed to press fundraisers featuring George Bush. No photos allowed at these invitation only events which prove McCain is every bit as sneaky and manipulative as George W. Bush. After raking in the millions of dollars from the George Bush church of big donors John McCain immediately was out giving speeches distancing himself from Bush. What a phony spectacle and another typical sleazy Bush-era Republican deception. Barack Obama has finally crossed the Democratic finish line by acquiring the necessary number of delegates but it seems anti-climactic. He won the primary in Montana but Hillary won in South Dakota and last Sunday in Puerto Rico. So Barack is the winner despite a stronger finish by Hillary. Hillary has had a few days to decompress and plans to announce her endorsement of Obama on Saturday. It won't take very long for her to adjust to her new role because she is so committed to her supporters and their causes. She'll get up tomorrow and every morning and try her best to make life better for regular everyday people. That should come as no surprise to anybody because that is exactly what she has been doing every day of her entire political life. 6/6/08
FINAL 3 - 5/30/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	100,700 votes. John McCain is busy with the word repetition game. He used the word naive repeatedly in his talking points. It won't be too long until the entire Republican Party machine will be in lockstep with their prepackaged talking points spouting their spin and lies exactly as they did to sell the Iraq war and every other Republican led disaster during the Bush administration. McCain was one of those spinners then and he'll be the head spinner of halftruths and outright lies this time around. What choice does he have as he is as responsible for the current Iraq disaster as much as he was responsible many years ago for the notorious Keating 5 savings and loan fiasco. How is it that a Senator can survive so many typically career-ending mistakes in his career and still say he has good judgement? You'll probably see many more examples of bad judgement in the coming campaign. Barack Obama has taken to talking sweet about Hillary and attacking John McCain with some zingers he's added to his stump speech. After next Tuesday the race should be over as it is just impossible for Hillary to get the needed delegates. Hillary is working hard to go out with a huge win in Puerto Rico and possibly an upset in South Dakota but the numbers are not going to work for her so this really is her final weekend. 5/30/08
FINAL 3 - 5/23/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	100,700 votes. John McCain disassociated himself from his own pastor problem. He rejected the endorsements of two right wing conservative pastors now that the Republican nomination is locked up. What took him so long to toss 'em overboard? He was busy dumping lobbyist baggage inside his own campaign staff last week. Barack Obama won big in Oregon and got thrashed in Kentucky. He and Hillary have taken turns with the victorys and Obama has only relatively inches to go to the finish line but he isn't there yet. Hillary enjoyed her triumph in Kentucky even as the last grains of sand fall in her hourglass. She has been so strong in her victorys it seems that she'll have to be on the ticket as the Democratic Vice Presidential candidate. 5/23/08
FINAL 3 - 5/16/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	100,700 votes. John McCain spent the week housecleaning his motorhome. His supposed reputation as a reformer was ridiculous with a busload of lobbyists working as McCain campaign fundraisers. Instead of making hay against his Democratic rivals McCain furiously fussed over cosmetic appearances. McCain doesn't have that unique ability of George Bush to smile, tell countless lies and be a ruthless bully for fun. That's how a Bush Republican is supposed to win according to Rove's Book of Bush. Barack Obama is expected to win big in Oregon. They really really love "O" in OR. Obama has been attacking Bush/McCain, McCain/Bush, Bush and McCain but has been quite nice to Hillary. She had her huge victory lap in West Virginia and enjoyed it like a true populist champion. Bright and shiny the very next morning John Edwards endorsed Obama ending the celebration. Hillary is now working her heart out in Kentucky where Churchill Downs may be the site of her most glorious but possibly final trip to the winners circle. 5/16/08
FINAL 3 - 5/09/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	99,700 votes. John McCain said it best when he said he'd rather lose an election than a war. That's as close to an admission that Republicans deserve to lose as you'll get. Unless hell has frozen over the party of George Bush is fated to pay the price for the horrific job performance of George Bush. Yet amazingly, John McCain looks even more incompetent than George Bush, who at least was a good campaigner. Barack Obama had a huge victory in North Carolina and almost caught Hillary at the wire in Indiana. Obama has finally become the clear favorite in this incredibly competitive horserace. But having done that he's expected to lose West Virginia next Tuesday by as much as 40 points to Hillary. And that's why the horserace must continue until every voter in every state has had their say. Hillary has run an incredible campaign and will come out of this race looking every bit a champion for the overlooked hard working people that the Bush administration has punished for fun. She's gained respect even among moderate Republicans and now many of those folks would rather vote for Hillary Clinton than John McCain. 5/09/08
FINAL 3 - 5/02/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	98,700 votes. John McCain was more than lucky that the Republican primary process was rigged against competition. Now he's even luckier that the Democrats keep fighting to the finish. It all continues the illusion that he has a snowball's chance in hell of winning this November. If reality has anything to do with winning, McCain's odds should be 20 to 1. His hapless campaign organization is stuck with a poor candidate in an impossible situation. McCain's plan of continuing some of the nightmarish policies of the most unpopular President in U.S. history is a mindnumbing hallucination. Barack Obama finally cut all ties with the egomaniacal Pastor Wright and his quirky tirades. The hubbub has hurt Obama badly with some folks inclined not to vote for him in the first place. Unfortunately for Obama, those are exactly the people he needs to add to his coalition. Hillary is a proven closer and did so in four out of the last five primaries. She's all in in Indiana and is not conceeding in North Carolina where hubby Bill was sent weeks ago. She's gaining in national and local polls and this horserace will continue to every corner of every state and territory of the United States of America. That's miraculous in itself and miracles are wonderful and marvelous things. 5/02/08
FINAL 3 - 4/25/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	98,200 votes. John McCain is harder to find than "Where in the World is...Matt Lauer" these days. He's got little campaign money to spend, very little to say and less charisma than many statues. What he does have, though, is a very rich wife. She's got so much money that the couple file their income tax returns seperately so not to reveal just which corporations the McCain household makes millions of dollars in profits from. Might be that maybe oil companies and Halliburton are in her vast stock portfolio... Ya think?. Barack Obama got beat in Pennsylvania by 9-10 percentage points and this race continues. Obama's Pastor Wright won't shut his angry mouth and has become a real liability to the Obama campaign which has never wanted to sound angry as it is completely opposite his national reconciliation theme. Obama has to find a way around this unexpected hurdle on his side of the racetrack. Hillary scored a thriller victory in Pennsylvania by solidly locking up the blue collar and senior votes. She's won four out of the last five primaries and has almost equalled Obama in national polls as well. She's got victories and momentum but it will probably still take an Obama breakdown for her to catch up and become the frontrunner again. 4/25/08
FINAL 3 - 4/18/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	97,900 votes. John McCain has disappeared into his memory lane and forgotten hot spots tour across America. Ironically, his disappearance is actually helping him except maybe with fundraising. With Obama and Clinton tearing into each other they hardly have time to talk about McCain and McCain naturally benefits. Barack Obama is outspending Hillary by 3 to 1 in Pennsylvania hoping for the upset knockout victory that would end the Clinton campaign. Sean Hannity has been screaming about Barack's radical pastor and the story is starting to take off to who knows where. Hillary Clinton is nothing if not tenacious. She won't stop, won't quit and is more resilient than an Energizer bunny with a "Can you hear me now" wireless network. 4/18/08
FINAL 3 - 4/11/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	97,400 votes. John McCain is still on a memory lane tour across America and his appearances are so uninteresting that he's becoming a memory himself as coverage is sparse. Rep. John Murtha got more attention than McCain just by looking really old as he proclaimed the Presidency not a job for an old man. Senator McCain would be the oldest man ever elected President if elected and McCain is almost as old as Murtha. Murtha says that's just too darn old. Barack Obama has turned things around and his momentum is gaining again in Pennsylvania as well as in national polls. He's being accused of being an elitist and condescending to plain folks. Maybe he is or maybe he isn't but the last thing this country needs is another regular pandering peabrained kind of guy like George Bush in charge. The least we should expect is that somebody more intelligent than a regular Joe Dufus will be the next President. Hillary Clinton's campaign has turned into an old fashioned KISS rock concert. She's using or has attempted almost every legitimate campaign tactic known to mankind and show business. Her entire campaign journey is like an epic mini-series that will play on PBS some day. If only she could ring those inspiring speeches like Obama. But she's just being outsung like an earnest contestant on an American Idol finale. She's mastered everything up to a point, but sadly, she only has a few days left on the candidate stage. 4/11/08
FINAL 3 - 4/04/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	97,700 votes. John McCain is still on a memory lane tour across America and his appearances are so uninteresting that he's becoming a memory himself as coverage is sparse. Rep. John Murtha got more attention than McCain just by looking really old as he proclaimed the Presidency not a job for an old man. McCain is almost as old as Murtha and Murtha says that's just too darn old. Senator McCain would be the oldest man ever elected president if elected. Barack Obama has turned things around and his momentum is gaining again in Pennsylvania as well as in national polls. He's being accused of being an elitist and condescending to plain folks. Maybe he is or maybe he isn't but the last thing this country needs is another regular pandering peabrained kind of guy like George Bush in charge. The least we should expect is that somebody more intelligent than a regular dufus will be the next President. Hillary Clinton's campaign has turned into an old fashioned KISS rock concert. She's using or has attempted almost every legitimate campaign tactic known to mankind and show business. Her entire campaign journey is like an epic mini-series that will play on PBS some day. If only she could ring those inspiring speeches like Obama. But she's just being outsung like a contestant on American Idol. She's mastered everything up to a point, but sadly, she only has a few days left on the candidate's stage. 4/04/08
FINAL 3 - 4/04/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	97,700 votes. In the least interesting week of the campaign John McCain is morphing into an imitation George W. Bush as if that was the only way a President could act. McCain suffers from a severe lack of imagination and creativity. His appearance under the balcony where Martin Luther King was killed was as awkward as awkward can get. McCain's strange strategy is for an American illusion that pleases Barbara Bush and John McCain's 95 year old mother. He seems more and more like a deluded dinosaur every day. Barack Obama is a bad bowler but is starting to connect with white working class folks in Pennsylvania. That shouldn't be too surprising because when people finally listen to him speak they are almost always impressed. The gap in Pennsylvania is definitely starting to close. If Obama wins Pennsylvania it will be all be over. Hillary Clinton is working as hard as a candidate could possibly work. She's run a relatively brilliant campaign but she is up against a phenomenon. Chris Dodd called Obama a "once in a lifetime candidate". Actually both Obama and Hillary are once in a lifetime candidates especially compared to McCain who is about as fresh as a month old slice of toast. 4/04/08
FINAL 3 - 3/28/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	96,700 votes. John McCain is on a memory lane tour across America to places he grew up and went to school. It's a strange strategy to reintroduce America to a seventy something politician who has been around longer than anybody. It's not very exciting and he is getting the appropriate minimal media coverage. Barack Obama is losing his battle for white working class folks in Pennsyvania but he maintains his delegate lead and probably can't be caught even if he doesn't reach the magic number of pledged delegates. Hillary Clinton has skillfully flipped calls for her to quit the race to her advantage. She's gaining sympathy and poll numbers in most of the states that haven't held primaries yet and the race is very much still on. Contrary to superficial assumptions that Clinton and Obama are beating up on each other this continuing horserace is a real bonus for Democrats. Both Hillary and Obama are drawing huge crowds and the candidates are spending 98% of their time attacking John McCain and George Bush to the delight of thousands of passionate supporters. You'd have to be addicted to Bush administration spinmaster blather to believe that somehow this democratic process and "debate" will help Republicans or McCain in the fall. 3/28/08
FINAL 3 - 3/21/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	96,000 votes. John McCain managed to get back in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. He made a series of either gaffes or intentional lies at an appearance in Iraq. He looked anything but presidential unless your image of presidential is George Bush having senior moments and telling bald face lies to the world. The straight talk express is starting to look like America's express ticket deeper down the George Bush railroad that leads straight to Hell. Barack Obama was reeling from an all out racial assault lead by none other than a piece of human feces named Sean Hannity. It's only a matter of time until Hannity starts screaming the N word. Yes he may be that bad of a human being but FOX cable loves his ratings and they've never been known as the encyclopedia of integrity. Obama gave a speech on race relations that was intelligent and inspiring. It went right over the heads of the nonthinking hate-loving folks who weren't listening anyway. Hillary Clinton was the beneficiary of the Republican attacks on Obama and has actually moved back in front of Obama in national polls. She's favored in Pennsylvania and increasing her lead there. Unfortunately for her, Florida and Michigan politicians have proved too incompetent to put together a do-over election in order to seat their delegates at the national convention. It would certainly be ironic if the super delegates that everybody worried about stealing the nomination from Obama ended up stealing the nomination from Hillary. 3/21/08
FINAL 3 - 3/14/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	95,200 votes. John McCain is now out of the spotlight despite constant campaign declarations that he intends to stay in the spotlight. So he's going on an overseas trip in order to look presidential on television back home. He made his comeback in New Hampshire not with tv ads but by having the most face to face town hall meetings. However, the straight talk express has zigzagged through as many wrong turns as right turns and whatever happens it will be unpredictable. Barack Obama regained his footing with victories in Wyoming caucuses and a Mississsippi primary landslide. Now his retired pastor is in the news for making slightly racist remarks. Obama continues to go out of his way to try and calm things down instead of fan any potential flames and ugly up this race. Despite the twisted faces of eternally grouchy commentators this race is really not that bitter and ugly. On CNN Lou Dobbs and Jack Cafferty are bitter and ugly enough for everybody but gratefully meglomania news personalities now come off as imitation FOX one trick pony shows. In other words, political pornography. Hillary Clinton soldiers on because she knows this race is definitely not over. She's favored in Pennsylvania and those Florida and Michigan delegates will certainly come back into play somehow. She is greeted by love everywhere she goes and the television talking heads are not. Most Americans really want to get past the godawful negativity that has blossomed under the Bush rule and also the FOX news style pollution that now passes as commentary. PBS News Hour gets it and continues trying to be uplifting and for the good of America. Unfortunately, highly rated political pornographers like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh constantly and hypocritically profess their love of America while they fill American resovoirs of discussion with toxic halftruths, outright lies and self serving misinformation. They are malignant cancers contributing to a deteriorating quality of life. 3/14/08
FINAL 3 - 3/07/08 JOHN MCCAIN BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON	94,100 votes. John McCain clinched the Republican nomination with his Texas victory and has moved into the lead with a long winded endorsement from defeated Mike Huckabee and an official blessing from His Royal Highness and hands down worst President in American history, George W. Bush. Barack Obama revisited his roots and was singing the blues after Hillary went negative and won in Ohio, Rhode Island and Texas. Obama now needs to show some spine and fight. Why not start with a son of a bitch named Sean Hannity who is attacking Obama's wife in a very ugly manner. Obama doesn't have to attack only Hillary to show he can fight but he damn well better start fighting somebody. Hillary Clinton knows how to fight and she's fighting like a Clinton. She is not going to go down unless she has been knocked out cold. She just demonstrated why an inspiring speech is uplifting but only temporary like a beautiful melody or awesome sunset. Change will require action like ruthlessly firing hundreds of Bush era incompetent political appointments that have failed in every way imaginable. Change will require doing battle with John McCain who unfortunately for the former maverick now represents the status quo and the status quo will do absolutely anything to stay in power. McCain's backup will inevitably include the puss bag hate radio pornographers and all of their hatred and all of their parrot-vulture fans who will be blindly defending the Republican reign over the ruination of America. This fall if the Democratic candidate is going to become President he or she is going to need to get his or her hands bloodier than a Jimmy Dean sausage maker. Harness the anger because America is goddam freaking furious. 3/07/08
FINAL 4 - 2/29/08 BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON JOHN McCAIN MIKE HUCKABEE	94,300 votes. The more exposure Barack Obama gets the better he does. He now leads in the polls in Texas with only three days left before the voting. His performance in the recent debates was intelligent, presidential and confident according to most analysts. Hillary Clinton also did very well in the debates but it's obvious that Obama is a unique phenomenon. Yes, it is the big rallies and the big speeches that really are working the magic on the people and Hillary can't compete. It seems even less likely that John McCain will be able to either. The only people John McCain really fires up are right wing talk radio semi-comedic lardass buffoons. Apparently, those folks love to hate any Republican who doesn't buy into the right-wing gossip scripted specifically for hate radio parrots to repeat to other gullible ignoramuses. Unfortunately, spreading rumors for profit is profitable. However, if rumors were tumors the hate jockeys would be oozing blobs of puss and reclassified bio-hazards instead of entertainment. If John McCain really wants to unify America to fight wars or anything else he should continue to distant himself from Hate Radio. Mike Huckabee is still out there wandering in the desert of indifference. McCain doesn't even mention him anymore. It should all be over for the former Arkansas Governor on March 4th. 2/29/08
FINAL 4 - 2/22/08 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN McCAIN MIKE HUCKABEE	93,800 votes. The trend continues as Barack Obama has won 10 states in a row by no less than an 18% margin of victory. This week he easily won the Wisconsin primary and on March 4th he can become uncatchable if he wins in either Texas or Ohio. Hillary Clinton will now be tested like never before. In hindsight her campaign neglected the caucus states and it's hurt them badly. Now after a shake up and new Clinton campaign manager it may be too little too late against an opponent as skilled as Obama. However, if Hillary can come back now it would be one of the greatest political comebacks of all time. She has to win Texas, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Senator John McCain also won in Wisconsin and is near the finish line in delegate totals but won't get there until March 4th. Huckabee is still in the horserace and still says he's hoping for a miracle and he almost got it this week with a New York Times story that alleged John McCain had an inappropriate relationship with a hottie blonde lobbyist a few years ago. The McCain barn was ready with full damage control and this story probably won't stick. 2/22/08
FINAL 4 - 2/15/08 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN McCAIN MIKE HUCKABEE	90,800 votes. Hillary Clinton is now the slight underdog. Not because of any particular campaign missteps but simply because her opponent is Barack Obama. Barack Obama has won in 20 states and displays masterful political skills. Add to that nobody wants to attack him. They just don't want to do it because who wants to be the anti-hope candidate. Leave that for the Republicans. Seventy percent of Democrats still say they would be happy with either candidate but the momentum will continue in Obama's favor unless somebody drags him down into the mud somehow. His favorable approval ratings are still at stratospheric levels as shown in this week's sweep of the Potomac primaries prove. Senator John McCain also swept the Potomac primaries and has just about crossed the finish line in delegate totals but not yet. Even loser and quitter, Mitt Romney put on a new masquerade costume and became John McCain's best new buddy. Together they espoused the virtues of a 100 year occupation of Iraq and a laundry list of ideas popular in general to conservatives only. Maverick McCain will now have to continue the pandering to the right wing paty base and soon be as unpopular as he was just a few months ago when he was considered finished. Huckabee is still in the horserace and still says he's hoping for a miracle. The truth may be he's already running for the Republican nomination in 2012 assuming John McCain suffers a Bob Dole type landslide defeat this fall. Ron Paul has had to suspend his presidential campaign after zero wins because he may be upset in the Republican primary for his little Texas district congressional seat. Losing at home would be embarrasing even after losing 29 consectutive out of state races. 2/15/08
FINAL 5 - 2/8/08 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN McCAIN MIKE HUCKABEE RON PAUL	88,800 votes. Hillary Clinton won just a few more delegates than Barack Obama on Super Duper Derby day and this horserace is far from decided. It's neck and neck and the turnout is huge. Barack Obama won in 13 states and is running a masterful campaign. Seventy percent of Democrats say they would be happy with either candidate, Clinton or Obama. Senator John McCain won several big victories on Super Tuesday and with the Republican winner take all system he is virtually assured of the nomination. Mitt Romney got thumped in all the big states and finally quit the race two days later. He went out pretending he was some kind of conservative icon but all Mitt has ever done in his campaign was a lot of pretending. He was a false betting favorite from start to finish. Mike Huckabee was the upset winner in the Bible Belt states including Georgia and may win in Texas this month. Huckabee is still in the race and says he's hoping for a miracle. However, there are so many Republicans unhappy with McCain that it may not take an actual miracle. There's a conservative mutiny brewing aboard Captain McCain's vessel and sometimes ships just sink. Ron Paul, the 72 year old non-winner is still a non-winner and is irrelevant and it does not matter what he says because Republicans have tuned him out. His excuses for defeat, right or wrong, do not matter any more. He has made no political allies in the campaign and will soon be back to being the loner Representative from a little patch of Texas that the Republican establishment completely ignores. 2/8/08
FINAL 6 - 2/1/08 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN McCAIN MITT ROMNEY MIKE HUCKABEE RON PAUL	85,200 votes. Hillary Clinton goes into Super Duper Derby day with many things in her favor including a symbolic victory for zero delegates in Florida. She held her own very well in this week's polite and cordial debate with Barack Obama. Obama also did very well in the debate and it's clear that the best two Democratic candidates survived the longest. Despite saying he wouldn't hundreds of times, John Edwards finally quit after getting thumped again in Florida. The new Republican frontrunner, Senator John McCain, won a big victory in Florida but followed that with an uninspiring performance in this week's Republican debate. Mitt Romney had a bad week but somehow made it look good. Despite the Florida defeat, Mitt acted like the frontrunner at the debate. Not sure if he's showing confidence or a useful self-delusion. Mike Huckabee gave a good showing at the debate but he is still being outspent by 10 to 1 and that spells defeat without some kind of miracle. Ron Paul, the 72 year old non-winner is still a non-winner and if the United States had 150 states he might still be looking for his first victory. His limited by moderator lackluster performance at the debate is unlikely to change anybody's mind and most people just wonder why he's there in the first place. Rudy Giuliani's meglomania campaign has finally ended. Rudy Giuliani spent $48 million convincing people that he is absolutely the wrong person for the job of President. He did an excellent job proving his unworthiness. 2/1/08
FINAL 8 - 1/25/08 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN EDWARDS JOHN McCAIN MITT ROMNEY MIKE HUCKABEE RON PAUL RUDY GIULIANI	85,200 votes. Hillary Clinton has lost South Carolina but the Super Duper Derby on February 5th is when a total of 22 contests including the biggest of the big races run. Barack Obama, with his landslide South Carolina victory has picked up some big momentum running into the Super Duper Derby. Whatta horserace! John Edwards actually won the most recent debate and had a big surge in contributions but still finished a distant 3rd in his home state. He hasn't quit running, however, and is hoping against all odds for a miracle in the Super Duper Derby. Senator John McCain just pulled off something akin to that by winning in South Carolina and recapturing the Republican frontrunner status. Mitt Romney came out of Michigan with more than a victory. He's speaking a clear message now as he claims to be the economy fixer candidate saying he's got business and jobs in his blood. Mike Huckabee is sticking with his message that he's the real conservative but he does most of his campaigning in churches to prove it. His flock just isn't growing fast enough and he still has very little money. Ron Paul, the 72 year old maiden non-winner is still in the race even if he must feel invisible. Hey! he's got money to burn yet so have a ball, Paul! Go baby Go! Rudy Giuliani's campaign and barn management have finally met as crisis that can't be fixed. That crisis is of course that their candidate is Rudy Giuliani. Whatcha gonna do? 1/25/08
TOP 10 - 1/18/08 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN EDWARDS MIKE HUCKABEE MITT ROMNEY JOHN McCAIN RON PAUL RUDY GIULIANI FRED THOMPSON DENNIS KUCINICH	84,200 votes. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are engaged in a classic strech drive. They're battling head to head and neck and neck and it may come down to a head bob in a photo finish. Whatta horserace! Go Baby Go! John Edwards is drifting back from the frontrunners who running are at an absolute sprint. The former Senator should be patient and wait for the right second to make his final big run before Super Derby day Feb. 5. The pressure is awfully intense on the lead and one of those frontrunners may stumble under the strain. And here is...Huckabee. Mike Huckabee has found a new supply of evangelical Christians in South Carolina and is back to his unique compbination of old time religion and political horsecrap. Mitt Romney was the big winner this week with a much needed vicory in Michigan. McCain is refighting the war on Saturday trying to capture South Carolina where George Bush ruined his life eight years ago. Rudy Giuliani is supposed to be running for President but he may actually be moving to Florida soon after his Florida or bust strategy goes south first. Ron Paul actually has life and is still running and not crawling. He has plenty of money now but the main thing he has going for him is the rubber legged competition on the track. It isn't the best Republican derby line up ever. Fred Thompson will be back to acting soon. He apparently felt duty bound to his friends and supporters to at least go through the motions in South Carolina. Dennis Kucinich is back out of view and just under the horizon by a time zone or two. 1/18/08

TOP 10 - 1/04/08 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MIKE HUCKABEE MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN RON PAUL FRED THOMPSON BILL RICHARDSON	82,500 votes. Yikes! What a difference a day makes. Iowa is done and so are some of the entries. Joe Biden and Chris Dodd have quit the race. Hillary Clinton was overwhelmed by an overwhelming turnout among young people. Barack Obama was the beneficiary winning more than 55% of the 17-24 year old caucaus votes on his way to a convincing first place finish. The turnout was double of 2004 and the increase was almost all new Democrats and Independents who were screaming for change. And here is...Huckabee. Mike Huckabee has completely won over the evangelical Christians. It won't be long before they proclaim Huckabee God's selection in the race. Mitt Romney was helpless as their religous fervor had the Huckabytes out in force at the caucuses. There's not supposed to be so many of them in New Hampshire, however. News Flash! John Edwards beat Hillary Clinton in Iowa. Wow! He is definitely still in this horserace. McCain closed a little to save face in Iowa but his race is all about New Hampshire where he will fight and make his stand. Rudy Giuliani figures getting humiliated in Iowa will fade from memory on Super Duper Tuesday. Ron Paul got 10% in Iowa where a caucus voter can switch parties on the spot but he has further exposed the power of the internet and the fact he beat Rudy is comical for Rudy's suppossed frontrunner status. Fred Thompson did pretty well, about even with McCain for 3rd and now he's pumped up for South Carolina. He cleverly did the "better than expected" trick by dropping hints of quitting just the day before the caucus. Bill Richardson only came in a weak 4th in Iowa but with Biden and Dodd dropping out he should show improvement in New Hampshire. 1/04/08
TOP 10 - 12/26/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MIKE HUCKABEE MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN RON PAUL FRED THOMPSON BILL RICHARDSON	81,500 votes. Hillary Clinton's big lead was gone but now according to new polls it's come right back. Maybe these polls aren't that accurate but if they are they suggest Barack Obama but may have big trouble with the footing when it gets bumpy. He was only mildly attacked and he immediately lost support. And here is...Huckabee. A Mike Huckabee Christmas tv ad got everybody all excited with it's semi-subliminal floating cross. Rove Rule #1... play to your base. Mitt Romney was the last candidate to cease ruthless mudflinging before the holiday. Mitt's running out of time to pop the Huckabee hot air balloon and regain the lead in Iowa. And what could be even worse for a rubber-legged Mitt is the fact that McCain is closing fast in New Hampshire. John Edwards is still galloping strong in Iowa where labor unions are spending over $1 million on independent ad buys in support of his campaign. You don't need a toteboard to know that Edwards has made by far the most promises and pledges to support labor union causes. Fortunately for Senator John McCain the people of New Hampshire were reading their newspapers this week. After the big endorsements, new New Hampshire polls show him just a neck behind the frontrunning rabbit Romney. Rudy Giuliani has reached a new low in bad taste with a triple combo Christ-911-Santa "funny" tv ad. Maybe he can host a game show when this horserace is over. Ron Paul had a $6 million fundraising day but his campaign was still too greedy to return a donation from a white power group. A smartass campaign spokesman said the campaign would keep the money and the white power people would have that much less money to do whatever it is they do. Ho Ho Ho fundog. Does the same rule apply to drug dealers or how about terrorists or foreign governments? The Ron Paul barn is an animal house movie that will probably end with a bunch of college drop outs skipping town to party on and avoid jail. Fred Thompson finally announced he's planning his first bus ride though Iowa. Don't bother Fred. No need to sleepwalk through the motions in real life. You can get elected in a NBC television episode with even less effort. Bill Richardson tried to avoid looking like the head waiter by mentioning a possible Iraq flip flop by Hillary but he'll be forgiven. 12/26/07
TOP 10 - 12/19/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MIKE HUCKABEE MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN RON PAUL FRED THOMPSON BILL RICHARDSON	79,500 votes. Hillary Clinton's supporters who haven't been challenged are starting to wake up. They won't be the loudest or angriest but they will show up and vote. The momentum has been with Barack Obama but a lot of the noise is coming from young people who tradionally have something else to do on election day. And here is...Huckabee. The swell of support for Mike Huckabee is coming almost 100% from the evangelicals. That's the block of voters who were going to be disinterested this time because of Bush. Forget that theory, they've found their Darwin disbelieving servant of the Lord. Mitt Romney is getting very pissy and throwing low blow after low blow at Huckabee. It's about time he stopped giving a free ride to a politician who might as well be campaigning as Jesus H. Huckabee. Embattled John Edwards will soon be able to relax and enjoy life again. He really needs a break from his struggles. That's exactly what the hard working lawyer in him wants the jury to think just before a surprise verdict in his favor. John McCain has practically swept the table for important newspaper endorsements in Iowa and New Hampshire. Unfortunately for John newspaper readership is obviously down. Rudy Giuliani has finally run out of good will and his national poll numbers have been cut in half. He's been thouroughly uninspiring as a candidate in person and he'll need new legs just to finish this race. Ron Paul is a novelty candidate and nothing more than a temporary internet sensation. B.F.D. He takes money from Nevada whorehouse owners and white power groups and all his lemmings talk about is that he's doing well because he's raising so much money. His campaign is a sham and a manipulation from some non-voting internet geek who has hoodwinked a bunch of online idiots with a boatload of propaganda that is nonsense and crap. If Hillary, Obama, Huckabee or McCain took money from whorehouses and white power groups they would die of shame and embarrasment. As a serious candidate Ron Paul is clueless. Fred Thompson is a walking sleeping pill. It's not often that so many waited so long for so little. Fred's big screen debut is a bigger bomb than David Caruso's was. Bill Richardson is definitely not clueless as he knows a future belongs to those who can get along with the winner. 12/19/07
TOP 10 - 12/12/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MIKE HUCKABEE MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN RON PAUL FRED THOMPSON BILL RICHARDSON	75,500 votes. Hillary Clinton's lead is gone. Barack Obama launched the O-Bomb known as Oprah and the momentum has shifted everywhere. With 3 weeks until the Iowa caucuses the race is about to turn for the home stretch with at least 3 and maybe 4 strong Democratic runners with a great shot at victory. And here is...Huckabee. Mike Huckabee has taken the lead in Iowa on the Republican side. Now here come the attacks on Huckabee. Mitt Romney is leading the way and making a lot of noise. John Edwards has gone to full contact lawyering and he's incredible at it. If the voters act like jurors he may well win another landmark case. Rudolph Houdini Giuliani has avoided yet another potentially disasterous scandal and come out smiling though not smelling anything like a rose. John McCain isn't doing well in Iowa so his future depends on a miracle repeat of 2000 in New Hampshire. Ron Paul is hoping to take that miracle victory for himself but he's still near the back of the pack in every scientific poll. Fred Thompson, Inc. has blown off New Hampshire and won't be back. Great job, Fred, Inc.. Bill Richardson is running steady and at least he's not losing ground. 12/12/07
TOP 10 - 12/05/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI MIKE HUCKABEE JOHN EDWARDS JOHN McCAIN RON PAUL FRED THOMPSON BILL RICHARDSON	73,400 votes. Hillary Clinton's vast lead is shrinking everywhere because all of the other runners have finally ganged up to attack her. Barack Obama has made up a huge amount of ground but others are helping slow Hillary for him. Just as soon as Mitt Romney got a clear lead in the early Republican primary states his lead started to evaporate again. He was attacked from all sides in the YouTube debate. Rudy Giuliani was running rubber legged at the YouTube debate as he and Mitt both spent almost all of their time trying to explain flip-flops on issues over the years. John Edwards is fighting and fighting and fighting and you can see why he made so much money as a trial lawyer. And here comes...Huckabee. Mike Huckabee has surged so fast the other runners are surprised and unprepared. If they don't try to slow his pace he'll run right on by all of the Republican runners. The other barns should have just read this column as we've been screaming "Here comes Huckabee" since he was at 50 to 1 odds. John McCain was dignified and presidential at the YouTube debate and left the goofy act to others. He picked up the endorsement of New Hampshire's biggest newspaper and he knows the time to move is now. Ron Paul was on a nice roll and then got sucker punched by a softball question he should have hit out of the park. He started talking about some cockamamie conspiracy to take private land for the construction of a NAFTA international superhighway The air couldn't have been sucked out of the room faster if Chuck Norris sat on a whoppee cushion. Fred Thompson, Inc. blew it again. The one thing he had going for him was his semi-convincing good ole boy character and then he managed to infuriate his own Confedrate flag waving cavalry. Bill Richardson is not going to anger anybody and he also isn't gaining ground anymore. Hillary feeling unthreatened called him a great Vice Presidential candidate. 12/05/07

TOP 10 - 11/28/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS MIKE HUCKABEE JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON RON PAUL BILL RICHARDSON	71,400 votes. Hillary Clinton was rested and strong in the latest debate and made a complete rebound. Barack Obama hasn't got the mean streak in him to go after Hillary with a big run in a vicious style. You could call that classy or not but it certainly helps Hillary. Mitt Romney has found his stride and when you combine that with incessant television commercials in targeted markets it's possible that Mitt is about to take off in the national polls too. He's now solidly on top of the Iowa and New Hampshire polls. Rudy Giuliani has more old baggage than Greyhound Bus and another bus load came in this week with allegations that NYC taxpayer's were paying NYC security details for both Rudy's wife and Rudy's mistress at the same time when Rudy was mayor. John Edwards is a trooper finishing out the campaign but he just looks burnt out and dispirited to some handicappers. And here comes...Huckabee. Mike Huckabee is the only Republican who relies on his wit and humor to his advantage. His polite sense of humor is appealing and refreshing. John McCain may be the most presidential of the Republican bunch and he may certainly be the most qualified but he is just so grim and tense. He makes you feel like the end is near. That must be frightening somebody besides terrorists. Fred Thompson, Inc. is on the attack. He seems to enjoy this part of the contest. That's good for Fred who has been accused of sleepwalking. He needs to spew some fire now. Ron Paul barn is getting more attention than he ever dreamed he'd get. However, so far he's been getting a mostly free pass from the other Republican runners. You can expect the dirty tricks department of the Republican establishment to drop a load on Ron Paul soon. He's getting too popular for their pinstripes. Bill Richardson is working hard for a miracle in Iowa. He needs a top three finish to survive. 11/28/07
TOP 10 - 11/21/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON MIKE HUCKABEE RON PAUL BILL RICHARDSON	69,400 votes. Hillary Clinton's been in the spotlight for so long that the betting public knows her better than they know their own siblings. She's still way out in front and her supporters are not disloyal fickle folks who are likely to switch to another entry. Barack Obama has stepped up the sniping at Hillary but that's a losing tactic and he should rear up high and gallop proud with the inspirational stuff. Mitt Romney is doing a pretty good job convincing people that he's a nice all American type of guy and he keeps popping his head up on top of the Iowa and New Hampshire polls. Rudy Giuliani has more old baggage than Greyhound Bus and if he wins we're in for a long four years of muckracking frenzy. John Edwards is in a fingerwaving smart ass mood lately and it's not working. He's looking more like a loser than ever before. And here comes...Huckabee. Mike Huckabee is doing the best Ronald Reagan impersonation by far. Anybody that ever saw the Gipper in action knew that above all else he was pleasant to be around. John McCain has replayed his war record more times than Bing Crosby's "White Christmas". What he needs to do is keep reminding crusty conservatives and military veterans that Mitt was a (MMF) Mormon Missionary in France during the Viet Nam war for chrissakes!. Fred Thompson, Inc. is in a nosedive because he's a bonehead whose big plan for the American people is to give corporations a gigantic tax break. Fred Thompson, Inc. should have auditioned for the televison U.S. President acting role instead of the real thing. The Ron Paul barn is currently in a delusional dreamlike high. It may eventually occur to somebody that more than half of Ron Paul's supporters are not Republicans and will not be able to vote for Ron Paul even if they do show up at the polls. That's no small problem and it is uniquely Ron Paul's burden. Bill Richardson isn't likely to go negative because he intends to be a player for years to come and not a bitter loser. His classy behavior now will land him a big spot on any Democratic administration's team in the future. 11/21/07
TOP 10 - 11/14/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI MITT ROMNEY FRED THOMPSON JOHN McCAIN MIKE HUCKABEE RON PAUL BILL RICHARDSON	66,200 votes. Hillary finally got New York Governor Spitzer to drop the doomed driver's license plan so she should rebound soon. Barack Obama has been making dazzling speeches lately. It's still a horserace, however, and not a speech class contest. John Edwards should have visited the University pot farm because lately he's been so cranky that Chris Dodd said Edwards is a changed man that he no longer recognizes. Rudy Giuliani has a new problem every day and he better grow teflon skin soon. This week he's denying the allegation that Kerik's famous O.J. book publishing mistress was told to lie to protect the Giuliani candicacy. It's a never ending soap opera that might send this barn on a trip to the glue factory sooner or later. Mitt Romney is running a television campaign with non-stop television commercials and compared to Rudy's cover-ups and fear mongering the commercials don't seem so annoying. Fred Thompson is in over his head. He proves he's a good allowance runner but not a graded stakes runner every day. John McCain had to ditch his immigration plan and general support of pariahBush to survive this long but it's hard to see what will reignite his fans enthusiasm to the levels he once enjoyed. McCain is dutifully galloping on and hoping the frontrunners make a few wrong turns like he's done. And here comes...Huckabee. Mike Huckabee is making a big run for the religious right just as the religious right has decided political involvement is something they should back away from. This time the right is right. The Ron Paul barn is so proud of the fact that they raised big bucks by campaigning as the poor boys fighting on like David versus Golith. Okay now y'all are millionaires. That giant hissing sound you hear may be hot air leaking out an overinflated balloon. Bill Richardson is making the case that his strengths are his managerial skills. He wants to bring people together and be a Joe Torre type manager of a total team effort. 11/14/07
TOP 10 - 11/07/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN EDWARDS MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI FRED THOMPSON JOHN McCAIN MIKE HUCKABEE BILL RICHARDSON RON PAUL	63,900 votes. Hillary hit a speed bump with the hysteria over driver's licenses for illegal immigrant car jockeys. It's the new third rail on an electrified racetrack and can't even be talked about in this brave new world. Barack Obama knows the game is fake, says the game is fake and still he's a fake haymakin' machine like every other runner. Farmer John Edwards has visited every type of Iowa farm from alfalfa to wheat with the exception of the University pot farm. Rudy Giuliani enjoyed a frightening and busy post Halloween week. A new muy macho Rudy tough talked about good torture and terrorists with schoolkids while Pat Robertson offered a creepy endorsement and ghoulish Bernie Kerick was being indicted. Mitt Romney now has clear leads in Iowa and New Hampshire due to 12,000+ television commercials. Mitt's got money to burn and he's running new ads in South Carolina where he's been gaining support at the betting windows. Fred Thompson switched to salad, possibly on the advice of Dennis Kucinich, and is losing weight almost as fast as conservative flag wavers. Apparently, Fred isn't conservative enough for Kansas religious fanatics who picket military funerals and think America has already gone to hell. John McCain welcomed the endorsement of also ran Sam Brownback this week. McCain still has considerable support at the betting windows. And here comes...Huckabee. Mike Huckabee is steadily gaining with the common folks even as the elite Republican pinheads seem uncomfortable with his charisma. Bill Richardson has been to almost every town in Iowa making his case that he's got the skills and energy and don't count him out. Ron Paul made headlines with a $4 million dollar day of online fundraising. We hope he spends it wisely because every non-voting pot smoker we know should consider actually voting for any candidate who says marijuana should be legal. Legal pot and no federal income taxes. Those are promises equivalent to 73 virgins for Jihad duty but you gotta love Ron Paul for imagination. 11/07/07
TOP 10 - 10/31/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN EDWARDS MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI FRED THOMPSON JOHN McCAIN MIKE HUCKABEE BILL RICHARDSON RON PAUL	63,900 votes. Hillary yes or Hillary no.. even at the Democratic debate this week the question was only that. Polling 48% nationally, Hillary has sprouted wings and is routing the field among Democrats in national polls. This week she also picked up the backing of the 1.4 million members of AFSCME. Barack Obama has to attack Hillary but he's been very polite about it. He might as well ride sidesaddle. John Edwards is being a little more pointed in his fingerwaving attacks but he's not even in the angry outburst category yet. Nobody wants to go after Hillary on the Democratic side. Rudy Giuliani is more than happy to fling anti-Hillary Halloween horror rhetoric if he can find a way to include 9/11 in the story line. Mitt Romney has stepped up his nonstop wave of Iowa and New Hampshire television commercials especially since Rudy has dismissed Iowa as unimportant to Rudy's strategy. Fred Thompson's is out there running hard between naps. John McCain has been in the 60's all week fighting against hippies. And here comes...Huckabee. Mike Huckabee calls himself the conservative who isn't mad at anybody. That's a good line. Bill Richardson is hoping the Democratic stragglers and longshot players at the very back of the field realize Bill's about as long as a longshot can be to have any chance. He'd like them to switch their longshot bets to his campaign since much of his message is also immediate withdrawal from Iraq. Ron Paul appeared on the Tonight Show where Jay Leno condescendingly treated him like a lovable old goofball tv sitcom character. This was some kind of wacky insider practical joke because Paul was immediately followed by the 80's band Sex Pistols who banged out an absolutely GAWDAWFUL performance of utter noise. Congratulations. Ron Paul has become the Dennis Kucinich of the Republican party. And yes he saw it... Kucinich actually spent his debate time and the rest of the week verifing that he saw a UFO at Shirley McClaine's house. 10/31/07
TOP 10 - 10/24/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN EDWARDS MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI FRED THOMPSON JOHN McCAIN MIKE HUCKABEE BILL RICHARDSON RON PAUL	63,000 votes. Hillary Clinton now has a 30 percentage point lead among Democrats in national polls. Her national campaign is being run so well she's practically floating along on her steadily expanding lead. Barack Obama has to ignore that and is still running in fine form and raising lots of money. Obama still believes and hopes he can win. John Edwards is doing a lot of finger pointing but it isn't helping. What continues to keep Edwards in the race is his hard work on the ground where nobody outworks John Edwards. Rudy Giuliani is the Republican frontrunner and now has to defend himself against a barrage of attacks from his Republican competitors. He's got a great big bulls eye painted on his great big horse's ass. Mitt Romney is staying fairly close due to his nonstop wave of Iowa and New Hampshire television commercials. Fred Thompson's acting skills aren't that hot after all. On the campaign trail he has the exact same aloof stick in the mud personality he has on "Law and Order". Doesn't look like this semi-right stiff has the right stuff. John McCain does best when he maintains his dignity. If he can resist making goofy puns he'd probably seem less goofy. War hero sells a lot better than weird fart. And here comes...Huckabee. Ordained Minister Mike Huckabee is gaining fast as he was frequently cheered by conservative Republicans in the audience at the last debate. His odds should be coming down as the conservative right wing has to settle on a racehorse very soon. Bill Richardson is staying with the pace behind Hillary and will likely be part of any Democratic administration because he just doesn't make enemies. Okay, Ron Paul is the maverick outsider and probably the most honest runner in the race. However, it's a very bad omen to be getting booed by Republicans at a Republican debate while running for the Republican nomination. He's toast. 10/24/07
TOP 10 - 10/17/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN EDWARDS MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI BILL RICHARDSON FRED THOMPSON JOHN McCAIN RON PAUL MIKE HUCKABEE	60,800 votes. Hillary Clinton is sprinting out in front and the lead gets bigger with each graceful stride. It's all coming together for Hillary right now. Barack Obama is running in fine form and gaining on every entry but the leader. John Edwards is working like a steam engine but he's running in tough company. Rudy Giuliani has been gaining in national polls but still not on the ground in early primary states. Some handicappers see a false favorite and a big balloon ready to burst. Big spending Mitt Romney, and his 10,000 television ads rattling around in people's heads, aims to burst that balloon and not let Rudy reinflate in the big states primaries. Bill Richardson is running from TV station to TV station and getting a lot of exposure. He's still got a shot at this race should Hillary falter. Fred Thompson just got started and is already fading. John McCain has regrouped and is actually building momentum. This Old Navy warhorse has just begun to fight. Ron Paul doesn't walk, talk or act like a Republican. Maybe that's why old time Republicans at the racetrack don't trust him. Without Paul's Cyber Democrats and NVB's (never voted before) he's got relatively wobbly legs on the GOP racetrack. And here comes...Huckabee. Lucky Mike Huckabee stays in the top ten and Huck appears to have ridden right-riding Sam Brownback right off the racecourse. He's likely to pick up many of Sam's fans' wagers. 10/17/07
TOP 10 - 10/10/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN EDWARDS MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI BILL RICHARDSON FRED THOMPSON JOHN McCAIN RON PAUL MIKE HUCKABEE	57,100 votes. Hillary Clinton its getting stronger every day and a lot of it is because the other Democratic runners are hugging the inside rail on the left side of the racing surface. They're making Hillary appear to be a moderate in the middle of the track. Barack Obama is also a billion dollar racehorse and if Hillary stumbles he'll sprout wings and fly right on by to take the lead. John Edwards is riding one-handed and fingerpointing ahead as if the two frontrunners are sure to collide which would allow him to gallop into the lead. Big spending Mitt Romney has already run 10,000 television ads. Maybe he should have bought a television network. Sir Rudy Giuliani has been rattling his mace and crossbow and frightened a lot of folks across the drawbridge and into his castle. He's gaining acres of ground on the racetrack and appears ready to go right on by Mitt at will. Bill Richardson is doing his job and running steady. He may be a Latino big shot but he works as hard as any groom or mucker in the barns. Fred Thompson finally got into his first Republican debate and he didn't win it. John McCain needs to juice his oats because his stride is weakening. Ron Paul is looking like a logical 3rd party candidate because he draws 3 times more support from Democrats than Republicans. And here comes...Huckabee. Mike Huckabee finally hit the top ten and immediately stumbled with a bonehead joke about suicide that depressed some compulsive exacta players. 10/10/07
TOP 10 - 10/03/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN EDWARDS MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI BILL RICHARDSON FRED THOMPSON JOHN McCAIN RON PAUL SAM BROWNBACK	57,100 votes. Hillary Clinton picked up a huge endorsement from the national school teachers union this week. And no wonder... Hillary's barn wrote the book and is running a clinic. They collected $27 million in 3rd quarter contributions. Barack Obama is still wowing 'em on the ground and picking up points in the polls along with a cool $20 million. John Edwards settled for $7 million and has to shake things up so he's riding at night with a lantern like Paul Revere hollering that Hillary will continue the war! Mitt Romney collected $10 million in 3rd quarter contibutions but borrowed another $8.5 million from himself for tip money. Rudy Giuliani grabbed $11 million and swears he's the only runner who can catch Hillary. Bill Richardson is making a huge effort and giving it everything he's got like a racehorse with heart. Fred Thompson didn't get the part in evangelical James Dobson's 2008 movie when he pulled up lame in a workout for the intimidating Dobson. John McCain can't get a break as he has to personally defend everything wrong with Iraq. This week it's McCain's enthusiastic support for Blackwater. Ron Paul pulled in $5 million in 3rd quarter contributions. Now if he could get all of those folks to move to Iowa or New Hampshire he'd be near the front instead of back in the pack. Sam Brownback is chasing his rainbow and more power to him. He's losing ground but at least he's running in the right direction around the track. 10/03/07

TOP 10 - 09/26/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN EDWARDS MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI BILL RICHARDSON FRED THOMPSON JOHN McCAIN RON PAUL SAM BROWNBACK	55,800 votes. Hillary Clinton is gaining speed and backing on the tote board. This week she picked up an endorsement from the 100,000 member bricklayers and craftworkers union. Barack Obama is still running well but lags in the union endorsment derby despite locking up a union endorsement from the national prison guards union. John Edwards announced he would accept public financing and observe spending limits while his wife complained that Hillary stole John's healthcare plan. Mitt Romney is still spending like a Rockefeller at the racetrack with no end to the money burning in sight. Rudy Giuliani, who quit the Iraq study group, was blasted as the least informed of all candidates on foreign policy matters by policy wonk Joe Biden. Meanwhile, Rudy was photo op shopping in England and declaring himself one of the five most recognizable people on planet earth. Earth to Rudy... get real. Bill Richardson better go back to the whip because his big run up on the oddsboard is starting to slide down again. Fred Thompson got his Southern speakin' style a'rollin but it may be distracting his concentration. He's having a difficult time portraying sincerity to the right wing religous conservatives. Fred's acting coach said he can't help much because they're a really tough crowd. John McCain is through introspecting and is now back on the well worn warpath. He's not only the most hawkish supporter of the Iraq war, McCain now says he'd put another 150,000 troops into Iraq and Afghanistan. Bush called himself a war president but McCain is running to be a badder than Bush war president. Ron Paul is running in the opposite direction by being the only anti-war Republican. If longshot Ron Paul wasn't a Republican running as a Republican in Republican primaries for Republican voters he might have the snowball's chance that he doesn't currently have. Sam Brownback is still veering to the far right and losing ground on every turn. 09/26/07
TOP 10 - 09/19/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN EDWARDS MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI BILL RICHARDSON FRED THOMPSON JOHN McCAIN RON PAUL SAM BROWNBACK	53,600 votes. Hillary Clinton unveiled her national healthcare plan this week. It should be well thought out since she's been working on it since 1992. Unfortunately, horses are still excluded. Barack Obama presented his tax plan this week and it's pretty good if your not rich. Rich or poor, his five minute tax return will briefly appeal to quarterhorse owners and those with attention deficit disorder. John Edwards is back in the trenches shaking hands and bonding with workers eyeball to eyeball. Unlike some runners they don't put blinkers on the Edward's entry. Mitt Romney is doing well enough in Iowa and New Hampshire that he's started practicing his Southern drawl. Mitt needs to get his pony in gear in South Carolina. Rudy Giuliani, also for Southern consumption, spent the week being a good old boy horse's ass. Rudy posed as a combination John Wayne/Darth Vader warmonger to George Bush's Brer Rabbit. Rudy is so eager to ride into war with Iran you'd think Iranians were pimping and dealing crack in Times Square. Bill Richardson is assured New Mexico's favorite son status at the Democratic convention as he's the rare runner that homestate folks still cheer for. Fred Thompson apparently wasn't wasting his time in Hollywood. He's got his Southern speakin style a'rollin. He connected with the part when his longtime acting coach told him "just act like Jimmy Carter playing Sean Hannity". John McCain was in such a badass mood watching Rudy play badass he decided to take the high road and spent the week in churches talking about faith. Brawler Ron Paul traded blows with Mike Huckabee in a recent debate but it's Rudy that Ron Paul needs to coldcock. That would really make him some converts. Only the converts won't come from Sam Brownback and his traditional purple-robed Gospel choir. They are the most faithful of the racing world's faithful. 09/19/07
TOP 10 - 09/12/07 HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA JOHN EDWARDS MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI BILL RICHARDSON FRED THOMPSON JOHN McCAIN RON PAUL SAM BROWNBACK	52,400 votes. With Al Gore off the racetrack Hillary Clinton has taken a commanding lead. She also picked up the endorsement of the postal service letter carriers union so you'll be getting a letter soon. Barack Obama was super confident and ready to solve the whole Iraq mess after collecting $3 million at Oprah's lavish Great Gatsby style fundraiser. John Edwards is avoiding celebrity studded big ticket fundraisers and plans to get noticed doing hard labor in New Orleans. His underdog running status suites his message perfectly and he's quietly run right on by the top Republican in the field. Mitt Romney's boot isn't through kicking fools out his barn. This week he laid boot to butt of the maker of an amateurish anti-Fred Thompson website, phonyfred.org. Rudy Giuliani spent the week proclaiming his electability because he leads in some national polls for just Republicans. Rudy didn't mention he trails in all the early voting states. Bill Richardson took advantage of the vacuum from Al Gore and rushed up all the way to 4th place Democrat and 6th place overall. Fred Thompson spent his first full week on the racetrack bellowing bombastically. He "blasted" and "slammed" just about everybody and everything but was especially over the top with his phony overreaction to the phonyfred.org website calling it Romney produced "smut". John McCain was in a lethal mood as he responded to a new Osama Bin Laden video by proclaiming that a McCain Presidency would be Al Queda's worst nightmare. McCain might also be Fred Thompson's worst nightmare if Fred picks a fight with John, who is wound up as tight as a nuclear pitbull. Ron Paul galloped into the top ten and sandal clad supporters showed their passion with text messages and downloads as Paul took the inside lane and ran by the right-lugging Sam Brownback and his traditional purple-robed Gospel choir. 09/12/07
TOP 10 - 08/29/07 AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI FRED THOMPSON JOHN McCAIN BILL RICHARDSON SAM BROWNBACK	51,100 votes. Al Gore no more. Hillary Clinton has her Secretary of Fashion working overtime because she's looking as well as any 59 year old mare on or off the racing surface. She's a billion dollar entry and looks worth every penny. Barack Obama was off the board and shut out of the Labor Day Union Endorsement Derby. Mitt Romney's swift boot to the ass of his Idaho co-campaign chair, Republican Senator "Mensroom" Craig, has given Mitt traction with the gay hating right wing of the Republican Party. Of course, with the exception of Ron Paul, there is no left wing on the GOP big bird. John Edwards was the big Labor Day Derby winner by earning the endorsements of the national steelworkers, mineworkers and carpenters unions. With his wife, Elizabeth, they have greeted and shook more hands with more workers on more job sites than the rest of the field combined. A consistent morning glory, Clocker's Corner says nobody has posted better or more frequent a.m. works than Edwards. Rudy Giuliani is still laying low on the down low when it comes to another kinky Republican hypocrite sex scandal. Fred Thompson finally announced officially and was immediately derided as lazy. Ya think?. John McCain may not claim to be smarter than the average bear like Fred Thompson's Yogi Bear image. However, McCain is counting on the Republican base not swooning for any Hollywood production. Bill Richardson didn't get the endorsement of Latino laborers on Labor Day because they were busy working in the barns and at every business that was open. After working a full day, just like every other day, Latino laborers didn't hold no stinking conventions. Republican Senator Sam Brownback finally offered support for his colleague, Larry Craig. He supported Craig's decision to get the hell out of town. Sam and his personal purple robed choir sang "And don't ya come back no more, no more, no more, no more". 09/05/07
TOP 10 - 08/29/07 AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON BILL RICHARDSON SAM BROWNBACK	49,900 votes. The racetrack is hosting a Goodbye Al Gore party this Labor Day weekend. Hillary Clinton picked up the horserace's first labor union endorsement from the largest transportation union in the AFL-CIO. They say they're all in and betting that Hillary continues moving like a winner. Barack Obama may be the best television talk show guest of all entries. He consistantly impresses with intelligent answers to almost all questions including horserace related queries. Mitt Romney dumped his co-campaign chair, Idaho's disgraced Senator "Mensroom" Craig, in fast fractions. He called Craig's actions "disgusting" as he booted his ass right out the Romney barn. Mitt apparently dislikes gays just as much as Republican Senator Craig. John Edwards is drawing good crowds but his wife, Elizabeth, gets quoted more often than John. Rudy Giuliani is laying low when it comes to another kinky Republican hyocrite sex scandal. Wonder why? Fred Thompson has an unexpected new soul mate... Dennis Kucinich. Either runner could start a new televison series entitled "My Wife Is Half My Age". John McCain's new strategy is to admit he's doing poorly and remind everybody he was locked in a bamboo cage during the Vietnam War. Bill Richardson is running a respectable race and could move up dramatically if a frontrunner stumbles. Republican Senator Sam Brownback hasn't stuck his holy fork in Mitt's man, Larry Craig, just yet. Maybe sensitive Sam thinks the less said the better. ...and here comes Huckabee!! 08/29/07
TOP 10 - 08/22/07 AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON BILL RICHARDSON SAM BROWNBACK	49,100 votes. The Draft Al Gore barn is empty but well lit with energy efficient bulbs. Hillary Clinton was the target of the reverse and perverse psychology of handicapping genius Karl Rove all week. Long time Rove watchers insist the attacks mean Rove must think Obama or Edwards would run stronger against Republicans. Still, Hillary welcomed the attacks from the dark side. Barack Obama just keeps wowwing folks in person. He gains new supporters every single day and sometimes by the thousands. Mitt Romney is yapping about Giuliani's governance of a New York Sanctuary City for illegal immigrants. John Edwards is on the ground and shaking more hands than any 100 Wal-Mart greeters combined. Rudy Giuliani is yapping back at Romney about this and that but it all sounds like the eternal Yankees and Red Sox rivalry. Fred Thompson has let the suspense and drama build so long it's likely he'll land with a great big thud. Expectations may now be way too high. John McCain is falling back and hoping for a new strategy. Bill Richardson is still in the race and continues to gain on most of the pack. Sam Brownback probably isn't a big fan of Fred Thompson who appears to be hurting Sam's sagging campaign badly. The Wes Clark barn is empty but very well secured. ...and here comes Huckabee!! 08/22/07
TOP 10 - 08/15/07 AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON BILL RICHARDSON SAM BROWNBACK	48,400 votes. To the dismay of racefans, Al Gore is off to a carbon neutral retirement and won't be coming back to the racetrack any time soon. Hillary Clinton was in full stride blasting Bush all week about suffering Americans who are invisible to the Bush administration. She didn't even need a Katrina slideshow to sledgehammer the point in her first television ad. Barack Obama has a super slick roadshow rolling and he's running with it. He's a natural competitor with class and his campaign has been upbeat and hopeful. Mitt Romney won the Iowa straw poll as expected and all for just under $150 a vote. With a net worth of $250 million, savvy investor Mitt might be able to buy the Republican nomination for less money than it will cost to make the next Spiderman movie sequel. John Edwards has a whole hedge fund invested in the hope of outrunning the other Democrats in Iowa. Rudy Giuliani skipped Iowa but increased his lead in national polls. Fred Thompson, two-time television actor, doesn't want his "Law and Order" episodes yanked off the air so he's skirted fundraising regulations in a scripted ploy to allow the drama and suspense to build. John McCain, sadly, is running at the pace of an old plowhorse named Mister Ed. Must be the Tigris and Euphrates in his saddlebags. Bill Richardson is a talented and friendly campaigner and will make a fanatstic vice presidential candidate. Sam Brownback was both lucky and smart that he didn't quit his day job as a Senator. Wes Clark, a favorite of the Clintons, is likely to offer an endorsement in hopes of landing a job as Defense Secretary. Likable Mike Huckabee made the big move this week with a surprising second place finish in the Iowa Republican straw poll. Huckabee is a great name for a racehorse and this longshot might upset everybody in a shocker. 08/15/07
TOP 10 - 08/08/07 AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON BILL RICHARDSON SAM BROWNBACK	47,600 votes. The draft Al Gore barn is packing up the horseshoes. Hillary Clinton continues to step up the pace and has increased her lead over Barack Obama who is really moving well. However, he'll have to run even faster if he's going to stay with Hillary. Multi-millionaire Mitt Romney is backslapping and highfiving and having a ball rolling across the political landscape and outspending everybody. John Edwards has the busiest campaign wife as he and she are almost everywhere all the time. Rudy Giuliani's barn is trying to downplay worries about skipping the Iowa leg of this marathon race by calling it a necessary strategic decision. Fred Thompson has hired an official campaign manager and announced his upcoming announcement is upcoming for the 15th time this year. John McCain's campaign bus is saving gas by rolling downgrade but at least Colin Powell sent a check for gas money. Bill Richardson, who has been moving like a freight train, has finally broken into the top ten. Sam Brownback, the official pro-life candidate, is absolutely certain he is not only more pro-life than any other pro-life candidate but that he has been pro-life longer than any other pro-life candidate has been pro-life. 08/08/07
TOP 10 - 08/01/07 AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON SAM BROWNBACK WESLEY CLARK	46,500 votes. Al Gore is still getting votes but he'll be moving on to an active retirement at Green Acres after Labor Day. Hillary Clinton is running the flawless campaign that a billion dollar racehorse is supposed to run. Barack Obama is racing impressively but can he keep up the quickening pace with Hillary? Mitt Romney is running in fine form in New Hampshire and Iowa. However, in South Carolina they don't much cotton to venture capitalist city slickers and his campaign in the South seems doomed to go South. John Edwards has campaigned door to door in Iowa and the tote board has him leading in the latest Iowa polls. Rudy Giuliani's poll numbers are up nationally but seem to be slipping anywhere there's actual campaigning going on. Now the gossip rags are ragging on his third wife just to add to the mountain of saddlebaggage that conservative Republicans will have to bear with Rudy as their standard bearer. Fred Thompson's exploratory committee raised $3 million dollars to get Fred out of bed. He's expected to rouse from hibernation around Labor Day. Fred's patient strategy may prove smarter than the average bear with embattled John McCain's campaign bus now running on fumes. Sam Brownback has been named the official candidate of the Republican Holy Rollers Club. However, he's still making up zero ground on the frontrunners despite a whole lotta praying going on. Bill Richardson is coming on fast at full gallop and he may crack the top ten soon. With Ron Paul finally getting some press, what conspiracy theory will his paranoid Paulanoids be crying about next? 08/01/07
TOP 10 - 07/25/07 AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON SAM BROWNBACK WESLEY CLARK	45,600 votes. Al Gore, still in front, is galloping off into the sunset. Hillary Clinton could not be more committed to going the distance. She's got a extensive plan to get more women voting than ever before and that will be good for her. Barack Obama continues to wow everybody in person. He's running with style and grace and was excellent answering You Tube questions in this week's debate. Mitt Romney is taking lame potshots at everybody now. Must've found his old varmint gun again. John Edwards has brought the discussion of poverty back into the debate. Rudy Giuliani will never be accused of being a humble servant or a plowhorse. He's a prancing show horse on the racetrack. Fred Thompson's barn is hiring campaign staffers and it's just about time for Fred to get out of bed and run. Sam Brownback continues running on the narrow path at the far right of the ractrack. He's making up zero ground on the frontrunners. Bill Richardson is in full stride and gaining ground. His barn is driving along side in a stagecoach full up with just his resume. 07/25/07
TOP 10 - 07/18/07 AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON SAM BROWNBACK WESLEY CLARK	44,800 votes. Racetrack officials confirmed common sense by announcing that after Labor Day unannounced candidates will be removed from the tote board and evicted from the barn area. Al Gore, a favorite in both the Club House and the gardener's shed, will probably be gone. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have mansionized their barn space and are still bringing in cash in record setting amounts. The Obama barn is selling more souvenir swag than Disneyland. Mitt Romney is spending cash like any regular Joe with an extra $300 million dollars in his racebook account. John Edwards barn hasn't raised that kind of cash so he's off on the "Seven Wonders of Poverty in America Tour". Rudy Giuliani's "Savior of NYC" ad is battling it out with the NYC Firefighters Union's "He Blew It" ad. Rudy's hired gun campaign savvy team call this the exhibition season. They're chomping at the bit and kicking the stalls down in eager anticipation of launching the nastiest ad campaign in history against Hillary. John McCain had to stop the bus again to let more staffers off. At least, if McCain were to somehow get elected he'd have real experience at cutting budgets. Fred Thompson postponed his announcement again and why not? He keeps doing it and it keeps working. Sam Brownback's barn workforce, who double as his backup Gospel choir, were issued their new satan purple work robes. With no horse on the track, the undamped Wes Clark barn has gone on vacation. Bill Richardson can now be seen coming on just ahead of the sunrise. Also coming on is the first runner bred entirely on the internet, Ron Paul. His strategy of winning by not campaigning in person is bold for an unknown entry. Taxcutter Jim Gilmore has run and cut by leaving the racetrack and quitting the race. He complained of the long campaign being too taxing. 07/18/07
TOP 10 - 07/11/07 AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON SAM BROWNBACK WESLEY CLARK	44,100 votes. Al Gore's global concerts are over and they proved the world is not only getting hotter but smaller and slightly lamer. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were winning support by running face to face with voters in New Hampshire and Iowa. Mitt Romney is running way over the radar by continuing to enrich television stations with pricey ads in those key primary states. John Edwards made a nice dash and was voted the favorite at a MoveOn.org event. Rudy Giuliani's armor plated deathstar Rudy wagon hit it's first roadside bomb as the NYC Firefighters Union blasted Rudy as a big phony who was actually asleep at the wheel before 9/11. Rudy responded by declaring medical marijuana unnecessary. John McCain had heads rolling like a calvaryman and then rehired his campaign chief from 2000 when a younger McCain was popular and moving like a winner. Fred Thompson is slappin' his belly with delight as he's eating up the McCain meltdown and preparing to officially grace the racetrack with his presence. FOX cable news is 100% ready to project Fred Thompson as the winner once Fred rolls out of bed and enters the race. Sam Brownback's riding style with hands folded in prayer has won the support of evangelicals in Iowa and longshot players hoping for a divine miracle in exchange for their vote. Not even Wes Clark's barn knows where Wes Clark is running. We know Bill Richardson is running on back up the track somewhere as we can hear him coming like a banging saucepan. 07/11/07
TOP 10 - 07/04/07 AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON SAM BROWNBACK WESLEY CLARK	43,300 votes. Al Gore celebrated independence by again saying that he's not running but every time he says that he gains more support with the wagering crowd. Oops! Al's 24 year old son, Al Gore III, got busted for pot this week. Maybe legalizing weed can be included in Al's save the world campaign. Hillary Clinton has hubby Bill with her on the trail and he works magic. A recent survey showed 90% of Democratic voters still think very highly of Bill and his Presidency. Meanwhile, the Barack Obama barn has made brilliant use of the internet and amassed a huge campaign treasure chest from 250,000 individual donors. That's more individual donors than the top three Republicans combined. Mitt Romney is showing good poll numbers in Iowa and New Hampshire but he's outspent Rudy by $4 million on tv ads. John Edwards was again in the background as the spotlight shines on his wife Elizabeth. Rudy Giuliani is a one trick fear pony with armor plating and a bank vault in tow. His Rudy wagon license plate number is RMBR911. John McCain has finally been liberated with the death of immigration reform but now his campaign financial situation is so bad that he's had to liberate dozens of his best barnworkers with pink slips. Maybe the self destruction of the McCain campaign is what Fred Thompson has been waiting for all along. Sam Brownback's barn better skip the next prayer breakfast and get on the satellite with Evan Almighty because they may need a boat to keep from sinking. Just ahead of the horizon, Bill Richardson can been seen charging ahead and breaking free from the second pack of runners who are now a whole time zone behind. 07/04/07
TOP 10 - 06/27/07 AL GORE BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN SAM BROWNBACK WESLEY CLARK FRED THOMPSON	42,700 votes. Al Gore is readying for next week when a dozen huge music concerts staged worldwide will promote doing something about the climate change crisis. Supporters for Al's campaign are worldwide and too numerous to fit it into just a couple of 100,000 seat stadiums. Hillary Clinton has lengthened stride and turned it up a notch. She was able to run right on by Barack Obama for the second position. Barack Obama is connecting with every crowd he addresses and the money is pouring in on the internet. It looks like Obama will have just as much money to spend as Hillary. Mitt Romney has money and he's still spending it like he won a pick six carryover. Mitt and the other runners are helping New Hampshire and Iowa television stations have a banner profit year. John Edwards was in the background as his wife Elizabeth took on that skinny hateskank Ann Coulter and clawed her eyes out on the Chris Matthews show. Rudy Giuliani's campaign speech is on Orange Alert as he obviously thinks he scores best with terrified voters. He likes 'em really frightened. John McCain is now neck deep in the muddy mess called immigration reform. He better stop fighting and get outta that swamp before he drowns. Fred Thompson has now rehearsed his speech enough to take it on the road and the results were pretty good. He ran right on by Brownback and Clark to the eighth position. Brownback can't afford any setback and may need to rally soon. 06/27/07
TOP 10 - 06/20/07 AL GORE BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN SAM BROWNBACK WESLEY CLARK FRED THOMPSON	42,000 votes. Al Gore is still in the lead whether he wants to be or not. It's obvious the betting public wishes he would run but it's getting very late to start and we finally believe he's not going to run at any odds. Barack Obama is certainly running and he's looking more confident than ever. The money is still pouring in. Hillary Clinton is everywhere and is running a balanced nationwide campaign. Mitt Romney is focused like a laser beam and spending tons of money on television commercials in New Hampshire that seem to be working. John Edwards is starting to look desperate with the slide in the polls. He needs to get some good zingers in at the next debate to come back to life. Rudy Giuliani's South Carolina state chairman was busted for distributing cocaine. That's a double hurt for Rudy this week as a new poll showed New Yorkers think Michael Bloomberg is a better mayor than Rudy was. John McCain is still knee deep in the muddy mess called immigration reform. Mitt and Rudy have no solutions other than to let McCain take all the flak and possibly sink his campaign. Wesley Clark has disappeared again and Sam Brownback is campaigning on the evangelical church circuit. Fred Thompson flew across the pond to hang out with conservative icon Margaret Thatcher. This classic attempt to burnish foreign policy credentials was met with derision by some Brits who claimed Fred was just wrapping himself in Thatcher's skirt. 06/20/07

TOP 10 - 06/13/07 AL GORE BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN SAM BROWNBACK WESLEY CLARK FRED THOMPSON	41,200 votes. Al Gore is included in just about every major poll and always gets double digit support but he says he's no longer in love with politics. C'mon Al, what about loving the horserace? So many people want to atone for their bad bets on Bush and are ready to plunge on you. Barack Obama came out of the New Hampshire Democratic debate rated the most likable but Hillary Clinton was rated the strongest and got a nice bump in the polls. Mitt Romney also got a big bump in the polls on the Republican side as he was rated the most likable. Romney figures it's not so much what Mitt says about Iraq but how charming can Mitt be while saying it. He's really been studying his Ronald Reagan history. John Edwards took his biggest stumble in the polls in months and he just doesn't seem as big and strong as the betting public wishes he could be. Rudy Giuliani carted in a stone tablet with Rudy's Twelve Commandments for changing America. John McCain and Sam Brownback immediately attacked Giuliani on the abortion issue in order to keep the prayerful right-leaning pro-life horse players in their own barns. Wesley Clark surfaced long enough to slam Joe Lieberman for reckless hawk talk about bombing Iran. Clark has an assemblage of Veterans in tow and is obsessed with stopping the coming war with Iran. Go Wes! Fred Thompson was a big tease on the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. He refused to commit to running and his appearance was probably less exciting than a "Law and Order" rerun. 06/13/07
TOP 10 - 06/06/07 AL GORE BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN WESLEY CLARK SAM BROWNBACK FRED THOMPSON	39,600 votes. Al Gore had David Letterman begging him to get back to the racetrack but Al Gore insists he's not intending to run. He is raising tons of green money for Democratic Senate candidates, however. Barack Obama was strong in the weekend debate exspecially when he bitch-slapped John Edwards about leadership coming five years late. Hillary Clinton has class and it showed at the debate where she was almost lovable. Mitt Romney was at the other New Hampshire debate but made a huge gaffe saying we wouldn't have attacked Iraq if Saddam had let in weapons inspectors. JEEZ! Not another dummy President! Bush told the inspectors to pull out so we could start the war! John Edwards took his lumps but gave some too and he's practically flying with activity now. Rudy Giuliani showed off some of that New York City charm by telling the Iowa straw poll to buzz off. John McCain displayed some fighting words and courage when he was the only Republican willing to stand up for immigrants and their American dream. More of that Reaganesque stuff might make him popular again even if his beliefs are not in line with the other Republicans. Sam Brownback has decided the right way is the only way and he's hugging the outside rail around the race track. It's the longest way around the track but he's running for those far right folks and they love their right-lead-only runner. Wes Clark couldn't even be found on GoogleMaps this week. The Fred Thompson soap opera has gotten boring. Too many commercial breaks. 06/06/07
TOP 10 - 05/30/07 AL GORE BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON MITT ROMNEY JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI WESLEY CLARK SAM BROWNBACK JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON	38,000 votes. Al Gore has taken the lead for the first time in this horserace despite his repeated statements that he's not intending to run. Barack Obama's Secret Service detachment is in better jogging shape but last week's slowdown cost him as Al Gore ran right on by. Hillary Clinton was putting up pinatas in the barn anticipating a fiesta as Los Angeles Latino Mayor Antonio Villagorosa will announce his prized endorsment for her. With the California primaries moved forward the endorsement from the popular Mayor could be a huge factor and help Hillary win the whole enchilada. Mitt Romney is out on the campaign coffee shop circuit shaking hands and wooing New Hampshire voters. John Edwards has surged by continuous daily morning workouts and is emphasizing fitness in a strategy to win young voters. He's ready to run a huge race. Rudy Giuliani was off to the California gold rush and may decide to ignore some of the traditional early state racetracks now that so many states have moved their primary dates forward. Sam Brownback regained the eighth spot by lugging out right again with some anti-abortion talk that always excites the right field pavillion. John McCain didn't get many political punches in this week as he's hunkered down defending the unpopular immigration compromise he helped craft. Fred Thompson is still dramatically holed up in his double-wide star trailer rehearsing his decision. The line of papparazzi at his trailer door is getting longer as the plot thickens. To run or not to run... that is the question. 05/30/07
TOP 10 - 05/23/07 BARACK OBAMA AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS WESLEY CLARK JOHN McCAIN SAM BROWNBACK FRED THOMPSON	36,200 votes. Barack Obama picked up Secret Service protection this week and has had to slow down to a trot because the trenchcoats can't run that fast on the new cushioned racing surface. Al Gore is a taking on every issue and more in his new book but it's not likely to become a movie so reading between the races will be required. Hillary Clinton is running smooth as butter and seems to enjoy sharing the spotlight with the other runners. Mitt Romney is practically prancing around the track and beaming with confidence. Rudy Giuliani has armored the Rudy wagon readying for dogpile attacks from fellow Republicans now that James Dobson has denied Rudy entry into GOP Heaven. John Edwards continues to look his betting public in the eye and breeze in daily morning workouts in countless exhibitions of fitness. Wesley Clark... whaaa? We hope you're on a secret mission saving the world. We miss you back here at the racetrack. John McCain made the big move this week running up to the 8th position. He always moves best after beating up on opponents armed with varmint guns. McCain's plans for the White House include replacing Bush's jogging track with a boxing ring. Sam Brownback has been touted for 100% action by the Evangelical right field pavillion handicappers and his odds may come back down soon. Fred Thompson has been holed up in his star trailer behind the paddock rehearsing his decision to run or not to run. 05/23/07
TOP 10 - 05/16/07 BARACK OBAMA AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS WESLEY CLARK SAM BROWNBACK FRED THOMPSON JOHN McCAIN	34,600 votes. Barack Obama is still moving well and well in front. Al Gore has a new book coming out that's sure to be a bestseller as his fans cling to the hope he'll make the run for President. Hillary Clinton is running sure and steady and is in this race to win. Mitt Romney is gaining confidence so fast he may soon be as overconfident as mega ego Rudy Giuliani whose wagon has new gold leaf paint and wire rim wagon wheels. John Edwards has taken lots of blow dried heat for a couple of $400 haircuts that Rudy will never need but continues to breeze in morning workouts around the Iowa racetrack. Wesley Clark must be running for Secretary of Defense in a Clinton administration as he has become invisible. Sam Brownback praised the Colts Payton Manning in Green Bay and was booed mercilously by Packer fans. Fred Thompson is now a web blog blowhard to go along with his blowhard acting credits. He may only want to be the next Rush Limbaugh instead of President. John McCain would be the oldest candidate ever elected President but recently cancelled a Grand Canyon hike with the Almighty to pose for smiling photos with his 95 year old mom. 05/16/07
TOP 10 - 05/09/07 BARACK OBAMA AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON MITT ROMNEY RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS WESLEY CLARK SAM BROWNBACK FRED THOMPSON JOHN McCAIN	33,000 votes. Barack Obama is galloping along but has few big name endorsements in the barn so far. Democrats can't quite believe Al Gore isn't on the racetrack especially since his popularity is at an all time high. It's all good with Hillary Clinton who picked up the endorsements of two Governors this week including New York's Elliot Spitzer. Mitt Romney is striding out with confidence because it seems Rudy Giuliani might need a miracle to win the enthusiastic support of red state Republicans. Wesley Clark is still running under the radar trying to stop a George Bush war with Iran. Sam Brownback fell back into the second tier of runners at the first Republican debate by stating he doesn't believe in evolution. He's betting evangelical Republicans want a President who is even more clueless and anti-science than George Bush. Fred Thompson finally gave his first speech of the year not written for a television character. It was an uninspiring yawner and not good enough for the feature race. He's looking like a nonstarter at this point. The John Edwards race strategy may be to show more energy than any other runner as he is galloping around the key primary states with vigor. John McCain's odds get worse all the time. Maybe his chances came and went while he held water for the worst President of his lifetime.05/09/07
TOP 10 - 05/02/07 BARACK OBAMA AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON MITT ROMNEY WESLEY CLARK RUDY GIULIANI FRED THOMPSON JOHN EDWARDS SAM BROWNBACK JOHN McCAIN	31,800 votes. Barack Obama is moving like a winner. He's a pal online, a fave in line for a book sign and a star on stage with a peace sign. Al Gore may not have the physical stamina to chase Obama after a hard year saving the planet. Hillary Clinton continues to bank people and money faster than Bank of America. Mitt Romney is running steady again as his shoot storm has passed. Most handicappers now pick Rudy Giuliani as the national Republican frontrunner but he's got them dang issues. Rudy with a Southern drawl may not fly out the swamp. Sam Brownback can frown him down in a Southern sky. Or maybe, with the right script, Fred Thompson can stop the Rudy Wagon even though his character has yet to give that speech. Thompson may be the perfect candidate for overmedicated television addicted Republicans with no interest in politics. John Edwards is fit and trim and can run all day and night. He'll have run dozens of laps around Iowa and New Hampshire by post time. Wesley Clark is campaigning somewhere under the polar ice cap and still doing better than John McCain singing "bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran" 05/02/07
TOP 10 - 04/25/07 BARACK OBAMA AL GORE WESLEY CLARK HILLARY CLINTON MITT ROMNEY SAM BROWNBACK RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON	30,000 votes. Barack Obama has arrived and is gaining momentum daily. Every political news story now requires an Obama reaction quote. Al Gore may have decided saving the world is more important than being President. Hillary Clinton continues to add key campaign people all over the country. Nobody has a stronger organization in their barn than Hillary. Mitt Romney didn't go hunting again this week so he's still taking late night heat for the lack of taxidermy in his trophy room. Rudy Giuliani has suddenly become so dangerously overconfidant in his Republican frontrunner spot that he's started ignoring Mitt and taking cheap shots at Obama and Clinton by saying America would be vulnerable to terrorist attacks if either is elected. Rudy apparently wants to drive his wagon Karl Rove style and be a snake oil fearmonger like George Bush in 2004. Sam Brownback would like Rudy to notice that Sam is running as the Candidate of God and you can expect Sam's flock of sheep will not cotton to hot sauce made in New York City. John Edwards is breezing impressively in morning workouts in Iowa and New Hampshire. His clever campaign is focused on local folks and household issues. Former Senator "Hollywood" Fred Thompson is gaining ground fast but is still uncommitted and he seems to prefer the training track. He's been making no comment after no comment which begs the question... Does he actually exist without television cameras and a script or is his the Nixonian Imperial Candidacy? 04/25/07
TOP 10 - 04/18/07 BARACK OBAMA AL GORE WESLEY CLARK HILLARY CLINTON MITT ROMNEY SAM BROWNBACK RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON	28,800 votes. Barack Obama is close to being considered the frontrunner. The big question is when will he become human again and stumble by making a gaffe. Of course, Al Gore could change the political climate overnight by announcing his candidacy. Hillary Clinton just keeps on running like a billion dollar racehorse should. She's proven her ability hundreds of times. Liftime hunter Mitt Romney hasn't had a tenth of Hillary's exposure yet he already is the subject of ridicule for one silly gaffe. Rudy Giuliani's stock is rising while he's still on the road hunting and bagging millions of campaign dollars. Sam Brownback appears content with his current anti-gay, anti-stem cell, Candidate of God campaign. John Edwards is successfully bagging game in Iowa and New Hampshire and he has the white MILF and soccermom set in the bird bag. Former Senator Fred Thompson's character on television has made lots of political comments on the show "Law and Order". In real life, he's not talking so his has to be one of the most unusual strategies ever. John McCain sadly continues his slide to the back of the field of runners by replacing George Bush as the Iraq war's biggest cheerleader. 04/18/07
TOP 10 - 04/11/07 BARACK OBAMA AL GORE WESLEY CLARK HILLARY CLINTON MITT ROMNEY SAM BROWNBACK RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS JOHN McCAIN FRED THOMPSON	27,800 votes. Barack Obama continues to run impressively having survived dozens of live interviews without a gaffe. Al Gore is busy planning a worldwide series of big name music concerts to further raise awareness of the climate change crisis. Hillary Clinton hasn't been as accessible as Obama but she's running well and making very few mistakes. Mitt Romney made the bone head move of the week calling himself a lifetime hunter when only went shooting mice twice in his lifetime. Rudy Giuliani doesn't claim to be a hunter and neither does Sam Brownback. John Edwards is striding out very well in Iowa and New Hampshire and he definitely has momentum. John McCain backed down from the ridiculous claim he made last week about Baghdad being safe enought to take a stroll but he's made so many gaffes that he's spending more time correcting past statements than making new ones. Former Senator Fred Thompson is still on a huge run and he looks to be closing fast on McCain. 04/11/07
TOP 10 - 04/04/07 BARACK OBAMA AL GORE WESLEY CLARK HILLARY CLINTON MITT ROMNEY SAM BROWNBACK RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS JOHN McCAIN DENNIS KUCINICH	26,600 votes. First quarter fundraising reports are also called the first primary by expert handicappers and the results were released this week. Barack Obama threw down an impressive $23 million for the race. Hillary Clinton topped that with $26 million. Mitt Romney also threw down a wad of $23 million in cash. Rudy Giuliani counted a cool $15 million in the Rudy Wagon as he moved up a position and wheeled right on by Sam Brownback. Samster found out the name of the game is money and came up short with only $5 million. John Edwards is in the race with $17 million. John McCain ($12.5 million) actually went to Baghdad for a stroll in the market to prove his stupifying assertion from last week. The area had been cleared and McCain brought along a battalion of U.S. soldiers with attack helicopters circling overhead. Still he mingled with locals by waving from a distance of 50 yards and stayed 3-5 minutes without being killed. So that must mean Baghdad is safe in McCain's pipedream. Former Senator Fred Thompson has made a huge run all the way into the top ten. Still any candidate who doesn't announce officially soon will face a money disdvantage equivalent to running uphill on three legs. 04/04/07
TOP 10 - 03/28/07 BARACK OBAMA AL GORE WESLEY CLARK HILLARY CLINTON MITT ROMNEY SAM BROWNBACK RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS JOHN McCAIN DENNIS KUCINICH	25,200 votes. Barack Obama is proving to be a game frontrunner and 100% for real with live television interviews almost daily on several networks. Al Gore has had so much good news coverage lately that it's no surprise he charged all the way into the second position. Retired General Wesley Clark has dropped off the radar screen working on the worsening Iran problem. Hillary Clinton is running along easily but she's going to be a nuclear powered locomotive for the stretch run. She still managed to run right on by Mitt Romney who was busy counting cash for the March 31 fundraising deadline. Brownback trotted out his old anti-gay strategy this week and drew nothing but yawns. He may soon be running behind Rudy Giuliani as the Rudy Wagon is really rolling. John Edwards has a lot of extra pressure to deal with now that his wife and soulmate received the bad cancer news. A semi-delirious John McCain pronounced sections of Baghdad "safe for a stroll" and seems to have lost his mind. CNN reporter Michael Ware has been in Baghdad 4 years and called McCain's statement so ludicrous that military commanders in Iraq were laughing out loud. Another reporter, Dan Rather has apparently become a cheerleader for former Senator Fred Thompson just to be fair and balanced. 03/28/07
TOP 10 - 03/21/07 BARACK OBAMA WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON SAM BROWNBACK RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS JOHN McCAIN DENNIS KUCINICH	23,800 votes. Barack Obama is running so well that he's reminescent of another Illinois crowd pleaser, Michael Jordan. A tipster at the paddock said Wesley Clark is working offtrack trying to prevent a war with Iran. Mitt Romney lugged out right to pick up the support of Senator Hatch and the Utah Breeders Association. Al Gore conquered another stage in a triumphant return to Washington to testify about global warming where the former Congressman, Senator and Vice President seemed larger than life. Hillary Clinton made a nice run while picking up top professionals for her New Hampshire barn. She's putting huge distance on Sam Brownback whose streak has finally turned into a skid mark. Rudy Giuliani smells opportunity and is closing fast at full gallop. John Edwards painted his entire barn green in hopes of inheriting the green people if green giant, Al Gore, doesn't run. John McCain has gone retro with a new bus tour. Dennis Kucinich hopes horsing around with Jay Leno and Bill Maher will win support. On another NBC televison show former Senator Fred Thompson considered switching from acting district attorney to active presidential candidate. 03/21/07
TOP 10 - 03/14/07 BARACK OBAMA WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY AL GORE SAM BROWNBACK HILLARY CLINTON RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS JOHN McCAIN DENNIS KUCINICH	22,700 votes. Barack Obama is making hay in the sunshine and stretching out his lead on Wesley Clark. Mitt Romney was busy running up huge television ad buys in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. Hope his ads are funny. Al Gore's commitment to green was hilariously attacked by FOX news because the installation of new solar panels hadn't been finished at his Tennessee mansion. Hillary Clinton received standing ovations and torched the competiton speaking to firefighters about their rights to organize unions. Those same firefighters are still smoldering over an old dispute with Rudy Giuliani who ran around them and into the light of his rising poll numbers. John Edwards switched to green jockey silks and smartly pledged to make his mansion as green as Gore's. John McCain made the claim that his own numbers system and Racing Form say he's still got a good shot at winning this horserace. Dennis Kucinich ran on and on. Newt Gingrich confessed he was married and commiting adultery at the same time he was leading the impeachment but that was okay and having now declared that okay he felt he is well qualified to be our President and role model. Bill Richardson had to privately be worrying that Alberto Gonzalez was making menudo of the image of U.S. Latino politicians as even George Bush, just off his Latin American ass kissing tour, scolded his lil Texan-talkin' Latino amigo. 03/14/07
TOP 10 - 03/07/07 BARACK OBAMA WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY AL GORE SAM BROWNBACK HILLARY CLINTON RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS JOHN McCAIN DENNIS KUCINICH	21,700 votes. Back on the lead, Barack Obama, was running in Selma where he posted a claim to be the fruit of the civil rights movement. He's moving like a winner and getting away from longshot Wesley Clark. Mitt Romney was chasing street cred with the conservative crowd at CPAC. The hypocritical and cranky bunch at the event seemed to enjoy Mitt and his devotion to their hypocrisy. Oscar winner Al Gore, riding his own hot streak, was back on the road with his global warming show for an overflow college crowd in Florida. Hillary Clinton ran in Selma and brought along stablemate Bill. They marched and then she spoke at a black church where she was flawless. She lost little ground to Obama when she could have lost a lot. Rudy Giuliani is gaining popularity daily which means he is due to get posterized by the right wing Republican attack machine any day now. John Edwards made the backpage gossip news because some skinny white skank whore at CPAC called him a "faggot". John McCain wasted a late night tv appearance with another one of those "wasted soldiers" gaffes. Dennis Kucinich screeched of the reeking hypocrisy in sending soldiers to die as long as their lives aren't called "wasted". Bill Richardson ran right on by Joe Biden for 12th place. 03/07/07
TOP 10 - 02/28/07 WESLEY CLARK BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY AL GORE SAM BROWNBACK HILLARY CLINTON JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN DENNIS KUCINICH	20,600 votes. His odds keep going up but Wesley Clark acts unfazed as he is still running out in front at the same time he is in no hurry to enter the race officially. Barack Obama is officially in the running and he's running to win. Obama is definitely not the lightweight his opponents might haved hoped for. Mitt Romney's insider campaign memos surfaced with the burning question of... is his hair too perfect? Seems silly but he does have the best hair of any presidential candidate since John F. Kennedy. Oscar winner Al Gore had great fun accepting his prize and joking about making an official announcement without doing so. He galloped in a breeze past both Sam Brownback who was bogged down in Washington politics and Hillary Clinton. Hillary has more competition than was ever expected but she's still running in fine form and continues to be the oddsmaker's favorite. Rudy Giuliani is really picking up the pace and putting some huge distance on John Edwards and John McCain. Way back in 16th place, Tom Vilsack, who was the first Democrat to officially enter the race has called it quits because he has no money. Folks, as a general rule don't come to the racetrack without money. 02/28/07
TOP 10 - 02/21/07 WESLEY CLARK BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY SAM BROWNBACK HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN DENNIS KUCINICH	19,500 votes. Wesley Clark is still out in front but riding patiently and just under the radar. His barn keeps their strategy top secret like a military campaign. Barack Obama was off to Hollywood to reel in big money donations from entertainment royalty who certainly know star power when they see it. Mitt Romney was lugging out right for the fans on the far right side of the racetreack who oppose stem cell research for racehorses. Sam Brownback was back to work in the Senate helping block the debate on Iraq for who knows what reason. In his run up to the Oscars, Al Gore was busy practicing his acceptance speech and still managed to gallop past Hillary Clinton. She's suddenly preoccupied trying to keep her big money Hollywood donors from falling head over heels for Obama. Rudy Giuliani is galloping with new enthusiasm as his barn tipped the good news he's raked in a barn full of cash and made a whole lotta hay lately. The Rudy Wagon rolled right on by John Edwards who's in fine stride but waiting for just the right furlong to make his big move. He's chomping on the bit to let fly but the importance of timing in horseracing can't be overestimated. John McCain blasted Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's legacy of failure this week. That went over so well he flew to California to blast Bush about his "terrible" record on global warming with his new west coast jockey agent, Arnold Schwartzeneggar. You can bet McCain's supporters will be back in line to pump up their wagers with those kind of winning race tactics. 02/21/07
TOP 10 - 02/14/07 WESLEY CLARK BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY SAM BROWNBACK HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN DENNIS KUCINICH	18,500 votes. Wesley Clark sure sounded like at candidate in his speech at DNC this week but still hasn't announced. Barack Obama had his big Lincoln themed fanfare and is now officially in the race. Mitt Romney went back to his father's homeland and his own roots to officially announce his candidacy in Michigan. He then took off with a big sprint leaving Sam Brownback and his Brownbackers behind with a new realization that it isn't going to be easy to win this horserace. Hillary Clinton hasn't missed a step and is running like a billion dollar thouroughbred should. Al Gore spends less energy and saves more ground than any other runner. When and if he decides to go all out many of the other runners may suddenly appear to be outclassed and going backwards. John Edwards has cast himself as a Batman-like fighter for equality and justice. He's got a mansion bigger than stately Wayne Manor to prove it. Rudy Giuliani is on his version of a cross country bus tour except his vehicles are armored trucks picking up cash. John McCain's barn has hired so many new operatives that they're building a parking structure. Longshot Dennis Kucinich has broken into the top ten for the first time and his fans were the happiest folks in the grandstand. 02/14/07
TOP 10 - 02/07/07 WESLEY CLARK BARACK OBAMA SAM BROWNBACK MITT ROMNEY HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN NEWT GINGRICH	17,300 votes. Longshot Wesley Clark continues to keep racing fans guessing if he'll run at the same time he's increasing his lead over Barack Obama. Streaking Sam Brownback has now taken over the 3rd spot with apparent ease. How far can this Kansas runner romp? Mitt Romney has slowed but it may be because his saddlebags are full of newly acquired gold bars from his trip to Israel. The morning line favorite, Hillary Clinton is running well and since her barn is already made out of gold she'll spend her energy chasing votes instead of chasing cash. Al Gore now has a chance to be the first person ever to announce a run for President during an Oscar acceptance speech. With more than a billion people watching, a home run speech by Al Gore could be one of the all-time greatest public relations coups in political horserace history. John Edwards has plenty of energy and a barn full of Cheerios. Rudy Giuliani made his official announcement and has picked up the pace. John McCain, still grim as ever, says the people he talks to don't want to give up on Iraq even as the stampede to the exit strategy builds to an earthshaking rumble. 02/07/07
TOP 10 - 01/31/07 WESLEY CLARK BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY SAM BROWNBACK HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN NEWT GINGRICH	16,000 votes. The surge of racing fans has escalated with a second consecutive record weekly number of voters. Wesley Clark and Barack Obama are way out in front. Mitt Romney is still in 3rd but has slowed since aligning himself with the Bush Iraq war policy and Sam Brownback is gaining much ground. Hillary Clinton was well received in Iowa this week and is looking more formidable than ever. Al Gore is running on clouds as he received both an Oscar nomination for his movie and a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for his many years of effort to educate the world about global warming. John Edwards was riding high in the saddle and made some strategic critical remarks about fellow runners. Rudy Giuliani is slogging on low key in front of John McCain who was busy opening treatment centers for severly injured Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. The biggest move of the week came from Dennis Kucinich who rocketed all the way to 12th place. His barn is touting their runner as the original anti-war candidate. 01/31/07
TOP 10 - 01/24/07 WESLEY CLARK BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY SAM BROWNBACK HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN NEWT GINGRICH	14,600 votes. A surge of racing fans poured into the grandstand this week and cast a record number of votes. Wesley Clark and Barack Obama changed leads twice as Obama survived his first right wing slander attack. In 3rd place, Mitt Romney was in Israel chasing greenbacks by declaring Iran must be stopped. Sam Brownback briefly lagged back but regained his position in front of Hillary Clinton who received a boost with her "in it to win it" announcement. She flew past Al Gore who continues to run relaxed while saving ground. John Edwards is rolling along nicely and couldn't look more ready for a big run. Rudy Giuliani has gained ground on a listless John McCain. Back in 13th place, Bill Richardson made his announcement and took off running. He may yet be a factor in this race. Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo has jumped on the racetrack but grooms are boycotting his barn because INS agents are all over the place. 01/24/07
TOP 10 - 01/17/07 WESLEY CLARK BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY SAM BROWNBACK AL GORE HILLARY CLINTON JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN NEWT GINGRICH	13,200 votes. Wesley Clark and Barack Obama aren't letting up a bit. Obama is going all out and has scheduled an official announcement extravaganza with an Abraham Lincoln theme. In 3rd place, Mitt Romney has led the Republicans every step of the race but it hasn't gone unnoticed to his barn that streaking Sam Brownback is coming on fast. In 5th place, Al Gore has galloped right on by Hillary Clinton whose odds on the tote board have been creeping up. However, she is still the track handicapper's morning line favorite. John Edwards is ready to debate on the run and his barn is confident their runner will launch a big run when the talking starts. Rudy Giuliani has steadied with no new bad news but he isn't gaining much on anybody including John McCain who may be thinking about going down with the ship a bit too much lately. 01/17/07
TOP 10 - 01/10/07 WESLEY CLARK BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY SAM BROWNBACK HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN NEWT GINGRICH	12,700 votes. Wesley Clark is still racing ahead of Barack Obama. Mitt Romney collected $6 million this week and then backed Bush's war escalation in Iraq. Good thing for Mitt he did the fundraiser first. Still streaking Sam Brownback, now in 4th place, avoided any skid mark jokes by getting past Hillary Clinton. Next comes a galloping Al Gore who has no campaign staff in the barn but may have more support with racing fans than anybody. His DVD has made him the only movie star in the race. John Edwards is firing on all cylinders and should not be underestimated by any handicapper. Rudy Giuliani is running so weary that maybe he should just join John McCain in planning George Bush's Iraq Victory celebration. Condoleezza Rice will be the hostess so she has left the racetrack to practice her triple backflips and doublespeak spin. Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore has joined the race in last place. 01/10/07
TOP 10 - 01/03/07 WESLEY CLARK BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY HILLARY CLINTON SAM BROWNBACK AL GORE JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN NEWT GINGRICH	12,000 votes. Wesley Clark is back in front of Barack Obama and both are acres ahead of Mitt Romney. In 4th place, Hillary Clinton is looking over both shoulders as streaking Sam Brownback has his Brownbackers waving their tickets deliriously. He's had a huge run from the far rear to just behind Hillary. Al Gore is also striding out well and rapidly closing the gap. In 7th place, John Edwards has reared up full of energy and continues to put distance on the entire field behind him. Rudy Giuliani's top secret campaign plan was leaked and it's looking like John McCain can blow the wheels off the Rudy Wagon with a water pistol. Newt Gingrich holds 10th place but the track vet must be overprescribing if Newt and his barn think they can wait until Labor Day to make a move. 01/03/07
TOP 10 - 12/27/06 BARACK OBAMA WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY HILLARY CLINTON SAM BROWNBACK AL GORE JOHN EDWARDS RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN NEWT GINGRICH	11,200 votes. Barack Obama and Wesley Clark are still leading comfortably, Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton are being chased by streaking Sam Brownback who has blown right on by Al Gore. John Edwards made his official announcement and flew right on by Rudy Giuliani and John McCain who are both running weary. Newt Gingrich holds 10th place. Joe Biden and Condoleezza Rice are battling for 11th place. The rest of the 24 horse field is going to have to pick it up soon or they're going to be so far behind they'll be in another time zone. 12/27/06

TOP 10 - 12/20/06 BARACK OBAMA WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE SAM BROWNBACK RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN JOHN EDWARDS NEWT GINGRICH	10,600 votes. Barack Obama, Wesley Clark, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton and Al Gore are all in stride and running comfortably. Streaking Sam Brownback has passed Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and John Edwards. Back in 12th place Joe Biden has been biding his time and galloping along but he's looking ready to launch a big run. Evan Bayh actually took the advice of of his barn's presidential exploratory committee and dropped out of the race this week claiming he didn't like his longshot odds on the tote board. Another Democratic Senator, Chris Dodd of Connecticut, has been feeling frisky and jumped on the track to test the surface. He's now the new last place runner in the field of 24. 12/20/06
TOP 10 - 12/13/06 BARACK OBAMA WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN JOHN EDWARDS SAM BROWNBACK NEWT GINGRICH	9900 votes. Barack Obama and Wesley Clark are in a speed duel way out in front. No change in Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, Rudy Giuliani or John McCain's running positions. John Edwards is about to be passed by the big story this week. Sam Brownback made the official announcement of his presidential exploratory committee and then the Republican Senator from Kansas immediately reared up and took off galloping like a 90 mile per hour freight train across the Kansas prairie. He's streaked all the way into ninth place for his first top ten appearance. Congressman Dennis Kucinich has taken to the racetrack in a sequel to his 2004 anti-war campaign fairly gloating over the Nostradamian or Mister Ed-like foresight of his pre-war predictions. 12/13/06
TOP 10 - 12/06/06 WESLEY CLARK BARACK OBAMA MITT ROMNEY HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN JOHN EDWARDS NEWT GINGRICH JOE BIDEN	9100 votes. Wesley Clark has retaken the lead. Barack Obama made his point with that huge sprint and now the betting public knows he's a runner not to be overlooked. Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, Rudy Giuliani and John McCain are running steady. John Edwards continues to gain ground in eighth place. Way back at the back of the pack it's a cracker jack duel between Brownback and Vilsack. Even further back is the slightly less poetic slow motion duel between Huckabee and Pataki. Dr. Bill Frist has apparently left the racetrack to establish a faith based veterinary hospice for nonresponsive racehorses. 12/06/06
TOP 10 - 11/29/06 BARACK OBAMA WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN JOHN EDWARDS NEWT GINGRICH JOE BIDEN	8600 votes. Barack Obama is slowing down and Wesley Clark is speeding up as the gap between first and second is closing rapidly. As in most horseraces the rabbit almost always comes back to the pack. Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton are still running strong and steady in 3rd and 4th place. Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth DVD hit the stores nationwide this week and he is putting some huge distance on Rudy Giuliani and John McCain. Newt Gingrich is the week's big story as he streaked all the way to ninth place for his first appearance in the top ten. Newt's publicist has been working overtime making Newt news in all media. 11/29/06
TOP 10 - 11/22/06 BARACK OBAMA WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN JOHN EDWARDS JOE BIDEN CONDOLEEZZA RICE	8200 votes. Barack Obama and Wesley Clark are really rolling. Mitt Romney and Hillary Clinton are both running strong and bunching up in 3rd and 4th place. Al Gore is picking up gale force speed and has put distance on Rudy Giuliani who has kept a slim lead over John McCain. Newt Gingrich is rallying and gaining ground on 10th place Condoleezza Rice. Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson charged onto the racetrack this week as the second supplemental entry and is now tied for last place. The George Allen barn has packed up and moved back to Macaca Beach Downs for likely retirement. 11/22/06
TOP 10 - 11/15/06 BARACK OBAMA WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE RUDY GIULIANI JOHN McCAIN JOHN EDWARDS JOE BIDEN CONDOLEEZZA RICE	7500 votes. Barack Obama continues to increase his lead on everybody including second place Wesley Clark. Mitt Romney is still the top Republican but Hillary Clinton is running very strong and is closing on his 3rd place position rapidly. Rudy Guiliani has blown right on by John McCain whose call for more troops in Iraq slowed his pace like a plowhorse pulling an anchor. Farther back in the 24 horse field, Democrats Bill Richardson in 16th and Tom Vilsack in 19th are moving forward as Republican wheels continue to fall off all over the racetrack. U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter R-CA has optimistically jumped on the racetrack as the first supplemental entry and the new last place horse. 11/15/06
TOP 10 - 11/08/06 BARACK OBAMA WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE JOHN McCAIN RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS JOE BIDEN CONDOLEEZZA RICE	7000 votes. BIG NEWS! Democrat runners were victorious in midterm races nationwide! Now the 2008 Presidential Derby should heat up and be the most fascinating horserace ever. Barack Obama continues to run way out front as if on a magic carpet but who knows how long the magic can last. Wesley Clark is charging ahead in 2nd place with weaponry as the cavalryman's barn is full of voting veterans. Mitt Romney and John McCain are running much easier with the apparent final breakdown of George Allen. Joe Biden is being shadowed stealthly by Condoleezza Rice. Newt Gingrich and Russ Feingold are losing ground in 11th and 12th place. In 15th place Jeb Bush is loping along in an easy gallop confidant of the sure support of the evangelical handicapping public on the far right side of the track. 11/08/06
TOP 10 - 11/01/06 BARACK OBAMA WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE JOHN McCAIN RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS JOE BIDEN CONDOLEEZZA RICE	6100 votes. It's OBAMA NATION! Just like that Obama has such a big lead he's outta sight. Wesley Clark is tracking in second (with radar) and Mitt Romney is running in the right direction again. Hillary Clinton is running easily in fourth and Al Gore is still galloping in fifth. John Edwards has picked up the pace a bit and is putting a little distance on Joe Biden. Way back in 16th and 17th place John Kerry and George Allen have both gone to the whip but are making up absolutely no ground as they keep hitting themselves instead of their horses. 11/01/06
TOP 10 - 10/25/06 BARACK OBAMA WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE JOHN McCAIN RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS JOE BIDEN CONDOLEEZZA RICE	5300 votes. It's, it's OBAMAMANIA! The streaking new frontrunner fairly sprouted wings as he he flew right on by Mitt Romney to take the lead for the first time. Wesley Clark is also moving like a winner and he too flew right on by Mitt Romney who performed pious-poorly on television interviews this week. Hillary Clinton is running in the fourth position and Al Gore is galloping along in fifth place determinedly saving ground as if it were the planet. John McCain is lugging out right but leads Rudy Guiliani. John Edwards is running eighth, Joe Biden ninth and Condoleezza Rice appears in tenth place to make the top ten for the very first time. 10/25/06
TOP 10 - 10/18/06 MITT ROMNEY WESLEY CLARK BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE JOHN McCAIN RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS JOE BIDEN MARK WARNER	4500 votes. Mitt Romney continues to lead. Barack Obama got a Time Magazine cover and an Oprah Winfrey blessing this week and has galloped with new spirit. He may soon be the Democratic frontrunner. Also this week, John McCain reared up into his angry stallion pose and took off at a gallop. He may have gained traction from the far right of the racecourse with some prime red-meat-flinging against the "Mrs. Clinton" entry. Of course, the far right menu may switch from prime rib to crow pie if the Republicans lose control of Congress on November 7th. Condoleezza Rice may soon be in tenth place. 10/18/06
TOP 10 - 10/10/06 MITT ROMNEY WESLEY CLARK HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA AL GORE JOHN McCAIN RUDY GIULIANI JOHN EDWARDS JOE BIDEN MARK WARNER	4000 votes. Mitt Romney has taken the lead probably due to the very lackluster field of Republican runners in this race. Bill Frist, George Pataki and Mike Huckabee's campaigns may have to be carted off the track. Hillary Clinton has moved back into the third spot over Barack Obama and John Edwards has also moved up past Joe Biden. Mark Warner has jumped off the horse and is headed for the barn by officially declaring he's not a candidate. 10/11/06
TOP 10 - 10/03/06 WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE JOHN McCAIN RUDY GIULIANI JOE BIDEN JOHN EDWARDS MARK WARNER	3400 votes. There were no position changes in the top ten this week. Wesley Clark maintains his unexpected lead for the fourth consecutive week even though he hasn't been in the news much. With the Iraq and Afghanistan wars getting worse all the time people may be ready for a military man who is a real leader instead of a professional two-faced pandering politician. The current Washington sex scandal can only help him since he's never been a part of the Washington culture of hypocrisy, lies and cover-ups that racing fans may be completely fed up and disgusted with. 10/04/06
TOP 10 - 9/27/06 WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE JOHN McCAIN RUDY GIULIANI JOE BIDEN JOHN EDWARDS MARK WARNER	2850 votes. This week saw Rudy Giuliani, who has been on television a lot lately, gallop past three runners and gain much ground on John McCain. Mark Warner makes his first appearance in the top ten just ahead of Russ Feingold. So far 65% of all votes submitted are for Democrats and 35% for Republicans. The right wing of the Republican Party appears to be a stable without a horse. 9/27/06
TOP 10 - 9/20/06 WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY BARACK OBAMA HILLARY CLINTON AL GORE JOHN McCAIN JOE BIDEN JOHN EDWARDS RUSS FEINGOLD RUDY GIULIANI	2300 votes. There was only one position change this week as Barack Obama sprinted past Hillary Clinton probably due to the very positive media coverage of his African trip to the hometown of his father. Mike Huckabee was the last of 24 runners to receive a vote but he is finally out of the starting gate and has set foot on the racetrack. 9/20/06
TOP 10 - 9/13/06 WESLEY CLARK MITT ROMNEY HILLARY CLINTON BARACK OBAMA AL GORE JOHN McCAIN JOE BIDEN JOHN EDWARDS RUSS FEINGOLD RUDY GIULIANI	1800 votes. The grassroots passion seems to be for new faces... Wesley Clark leads Hillary Clinton... Mitt Romney leads John McCain... Barack Obama leads Al Gore. The big surprise is how little support presumed heavyweights John Kerry and George Allen currently show. 9/13/06