I love polls. There’s something about numbers all strung together, some with obvious meaning, others with hidden meaning. The latest Gallup Poll, due to be released tomorrow, has some interesting numbers. Based on the poll results, I don’t have to select Hillary Clinton as my Vice-Presidential running mate. Only 29-percent of my supporters favor Hillary … Read More »

I’m at my wits end. Why don’t reporters actually write down what I say instead of changing everything around? Yesterday I was asked about the grueling length of the campaign and I said it has become like “a good movie that lasts too long. You’re full of popcorn, you need to go to the bathroom, … Read More »

Two more debates. That’s all. Hillary has agreed to another debate in Pennsylvania on April 16th, and we’ve schedule another for North Carolina on April 19th. So far, Hillary hasn’t agreed to the April 19th debate, just a few weeks before the North Carolina primary election. Why? Some of my advisors think Hillary doesn’t want … Read More »

General Tony McPeak stuck his foot in it today. He said Bill Clinton’s campaign tactics are similar to those of Joe McCarthy. I called Tony and told him his remarks were a little over the top and not beneficial to the campaign. He said, “But Barack, it’s true. The Clintons behave just like Joe McCarthy … Read More »

I feel like a political playwright. My speeches inspire, instruct, and motivate. The reviews of my speech on ‘race’ in the aftermath of Pastor Wright’s incendiary comments are pouring in and they’re mostly positive. The only thing different about this speech was leaving behind the ‘preacher’ in me and simply addressing the audience, and the … Read More »

Politics is about  a sweet combination of dirty tricks and hitting the other guy harder than he hit you. Nobody on the campaign trail is better at that than Terry McAuliffe, chairman of Hillary’s campaign. A couple of weeks ago Terry appeared on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews. At the same time, David Plouffe from … Read More »