http://democraticSPACE.com/blog DemocraticSPACE is one of North America's leading non-partisan political websites. Sun, 11 May 2008 22:42:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Updated: May 11 @ 12:55 PT As it stands now, according to Real Clear Politics, Barack Obama has 1591 elected delegates to Hillary Clinton's 1426 -- a lead of 165. Among superdelegates, Obama leads 275 to 271 -- a lead of 4. So overall Obama has a 169-delegate lead (1866 ... http://democraticSPACE.com/blog/2008/05/democratic-nomination-delegate-math/ Voters in California faced two competing ballot initiatives on June 3 that will impact both the government's use of eminent domain (i.e. taking private land for some other purpose) and rent control (restricting the allowable rent for some units). Proposition 98: essentially restricts any government act that restricts the use ... http://democraticSPACE.com/blog/2008/05/eminent-domain-and-rent-control-in-california/ With the odds increasingly in favor of Barack Obama winning the Democratic Party nomination, talk is turning to potential Vice-President candidates. There is a lot of talk of an Obama-Clinton ticket. On the one hand, it makes good sense, as a gesture of unity given Clinton strong support. But on ... http://democraticSPACE.com/blog/2008/05/obama-webb/ As it stands now (May 9), Barack Obama holds a 158-delegate lead over Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic Party nomination. Obama is quickly closing the gap in superdelegates (currently only 7 behind) and there is good reason to believe that he will overtake her soon. With ... http://democraticSPACE.com/blog/2008/05/hillarys-end-game-high-road-or-low-road/ Our final projections for North Carolina and Indiana show that both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will each be able to claim victory by the end of the night. We project the following: North Carolina Barack Obama -- 54.7% -- 63 delegates [range: 53.2% to 56.2% -- 61 to 64 delegates] Hillary ... http://democraticSPACE.com/blog/2008/05/obama-to-win-north-carolina-clinton-to-win-indiana/ Here are the latest DemocraticSPACE aggregated polling numbers and corresponding seat projections (in parentheses). Note that in most cases current projections do not adjust for individual candidates, as not all candidates have been nominated yet. Projections are a snap-shot in time, based on current polling. Note also that the ... http://democraticSPACE.com/blog/2008/05/conservatives-in-weak-minority-territory/ Someone created a DemocraticSPACE page on Facebook, for all you die-hard DS fans. Click HERE to join the DemocraticSPACE blog network. I think you need to add the Blog Networks application, if you haven't done so already. http://democraticSPACE.com/blog/2008/05/democraticspace-on-facebook/ Most people know that New York Times columnist (and Princeton economist) Paul Krugman has deep ties to the Clintons, all the way back to 1992 when Bill recruited him to counter Bush I's economic policies. So it's no surprise he's been writing pro-Hillary, anti-Obama pieces throughout the campaign. His ... http://democraticSPACE.com/blog/2008/04/why-paul-krugman-is-wrong/ In a follow-up to my earlier post, TTC workers have rejected the deal their union leadership had accepted from TTC management. Going against its previous claims to provide a 48-hour strike notice, the TTC union shut down the system Friday at midnight without any notice, stranding thousands. Despite improved ... http://democraticSPACE.com/blog/2008/04/ttc-strike-is-irresponsible/ On occasion of it being Earth Day, I thought a post on urban planning was in order, specifically regarding policies in Los Angeles (one of the least sustainable cities I know). I've never understood why L.A. can't accommodate both the car and build mass transit. It isn't either/or, as ... http://democraticSPACE.com/blog/2008/04/los-angeles-requires-too-many-parking-spaces/