John Edwards may have lost Iowa to Barack Obama, but his campaign continues and its focus on those left out by society still resonates to many – and I’ve noticed that one name has jumped into his stump speech when he gets to healthcare: Nataline Sarkisyan. Last week, I wrote about how the tragic story [...]
Read more...Ah, good old 1996 – the first of our “wired” national elections. Bill Clinton versus Bob Dole, with special guest appearances by Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, and Lamar Alexander. The information superhighway, online debate transcripts, participatory democracy, candidates on email – and all that jazz. We were so smart then. Fast forward to the 2008 [...]
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