Hodgepodge of Election News

If Democratic candidates hope to win the White House in 2008, they are going to need to be able to portray themselves as determined and unafraid. They need to make the country believe they can handle the war and protect the nation from terrorists. So why does the name Fox have them running scared?

After Senator Edwards turned down the offer to participate in a presidential debate hosted by the Fox network and co-sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus, fellow senators and presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama decided not to partake in the festivities as well, citing CNN as a better venue for the debate. We all know Fox leans a little (or a lot) to the right, but shouldn’t the candidates be able to suck it up and debate their views no matter what the setting is?

In other democratic candidate news, Senator Obama gave an amusing interview to David Letterman on the Late Show last night, explaining how he never has time to go home anymore. When asked whether he would agree to a Clinton-Obama joint ticket, he asked for clarification: “Which order are we talking about?” Could Obama put aside the man-ego and run with (but always behind) a (Wellesley) woman as her vice-presidential candidate? Some may argue that in the face of Obama’s lack of experience Clinton should have first billing, but according to some New Yorkers Obama may have more appeal than Clinton does. Ex-Clinton supporters in the big apple are going Barack.

To touch briefly on the Republican candidates, Giuliani doesn’t buy his own groceries. That is all.