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Only on The Moderate Voice

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I’m finding my blogging at The Moderate Voice to be a great place for national stories.  But I also realize I need to re-focus on the Ohio and local ones for WLST.  I hope to make that adjustment in the next few days.  Also, the diversity of commenters is fascinating.

Here are my most recent TMV posts (most recent first):

Coulter to campaign for Clinton if McCain gets GOP nod some serious comments over there lol

Kucinich recommends Obama & Clinton great primary source reporting from the Lakewood straw poll by Anastasia Pantsios

Ohio debates next for candidates I may be on painkillers, but when I say I think I hear Wolf say debates in Feb. in Ohio?  next time, trust me

Dem Debate: making love to the real-time reaction meter this was posted on WLST too but there are comments at TMV

Maria Shriver, CA’s first lady, to withhold endorsement

Presidential candidates sing Bowie’s praises thank you George and BFD

GOP debate: are any of the candidates better than fine?

Shakespeare, Super Bowls and Sideline Wench Poggioli very fun

Super Tuesday and a “where are they now story”: Ned Lamont what becomes an ex-roots darling most

No more Rudy redux, expected to endorse McCain pretty much the first post up that night about that fact

China: Coping with extreme weather crisis I’m kind of shocked at how little blog exposure this story has received; with the Olympics coming up and other problems in communications, environment and human rights not improving, shouldn’t we be doing some soul-searching about what really matters?

State of the Union in 60 seconds – if you haven’t seen it, it’s very fun

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:36 pm February 1st, 2008 in Barack Obama, Blogging, Campaigning, Elections, Government, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Media, Mitt Romney, Ohio, Politics, TMV, WH2008 | Comments Off 

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Dem Debate most watched in cable history

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From TVNewser.com:

Breaking: Last night’s Democratic debate on CNN drew 8,324,000 million total viewers, making it the most-watched primary debate in cable news history, and the second-most watched on TV this election cycle (ABC’s Democratic debate on Jan. 5 drew 9,360,000)

The debate gives CNN the top five highest rated cable debates this cycle in total viewers.

> Update: In the A25-54 demo, the debate finished with 3,257,000 viewers, the #1 take in cable news history as well.

I wonder, seriously, if that includes people like me who watched it through the live stream.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 9:03 pm February 1st, 2008 in Barack Obama, Campaigning, Elections, Hillary Clinton, Media, Politics, Tech, WH2008 | Comments Off 

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Patterns in traffic to candidates’ websites

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Another excellent post from Compete.

This time, they examine the fluctuation in traffic at presidential primary candidates’ websites before, during and after the Iowa and New Hampshire caucus and primary, respectively.

Go to the post for more graphics and info. Fascinating stuff.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:46 pm February 1st, 2008 in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Politics | Comments Off 

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Why blogs, Internet get so little political ad spend & respect for being influential

Filed Under Blogging, Campaigning, Elections, Ohio, Politics, Tech, WH2008 | 5 Comments

I know – it doesn’t feel like it’s this inconsequential, and on a local level, we see case after case where blogs and the Internet do matter. We see situations nationally where they matter too. But check out this post and graphics and numbers at Compete.

Ohio comes in with less than 1.9% of residents online who are politically active. Now, sure – what’s the definition of “residents online” and what’s the definition of “politically active.” Here’s some explanation found in the comments:

[for] this analysis the basis of comparison was indeed the ONLINE populations of each state. The actual percentage of households online in each state, in the case, while interesting, does not affect the results as the math was simply, for example:

The number of people ONLINE in Nevada visiting a political site divided by the total number of people ONLINE in Nevada.

For more information on our data normalization methodology, read here:

http://blog.compete.com/where-do-these-numbers-come-from/

Matt [the blog author]

What’s all this mean? From another commenter:

Those of us committed to reinvigorating grassroots participation in the political process using online tools and technologies should start with being honest with ourselves and not get caught up in our own hype.

Very, very true and good advice.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:34 pm February 1st, 2008 in Blogging, Campaigning, Elections, Ohio, Politics, Tech, WH2008 | 5 Comments 

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What it’s really like to be in bed all week

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If you just want to roll your eyes and click away because you could care less about my whining, by all means, I’ll never know. This post is totally for me and anyone who wants to have some amusement at my expense – which suits me well because laughter is about the only way I figure I’m going to heal up right now.

Back injuries suck. Back pain sucks. Getting older and having degenerative conditions start to degenerate into a condition suck.

But – I’m not dying, I’ve finished a book, I’ve blogged a shitload all over the place, my kids love sitting in bed with me, and my significant other has a new appreciation for whatever it is that I “do” all day. That S.O. also has my gratitude because underneath the exterior that guy who says “just get better” is the interior that is praying that I will in fact get better.

Here’s the post where I talk about the the joint dysfunction the physical therapist said I had – that was Monday. Today is Friday. I was starting to feel like an 8.8 on a scale of 1-10 when it comes to pain (and that was down from a 9) yesterday, but then I had an MRI. The doctor and the PT haven’t been happy that I’m not progressing much at all and so there was concern that maybe I have a herniated disk or something else (arthritis or I don’t know what, in my hips, spine – I’m not even sure). Well, to have to lay on your back for 45 minutes in a too-small tube when it’s your back that’s in pain for starters just about did me in. I was so angry with pain when I got out of the machine that I left without literally half my clothes on. And now I have sore muscles I didn’t have before as a result of them spasming while I was in the MRI. And now I’m told that the MRI might not even be a valuable diagnostic tool because if you have spine issues, laying on your back doesn’t necessarily show the disks in the best way to detect problems.

Whatever.

So – I’m doing some stretches, I’m taking some drugs, I’m trying not to eat (since I’m not really moving at all) and I am trying to get up now and then and walk around so I don’t get stiff.

What exactly can’t I do? I can’t bend over at all – I can bend at the knees just fine. But I cannot reach down or far to either side and my hips areas are so sore and tender that I cannot sleep well in any position – I had a terrible night last night.

On the bright side, the Pt says that the swelling between two crucial joints seems to have gone down. And my kids are doing laundry and dishes and dinner and homework and music lessons and listening to my husband.

But in general, I do not know how people with chronic pain do it. I am sure, if I had chronic pain (which they tell me this isn’t yet and shouldn’t be), I too would figure out how to get through it. The fact is, I do live with pain in my several of my joints and a few other things, but I am so used to them now that I ignore it.

The body you have is the only body you get. And some things that happen to it you cannot control. But for the things you can, don’t wait until it’s too late.

For once I can honestly say that I cannot wait to do all the shlepping I need to do – because it was when I shlepped the most that I thought about myself the least. And thinking about oneself too much is never a good thing.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:27 pm February 1st, 2008 in Blogging | 6 Comments 

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Latest Gallup: Clinton 44%, Obama 41%; McCain 39%, Romney% 24

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It is TIGHT. Look for yourself here.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 3:06 pm February 1st, 2008 in Barack Obama, Campaigning, Elections, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Politics, WH2008 | Comments Off 

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Former U.S. Rep. & AIPAC member Mel Levine, current Rep. Wexler support Obama

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Former California Congressman Mel Levine‘s endorsement is here.  Florida 19th’s Representative Robert Wexler‘s is here.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:32 pm February 1st, 2008 in Campaigning, Elections, Jewish, Politics, WH2008 | Comments Off 

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Past pres of AIPAC & former DNC chair supports Clinton

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Read Steve Grossman‘s endorsement here.

More on Grossman in this 2007 interview with The Hill.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 2:27 pm February 1st, 2008 in Campaigning, Elections, Jewish, Politics, WH2008 | Comments Off 

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Nat’l Journal’s Beltway Blogroll ceases operations

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Best of luck to K. Danny Glover as he moves on.  Here’s his last post on Beltway Blogroll.

You can continue to follow his work at Air Congress.

Among many bloggers though certainly not all, Glover may be best remembers for this piece he did in 2006 for the New York Times called, “New on the Web: Politics as Ususal.”

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:24 pm February 1st, 2008 in Blogging, Government, Media, Politics | Comments Off 

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Will Ohio debate digs rival the Oscars?

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Lynn Sweet provides narrative and a photo of what it was like last night for bloggers at the Democratic debate.

Ohio’s one bloggy kind of place.  I hope we can show the country the same kind of welcome to all who want to be there in person and cover this historic election cycle.

More on the Ohio debates in February here. A second-hand rumor has it that they will be in Columbus, but Jerid has ideas that it will be somewhere else.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:24 am February 1st, 2008 in Blogging, Campaigning, Elections, Ohio, Politics, Wide Open | Comments Off 

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Vote for Ohio 10th candidate Rosemary Palmer’s Super Bowl Ad

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I love this promotion for Rosemary Palmer, Democratic challenger to Ohio 10 incumbent Dennis Kucinich. Please go watch the two Super Bowl ads and vote for the one you want to see.

And remember, there will be a debate with all five Democratic candidates for the Ohio 10th congressional district in two weeks:

Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:30 AM
10th Congressional District Democratic Primary Debate
Joseph Cimperman, Barbara Anne Ferris, Dennis Kucinich, Thomas O’Grady, and Rosemary Palmer

Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 777 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland
TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE
AND ARE NONREFUNDAB

Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

All candidates have confirmed. They are as follows:
Cleveland Councilman Joe Cimperman
Barbara Anne Ferris
Congressman Dennis Kucinich
Mayor Thomas O’Grady
Rosemary Palmer

Debate Moderator: Dan Moulthrop, Host, 90.3 WCPN

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 10:03 am February 1st, 2008 in Campaigning, Elections, Ohio, Politics | Comments Off 

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More Jews in Ohio government than ever; feed the pipeline case study

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The Cleveland Jewish News published this story, ” ‘Jewish Power’ mushrooms in Ohio” today. After listing numerous individuals in positions that support the headline’s notion, veteran statehouse news reporter Bill Cohen writes,

…political analysts and activists agree this new level of Jewish power is a logical culmination of political and civic involvement by Jews over the years.

“Jews do have a tremendous commitment to public service,” notes Garver Keller. “Jews are so engaged in their community.”

 
 

Ohio has been good to the Jewish immigrants who came here a century ago, notes Fingerhut, and now their grandchildren are “giving back because that’s part of what we’re taught to do.”

Jews have learned a lesson from the Holocaust, says Fisher: “Being political is not a luxury, but a necessity.” He notes that many of the Jews who are active in government today got their first taste of political battles decades ago in “the idealism that engaged people in civil rights, the women’s movement, and the environmental movement of the 1960s.”

The article states that Jews in Ohio tend to lean left and that 80% of the Jewish vote went to Strickland. Of course, at least two Jews I know – State Senator and judicial candidate David Goodman and my state rep., Josh Mandel, are both with the GOP.

No sooner had I thought to myself that I should find out what John Green at the Bliss Institute would say about this article’s premise than I read this in the article: Read more

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 8:40 am February 1st, 2008 in Government, Jewish, Judaism, Ohio, Politics, Religion | 4 Comments 

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‘Roots News: OH straw poll results, Kucinich recommends Obama & Clinton

Filed Under 'Roots News, Blogging, Campaigning, Elections, Ohio, Politics, WH2008 | 3 Comments

Anastasia Pantsios writes here on Daily Kos and in great detail about last night’s straw poll in Lakewood, Ohio.  A little 100 people cast ballots. Thank you, Anastasia.

Here’s an excerpt:

Lakewood is a large inner-ring suburb immediately to the west of Cleveland along the lake, a very diverse place of block after block of modest single-family homes and duplexes and some apartments, old-fashioned storefront shopping streets, a stretch of high-rises along its lakefront “gold coast,” many immigrants, lots of young people (and lots of “meat-market” and sports bars) and a very big gay population (once said to be the largest outside San Francisco and New York), among other things. (Also an excellent chocolate store where I stopped before the event to get some dark-chocolate covered orange peel. Sweet Designs at 16100 Detroit Ave. if you’re ever in the area.)

It’s also at the very heart of Ohio’s 10th congressional district so I wasn’t too surprised when I came in to see congressional challengers Barbara Anne Ferris and Rosemary Palmer and their teams already there shaking hands and passing out literature, nor was I surprised to see that Team Kucinich had set up a table groaning with the trademark bright yellow bumper stickers, note pads, window signs and other Kucinich for Congress paraphernalia. (Those low on note pads were doubly blessed, as Judge Stuart Friedman, running for appeals court, was also there passing out pads.) Kucinich himself soon showed up with his wife Elizabeth and hung out for a good portion of the evening, chatting with constituents. He’s back home in his district and ready to rumble!

My cover story on the Oh-10 race ran this week http://www.freetimes.com/ with Dennis on the cover and he stopped to thank me for covering the race fairly. Barbara had not read the story yet, but Rosemary and her husband Paul said they’d appreciated it and thought I’d done a good job of capturing their campaign.

And heeeeere’s Dennis:

Finally, the organizers gathered all the candidates on stage. They let Dennis, Rosemary and Barbara each have a minute to speak. Dennis said forcefully, “I’ve had the opportunity to campaign with both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and they are both worthy candidates and both are ready to serve their country as president.” Good on you, Dennis!

Again, thank you, Anastasia.  Primary source blogging.  Gotta love it.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:49 am February 1st, 2008 in 'Roots News, Blogging, Campaigning, Elections, Ohio, Politics, WH2008 | 3 Comments 

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Democratic debate transcripts from CNN 1/31/08

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Read it here.  And note, it cut-off before Wolf mentioned what I heard: Ohio debates are a-coming.

More video from debate here.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:33 am February 1st, 2008 in Campaigning, Elections, Ohio, Politics, WH2008 | Comments Off 

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Yes! I heard it! Ohio debates coming

Filed Under Announcements, Campaigning, Elections, Ohio, Politics, WH2008 | 2 Comments

Last night I wrote,

Also – I could have sworn Wolf said that there will be debates on Feb. 27 and 28 and in Ohio?? Maybe he said just before Ohio? Anyone else hear that? I’m still on pretty powerful pain meds.

Political Ticker has it here:

CNN announced Thursday that it will partner with the Ohio Democratic Party and the Ohio Republican Party for back-to-back presidential debates at the end of February.

With the race for each party nomination likely to extend beyond the February 5 Super Tuesday contests, it’s increasingly possible the critical battleground state of Ohio – which holds its presidential primary March 4, along with three other states — could very well determine the 2008 Democratic and Republican nominees.

“Ohio will once again decide who wins the White House,” said Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern. “The Ohio Democratic debate is important because it will allow the next President of the United States to address the issues most important to Ohioans.”

Republican Party Deputy Chairman Kevin DeWine also highlighted the state’s potential kingmaker status. “No Republican has ever won the White House without winning Ohio,” said DeWine. “It’s a critical battleground state in November that could play a deciding role on March 4. We’re proud to partner with CNN on this debate in advance of what could be a decisive primary election in the Buckeye State.”

The Democratic debate will take place Wednesday, February 27, while the Republican debate will follow on Thursday, February 28. The network said further details will be released soon.

Hattip Plunderbund and a Twitter, so I know I’m not crazy or loopy on meds.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 7:02 am February 1st, 2008 in Announcements, Campaigning, Elections, Ohio, Politics, WH2008 | 2 Comments 

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Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo

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That woke me up. From MarketWatch.

I’d be saying Yahoo.

UPDATE: More here.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:46 am February 1st, 2008 in Business, Tech | 14 Comments 

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