American Taino: Latino Pols are not going to just rollover and play dead to the Clintonistas

From American Taino:
NY Latino Pol: Clinton Playing With Fire
Yet more evidence that Latino Pols are not going to just rollover and play dead to the Clintonistas poor treatment of their Latino allies.

Today, two New York Latino Pols--State Senator Ruben Diaz and Assemblyman Joseph Peralta-- questioned the sacking of Patti Solis Doyle for primary losses they believe should be blamed on Bill Clinton and others.

Diaz issued this warning: She might be playing with fire with the Hispanic community. I just wanted them to know that we are not innocent, to believe that the person resigned on her own. No one resigns when things are going good..... click on the link to read more....

TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

• More on Clinton and Edwards' plan to "narrow the field" in the Dem debates: The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier picks up a whisper from Obama about who should be included... Rich Galen pipes up on Townhall.com, and 411mania.com says it's an "assult on democracy"... Kucinich spoke out early and angrily (CBS News) and Gravel sticks with his new talking points (CBS News)
• Newsweek considers the Web 2.0/MSM collaboration -- Dem debate hosts in South Carolina next Monday...
• From the Washington Post: The Problem with the Problem with the Popular Vote

TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

• Edwards, Clinton discuss limiting debates (Boston Globe)
• Kucinich Lashes Out at Limiting Debates (By BETH FOUHY - Forbes)
• Dodd Rips Clinton, Edwards for Remarks (By BROCK VERGAKIS - Forbes)
• One Democratic candidate’s courageous stand-Gravel (Oregon Statesman Journal)
• A GOP comeback strategy Way behind in the polls, the party should exploit the anti-politician mood and offer a hopeful message. (Frank Luntz - LA Times)
• Looking to independents and away from the GOP, McCain presses on (Boston Globe)
• Illiniois Independents still face hurdles getting on ballot (Springfield State Journal Register) * Alabama: If you're a Democrat or Republican, you're assured a place on the ballot. If you're anything else - Libertarian, Socialist, Fried Green Tomato or even independent - good luck. (Alabama Live) * OH: Independent Candidates Won't Be On November Ballot (WTOV 9 - Steubenville, OH)

Caught on Tape: Clinton/Edwards to Shut Down Debates

Go to California's Independent Voice (thanks to IV communications director Jason Olson)

Hillary Clinton and John Edwards "privately" discussed removing other candidates from future debates. The discussion took place after the July 12th NAACP Candidate Forum in Detroit. But they forgot they were still on camera and miked! The discussion quickly found its way into the media and onto YouTube. Clinton and Edwards are clearly trying to eliminate any dissenting or independent voice from the debates.

Independents want a real debate, not an "insider" made for TV production.
Click here to watch the video and make your voice heard>

And while we're at it, Iowa independent leader Larry Reinsch confronted Hillary about including independents in the debates at a recent appearence -- don't miss this at Rock The Debates....

Independent Voice and Rock the Debates are both on The Hankster sidebar. They are both important sites to check in with!

TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

• 43% in the new survey identify as independents (Susan Page-USA Today)
• Latino group aims to mobilize voters (Miami Herald)
• New Mexico Election Reform (OpEd News)
• Boxborough resident runs for Congress as independent (Bolton Common - GateHouse News Service)
• NAACP Forum: Obama, Clinton in a tight battle for black vote (Boston Globe)
• Sec of State nixes protest over Lieberman party (Stamford Advocate)
• It's Not Easy Being Green -Pennsylvania discrimintes against independents (WFMZ )
• Virginia - a top tier swing state with lots of indies (Hotline)

TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

• Sheehan Threatens to Run Against Pelosi (Washington Post)
• Antiwar Mom Issues Challenge to Pelosi (By Michael Falcone, The Caucus-NY Times blog)
• A Third Party President: The Twenty Year Countdown (Andrew Evans, chair of American Centrist Party-American Chronicle )
• No incumbent. No favorite. Anything could happen (US News & World Report)
• Issue of healthcare heats up (by CEO of Kaiser Foundation - Boston Globe)
• Obama's views not always what some expect (By Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY)
• Obama out-fundraising Hillary (Newsweek)
• IN: Two independents, one Libertarian running for city office (Terre Haute Tribune Star)
• MI: Independent redistricting commission (Michigan Live)

TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

INDEPENDENT VOTERS:

• It's Not the Economy, Stupid-professional politicians try to figure out the independent vote (Dan Henninger-Wall Street Journal)
• Interesting feature article "Independent's Day-Republicans, Democrats, whatever. This Fourth of July, we salute the real American politician — the independent." (Style Weekly, Richmond's Alternative for news, arts, culture and opinion.)
• Hillary can't take women's vote for granted-Obama leads among indies (Denver Post)
• Leftist call for impeachment has limited appeal (Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times)
• Hillary's unpopular, if Republicans have the wit to nominate a candidate with appeal to independent voters, they can retain the White House in 2008 (Naples News)

BLOOMBERG 08:

• Poll: Bloomberg candidacy might even up presidential contest in N.J. (NJ online)
• Bloomberg could be what voters want (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
• Mayor's Independence Is Focus of Aides (New York Sun)

OBAMA CAMPAIGN:

• Democrats' mantra: Change-Obama campaign in Pella IA (Washington Times)

LOCAL NEWS:

• Don Allen running as an independent for president (The Youngstown Vindicator)
• AN ABUSE OF POWER?-Spitzer surveillence of Bruno (NY Post)

TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

BLOOMBERG 08

• Mike Bloomberg 101 for political reporters (Marketwatch)
• Clinton Pollster Sued Over E-Mails (AP-Casper Star Tribune)
• Bloomberg and Villaraigosa: Was That a Dress Rehearsal? (LA Downtown News)
• Bloomberg is thinking about how he could shape the political conversation for the next several years. (Hartford Courant)

OBAMA CAMPAIGN

• Clinton-Obama ticket? Key conflict: Iraq war record (Rocky Mountain News) * ''All-American'' Debate Reveals Stratified Black Constituency (Amsterdam News)
• Howard University Dem debate: Black Voters Figure Prominently (Diverse Education.com)

ELECTORAL REFORM

• NJ: Doing away with election spoilers-IRV is the answer (NJ Times)
• DE: Victory for Open Government; Death of the Fusion ban. (Stop Taxing blog)
• NJ: Legislative override makes initiative and referendum meaningless (Asbury Park Press)

TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

• GALLUP POLL: Hispanic Voters Prefer Clinton to Giuliani in Hypothetical Match-Up-33% of black voters are independent (Gallup)
• Independent voters powerful in 2008-note on WaPo study (UPI)
• New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is hardly the world's only independent. (Tom Blackburn, Palm Beach Post)
• Bill Plante: Election '08 still up for grabs (Daily News of Newburyport)
• Obama can't take blacks for granted, Missed chance to tell what he'd do for African Americans (Chicago Sun Times)
• Minority focus group says Clinton stands out, Pollster finds senator rated highly in debate, boosted by position on AIDS (Democrat & Chronicle)
• MT: Three big incumbents fare well in Montana poll-Clinton won in 92 bec. 26% of Repubs voted for Perot (Great Falls Tribune)
• PA: Pennsylvania Minor Parties Ask US Supreme Court to Take Ballot Access Case (Ballot Access News)
• In Spitzer/Bloomberg match-up, Spitzer only wins upstate (Brooklyn Eagle)
• Bloomberg candidacy wouldhurt Hillary (Staten Island Advance)