Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Your Morning News: 5.13.08
Posted by Josh in Barack Obama, China, china earthquake, Election 2008, hillary clinton, john mccain, Polls, Your Morning News
Coverage is dominated today by the news of a massive earthquake that hit China yesterday. The quake measured 7.9 on the Richter scale and the death toll stands currently at over 10,000. The quake destroyed 80% of the structures in some towns and cities near the epicenter. Many are seeing this as a test of China’s infrastructure and government reaction in advance of the Olympics. What impressed me was that the Chinese Premiere was at the site just a few hours after the quake – rather than say, flying overhead surveying the damage.
A new Gallup poll shows that the majority of Democrats think that the nominating contest should continue and a majority think that Obama should pick Clinton has his running mate. I say, hey, we’ve got polls, who needs ‘elections’?
Sign that a campaign is entering a slow season – articles on what candidates’ handwriting says about them. Senator Obama is apparently secretive and trying to distance himself form his father, Senator Clinton is “readable, but lacks emotion and warmth” and Senator McCain dots his i’s with little hearts.