Celebrity sleuth site TMZ.com got ahold of the following picture of Mitt Romney with what is reportedly a South Carolina supporter. She is holding a sign that reads “No to Obama Osama & Chelsea’s Moma” which the smiling Romney is not only standing behind but holding up as well.

From CNET:

In 2004, YouTube didn’t exist. Three years later, politicians have learned to fear and revere the video-sharing Web site that has become a vital part of the campaign for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

So I have been dusting off my Excel knowledge (not going as smoothly as I had hoped) and have been collecting information together for the ‘08 election. It is taking some time but I thought I would share information as I collect it together.

First thing I find interesting is how stable the polling has been for the most part on the Democratic side. Right now I have twelve national polls in the sheet from January 07 until this very week of July 07. In that time there has been little movement. The following shows you Sen. Clinton vs. Sen. Obama vs John Edwards in the last seven months. (Click to enlarge)

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From the Associated Press:

THE NUMBERS - DEMOCRATS

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, 43 percent

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, 27 percent

Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, 17 percent

No opinion, 9 percent

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THE NUMBERS - REPUBLICAN

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, 30 percent

Arizona Sen. John McCain, 21 percent

Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, 18 percent

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, 6 percent

No opinion, 11 percent

The Democrats I talk to have a weird perception of things. They have begun equating the nations distaste for the War with a distaste for conservatism in general. In short they believe that because the country is fed up with the president they are ready to go liberal on all the issues. Because of this the Dems could well be ready to tear themselves apart.

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