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Electoral Math -- Obama Has Closed The Deal

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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Welcome to the penultimate Electoral Math column. OK, I admit, I just like correctly using the word "penultimate." Plus, it's fun to say! Try it! If...

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Palin Calls McCain Adviser To Smooth Things Over

The Washington Post | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Campaign Adviser, Gop, Election Day, Nicole Wallace, Sarah Palin, Republican, Presidential Election, Campaign, Election 2008, Vice Presidential Candidate, John McCain, Politics News

Don't be surprised to see maligned McCain campaign adviser Nicolle Wallace rejoining GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on her campaign plane v...

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McCain Campaign Donor's Giving Raises Questions

Chicago Tribune | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Presidential Election 2008, McCain Donor, Campaign, McCain Campaign, Donor, Election 2008, Shi Sheng Hao, Politics News

Big campaign donors typically come with deep pockets and influence. But in Illinois this election cycle, no one not running for office himself has giv...

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Redistribute This

Lance Simmens | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Domestic Terror, Presidential Election 2008, Mccain, Distribution of Wealth, Socialism, Campaign, Muslim, Politics News

To merely imply that the concept of redistribution of wealth is inherently evil (read socialistic) is simplistic and absurd. Hope allows us to explore the uncertainty of the future.

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Reading The Pictures: McCain To The Skinheads In Four Easy Steps

Michael Shaw | Posted 11.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Photography, Politics, John McCain, McCain Skinheads, Obama Election, McCain Violence, News Photos, McCain Palin, Mccain Fear, Mccain, Obama, Campaign, Photojournalism, Election, Obama Race, Media News

I'm skeptical about drawing conclusions about Obama's near, middle or long-term safety based on the so-called plot by two crazy skin heads disclosed yesterday.

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Cut And Run?

Clifford J. Tasner | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Billionaires, John McCain, War With Iran, Campaign, Cut and Run, 2008 Campaign, Iraq, Democrats, War in Iraq, Barack Obama, Politics News

Here is the Billionaires' power-pop punk ode to John McCain, the warrior, featuring our resident rock god, J. Paul Geddy Lee.

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RNC Chair Blames McCain For Palin Clothing Costs

Politico | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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RNC Chairman Mike Duncan throws back the blame for Sarah Palin's wardrobe by telling MSNBC that the McCain campaign asked for the RNC to pay for the c...

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Talking With The F.B.I.'s Undercover Source In Alaska's VECO Corruption Case

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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Prewitt: "It's going to be a tight race, but Stevens could still win this thing. Stevens has been around so long, and we do have a very partisan situation up here in Alaska."

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My Three Day Obama Campaign Coverage Experience (PHOTOS)

Chuck Lasker | Posted 11.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Indianapolis, Early Voting, Japanese, Republicans for Obama, Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Volunteers, Volunteer Stories Obama, Campaign, Fort Wayne, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Japan, Indiana, Nhk, Home News

Last week I was contacted by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) about covering my Republicans for Obama activities. They have a worldwide viewership...

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The Plumber Can't Fix the Leaks

David M. Abromowitz | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Joe the Plumber Taxes, Service, Joe the Plumber, Campaign, John McCain, Mccain-Palin, Politics News

Joe the Slogan sees that he might have to pay a little bit higher taxes, decides he won't bother buying the business, and supposedly jobs are lost. This is what a candidate for president holds up as a hero?

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Friday Talking Points [53] -- Why McCain Is Losing, And Why Democrats Shouldn't Say So

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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John McCain is losing the race for the White House. Now, this doesn't mean he has already lost it -- we've still got to go vote, after all. I'll cov...

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Sarah Palin's Clothes Versus Europe's Leading Ladies

Times Online | Carolyn Asome | Posted 11.24.2008 | Style

Read More: Sarah Brown, Michelle Obama, Carla Bruni, Sarah Palin, 2008 Campaign, Samantha Cameron, Campaign, Fashion, 2008 Election, Style News

Does it really take £90,000 (the amount Sarah Palin's campaign wardrobe has cost so far) to cut it on the global stage? Other leading political ladie...

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It's About the Students, Stupid!

Marc Lampkin | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Political, Campaign, Teachers, Unions, Buttons, Academic Standards, Students, Learning, Politics News

When was the last time a teachers' union sued to demand higher academic standards? When has a teachers' union ever demanded more accountability in our classrooms?

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Polls Show Obama Wins On Tax Issue

The Washington Post | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, John McCain has turned to an argument that has served Republicans well in recent history, using stump...

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Sarah Palin Refuses To Answer Whether Or Not Abortion Clinic Bombers Are Terrorists

Oxdown Gazette | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Presidential Election 2007, Election Day, Bombers, Sarah Palin, Alaskan Governor, Terrorist, Election 2008, Campaign, Vice Presidential Nominee, Politics News

I just watched some highlights of Brian William's interview with Sarah Palin and John McCain. This exchange was shocking: Brian Williams: Back to th...

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Electoral Math -- Obama Holds His Lead

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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More and more, it is looking like Virginia will be the state that decides Election Night in Obama's favor. Sure, it could be Florida or Ohio, but my guess is that the vote-counting is going to take a while in both of them,

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Hillary Clinton Campaigns For Franken

Politico | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: NY State Senator, Election Day, Voting, Campaign, Al Franken, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Senator Clinton, Democrats, Senate, Politics News

Fourteen days before the election, supporters of senatorial candidate Al Franken crowded the McNamara Alumni Center and bopped to Beach Boys songs whi...

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Palin's Makeup Artist Even More Expensive Than McCain's (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post via The Washington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gop, John McCain, $150, Campaign, 000, Makeup, Election 2008, Sarah Palin, Slideshow, American Idol, Politics News

Today the Washington Post's Sleuth reports that Sarah Palin is spending more than John McCain on her own celebrity makeup artist. McCain's September ...

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GOP Gives Up Hope For Last-Minute Obama Smear Campaign

Politico | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gop, John McCain, Polls, Election Day, Campaign, Bill Ayers, Smears, Election, Barack Obama, Economy, Politics News

GOP operatives don't foresee a massive infusion of money for ads against Obama. Photo: AP For the GOP, the cavalry apparently isn't coming. Republic...

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Charlie Cook: Six Reasons This Election Is Over

National Journal Online | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election 2008, John McCain, Early Voting, Polls, Election Day 2008, Barack Obama, Campaign, Politics News

One of the most unsettling aspects of this campaign is that for an election cycle so turbulent, with so many surprising twists and turns, over the las...

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Two Quit Call Center Jobs Over Anti-Obama Robocalls

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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At least two people have quit their jobs at call centers over scripts that accuse Barack Obama of working closely with Bill Ayers. The Charleston Gaze...

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Campaign Journal: Negative Campaign Tactics Backfiring?

Lori Jewett | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

Lori Jewett is an OffTheBus grassroots correspondent. Each week she contributes a campaign journal documenting her life out on the trail. "He's a t...

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Friday Talking Points [52] -- What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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I started blogging over two years ago. That is to say, right about the time the 2008 presidential campaign began. OK, that's a bit of an exaggeration...

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Election Consuming The Lives Of Everyone I Know

Joanna Lamb Looby | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home

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My formerly apolitical husband has a crush on Rachel Maddow (I know, who doesn't?), has taken to watching hours of political shows, and now that the Red Sox are in the playoffs, his TV to-do list is getting out of control.

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Electoral Math -- Obama Lead Insurmountable?

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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It's going to be all but impossible to continue the "we're in a dead heat" nonsense if Barack Obama decisively wins Florida and Virginia when the East Coast returns come in.

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