Election 2008

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Huckabee Fails to Keep Southern Evangelical Base United

Chip Berlet | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Super Tuesday, 2008 Primaries, John McCain, Apocalypse, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Christian Right, Election 2008, Breaking Off the Bus News, Satan, Home News

Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee started out his evening speech on Super Tuesday with two Biblical references, when in fact, his Biblic...

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A Hack Comedian's Guide to Super Tuesday

Jamie Kilstein | Posted 02.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Super Tuesday, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Hack Comics, Politics News

Mitt Romney -- Is Mitt going to have a first Lady? Or first LADIES?!!!! Boy are men and women different! Am I right fellas?!

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Read it and Weep: Bush's Last Budget

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 02.05.2008 | Business

Read More: National Priorities, Federal Budget, Election 2008, Economy, Bush, Bush 2009 Budget, John McCain, Business News

McCain and Romney and Huckabee provide the rhetoric. Mr. Bush's budget provides the numbers. Ever wonder how great powers decline?

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Reading the Bible Belt Before Coming of Super Tuesday

Chip Berlet | Posted 02.03.2008 | Home

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Pundits over the next few days are likely to talk about the splits in the Christian Right, or even predict its demise. Don't bite on that baloney. Voters of faith are going to have considerable influence this election cycle.

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Super Duper Fat Tuesday

Will Durst | Posted 02.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Super Tuesday, Election 2008, Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Politics News

They don't call it Super Tuesday for nothing, you know. Actually, they call it Super Tuesday more for the quantity of states voting and not for the quality of the participants involved.

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A Dozen Reasons Why This Edwards Supporter is Backing Obama

Paul Loeb | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Endorsement, John Edwards, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, Withdrawal, Barack Obama, Politics News

Like Edwards, Obama is working to build a movement capable of pushing his policies through the political resistance he will face.

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A Detailed Analysis of the Republican Debate in Cartoon Form

Lee Camp | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics

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American Migraine: The Democrats' Year of Victory

Tim Long | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Women, Hillary Clinton, Election 2008, Democrats, Sexist, Barack Obama, Racist, 236.Com, Politics News

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Let's Talk About Football!

Drew Grant | Posted 01.29.2008 | Politics

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The play-offs are soon, which is the MOST important part of a "Superbowl Sunday," which I think is what they technically call a "pre-game" before the Super(bowl) Tuesday.

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The Show's Over; Shelve the Sequel

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 01.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: The Economy, Conservatism, Election 2008, State of the Union, Bush, Politics News

Hold off on the internment rites. While Mr. Bush is being discarded, a stake still needs to be placed into the catastrophic conservative policies that he championed.

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Healthcare, Financial Security Top Concerns For FL Voters Of All Ages

Heidi Pickman | Posted 01.29.2008 | Home

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Champ The Donkephant, the 'Divided We Fail' mascot In an age where 40 is the new 30, 20 might just be the new 60. Younger voters are joining older ...

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FL Officials Hope To Keep Ghosts Of Elections Past At Bay

Heidi Pickman | Posted 01.28.2008 | Home

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Florida's voting infrastructure became famous in the 2000 election when "hanging chads' became a household name. And problems keep popping up. Can...

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The Debate According to FAU Students

Heidi Pickman | Posted 01.25.2008 | Home

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Brian Williams admonished the audience for applauding, but students watching the debate from Friedberg Auditorium, yards from the official debate didn't have to hold back. Here's what rocked their boats.

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On the Scene: Huckabee and Paul Inspire Students

Heidi Pickman | Posted 01.25.2008 | Home

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When the debate was over, Governor Huckabee was the only candidate to visit the student's Debate Watch Party in a neighboring auditorium. He received...

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Courting Florida's FredHeads

Lauren Kirchner | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics

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Romney decides to go with the "bad boyfriend" tactic and just ignore voters, because obviously Thompson supporters seemed to like that. Probably a self-esteem thing.

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Play by Play: Republican Love Fest, Democrat Smack Down

Heidi Pickman | Posted 01.25.2008 | Home

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Despite Russert's best efforts, he couldn't get the candidates to yell at each other. The candidates refused to get into anything more than a minor tiff.

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A False Brand of Hope: Obama's Chicago Approach

Christine Escobar | Posted 01.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Election 2008, Barack Obama, Poverty, Illinois Primary, Chicago Voters, February 5th Primary, John Edwards, Home News

Obama expects voters to readily conjure a connection between the words and deeds of admired historical figures and his own mere candidacy as instinctive proof of his lead.

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Obama's Image Problem In The Jewish Community

Heidi Pickman | Posted 01.24.2008 | Home

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Obama is having a problem courting a segment of the Jewish population. Some Jewish voters worry that his time spent in a predominantly Muslim country as a youth means that he is not a friend of Israel.

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MySpace Tom: Vote

Matt Besser | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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McCain Renews Speculation About Lieberman As Running Mate

Carpetbagger Report | Steve Benen | Posted 01.17.2008 | Home

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Over the weekend, Bob Novak cited close advisors of John McCain, concluding "there is no possibility that Independent Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman...

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8 Crazy Presidential Hopefuls You Have Never Heard of (and Why You Should Probably Vote for Them)

Ivan Sciupac | Posted 01.17.2008 | Politics

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With 293 days left, we should turn our attention not to the candidates with money and power, but to the lonely longshots of this race, the unsung Seabiscuits of politics.

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Oops, It's a Recession

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Presidential Candidates, Election 2008, Republican Presidential Candidates, Recession, Economy, Politics News

The R word -- recession -- has finally hit the presidential campaign trail. In debate this month, the GOP candidates were asked what they would do to get the economy going in the event of recession. The answers expose just how preposterous conservatism has become.

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2008 Political Drama Proving To Be Exciting Substitute For Scripted TV

New York Times | David Carr | Posted 01.14.2008 | Media

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I've got some bad news for striking Hollywood writers: Election 2008 is a breakaway hit. January was supposed to be the month when the writers' strik...

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Wireless Spectrum: Why Should You Care What the Candidates Think?

James Freedman | Posted 01.13.2008 | Home

Read More: Spectrum Auctions, 700 Mhz Auction, Election 2008, Fcc, Wireless Spectrum, Offthebus, Home News

The allocation of the wireless spectrum is a critical, often forgotten issue that the government has mishandled repeatedly -- which is exactly why you should know where the candidates stand on it.

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Thompson's 'F-Troops' Plan SC Surge

Off The Bus | Posted 01.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Politics, Roadkill, Rudy Giuliani, Humor, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Offthebus Roadkill, Election 2008, Offthebus, Home News

Thompson's Troops mount campaign surge. Rudy woos Spanish-speaking supporters. Meghan loves Chelsea's shoes.

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