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Mondale's Revenge

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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To be sure, the failing economy provided Democrats the context they needed. But a candidate with a little backbone gave them the ability to convince voters to take a chance on change.

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Hello Cleveland

Bruce Springsteen | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Now is the time to stand together with Barack Obama and Joe Biden and the millions of Americans that are hungry for a new day, roll up our sleeves and come on up for the rising.

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Final Electoral Math -- My Election Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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About the Cartoonist | Reprint Policy Because it's Election Day, I'm not going to give a detailed analysis of the past week's polls, as I...

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Reflections on Voting -- 11/4/08

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.05.2008 | Living

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I kept thinking, "I wish my Mother could be here." I thought about Barack Obama's grandmother... and Paul Newman, too.

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Republican Steals All of Neighborhood Obama Signs

Philip G. Baker | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Our neighborhood has had many more Obama lawn signs than McCain, by a a ratio of almost 10:1. Today someone drove through this part of the town and stole all of the Obama signs.

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Truth or Fiction: Voting by Memoir

David Henry Sterry | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media

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McCain didn't even write his memoir. And the book reads like it was written by the captain of the football team who had the smart kid do it for him.

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Election Celebration Tips

Lea Lane | Posted 12.05.2008 | Living

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This is a moment to remember, and to share. May we all have a wonderful evening!

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Neither Bombs, Rev. Wright or the Gloom of Night

Phillip Martin | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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In the U.S., the possibility of an African American president does not presuppose the end to color prejudice any more than the election of Mandela meant an end to inequalities in South Africa.

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Why Democrats Can Hold the Veteran and Military Family Vote Moving Forward

Jonathan Powers | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Numerous veterans are returning home to find a newly found passion for politics as we have seen first hand how America's policies affect other nations and how Washington has failed.

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Time For Grand Coalition Government

Lanny Davis | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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The 2008 election presents another appropriate time when bipartisan unity government is needed more than ever.

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Who's Watching?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

When we vote, there will be many by our side we can't see, but they'll be watching us. Whitman wrote that for all we know, he may be standing looking over our shoulders now. He may be right.

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Vote: The Final Secret?

Susan Straight | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

This morning at 7:08 am, I voted alone for the first time in twenty years. I walked the four blocks to my polling place at a local church without my usual entourage -- at least one or two kids and a dog.

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Election Night, Do Not Concede: Open Letter Signed By Gore Vidal & Others

Linda Milazzo | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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It is reasonable to once again expect further manipulation on election night by some Republican officials, as in 2004; should we also expect Democrats to once again concede in the face of fraud?

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Why Obama Will Lose Today....

Richard Grenell | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Since Obama's problems from the Democratic Primary have not been resolved, nor reported by the national media, the Electoral College map signals trouble for the media's main man.

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Liveblogging the Election from Amman, Jordan

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

The Middle East is divided between disbelief and excitement as well as apathy. Many can't believe that America will indeed elect a black man with African roots and a Muslim father as president.

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In Paris, Obama May Be The Only Antidote to W-Induced Shame

Jessica Roy | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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One of the first things French people ask me after I tell them I am American is if I am voting for Obama. One guy actually tried to buy the Obama shirt I picked up at the DNC right off my back.

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The Importance of Today

Gary Hart | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Today America is going to produce the greatest civil rights demonstration in the history of the world.

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Election Day Liveblogs, Reaction and Analysis from HuffPost Bloggers -- Page 2

Huffington Post | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Election Results Liveblog

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Gov. Ed Rendell seemed very confident a few minutes ago that Obama will score big in the Philadelphia suburbs, making it next to impossible for McCain to take the state.

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Election Day Liveblog

Steve Clemons | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

I am sitting with a number of the biggest players in American politics and they are gasping for air. This is a big night. Change, but it will come with crisis.

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Election Day Liveblogs, Reaction and Analysis from HuffPost Bloggers

Huffington Post | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Read Election Results liveblogs from Lincoln Mitchell, Cristina Page, Daniel Sinker from Chicago, Daoud Kuttab from Amman, Jordan, plus more blogging from Andrei Cherny, Peter Daou, Robert Elisberg, Chris Kelly, and many, many more.

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More Reliable Than Exit Polls: Bookies (See Odds In Real Time)

Keith Thomson | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

To make a long story short: Historically, gamblers have proven better election forecaster than polls. As an expert told me, the betting markets will be quickest to react to news coming through today.

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McCain Victory: Fat Chance

Tom McNichol | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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The margin of Barack Obama's electoral victory caught some pundits by surprise. But Obama's win was ensured when McCain failed to connect with voters ...

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Presidential Election Momentum... The Winner May Be National Popular Vote

Rob Richie | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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There's a special way this election may be part of history: 2008 promises to be the very last election held under the current Electoral College system.

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Final Predictions

Howard Schweber | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

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