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Obama Volunteer Rewarded With "VIP Seating" In Mud

Chuck Lasker | Posted 10.08.2008 | Home

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I looked for the "VIP" seats, but there were no seats. Further and further we were sent, until in the rain, we entered a muddy open-air pen where we couldn't even see the stage.

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Plan a Swing State Trip for Obama

Alison Stein Wellner | Posted 10.08.2008 | Living

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I live in New York State, in New York City, in Manhattan--among the blue bluer bluest geographic locations in the country. I'm voting for Obama, but I...

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Obama and America's Promise

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

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At a moment when America is facing financial woes that can only be compared to those it faced after the October 1929 crash, Obama, like FDR, offers the promise of a young, vigorous leader.

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GOP's ACORN 'Voter Fraud' Lie Ramped Up; State Police Raid ACORN Office in Vegas

Brad Friedman | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

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[The GOP has] decided to intensify their unsubstantiated assaults on the community organization, given its effectiveness at registering millions of low-income voters across the country.

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Debate watch: Swing state edition

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

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First published at WashingtonTimes.com INDIANAPOLIS — Here in battleground Indiana, I watched the debate with a group of mostly Obama supporter...

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Indiana: The latest Mitch Daniels rumor

Bil Browning | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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This just came in via the Bilerico-Indiana tip line... I have been told by high level Republicans in Indianapolis that the Daniels Administration t...

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McCain Angry With Himself?

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

The raw anger displayed by McCain is so over the top that he cannot seriously be targeting it at anyone but himself, and perhaps the Republican Party he has grown to hate.

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In The Real American Heartland, Not Impressed With Palin's Bad Syntax

Susan Eleuterio | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home

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We watched the Biden/Palin debate on this cool early October night with two friends at our restored farm house in Highland, a small town in northweste...

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Obama and Democrats Fighting Hard on GOP Turf

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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All told, 20 states are currently at high risk of loss by the Republican party in either the presidential election, the Senate race, or both. How is that for expanding the playing field?

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Biden Visits Indiana In Efforts To Turn State Blue

WLKY | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

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JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. -- At the 'Campaign For Change' headquarters in downtown Jeffersonville, volunteers called supporters, while others painted brigh...

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Obama Mocks McCain As Change Agent, Tries To Convert GOP Voters Into "Obamacons"

Chuck Lasker | Posted 09.08.2008 | Home

"The truth is that the country is not as divided as is our politics. McCain says he wants to reduce the rancor in Washington. I'm thinking, Did you pay attention to the last two days of your convention? I mean, were you not watching it?"

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Denver Convention 1908: When Candidates' Families Called It As They Saw It

Kate Kelly | Posted 08.23.2008 | Politics

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John W. Kern, a well-liked Democratic politician from Indiana, became his party's choice for vice president in 1908: On July 11, 1908, The Rocky Moun...

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Hoosiers Vs. Kudzu: Indiana Strikes Back Against "Leafy Invader"

AP | RICK CALLAHAN | Posted 08.21.2008 | Green

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INDIANAPOLIS — A fast-growing vine that's left parts of Indiana beneath tangles of greenery is coming under assault as the state ramps up its ef...

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Two Obama Battlegrounds Not Seeing New Ad

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Barack Obama's campaign laid out a list of 18 battleground states earlier this summer, and spent money advertising in each. But the new Obama ad...

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Obama's Biggest Advantage Yet: Early Voting

Mark Nickolas | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics

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It's really mind-boggling that the B team running the McCain operation is ceding such a massive on-the-ground strategic advantage to the Obama campaign.

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How Obama can win Indiana

Bil Browning | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics

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(Crossposted from Bilerico-Indiana where we're covering the national and state elections heavily.) The Obama campaign released a new television ad ye...

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The B-Team Is Alive and Well In McCainland

Mark Nickolas | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

Considering that McCain continues to trail significantly, it's hard to see his path to victory when he's so out-gunned on the ground and running such a nonsensical strategy of which states to target or defend.

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Evan Bayh VP Pick Today -- A Heaping Helping of Crow

Bil Browning | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics

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Since I was wrong, who do you think it will be? And when do you think Obama will make the announcement? I still think it will be Bayh, I was just wrong on my timing.

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Bayh-Watch: The Obama Veepstakes Heat Up

Chris Nelson | Posted 08.05.2008 | Home

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Bayh is one of the few top picks without baggage. Known for his Midwestern centrism and easy political style, he could stand tall on the issues du jour for the benefit of battleground blue-collar voters.

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Obama Will Name Bayh his VP Choice on Wednesday

Bil Browning | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

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While Washington Post columnist Chris Cillizza has positioned Bayh at the top of the heap for a few weeks now, after getting tips and making some logical conclusions the choice is obvious. Why?

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McCain's Problem with White Voters

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

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It is McCain who needs to score exceptionally well among white voters, better in fact than any other Republican presidential candidate in the past 20 years, including George H. W. Bush.

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Midwest Auto Workers Look To Obama For Change

Dan Treul | Posted 07.18.2008 | Home

"GM won't change anything until they have every operation overseas," says Danny. "This started back in the 1980s with Reagan... We know we're not going to get any help from McCain."

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Obama Campaign Press Call 7.1 AUDIO: Indiana House Majority Leader Russ Stilwell and Former UAW Vice President Terry Thurman on Trade Policy

OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home

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WHO: Indiana House Majority Leader Russ Stilwell and Former UAW Vice President Terry Thurman WHAT: Press conference call to discuss trade policy...

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After Heller, The Gun Lobby's "Slippery Slope" Is Gone; Reasonable Regulations Ahead

Paul Helmke | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

When the dust settles, most Americans -- and I believe even most in the gun violence prevention movement -- will come to see that there are some positives in this decision.

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Indiana Gubernatorial Candidate Jill Long Thompson, Denny Oxley and the Gay Community

Bil Browning | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

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I started to document some of my notes from the Stonewall Democrats caucus at the Indiana State Democratic Convention on Saturday while I was waiting ...

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