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Obama vs. McCain Wrap-Up: Thoughts on the Third Presidential Debate

Brad Listi | Posted 11.15.2008 | Home

Well, my friends, Obama's ahead in the polls, so naturally pundits are ramping up the dramatic tension, billing tonight's showdown as McCain's next-last-best opportunity to shift the momentum in his favor...

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McCain-Palin: No Plan to Address Worn, Outdated Transportation Infrastructure

Stephen A. LeMay | Posted 11.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Investing, Infrastructure, Bush Administration, Bridges, Public Transportation, Roads, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Obama Biden, Election 2008, Barack Obama, John McCain, Campaign 2008, Transportation, Home News

Infrastructure isn't sexy but it's critical to economic well-being. If McCain becomes the next president, he won't do much. Ever. His website and his public statements make no mention at all of the nation's infrastructure and its problems.

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Obama vs. McCain Wrap-Up: Thoughts on the Second Presidential Debate

Brad Listi | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Gop, John McCain, Economic Crisis, Presidential Election, United States, Obama-Biden, Joe Biden, Democratic Party, Democrats, Sarah Palin, Presidential Debates, Barack Obama, Second Presidential Debate, Mccain-Palin, Brad Listi, Debate Controversy, Live-Blogging Debate, Liveblogging Debate, Financial Crisis, Belmont Unviersity, Republicans, Republican Party, Nashville Debate, Live Obama vs Mccain, Second Debate Obama Versus Mc Cain, Home News

The town hall promises to be a heated affair, as the Republicans continue their rabid shift into full-blown desperation mode. Twenty-eight days until the election and the gloves are off. The bar has been lowered yet again, and the mud-covered daggers are flying.

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Obama Campaign Uses Little Steps To Make Big Movement

Stephen Herrington | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama, Canvassers, Campaign Tactics, Politics Local, Volunteers, Obama Biden, Grassroots Campaign, Obama Volunteers, Snohomish County, Campaign 2008, Precinct Meeting, Politics, Washington, Seattle, Election 2008, Home News

What Obama's campaign does that is different is to ask canvassers and callers to personally take a stake in making a difference in the leanings of voters. Quite simply it is predicated on the very questionable statistical significance of one human influencing another.

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Fear & Frustration Loom Large in South Florida

Rachel Dunn | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Florida 2008, Florida Election, John McCain, Early Voting, Boyton Beach, Florida Revote, Florida Hanging Chads, McCain Palin, Obama Biden, Early Voting Election 2008, Barack Obama, Home News

Growing up Jewish in Western Pennsylvania, there were always two things I could count on: Jell-O being served at all family gatherings and having a g...

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Obama's Keys To Winning Tuesday's Town Hall Debate

Eric Morse | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home

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Obama, who has been criticized by opponents for being "aloof" and "professorial," may have his work cut out for him on Tuesday. But his laid-back, unflappable demeanor creates an excellent opportunity to connect with the voters in the room and those watching on television.

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Last Night More A High School Performance Than a VP Debate

John Hubers | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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Let's not forget Palin's experience as a sports announcer, which explains her rat-a-tat-tat delivery. I mean, this woman didn't skip a beat. Impressive performance. But that's mostly what it was. A performance.

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As Palin Refused To Answer Questions, Ifill Should Have Pushed Back

Judy Muller | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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The debate got away from Gwen Ifill, and Sarah Palin got away with passing off folksy platitudes as substitutes for substance.

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What A President Obama's Cabinet Might Look Like?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

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Here is one Democrat's assessment of who might be seated around the Cabinet Room table shortly after January 20, 2009 if Obama is elected president.

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Side Stepping Statement? Take Drink. Depressed About Country? Take Drink. Blog!

Natasha Vargas-Cooper | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

END. FINAL. OVERRRR. Well, this debate was a pretty grueling exercise in tedium but I think I'm going to call it for Barack. He needed to come off pr...

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McCain Got The Debate Idea All Wrong

Matt York | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home

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McCain has looked like a panderer since the day he chose Sarah Palin as his running mate. Yesterday's efforts to make himself look holier than thou on the economy and presidential debates simply reinforced the notion.

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How Joe Biden Became Gaffe-Proof

Slate | Christopher Beam | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

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When Joe Biden described an Obama ad attacking John McCain's inability to use a computer as "terrible," the world acted as if the Joe-pocalypse had fi...

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This Country Needs An Intellectual

Sheila Suess Kennedy | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

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The charge of elitism is a manifestation of America's longstanding and unfortunate subtext of anti-intellectualism, and its use during this campaign is both revealing and disturbing.

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Obama's Approach To Fighting Crime Actually Based On Research

Heather Tirado Gilligan and Nikki Jones | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

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The Obama/Biden plan is neither abstract nor ideological--it targets the root causes of racial disparity in the criminal justice system in the United States.

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Healthcare Costs Should Be Reduced By Holding Providers, Insurance Companies Accountable

Paul Diamond | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

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The insurance companies and healthcare providers care little about those who cannot afford their high cost, and those that can afford it with difficulty won't join together and refuse to accept their exploitation.

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Biden: McCain Peddling "Republican Garbage"

New York Times | MARK LEIBOVICH | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

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As the economy reels, Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. -- the Other Running Mate -- has been absolutely butchering Senator John McCain across the Rust Belt...

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Social Networking Site Provides Glimpse Into Global Community

Jane Wylen | Posted 10.19.2008 | Home

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I thought that, by interviewing some of my contacts on Livemocha, I could gain some insight into how we Americans look from the outside. One man living in China wrote: "The U.S. has good education and good medical care. Americans enjoy every minute."

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Momentum Shift Complete -- McCain Not Leading In Any Daily Tracking Poll

Mark Nickolas | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

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Since most state polls are more than a week old, new polling should show Obama resuming his 50-75 electoral vote lead as the race heads into the crucial presidential debate phase.

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Obama Thinks Like a Leader, And Therefore Might Lose

Rusty Russell | Posted 10.10.2008 | Home

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Nearly every admonishment of Obama these days includes some call for the candidate to cut to the chase. Simplify the speeches, they say. Chop down the answers into blurbs. But what all these freelance campaign managers miss is this: Barack doesn't think that way. He's not a refrigerator magnet guy.

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The Incredible Lightness of Being Sarah Palin

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 10.05.2008 | Media

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Palin will throw mud with impunity, then in the tradition of Agnew, Dole and Quayle yell "double standard" and "bias reporting" when she is called on it.

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Speaking Of Judgment

Bill Marovitz | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

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The idea that a woman of such limited experience should suddenly emerge on the national stage and be a heartbeat away from the presidency without a thorough vetting process is very scary.

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Sarah Palin Should Not Be Misunderestimated

Brad Listi | Posted 10.06.2008 | Home

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Although Maddox Jolie-Pitt has more foreign policy experience than Sarah Palin and may know as much about running the national economy, running mates rarely make a difference in presidential elections.

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Obama, Biden Battlground State Tour Begins After Nomination

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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DENVER — Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, ...

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The "Obama/Biden" Healthcare Plan?

Craig Stoltz | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Health Care, Joe Biden, Obama-Biden, Barack Obama, Politics News

Biden's plan, unloosed on the public in October 2007 in support of his presidential bid, isn't all that different from Obama's.

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Springfield Speeches -- What was Missing

Lili Haydn | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

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The challenges we face must be handled by a team that can work in good faith with our allies and our adversaries to create understanding, cooperation, and justice.

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