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Michelle Obama Poaches Voters From Rival Camps

Matt Townsend | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Change Vote, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Primary, Barack Obama, New Hampshire, Offthebus NH a/V, Home News

Friends Melinda Phillips and Marilyn Ashley decided to go see Michelle Obama speak on Sunday night in Plymouth, N.H., even though they leaned toward a...

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John McCain's Do Or Die Push In The Granite State

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 01.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Doublespeakshow, Doublespeak, John McCain, Primary, Mark Salter, Veterans, New Hampshire, Offthebus NH a/V, Home News

Photo by Joshua Skaroff With just hours left to seal the deal with New Hampshire voters, Arizona Senator John McCain is presenting his final argumen...

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Chewing the Fat at Munce's

Matt Townsend | Posted 01.06.2008 | Home

Read More: John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Primary, New Hampshire, Ron Paul, Barack Obama, Home News

PLYMOUTH, N.H. - Donna Smith told herself she had two rules when she started to work as a cashier here last March. "No politics and no religion," sai...

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Bob Novak: 'I Don't Talk To The Huffington Post'

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 01.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Off the Bus, 2008 Elections, Primary, Huffington Post, New Hampshire, Robert Novak, Offthebus NH a/V, Home News

Bob Novak was less than receptive to an OffTheBus request for a few moments of his time. Watch the video: ...

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Behind The Scenes Of The ABC News/Facebook Debate

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 01.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Doublespeakshow, Doublespeak, Elizabeth Edwards, Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich, New Hampshire, Ann Lewis, ABC News, Primary, Mark Penn, Facebook, Debate, Offthebus NH a/V, Home News

Last night DoubleSpeak had a behind-the-scenes view at the ABC News/Facebook debate. We spent most of the evening in the press filing center but did ...

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Pundits Pontificate Pre-Debate

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 01.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Les Kinsolving, Jeff Greenfield, Roger Simon, ABC News, Primary, Facebook, New Hampshire, Debate, Offthebus NH a/V, Home News

We are here in the press filing center at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH. The room itself is a large gymnasium that has roughly 15 rows of tabl...

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Is Fox News Trying To Ruin The Ron Paul Revolution?

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 01.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Ron Paul Supporters, 2008, Primary, New Hampshire, Doublespeak, Ron Paul, Fox News, 2008 Election, Doublespeakshow, Offthebus, Home News

Over eggs and toast this morning, team DoubleSpeak decided to dedicate our day to covering Ron Paul. Given the attention that is on Iowa today and th...

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My Picks For Iowa

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Caucus, John McCain, Iowa Caucus, Primary, Mitt Romney, Democrat, 2008 Elections, Campaign, 08, Democrats, 2008 Election, Caucuses, Election, Barack Obama, Picks, Republican, 08 Election, Primaries, Elections, 08 Campaign, Mike Huckabee, 2008, 2008 Presidential Race, Iowa, John Edwards, 2008 Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Iowa Caucuses, Politics News

Tomorrow's Iowa caucuses are certainly reaping a bumper crop of blather in the news. Pundits everywhere are weighing in on every aspect of both the D...

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A European View on Obama, Clinton, Giuliani et al

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Europe, Mick Jagger, African-Americans, Pakistan, Tony Blair, George W. Bush, 9/11, Christoph Blocher, Same-Sex Marriage, Cecilia Sarkozy, Muslim, John Kerry, John Edwards, Racism, Health Care, Abortion, Turkey, Housing Market, Mitt Romney, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Carla Bruni, Caucuses, Tom Tancredo, Barack Obama, New York, Francois Mitterrand, Bible, Great Britain, Fred Thompson, Donald Trump, Jacques Chirac, Judith Nathan, Hillary Clinton, India, China, Gay Marriage, Mormons, Eric Clapton, United Kingdom, Economy, Iraq, Immigration, Catholic Church, Unemployment, Gay Rights, Mike Huckabee, George H.W. Bush, New Hampshire, Western Europe, Republican Presidential Candidate, Italy, Bill Clinton, Islam, Germany, John McCain, Primary, Xenophobia, Segolene Royal, Gay, Civil Unions, Nicolas Sarkozy, France, Economic Slowdown, Religion, Plastic Surgery, Rudy Giuliani, Homelessness, Corporations, Silvio Berlusconi, Iowa, 2008 Presidential Race, Swiss People's Party, Asia, Turkish, Switzerland, Asian, Arab, Politics News

After a couple of years of political transition that have seen Europe's own warmongers/Bush poodles and corrupt leaders retiring or getting kicked out of office, there is eager anticipation for the departure of Bush.

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Predictions For 2008

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics

Read More: Caucus, Taiwan, Gop, Tricia Nixon, Osama Bin Laden, Ron Paul, Guantanamo, Nixon Goes to China, Cheney, Immigration, Iraq, China, Lieberman, Bush, Republican, Iran, Primaries, Giuliani, Predictions, Surge, Jenna Bush, 2008, Middle East, John Edwards, Health Care, Taiwan Independence, Economic, Libertarian, Primary, Baltimore Orioles, Terrorism, Democrat, Palestine, Congress, White House Wedding, 08, OJ Simpson, Election, Olympics, Prognostication, Illegal Immigrant, Tsunami Tuesday, Bernard Kerik, Health, Iowa, Oil, Israel, Immigrant, Maliki, Prediction, The World, Politics News

A reader recently took me to task for an article I wrote a month ago -- "What Will Be The Big Issue A Year And A Day From Now?" His complaint was tha...

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No Joke: Politics In The Era Of Late Night Reruns

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics

Read More: Tv Host, Ted Haggard, Primary, Sex Scandal, Poll, Joke, Larry Craig, Comic, Election, Conan O'Brien, Bush, Primaries, 2008, Writers Strike, Jay Leno, Gallup, No Joke, Late Night, Host, Candidate, David Letterman, Politics News

It seems to me that the bump in Bush's popularity began right around the time the television writers decided to strike.

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Countdown to the Iowa Caucus

Marie Wilson | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

Read More: White House Project, Women, Hillary Clinton, Primary, Iowa, Iowa Caucuses, Hillary Gender Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

In this election gender is pushing gender.

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Which New Voters Will Actually Show Up To Vote?

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.03.2007 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Caucus, Primary, 2008, Iowa, John Edwards, New Voters, Poor, Hillary Clinton, 08, Demographics, Union, Single Women, Election, Barack Obama, 2008 Election, Politics News

The demographic that starts to feel "I'm a part of something that is going to change this country, and I'm proud to go vote" may be the key to victory for one of the Democratic candidates.

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The Democratic Candidate Campaign Speech Series

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2007 | Politics

Read More: Speech, Primary, Transcript, Democrat, Chris Dodd, Joe Biden, 08, Campaign, Bill Richardson, Barack Obama, Election, President, Mike Gravel, Nomination, Primaries, 2008, Dennis Kucinich, Stump Speech, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

Nobody else -- nobody in the entire universe of media requests -- is asking for speech transcripts of presidential candidates. This should be a signal that the mainstream media is not even interested in what the actual candidates have to say.

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Why Is Al Wynn Being Primaried?

David Sirota | Posted 11.01.2007 | Politics

Read More: Edwards, Primary, Wynn Primary, Wynn, Donna Edwards Wynn, Donna Edwards Primary, Politics News

Lawmakers like Wynn think they can pocket big checks from the drug industry and paint a corporate giveaway as a reward for workers without anyone saying much of anything. But that's not the case anymore.

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The Mud Will Fly In 2008

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.17.2007 | Politics

Read More: Negative Ad, Mudslinging, Attack Ad, Giuliani, Campaign Ad, Primary, 2008, Punditocracy, Mud, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Election, President, Politics News

This election could be decided by which side's base loathes the other side's candidate more.

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Will 2008 Be A Ho-Hum Election?

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.15.2007 | Politics

Read More: Cw, Libertarian, Giuliani, Primary, 2008, Punditocracy, Ron Paul, Gotv, Get Out the Vote, Hillary Clinton, Conventional Wisdom, 2008 Election, Election, President, Politics News

What if the 2008 election is a real snooze-fest, and voters are barely motivated to go to the polls?

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What Democrats Need To Say Before Bush's Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.12.2007 | Politics

Read More: White House, Congress, Troops, Washington, Iraq, Campaign, Pr, Bush, Surge, 2008, National Security, John Kerry, New Hampshire, Spin, President Bush, Karl Rove, Petraeus, Strategy, Crocker, Primary, MoveOn.Org, 08, Democrats, Bully Pulpit, Election, 2006 Election, Joe Bob Briggs, Draft, Harry Reid, Isg, Oregon, Maine, Politics News

Democrats in Congress have to quickly decide what to do about this state of affairs. If they aren't careful, Republicans could wind up owning the "withdrawal" as a political issue.

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