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Palin Likens Her Supporters to the Worst Fans in Baseball

Disgrasian | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Vp, Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Republican Party, Scott Mcclellan, Major League Baseball, McCain-Palin Supporters, Baseball Fans, McCain-Palin 2008, Jacksonville, Mccain-Palin, Florida Polls, Sports Fan, Voter Turnout, Voters, Florida Repubican Campaigning, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Republican Voters, Republicans, Boston Red Sox, The Devil Rays, The Rays, Sports Fan Support, Alcs, Fan Attendance, Politics News

As if I needed one more reason to loathe Sarah Palin, here's another: she likened the Republican presidential ticket to the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Here's My Take: Your Top Three Issues

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 11.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Issues, Administration, Civil Rights, Voters, Economy, Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, Afghanistan, Election 2008, Home News

"Here's My Take" gives you an opportunity to present your view, opinion, or choice in a way that blog comment sections and op-eds don't permit. It's a new format!

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Signatures Sought To Lure Palin To Michigan

Detroit Free Press | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election Day, Election 2008, Michigan, Voters, Swing States, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Michigan's not ready to let go of the McCain-Palin ticket that easy. In yet another overture to get vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin to Michigan...

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Come To Ohio! What We Can Learn From 2004 - And What We Can Do In 2008

Sandi DuBowski | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

This election created a whole new generation of activists. We have energy and we have numbers. Justice will prevail. A people awakened cannot be put back to sleep.

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Why 8 Million (or More) African-Americans are Unregistered

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Census, Presidential Elections, Barack Obama, Voter Registration, Voters, Ex Felon Voting Ban, Democrats, African-Americans, Republicans, Politics News

By not voting, the critics say, blacks betray the struggle and sacrifice of those who fought and in some cases died for their rights to vote. This guilt laden reprimand is much too simplistic.

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New Voter Scam: Students "Warned" Of Undercover Police At Polls

ABC | Avni Patel | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: College Students, Voter Intimidation, Rnc, Voters, Students, Votes, Republicans, Politics News

Election officials and watchdog groups are bracing for the wave of sneaky or suspicious phone calls, leaflets and emails that typically hit battlegrou...

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Empower the Undecided: UDecide.org

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 11.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Citizenship, 2008 Campaign, Politics, Barack Obama, Voting, John McCain, Asian American Voters, Undecided Voters, Latino Voters, 2008, Activism, Black Voters, Women Voters, Voters, Get Out the Vote, Presidential Debates, Media News

We can use the web to reach Americans who don't live on the web. In these last weeks, it's something we can do wherever we are.

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The Debate, the Pundits and the Voters

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Campaign, Vice Presidential Debate, Joe Biden, Democrats, 2008 Election, Voters, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Thought Palin exceeded expectations during the VP debate, she simply did not make a compelling case that she was ready to be president, or that she had the right solutions for America.

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Obama Campaign Reaches Out To Deaf Community

Fulton Sun | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Voter Outreach, Presidential Election 2008, Deaf, Deaf Voters, Voters, Barack Obama, Politics News

Dialing number after number, Martha Eisenhour sat at a single table working her way through a phone list of unreachable people that most campaigns mig...

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We Rock

Peter Mehlman | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Americans, Voters, Sarah Palin, Tom Cruise, Politics News

When JFK took the torch of a new generation, it's hard to imagine Americans thinking, "I could really get into this guy if he'd knock off a few dozen IQ points and tamp down the good looks so I could relate to him. "

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It's Time For Palin To Explain It All

Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Couric, Women, Vice President, Roe v Wade, Alaska, Debate, Obama Sex Education, Joe Biden Vice President, Joe Biden, Policy, Privacy, Gibson, Sarah Palin, Special Needs, Sex Education, Palin Policy, Child Care, Voters, Palin, Health Care, Family, Home News

Palin respects the family - if it's her family. If it is your family, no such protection is necessary. You will be urged to find home-based child care rather than using the care facility at your workplace, near your school, or with early childhood development professionals.

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CBS: Voter Purges Underway in 19 States

Brad Friedman | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Voter Purge, Dnc, Obama DNC, Voter Registration, Voters, CBS News, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

Massive voter roll purges are being done in secret, with little or no oversight, and often under federal Justice Department cover, in states and counties around the country.

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Jews for Obama?

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Civil Liberties, Jews, Democrat, Youth Vote, Liberals, Woody Allen, Barack Obama Israel, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Democratic Party, 2008 Presidential Election, Sarah Silverman, Gay Rights, Jewish, Voters, Election 2008, Israel, Swing Voters, Voting, Abortion, Obama Jewish Vote, Humor, Barack Obama Jews, Independent Voters, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Democrats, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Obama Jews, Young Voters, Barack Obama 2008, Elections, Swing States, Political Humor, 2008 Presidential Race, Presidential Election, Obama Israel, Jewish Voters, Gay Marriage, Politics News

The one issue that surpasses even those that center around civil liberties is the continued existence of the state of Israel.

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Top Obama Labor Supporter Warns: Battleground States "Extremely Volatile"

TPM.COM | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Voters, Battleground States, Pennsylvania, Barack Obama, Ohio, Politics News

In an unusually candid interview, a top official for the largest union backing Obama said that internal union polling shows that the race remains much...

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Massive Latino Voter Registration Drive Launched

AP | JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Voters, Latino, Campaign, Hispanic Voters, Election, Demographics, Hispanic, Politics News

SAN FRANCISCO — A coalition of Spanish-language media and community organizations kicked off a massive voter registration drive Thursday, aiming...

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McCain's Debate Ploy Backfires

Christopher Ingram | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democrat, Congress, Debate, 411 Commnications, Economy, Chris Ingram, Mccain, Obama, Election, Bailout, Voters, Republican, Straight Talk, Ploy, Senate, Irreverent View, Politics News

In politics, there are no good political ploys, only stupid political ploys. The good ones you never know even existed because they are so good you can't tell it's a ploy.

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Obama's "Black Tax"

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Barack Obama, Race in Politics, Race, 2008 Election, Voters, Black Voters, Politics News

Racial prejudice has long led people to vote against their self-interest. Don't expect these extraordinary times to miraculously bring clarity to some voters. Old habits are hard to break.

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Are America's Best Days Behind Us?

David Weiner | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, America, Mccain, Sarah Palin, Voters, Politics News

According to a new poll by Kelton Research, six in ten (60%) Americans agree that the United States will never regain the economic prosperity it once experienced.

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Nielsen: Uncommitted Voters More Engaged By RNC Telecasts

NielsenWire | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Undecided Voters, Voters, Rnc, Republican Convention, Politics News

Voters not yet committed to either candidate were 12% more engaged by TV coverage of the GOP convention than the Democratic convention, according to a...

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A third of electorate could vote before Nov. 4

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and JULIE PACE | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Voting, Voters, Early Voting, Ballots, Barack Obama, John McCain, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Election Day will be something of an afterthought for tens of millions of Americans _ they'll be voting well ahead of time. In fac...

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Meet the Purples! Decoding the DNA of the Swing Voter

Marty Kaplan | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Purple States, Red States, Voters, Blue States, American Idol, Swing Voters, 2008 Election, Politics News

Both Obama and McCain will make huge efforts on Election Day to turn out their bases it's still likely that the outcome will depend on the Purples, the swing voters in the middle. Who are they?

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Why the Democrats Need to Dumb It Down

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, Democrat, America, Liberals, Mccain, Straight Talk Express, Sarah Palin Vice President, Obama, Media, Democratic Party, Palin, 2008 Presidential Election, Internet, Television, Obama Swing States, Conservatives, Voters, Obama 2008, Election 2008, Swing Voters, Republican Party, Sarah Palin Reaction, Voting, Republican Presidential Candidate, Vice President, John McCain, Sarah Palin Vp, Women Voters, McCain Palin, Independent Voters, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Democrats, McCain VP, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, Swing States, Mccain Swing States, John McCain 2008, Midwest, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Republican, Alaska, Republicans, Hollywood, Politics News

She makes them laugh and lets them think that they'll all head over to Culver's later for frozen custard and ButterBurgers.

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The Politics of Flattery

Edwin Eisendrath | Posted 10.11.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Republican Convention, Voters, Abortion, Socrates, McCain Torture Speech, Rod Blagojevich, George W. Bush, American Democracy, Sarah Palin, Palin Moose, Mccain Torture, Drill Baby Drill, Athens, Mccain Speech, Athenian Democracy, Chicago News

The biggest question for Americans is not whether we like Barack or John, Sarah or Joe better. It is whether we have the character to recognize flattery when we hear it, and to stay focused on what matters.

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The Palin Effect

Rob Stein | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

The Right's non-party machinery now suddenly has a laser-like focus on creating a "surge" of voters for McCain-Palin. This machinery is vast, strategically targeted, exceptionally well-financed, and ready to rumble.

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Vote for Obama Because He's Black

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

Here's the thing - people are going to vote against Obama because he's black. This is the country we live in. And I know, he's only half black, yadda...

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