Polls Say It's the Economy -- Now What?
The huge variability between different states makes it very hard for any candidate to run on a coherent economic platform that has national appeal.
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Why is Liberal Radio So Inept?
Andy Ostroy | Posted 08.21.2008 | Media
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On the air I want the sort of Viagra-fueled maniacs conservatives have on the front lines, not a bunch of impotent lefties who couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag.
Election Law 101: Primary Colors and Hanging Chads in '08 and Beyond
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics
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So what's going to go wrong at the ballot box this year? What ever happened to those good ol' punch cards and Diebold electronic voting machines?
Electoral Math -- Obama Sure Could Use A Bump
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.20.2008 | Politics
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Obama has slipped below the magic 270 number for the first time since he became the Democratic presumptive nominee, and McCain has just about caught up with him.
Why Obama, McCain and You Should Care that Middle-Class Americans have no Idea what Congress is up to
Andrea Batista Schlesinger | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics
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The middle class can't exercise their political power if we allow Congress to function in a vacuum.
Libertarian Candidate Bob Barr: A Day Late And A Few Million Short
Judah Freed | Posted 08.19.2008 | Home
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I favor libertarian stands on civil liberties and limited government, so I eagerly read the Libertarian Party emails. Yet I base my view of reality on logic and evidence. Sadly, I'm not seeing much of either from the Barr campaign.
The New York Sun's Obama Frame-Up
Joel Whitney | Posted 08.16.2008 | Media
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What The Sun had hoped to paint as Islamic extremism was an important agreement between a candidate and a Muslim human rights group to look at ways not to persecute Muslims.
Friday Talking Points [43] -- And The Gold Medal For Snarkiness Goes To...
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics
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I don't usually comment on sports, so take anything I say with a grain of salt. I'm no professional sports guy, nor do I play one on the web. But I h...
President George W. Bush Made Obama Possible
Seth Swirsky | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics
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Americans could only consider an Obama, because of the remarkable success of President Bush, through his decisive actions, in ratcheting down the fear Americans felt for many years after 9/11.
Free (If Not Entirely Fair) Elections In Cambodia
Jennifer Winstanley | Posted 08.14.2008 | Living
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Cambodia held its fourth parliamentary election on July 27th, 2008. As predicted Hun Sen's ruling Cambodia People's Party (CPP) came out on top with a...
Georgia War a Neocon Election Ploy?
Robert Scheer | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics
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Is it possible that this time the October surprise was tried in August, and that the garbage issue of brave little Georgia struggling for its survival...
Dear Barack, You'll LOSE If You Don't Punch First
Steve Almond | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics
You either punch the bully, or you get punched. If you're defending yourself, you're losing. You need to start releasing ads that show Americans McCain's own words and deeds.
The Bradley Effect v. The Obama Effect
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics
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Will Obama's white voter support in the polls be higher than his actual support on Election Day? Will this be a regional factor, or a nationwide factor? And how big a factor is it?
Obama's Politics As Usual
Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 08.11.2008 | Home
The problem is not in Washington, but in the misguided understanding Americans have of the issues. Obama's platform meetings suggest he doesn't have the guts to tell us we're wrong.
Race And The Courting Of Reagan Democrats
Ron Mwangaguhunga | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics
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Race, Buchanan would argue, is nearly irrelevant as an issue in this election when it concerns the white working class vote. How convenient!
Friday Talking Points [42] -- Get Up, Stand Up, Barack
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics
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I have to assume if you're reading this that you're sick of the Olympics already. Wow, that was fast. Is NBC's coverage going to be twice as bad as ...
Smear 2.0: Attack-Ad Culture Goes Online
Sarah Granger | Posted 08.07.2008 | Home
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"Are You Pumped?" asks Exxon-McCain, a website dedicated to underlining John McCain's relationship with Big Oil, the latest in a series of sites that ...
Electoral Math Charts Updated
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics
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It's time once again to take a look at the Electoral College math from state-level polling. Nationwide polls are not completely meaningless, but they are pretty irrelevant as that's not how we elect a president.
Orange County's Steve Young on Obama's "50 State Strategy"
Cristina Chang | Posted 08.05.2008 | Home
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Can the "50 state strategy" help the down-ticket candidates? I sat down with a proud liberal trying to unseat a conservative incumbent in California.
Bill Clinton, Middle East Envoy?
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics
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Politically, this would give both the Clintons a personal stake in the race, and would go a long way towards healing the wounds inflicted in the primaries on both sides.
Friday Talking Points [41] -- The Silly Season
Chris Weigant | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics
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I have a confession to make. I actually watch the network news. Maybe I should enter into a twelve-step program or something. But I don't watch the ...
Operation: Barr Tab
Ron Mwangaguhunga | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics
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In retaliation to Limbaugh's Operation Chaos, I present you with Operation: Barr Tab, in which we help fund former Congressman and Libertarian Presidential candidate Bob Barr.
A Speech For Obama To Give... In Alaska
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics
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Barack Obama made a campaign promise to visit the state of Alaska before the election. And what better time than right now to follow through on this promise?
Senator Ted Stevens and John McCain's "Two-Face" Problem
Julian E. Zelizer | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics
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McCain has been struggling to tap into the "good" face of the conservative tradition, but the indictment of Stevens brings up all of the recent GOP scandals.
Can Obama Really Win This Thing?
Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.30.2008 | Politics
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It's going to take a lot more than a brilliantly choreographed series of photo-ops with foreign heads-of-state for Obama to convince voters that he has the chops to actually be president.
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