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Memo To Right-Wing: Withdrawal Timetable Now Doubleplusgood

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I'm on a lot of strange press lists, so I get a lot of strange press releases, but this is the first time I've ever gotten one from another dimension, I have to admit.

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Friday Talking Points [54] -- Republican Fossilization

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points. Of course, the big question on everyone's mind right now is: What is going on up in Minnesota? Al Franken is t...

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Barack Obama Is Smarter Than Us

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Left, Vice President, Hysterics, White House, Lefty, Bloggers, Joe Biden 2008, Democratic, Liberal, Mccain, Obama, Campaign, President, Sarah Palin, Win, 2008 Campaign, Vapors, Blogosphere, John McCain, Democrat, 2008 Elections, 08, 2008 Election, Democrats, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Progressive, 08 Campaign, Palin, Barack, 2008 Presidential Race, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The Obama campaign did not leak, and they did not squabble amongst themselves in public -- right there, two astounding feats that no other candidate in the race could manage.

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Here's My Take #5: What HuffPost's Community Thinks Authorities Should Do About Long Waits At Polling Places

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Poll Montitors, Democrat, John McCain, Voting Lines, Voting Time, Republican, Election 2008, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Home News
Jennifer Bogut

Here's My Take #5: Results Post QUESTION: What should be done on Tuesday, 11/4, to mitigate wait time and chaos at the polls? This can be at the local, state or federal level....or at all three if you have the gumption.

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Red State or Blue State: Your Vote Counts

Kate Kelly | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Kate Kelly

If you're a Republican voter in a Democratic-leaning state, or a Democratic voter in Republican territory, is your vote in vain?

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How the Democratic Party Reached Out to Voters (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

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Rebecca Shapiro

Caterina Rost is a graduate student of American Studies and political science (University of Leipzig, Germany & University of Massachusetts-Amherst). ...

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Obama Could Lose Election Due To Voter Suppression

Judah Freed | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

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Judah Freed

Republicans are seeking to suppress the voter turnout among youth, minorities and poor people. If Republicans can prevent enough Democrats from casting ballots, McCain could win the election.

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HERE'S MY TAKE #5: How Should Authorities Respond To Long Lines And Chaos At The Polls?

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Democrat, John McCain, Voter Supression, Voting Machines, Republican, Voting Wait Time, Election 2008, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Home News
Jennifer Bogut

How Should Authorities Respond To Long Lines And Chaos At The Polls? What should be done on Tuesday, 11/4, to mitigate wait-times and trouble at the polls? Your answer can center on the local, state or federal level....or at all three, if you have the gumption.

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The Anatomy Of Republican Cataclysm and Democratic Victory

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Far Left, Palin, Far Right, Evangelicals, Fundamentalists, Democrat, Republican, Election 2008, Politics News
Frank Schaeffer

The Republican Party has lost the hearts and minds of reasonable Americans of all faiths and ideologies. Independent voters, young people, black people, Hispanics... the list goes on.

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Here's My Take #4: Here's What I think About Campaign Spending And Negative Advertising...

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 10.28.2008 | Home

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Jennifer Bogut

HERE'S MY TAKE #4 Results: Your thoughts, suggestions and a bit of venting on campaign spending and negative advertising.

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Why I Won't Vote for John McCain

Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.) | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

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Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.)

McCain has demonstrated clearly that he is a dedicated ideologue when it comes to foreign policy, unwilling to consider opinions or even credible evidence contrary to his preconceived notions.

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Talking With The F.B.I.'s Undercover Source In Alaska's VECO Corruption Case

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Prewitt: "It's going to be a tight race, but Stevens could still win this thing. Stevens has been around so long, and we do have a very partisan situation up here in Alaska."

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Friday Talking Points [53] -- Why McCain Is Losing, And Why Democrats Shouldn't Say So

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

John McCain is losing the race for the White House. Now, this doesn't mean he has already lost it -- we've still got to go vote, after all. I'll cov...

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Here's My Take: Campaign Funds And Negative Ads

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Election 2008, Barack Obama, John Mc Cain, Campaign Finance, Negative Ads, Sarah Palin, Wardrobe, Republican, Democrat, Elite, Home News
Jennifer Bogut

HERE'S MY TAKE #4. QUESTIONS: What should the campaigns spend money on and what do you see as the effect of negative ads?

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Sleeping with the Enemy

Darryle Pollack | Posted 10.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Ex Husband, Marriage, Democrat, Sarah Palin, Party Affiliation, Republican, Marriage Politics, Family Politics, Conservative, Second Marriage, Living News
Darryle Pollack

I was born a Democrat. Party affiliation was served along with the canned vegetables I was forced to eat for dinner. My first crush was on John Kennedy. But I am harboring a secret.

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Two Quit Call Center Jobs Over Anti-Obama Robocalls

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gop, John McCain, Call Center, Campaign, Democrat, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Politics News

At least two people have quit their jobs at call centers over scripts that accuse Barack Obama of working closely with Bill Ayers. The Charleston Gaze...

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Smells Like Republican Schadenfreude

Kamala Lopez | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fraud, John McCain, Actors, Election Fraud, Latino Voters, Latino, Breaking Politics News, Obama, Voting With the Stars, Las Vegas, Hispanic, Democrat, Barack Obama, Republican, Independent, Voter Fraud, Politics News
Kamala Lopez

I feel very very ashamed of what we, as Americans, have come to accept as "all's fair" in this craven fight to win.

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Ky Dems Look to "Ditch Mitch" in Clean Sweep of Incumbent GOP

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 10.21.2008 | Home

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Gail McGowan Mellor

Voters on November 4, 2008, will be genuine Deciders, using the election not only to select a president but to clean house--to clear a path by gettin...

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Obama Supporters' Tires Slashed In North Carolina

Talking Points Memo | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

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Still more ugliness and hostility on the campaign trail, courtesy of North Carolina's Fayetville Observer: Someone slashed the tires of at least 30 ...

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A Tale of Two Scandals

Win McCormack | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

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Win McCormack

"What's the big deal? Don't Democrats do exactly the same things? Aren't they just as hypocritical? Aren't they just as guilty as Republicans are?"

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From Germany It Was Clear: So Why Didn't the Media See McCain Suffered a Nervous Breakdown?

Michael Russnow | Posted 10.16.2008 | Media

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Michael Russnow

The TV panel has to justify its salary and keep interest in the campaign for the next few weeks, so most of these folks propped up McCain.

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Exclusive Interview: Frank Prewitt, Author Of Last Bridge To Nowhere

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Prewitt: The book is my experience working as the confidential source who spent nearly four years helping the F.B.I. pry the lid open on the sordid world of political corruption in Alaska and Washington.

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Congressman's $121,000 Payoff To Alleged Mistress

ABC News | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

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West Palm Beach Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL), whose predecessor resigned in the wake of a sex scandal, agreed to a $121,000 payment to a former mist...

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One Reason Race May Not Derail Obama: The 'Do the Right Thing' Effect

Eric Deggans | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

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Eric Deggans

It's something people of color face every day: you're a symbol to the world until you get famous enough that you're not.

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Friday Talking Points [51] -- Some Positivity

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

While we're all waiting for someone to leak the Palin Troopergate Report (which is reminiscent of waiting for "Fitzmas" during the whole Scooter Libby...

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