Tag Archives: Joe Biden

How To Do It

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If Mitt Loses

At the New York Times Magazine, Matt Bai offers his take on what will happen within the Republican Party should Mitt Romney lose: [A]ttention will instantly shift toward the new generation of potential messengers: Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio, Chris Christie … Continue reading

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Joe Biden Kicked Ass

Joe Biden defended the middle class and Paul Ryan often seemed befuddled when having to support his goofy math claims. Phew! Biden has put the Dems back in the game. My bet is that the polls will reflect this over … Continue reading

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Demographic Determinism: What Will Really Decide This Election

Americans are, on average, doing pretty well. Demography, therefore, will be decisive–not the jobless number or the debates. And demography is working against Republicans. The demographic shift of Florida, Ohio, and Virginia toward becoming blue states is a megatrend; it’s … Continue reading

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Joe Biden Thanks Dr. Pepper, But Not God

I’ll admit it. Joe Biden crossed a line here. He set up an idol and singled it out for praise. It shows what can happen to a man who is in the habit of treating corporations as persons.

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History Made? Yes, We Did: Election Night, November 4, 2008 (in 10 Minutes)

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November 4, 2008: Barack Obama

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Long Lines a Poll Tax?

Rachel Maddow thinks so. How much do you make an hour—and how long did you have to wait to vote?

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“Oh Captain, My Captain!”

The final scene of Dead Poet’s Society, in which a group of students stand up to the authoritarian power structure at their school, and align themselves with a good teacher who has been unjustly maligned, strikes me as an apt metaphor … Continue reading

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George Mush and Darth Cheney

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“This early voting has got to stop”: Fred Barnes Bitterly Speaks Against Early Voting—Even as He Admits That He Did It Himself This Year

Fred Barnes says that he has an excuse for early voting—but assumes that others don’t. Barnes says that “poor old people” should wait for election day (presumably so that they can absorb a few more last minute Republican smears):

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John McCain vs. Jesus

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Great Polling Numbers for Obama Today: Look Especially at Ohio and North Carolina. Know Hope

Source: FiveThirtyEight.com

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Gross McCarthyism: In the Final Weekend Before the Election, McCain-Palin Desperately Try to Tag Anti-Semitism on Obama

It is hard to imagine, after the Holocaust, a grosser McCarthy-like slander, than to call someone an anti-semite who is clearly not—or insinuate that a person is associated with, and is sympathetic with the causes of, anti-semites. Obviously, Barack Obama is … Continue reading

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A Startling Comparison: Know Hope, But Don’t Get Complacent

TalkingPointsMemo has just put together a startling poll chart comparison that should thrill Obama supporters—and sober McCain backers: We’ve drawn up a chart comparing the Real Clear Politics averages right now in 13 core battleground states with the RCP averages … Continue reading

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Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, and Florida: McCain Must Win 3 Out of 4 of These States to Have a Reasonable Chance at Winning Tuesday Night. These Are the Early States to Watch

ABC News: If McCain doesn’t win Pennsylvania’s 21 electoral votes, he would have to run the table and win all eight of the competitive states that were held by President Bush in 2004, including Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Colorado, Missouri, Indiana, … Continue reading

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Blaming Eve?: McCain Staffers Are Already Starting to Direct Recriminations at Sarah Palin for “Blowing” the Election for McCain

Today at Politico: Anger among Republicans who see Palin as a star and as a potential future leader has boiled over because, they say, they see other senior McCain aides preparing to blame her in the event he is defeated. … Continue reading

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What It Will Feel Like the Day After The Election (I Hope)

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Obama + Biden = All World Harmony

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A Song Dedication to Barack Obama and Joe Biden

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