Election 2008
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Do Liberals Need Their Own Sarah Palin?
www.care2.com via @FollowPalin &bull YesterdayHello, I saw this on Care2 and thought you'd like it as well. Sarah Palin's power is unmistakable (as Lisa Murkowski, mostly recently, can attest), whether she's sending incomprehensible tweets, headlining at Glenn Beck rallies or campaigning for Tea Party candidates, and she is showing no sign of slowing down. Her success is now leading liberals, who keep just hoping that she'll go away, to question whether we should have been capitalizing on some of the energy that she has tapped, and whether, instead of just waiting… Full Story »
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Voter fraud already begun. Watchdog group reports thousands of fraudulent registration forms
Examiner Politics Channel Articles &bull Yesterday
As we near the mid-term election on November 2, 2010, the voter registrar in the states will have to live up to the responsibility of their office in weeding out fraudulent voter registration forms which could result in unlawful votes in the General Election; and even carry over to the 2012 Presidential election. Voter fraud could drastically affect democracy in this nation. While we have overseen elections in other countries to insure honesty at the… Full Story »
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The Other GOP Wave: Redistricting
The Atlantic: Politics &bull Yesterday
Just a reminder: with all this talk of Republicans taking back the House of Representatives and winning back some Senate seats this fall, don't forget the other, possibly bigger, consequence of the 2010 elections. Redistricting. After the 2010 Census, state… Full Story »
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Ben Dimiero: Fox News: A comfortable home for birthers
Altercation &bull Yesterday
Following polls that show Americans increasingly believe (wrongly) that President Obama is a Muslim, conservative media figures predictably blamed Obama for this perception. There have been many lowlights, but you'd be hard-pressed to outdo Brian Kilmeade suggesting Obama should have "kept his name as Barry and not Barack" if he… Full Story »
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Tactics and Strategy.
The American Prospect - Tapped &bull YesterdayOver at his blog, Brendan Nyhan has a nice critique of the "tactical fallacy," or the tendency among pundits and consultants to blame electoral losses on insufficiently savvy tactics, rather than outside forces like unemployment or voter enthusiasm. The problem is… Full Story »
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The Tactical Fallacy
The Daily Dish &bull Yesterday
The problem is that any reasonable political tactic chosen by professionals will tend to resonate in favorable political environments and fall flat in unfavorable political environments (compare Bush in '02 to Bush '06, or Obama in '08 to Obama in… Full Story »
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AllThingsDigitalMarketing: Name It. Change It. Press Conference: See What You Missed!
myblog.allthingsdigitalmarketing.com via @GBDaly &bull YesterdayAllThingsDigitalMarketing is a blog about traditional and internet marketing and media channels especially for professionals who are passionate about the world of marketing, communications and integrated media. On Tuesday, August 31st, members and supporters of Women's Media Center (WMC), Women's Campaign Forum (WCF) and Foundation and Political Parity joined at the Paley Center for Media in New York City for a press conference to announce the national launch of Name It. Change It., the media accountability campaign that addresses sexism in the media against women candidates and whose goal is to stop sexist treatment of women candidates beginning with the… Full Story »
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Do You Have Seen In Politics A Woman More Beautiful Than Sarah Palin? - frfry
frfry.com via @live2bgreen &bull YesterdayWipe the drool off your chin and get a grip. That isn't a reason to vote for her. It has nothing to do with her suitability for office. If you vote for McCain/Palin just because you think she's hot, you're… Full Story »
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Meghan McCain dishes dirt about the 2008 Presidential Election - Talks Sarah Palin and Laura Bush - Cleveland Celebrity Headlines
www.examiner.com via @ExaminerRSS &bull YesterdayMeghan McCain Dishes Dirt About the 2008 Presidential Election - Talks Sarah Palin and Laura Bush Meghan McCain, daughter of former Presidential candidate John McCain, has written a memoir of her time on the campaign trail with her father. The… Full Story »
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Vote 2010 Volunteer Outreach Phonebank
Meetup - Democratic Party &bull Yesterday
Join the Florida Democratic Party's "Campaign for Accountability 2010", the first ever coordinated campaign effort in a non presidential election. The Florida Democratic Party, Organizing for America,(formally Obama for America) our Democratic Clubs and Executive Committees are partnering in this… Full Story »
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Poll: George W. Bush still gets blamed for economic woes
Democratic Underground &bull Yesterday
Source: USA Today Nearly two years after Barack Obama was elected president, Americans still are inclined to blame his predecessor for the nation's current economic problems. In a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday, more than a third of those surveyed said George W. Bush deserved a great deal of… Full Story »
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Why the Stimulus Ran Out of Steam
The Atlantic: Politics &bull Yesterday
Last week, the bottom seemed to fall out of the economy all at once. Second-quarter growth was revised downward. The Dow dropped below 10,000. Sales of single-family homes plunged to their lowest level in 15 years. The White House appeared helpless. Asked whether, in hindsight, the stimulus had been too small, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs demurred. The faltering recovery and the credibility this has cost the the White House will probably lose the Democrats one or… Full Story »
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Saab Turns to Asia, East Europe in Bid to Save Gripen
Business Week &bull Yesterday
Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Saab AB is stepping up a campaign to sell its Gripen warplane in Asia and eastern Europe as Switzerland's decision to delay a $1 billion fighter purchase threatens to curtail production of the 1,320 mile-per-hour jet. Orders from Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia and a follow-on contract from Thailand are "major near-term opportunities" for the Gripen, which competes with models from Lockheed Martin Corp., Boeing Co.,… Full Story »
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Newsweek's Alter: 'Radical Republicans' Have 'Extreme Agenda,' Progressives 'Need to Learn What the Stakes Are'
Newsbusters &bull Yesterday
Appearing as a guest on Tuesday's Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, Newsweek's Jonathan Alter repeatedly characterized the conservative wing of the Republican party as "radical" and "extreme" as he and host Maddow discussed the possibility that conservative talk radio host Bill Cunningham would broadcast his radio show from House Minority Leader John Boehner's office on Election Day. Alter asserted that the Republican party became radical in 1994, and soon advised "progressives" that they "need to learn a little bit about what the stakes are" because Republicans currently have a "radical agenda." You know, it began in 1994. That was where… Full Story »
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How the Media Used to Treat Sarah Palin
us4palin.com via @devitor &bull YesterdayAfter discussing with a friend, the horrid hit-piece from Michael Joseph Gross in this week's Vanity Fair, he reminded me of an old article published by a different magazine, from a different time. Back in February 2008, Vogue featured a much different sort of article about Governor Palin. The piece was titled "Altered State" and it highlighted many different elements of… Full Story »
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Sarah's Web Brigade: Vanity Fair's "Gross" Hit Piece on Gov. Palin
sarahpalininternetcoalitionblogger.blogspot.com via @AltDotWorship &bull YesterdayOpinions expressed on this site are solely the responsibility of the site's authors and any guest authors whose material is posted here. This site is not authorized or operated by Governor Palin, her staff, or any other candidate or committee. By Adrienne Ross - www.motivationtruth.com The Vanity Fair hit piece about Governor Palin has gotten a lot of play today. I'm almost speechless at how absolutely disgusting this article is. I understand now why a friend warned I would need to be prayed up before reading it and said she had trouble sleeping after she read it. Michael Joseph Gross… Full Story »
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Republicans want ballots out on time
The Olympian Online - State & Federal Government &bull Yesterday
Washington should have to meet the same deadlines as other states for sending ballots to its 60,000 voters living or deployed overseas, the state Republican Party says. Republicans cried foul in a resolution their state committee approved Saturday: "Failure to comply with this federal law will almost certainly result in disenfranchising the votes of our brave men and women serving in the military, who risk their lives protecting the voting rights of all Americans." But Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed's office, which applied for the waiver, says Washington's unusual election calendar allows… Full Story »
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The "sad and moldering strangeness" that is Vanity Fair - Story Analysis by BuzzBox
www.buzzbox.com via @RightyGeorge &bull YesterdayRiehl World View - "Palin, meanwhile, has stated that she finds Bachmann to be a 'fireball' with a 'stiff spine," Vanity Fair captioned this image of Congresswoman (MN-6) Michele Bachmann in its predictably snarky mid-July article "Grizzly Women." Chip Somodevilla/Getty Image photo. By Sissy... Ben Smith's Blog - Tom Beaumont's piece this evening will drive the 2012 buzz: ~ Sarah Palin's scheduled political trip… Full Story »
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Which Millionaire Fat Cats Are Backing the American Action Network's Ads Attacking Sen. Feingold?
Center for Media and Democracy &bull Yesterday
A new right-wing group, "American Action Network," has entered the 2010 election with ads attacking Senator Russell Feingold of Wisconsin. The American Action Network (AAN) was created by right-wing politicians and their funders around the time the Supreme Court issued the Citizens United decision that expanded corporate rights to spend more money than ever influencing elections. AAN does not disclose its funding sources for the $25 million it plans to spend this fall, but its board is filled with politicians and millionaire businessmen on the right. The ad is grossly misleading and blames Senator Feingold for the federal deficit,… Full Story »
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Candidates for Congress can't escape Cuba factor
Miami Herald Politics &bull Yesterday
The campaign websites and stump speeches of congressional hopefuls David Rivera and Joe Garcia don't mention the defining issue of their careers: Cuba. In a year when the political refrain is jobs, neither candidate wants to risk being seen as out-of-touch by emphasizing an issue that affects a vocal minority in the sprawling, diverse 25th… Full Story »
