Obama's Arrival in DC and the Bubbling Craziness in Town

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Monday November 10, 2008 · 9:13 PM PST

2008/11/10 · 21:13

I work in downtown DC, about four blocks from the White House. With President-elect Obama coming into town to meet with President Bush, I decided to go down and be a part of the arrival. As I started my walk down to the White House and it occurred to me that I didn’t know where Obama would arrive. He could arrive on the South Lawn, typically where the Helicopter lands for the President, as well as an entrance for a motorcade. The other potential was for him to arrive on the North side on Pennsylvania Avenue, where most of the motorcades come in when they arrive at the White House.

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 10:04 AM PST

2008/11/03 · 10:04

Before you have children, you live your life for yourself. The decisions you make are based in what’s best for you. But that changes when you have children. I should know, my wife and I have three beautiful young children. Once you have them, everything changes. Your life is not your own. This isn’t simply about losing freedom for eighteen years why you raise your family. It goes to the decisions you make. All of a sudden you want to save the environment because you are worried about your children’s world. You save more money because you want to make sure they have everything they need growing up. You change the way you live your life because you want to make sure you are there for them and give them everything you can.

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Friday October 31, 2008 · 1:02 PM PDT

2008/10/31 · 13:02

There is definitely a doable strategy for McCain - but he’s got to be perfect. He’s got nine or ten states he is either behind or tied that he needs to win. And in all the ‘toss-up’ states, except Montana, he is statistically insignificantly behind.

Using Karl Rove’s map because he puts the % that the candidates are up. You need 270 to win. McCain needs to win all the ‘yellow’ states and then pick off 41 more Electoral Votes. If he takes Pennsylvania - he’d still need to get Ohio. If he gets Ohio, but not PA, he’ll need to take Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. He could also take Ohio, Virginia and Nevada. Here’s the problem, if the polls are correct, he is not going to make up 11 points in Pennsylvania.

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Wednesday October 29, 2008 · 9:59 PM PDT

2008/10/29 · 21:59

Tonight’s half hour program ‘presented by BarackObama’ is more than a ‘luxury’ as some have stated (or as Elizabeth Hasslback commented - ‘repulsive’). Some have even argued that it is a risk. However, this program may go down as single most memorable moment of the campaign. Not because he will have moved mountains and it’s impact will not be fully realized until after November 4th.

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Tuesday October 28, 2008 · 7:19 AM PDT

2008/10/28 · 07:19

With all due respect to Nate Silver, who I admire tremendously, there is some tightening in this race. The fact that three to four of the daily trackers have gotten closer is an indisputable fact. Whether their weighting is accurate or not, doesn't matter that much. R2K vs. Zogby- their partisan weighting are polar opposites, but both show a race growing tighter.

Should we be concerned? Yes. Should we worry? No.

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Have Obama's Bumps recently been attributable to:

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Have Obama's Bumps recently been attributable to:

Poor weekend polling numbers for the Democrat

9 votes

Well-timed bounces

23 votes

Statistical Noise

46 votes

The Final Nail in the Coffin of the McCain/Palin Campaign?

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Monday October 27, 2008 · 6:30 AM PDT

2008/10/27 · 06:30

Per John McCain, from Meet the Press on Sunday morning: "Do we share a common philosophy of the Republican Party? Of course," - and with that, perhaps McCain added the final nail to the coffin of the McCain/Palin ticket.

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Will This Comment Have any Affect on the Race?

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Will This Comment Have any Affect on the Race?

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Yes

44 votes

Perhaps a slight one

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Dear Senator McCain, Please Don't Apologize

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Sunday October 26, 2008 · 4:13 AM PDT

2008/10/26 · 04:13

Dear Senator McCain,
In nine days, the American people will elect the next President of the United States. The time after the election is typically a time for healing, a time for unity, a time for Democrats and Republicans to come together and turn the page on the nation. With President Bush’s 30% approval rating, most of us are looking for the healing to begin as soon as possible. Regardless of whether you win or lose, please do not apologize for your campaign. Please do not try to play the role of healer. It would seem too shallow, too contrived, too unbelievable to be accepted.

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Will you accept a McCain apology for how he ran his campaign?

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Will you accept a McCain apology for how he ran his campaign?

Yes

5 votes

90 votes

Time is running out

17 votes

Why McCain’s Democratic Congress/Democratic President Argument is Wrong

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Saturday October 25, 2008 · 8:19 AM PDT

2008/10/25 · 08:19

One of John McCain’s latest arguments is that the country will be stuck with both a Democratic Congress and Democratic President. His logic is that, in doing so, this country will veer well to the left of the general populous. Look, quite frankly, I can’t argue with that view. I tend to be one of those well to the left of center and wouldn’t mind seeing the country go in that direction. But, most of this country is center, and possibly slightly right of center. McCain’s argument makes sense and should be dangerous to the Obama campaign to ignore. However, McCain and the GOP's premise is still wrong for this election.

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Leaving political ideology aside, right now:

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Leaving political ideology aside, right now:

It's better to have split parties to ensure a more centralist view is upheld for policy development

1 vote

it's important to have a cohesive view and one party, regardless of ideology, lead us through these economic times

11 votes

I can't separate my opinion from my political views

10 votes

Election Guide - Tips for a Smooth Experience at the Polls

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Thursday October 23, 2008 · 9:27 PM PDT

2008/10/23 · 21:27

Early voting has opened in many states. Check out Rock the Vote’s website to find out if you can vote early in your state. Otherwise, you will either need an absentee ballot or wait until November 5th. Since voting is underway, some tips are provided below to ensure that YOUR VOTE COUNTS.

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Will Voting Go Smoother in 2008 than it did in 2004?

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Will Voting Go Smoother in 2008 than it did in 2004?

Yes

10 votes

Don't know

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Republicans are Vile - I am Done Trying to Defend Them

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Thursday October 23, 2008 · 1:08 PM PDT

2008/10/23 · 13:08

Keith Obermann, as a nightly feature, does his 'Worst Person' feature every night on his show. I hope that Brad Blakeman shows up on that list tonight. Per an NBC interview and repoted by the Huffington Post, Blakeman had the audacity to compare Sarah Palin's frivilous spending of $150K on clothes to Barack Obama taking his campaign plane to Hawaii to visit his dying grandmother - the same one basically raised him.

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Wednesday October 22, 2008 · 11:39 AM PDT

2008/10/22 · 11:39

Citing the latest AP/GFK Poll, Matt Drudge has put at the top of his site the race is even. Now, I am as much of a worrier as the next Democrat, but the poll is wrong and AP and Drudge’s representation is out of date. Here’s the facts about the AP poll.

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In Your Gut, where do you feel Obama's Popular Vote is?

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In Your Gut, where do you feel Obama's Popular Vote is?

0-2% Up

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2-4% Up

47 votes

4-6% Up

204 votes

6-8% Up

265 votes

LANDSLIDE

184 votes

He's Down

20 votes

Back to the Future? An Analysis of the Current State of the Election

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Friday October 17, 2008 · 8:31 AM PDT

2008/10/17 · 08:31

That other Comeback Kid - McCain stays in the fight

By E.J. Dionne Jr.,

NEW YORK

Whenever McCain is up, he has this uncanny ability to bring himself down. He turns in his best performances when he's in danger of losing it all.

Wednesday's debate in New York did not so much decide the election as prevent it from being decided in Obama's favor. It was that important, and McCain knew it. By finally managing, on the third try, to be forceful without being obnoxious, McCain set himself up for one more comeback in a campaign where coming back has been his central preoccupation. Maybe McCain just wants to out-comeback the Comeback Kid.

Obama confirmed that he plans to win on sweeping themes, not specifics.... But Obama also promises to encourage ''Republicans and Democrats to forget all the arguing and finger-pointing and come together.''

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