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Ohio, Florida hold keys to election victory
The long fixation on race, gender, age and class in the Democratic primaries will soon spread to the general election as the Democratic nominee seeks the keys to the Republican kingdom: Ohio and Florida.
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The Government report card: 'Not Achieved'
http://pc.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ government-report-card-achieved.htmlLibertarianz party president Craig Milmine welcomed an enthusiastic group of activists and supporters to the election year party conference in Auckland over the weekend. Here's a lightly edited copy of his welcoming speech: Good morning My name is Craig Milmine, president of the Libertarianz Party, and it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2008 Libertarianz Annual Conference.
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California Super Delegate Crystal Strait Declares for Obama: Why This is Significant
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/ 2008/ 05/ _california_sup.htmlCalifornia Democratic Party Political Director and Young Democrat DNC member cites Obama’s ability to build the party with younger voters By Frank D. Russo In a move that puts Barack Obama ahead in most, if not virtually all super delegate counts and reduces his magic number to clinch the nomination,
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Tories out in front in Crewe
http://ardenforester.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ tories-out-in-front-in-crewe.htmlAccording to an ICM poll for the Mail on Sunday, the Conservative candidate in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election has a good chance of winning the seat. Could the Tories be on target to snatch a win from Labour for the first time since 1982? The poll puts the Tories on 43%, Labour on 39% and the Liberal Democrats on 16%.
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Coming Together: A Mini Manifesto
http://stationcharon.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ coming-together-mini-manifesto.htmlNow that even the corporatist beltway elite lackey media has slowly come to recognize the inevitability of the political version of the unbeatable New England Patriots losing the big one it’s time to put the intramural pissing matches aside and to start reorganizing for a shot at the true target.
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Mo Tsvangirai Says He’ll Take Part in Zims Runoff + Videos
http://badgals-radio.com/ ?p=2276Everyday We look at this story expanding, and creeking at the seams; but somehow it just escapes much international attention - other than the odd 1 or 2 mins of tape here and there on BBC. There is no concern in the world community apparently for the fact that Zimbabwe’s election was held and the results were announced One Month Later.
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McCain-Obama Election Preview
http://patterico.com/ 2008/ 05/ 11/ mccain-obama-election-preview/[Guest post by DRJ] Barack Obama’s race may be the least of his worries during the general election. His biggest problem may be that voters believe Obama is an elitist, inexperienced, and holds views well to the left of the average voter: “A survey released this month by the independent Pew Research Center found that most voters described Arizona Sen.
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Red and Blue Through the Gray Lady’s Eyes
http://race42008.com/ 2008/ 05/ 11/ red-and-blue-through-the-gray-ladys-eyes/The New York Times today published a fairly credible map of the current electoral college landscape. The tally shows John McCain with 24 states worth a total of 200 electoral votes safely in his corner while Barak Obama can sleep easy about 12 states and D.C. worth 172 electoral votes.
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A Must See Obama Star Wars Viral Video [Framing Science]
http://scienceblogs.com/ framing-science/ 2008/ 05/ a_must_see_obama_star_wars_v…Obama as young Luke Skywalker, Hillary as Darth Vader, Bill as the Emperor. This new viral video promoting Obama's candidacy is brilliant and effective humor. Just more evidence as to why Obama is engaging young voters like no other presidential candidate in recent memory.
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So, What Is Swift-Boating?
http://littlemissattila.mu.nu/ archives/ 262205.phpBaseball Crank is glad you asked. h/t: Hot Air...
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SNL gets it
http://gregprinceblog.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 11/ snl-gets-it/SNL gets it Posted by Greg on May 11, 2008 More’s the pity. Posted in Election 2008