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Tag: election08

Fan Fic

by uber

Maureen Dowd has a short piece on Barack Obama meeting the Left Wing’s Jed Bartlett. It’s a fun barn-stormer that the West Wing is famous for.
Best part:
BARTLET I won’t lie to you, being fictional was a big advantage.
It’s interesting to watch the GOP regain control of the cycle, and to watch progressives lose their heart [...]

Barack Obama meet Jimmy Carter

by uber

John McCain is increasingly becoming an embarrassment to the Republican Party. He’s been making gaffes on foreign and national policy around the clock for the last few weeks, and his campaign is looking more and more desperate as it goes for cheap stunts like mentioning that Obama is Castro’s choice.
It’s weak sauce, but it might [...]

The Race to the Bottom (?)

by uber

There is no shortage of coverage on the web for the Presidential election that is still more than 9 months away. In many ways, it’s the most important election that happens anywhere in the world, it will define the next four years for us all.

Iowa Caucus Predictions

by uber

Democratic
Republican

Clinton 31
Huckabee 26

Obama 30
Romney 24

Edwards 20
McCain 14

Richardson 6
Paul 11

Uncommitted 6
Thompson 10

Biden 4
Giuliani 8

Kucinich 2
Uncommitted 6

Dodd 1
Hunter 1

I award myself a 5% margin of error.
Edit: Just to add some stuff:
What the Iowa Caucus is.

Low-cost endorsements

by uber

Maybe what Huckabee is doing is clever, maybe it’s stupid. It certainly fits with his slanted view on campaigning that lets him crack jokes and generally be ‘colourful‘. The thing is, he’s trying hard to build a rapport, and I have to say I think it’s more natural than many candidates achieve with a lot [...]