swamppolitics.com - 11/5/2008
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by Mark Silva
The first votes of the long-awaited 2008 presidential election have been counted, from the first polls to open. In Dixville Notch, N.H.
It's Barack Obama 15, John McCain 6.
We guarantee you: That margin will narrow today, with polls now open in 20 states. The ...
powerlineblog.com - 11/5/2008
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powerlineblog.com —
Barack Obama's victory last night was no doubt
historic, and the Democrats, as expected, extended their leads...
in the House and the Senate. But their victory was no landslide, despite what appeared to be overwhelming advantages. Obama won around 52 ...
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No Landslide
americanthinker.com - 11/5/2008
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americanthinker.com —
John McCain's incoherent, C- campaign did not deserve
to win the Presidency this year. On the other...
hand, America doesn't deserve the punishment an Obama presidency is about to inflict upon us.
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Why McCain Lost
thenation.com - 11/6/2008
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The day after: post-election reflections
neo-neocon —
... Then it became crystal clear to me late on the night before the election, when the returns from the tiny New Hampshire town of Dixville Notch came in. I didn’t write about my reaction at the time because it was after midnight, and it also seemed to me that I may have been over-reacting to trivial evidence—after all, who cares what a tiny little town in New Hampshire thinks, even if it does go for Obama 15-6? ...
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swamppolitics.com 10/29/2008 — by Mark Silva
John McCain, outgunned by Barack Obama in television advertising, will attempt to counter the Democrat's prime-time move tonight - a 30-minute campaign commercial airing on most networks - with a 30-second spot calling Obama "not ready'' to lead.
"Behind the fancy ...
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openleft.com 10/27/2008 — Worried about "the tightening?"
Well, Obama's national lead has been stable at 7% for a month now. The national campaign is not tightening, and we are just seeing statistical noise.
Even if the campaign were tightening, Obama would still have a ...
Press coverage negative on McCain?
theanchoressonline.com 10/27/2008 — Well, slap my ass and call me Sally; a study finds the press coverage of John McCain has been substantially more negative than of Obama.
Well. Duh. How can there be negative press on Obama, when the press won’t report on Obama anything that ...
On Obama and Good Men
patterico.com 11/7/2008 — It’s time to quote from some bloggers who have expressed what I’ve been feeling better than I’ve been able to express it.
Beldar:
I agree with — and incorporate by reference, as if fully set forth again here — Patrick’s ...
First Results: Obama Takes Dixville Notch Away From The GOP
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/4/2008 — The first results are in for the 2008 general election, with the small village of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire again performing its tradition of having everyone turn out to vote at midnight and then immediately reporting the results.
And the ...
What Might Have Been
corner.nationalreview.com 11/3/2008 — In the end this campaign could have been a clear-cut and honest choice between two world views, unapologetically expressed. I think with McCain his conservative/centrist views and 30-year public life were pretty well known to the public. Like it or ...
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Obama Wins Student Mock Election —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 11/5/2008
Naureen S. Malik reports on the election.
The next generation of voters also gave Barack Obama a landslide victory.
A mock election involving one million of Americas youth–the vast majority of whom are too young to vote–went ...
Lieberman: Time to come together —
CNN Political Ticker 11/5/2008
Lieberman says put partisanship aside.
(CNN) — Democrat-turned-independent Joe Lieberman, one of John McCain’s biggest Senate supporters, congratulated Barack Obama Wednesday on winning the presidential election.
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