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horsesass.org - 10/22/2008
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This Eric Earling post from today reminded me of this laugher he posted up on the night of the Pennsylvania primary: This may be hard news for the netrooters, the urban liberals, and the idealistic youth whose collective undergarments have frequently been moistened in the throws of ...

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Sound Politics:  A Note to Obama Supporters

blogs.tnr.com - 10/22/2008
How Obama Could Still Lose
— blogs.tnr.com — At our  election discussion last week at the Sixth and I Synagogue, Frank asked if anyone thought Obama could lose barring some catastrophic external event. I happen to think Obama's chances of winning are upward of 80 ... (more) How Obama Could Still Lose

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talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/19/2008
Race to the Bottom
— talkingpointsmemo.com — If you're thinking to yourself that there's little more than two weeks before election day and Obama has a solid lead in the polls, don't be so sure. Yes, it looks good for the Democrats. But you need to play close attention to the McCain ... (more) Race to the Bottom

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A Note to Obama Supporters
Sound Politics — ... t to his own extended thoughts on the exchange at Horse's Ass. I don't believe Lee/thehim actually read my response in the comments at my post before moving on to his own, but I'll repeat them here because they respond directly to his assertion that recent improvements in Obama's electoral hopes invalidate the idea that working class whites in the Rust Belt are hesitant to embrace the Audacity of Hope: 15. My dear and always unoffensive friend thehim @ 1 - Your point utterly excludes how the recent financial sector meltdown changed the race. Prior to that the race was a ...

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