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McCain: Electing the Candidates You Prefer Will Put Them In Charge of the Country
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 10/26/2008
McCain: Electing the Candidates You Prefer Will Put Them In Charge of the Country
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John McCain tries out a new campaign theme : Republican presidential nominee John McCain on Saturday raised the prospect of a complete Democratic takeover of Washington as a reason to elect him over Democrat Barack Obama in 10 days. […] McCain said having Democrats in control of the ...
World Citizens Prefer Obama to McCain by Nearly 4-to-1
gallup.com - 10/21/2008
World Citizens Prefer Obama to McCain by Nearly 4-to-1
— gallup.com — Gallup Polls conducted in 70 countries from May to September 2008 reveal widespread international support for Democratic... Sen. Barack Obama over Republican Sen. John McCain in the U.S. presidential election. Among these nations, representing nearly ... (more) World Citizens Prefer Obama to McCain by Nearly 4-to-1

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gallup.com - 10/28/2008
World Citizens Prefer Obama to McCain by Nearly 4-to-1
— gallup.com — Editor's update: Gallup Polls just completed in China, Armenia, and Bolivia have now been added to this... report, and overall findings have been adjusted to reflect the results. The global survey now represents nearly three-quarters of the world's ... (more) World Citizens Prefer Obama to McCain by Nearly 4-to-1

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Political Animal:  An argument missing a consequence

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An argument missing a consequence
Political Animal — ... tax increase would put even more people out of work," McCain said. "We've seen this before in other countries. It doesn't work. The answer to a strong economy is not higher taxes. "But that is exactly what's going to happen if the Democrats have total control of Washington. We can't let that happen. Are you ready for Obama, Pelosi and Reid?" the Arizona senator said. Putting aside McCain's obvious confusion about economics, McCain's "warnings" really don't make any sense. As Yglesias put it , "Presumably, the reason Democrats are forecast to make gains in the House and the ...

uggabugga — Today's conservative spin: Hitler raised campaign funds from anonymous donations at beer halls, and gave speeches in Berlin to huge crowds. At the same time, FDR was doing all sorts of bad things like creating the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Social Security program - all which could have been stopped if we had a divided government. Back then, voters ignored warning signs and made a tragic mistake. Let's not make a similar one this year!

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