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The Palin Factor
By Mustang Bobby Sen. Barack Obama is way ahead in endorsements by major newspapers across the country, including some big surprises such as the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times , both considered to be conservative in ownership and editorially, and others in regions that would be ...
 More Challenges for McCain, From Ayers to the Palin Pick
More Challenges for McCain, From Ayers to the Palin Pick
abcnews.go.com — More challenges for John McCain: Likely voters overwhelmingly reject his effort to make an issue of Barack Obama's association with 1960s radical William Ayers. Fallout continues from McCain's pick of Sarah Palin for vice president, with 52 percent ... (more) More Challenges for McCain, From Ayers to the Palin Pick
New McCain Robocall Stars ... Sarah Palin!
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Sarah Palin may have condemned robocalls yesterday as intrusive and a drain on people's attention spans, but that didn't stop her from recording her own robocall on behalf of the McCain campaign. Carol Johnson, a retiree from Spooner, Wisconsin, ... (more) New McCain Robocall Stars ... Sarah Palin!
Why The Grassroots Needs Elites
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com — You should read Patrick Ruffini on the great right-wing pundit civil war . He argues that I'm underestimating the justifiable sense of betrayal movement conservatives feel at being simultaneously asked to swallow a massive, massive government ... (more) Why The Grassroots Needs Elites
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An Historic Endorsement from Obama’s Hometown Newspaper
The Democratic Daily — As I noted earlier today, The Washington Post has endorsed Obama. And as my Reaction co-blogger Mustang Bobby noted today as well, three other major newspapers — the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — have also endorsed Obama. Another one is The Denver Post. I can’t say I’m surprised, except when it comes to Obama’s hometown paper, the Chicago Tribune. Why? Because it’s one of the most ...

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