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realclearpolitics.com - 8/27/2008
Thoughts on the Second Night
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I do not think last night accomplished much for Barack Obama. Once again, the networks only started their coverage at 10 PM, and the pre-speech analysis was dedicated exclusively to Hillary. From 10:30 to the start of the speech, I...

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Listen to This Man
Weekly Standard Blog — ... Jay Cost on night two: Obama "is the nominee. He could have given Hillary the vice-presidential nomination. Choosing her would have totally changed the convention for the better. But Obama didn't choose her. He tapped Joe Biden instead. As a consequence, he's lost control of his own convention." ...

Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos — ... Jay Cost: I do not think Tuesday night accomplished much for Barack Obama. How does this help Obama? I don't get it. Check tomorrow... maybe I figure it out and maybe I don't. (To be fair, most of the Republican talking heads agree with me.) ...

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