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blog.beliefnet.com - 10/20/2008
What will the right do if McCain loses? - Crunchy Con
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I speculated below on how I thought the left would behave if Obama lost. It only seems fair to open up the same line of inquiry about the right in the event of a McCain loss. I don't think the reaction will be nearly as traumatic. McCain is not a good candidate, and he inspires none of the ...
time-blog.com - 10/16/2008
Undecideds Laughing At, Not With, McCain
— time-blog.com — From TIME's Amy Sullivan: In politics it is generally not considered a good sign when voters are... laughing at you, not with you. And by the end of the third and last presidential debate, the undecided voters who had gathered in Denver for Democratic ... (more) Undecideds Laughing At, Not With, McCain

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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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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  The New Right

Jonathan Martin's Blog:  Remainders: Slow-cooked comeback

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The New Right
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Dreher contemplates an Obama win: I won’t regard an Obama victory as a disaster, though perhaps it will be. I will see it as a judgment that we conservatives brought on ourselves, and an opportunity to reform ourselves through creative thinking and action. What I don’t want any part of is the hysterical spite that’s going to find a fruitful niche on the right, just as it did in some precincts of the left during the Bush years. That crap feeds on itself, and does nobody any good. (Hat tip: Conor) ...

Remainders: Slow-cooked comeback
Jonathan Martin's Blog — ... at the data and concludes the race is tightening, but not by much. Sarah Palin doesn't hate robocalls enough not to tape her own. Obama overplays her hatred. Wolfson declares Nixonland dead. Rick Hasen puts all the election law litigation in perspective. Mike Murphy, responding to the Powell endorsement, has harsh words for the McCain campaign. A talking Moose will bracket Palin events. Rod Dreher sees opportunity in exile. Carville and Begala are anxious to see GOP knives ...

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