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Why we're telling you how Slate editors and writers are voting.
Why we're telling you how Slate editors and writers are voting.
Today, Slate's staff and contributors reveal how they're voting in next week's presidential election. This continues a tradition we began in 2000 and repeated in 2004. It will come as little surprise to many of our readers—and certainly as no surprise to Sarah "Media Elite" Palin—that Barack ...
How Slate's staff and contributors are voting on Election Day. -  - Slate Magazine
How Slate's staff and contributors are voting on Election Day. - - Slate Magazine
slate.com — We asked Slate 's staff and contributors to tell us whom they're voting for on Election Day... and why. These are their responses. Click here to read Editor David Plotz's explanation for why we share this information with you. Michael Agger , Senior ... (more) How Slate's staff and contributors are voting on ...
 	Early Voting Now Up to 18%
Early Voting Now Up to 18%
gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- Gallup Poll Daily tracking data collected through Monday night indicate that 18% of registered... voters who plan to vote have already voted, and another 15% say they will vote before Nov. 4; so far the voter preferences of this early ... (more) Early Voting Now Up to 18%
Obama has 5-point lead on McCain | Politics
reuters.com — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has a steady 5-point national lead over Republican John McCain with... six days left in the grueling race for the White House, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. Obama leads McCain ... (more) Obama has 5-point lead on McCain | Politics
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Oh, That Liberal Media
Vodkapundit — Sign Me Up Home Oh, That Liberal Media Posted by Stephen Green on 28 Oct 2008 at 01:26 pm 55 (of 57 responding) Slate magazine employees plan to vote for Obama . I might not agree, but I respect the hell out of their decision to go public. Tagged as: Uncategorized ( ) Leave a reply You must be logged in to post a comment.

Breaking: 2 dumb Slate staffers split with wiser colleagues on Obama vote
Top of the Ticket — ... Editor David Plotz describes the political announcements as a sign of openness and because he, like his predecessors, says he does not believe that how writers write politically is affected by how writers think politically. ...

Matt Lewis: What Media Bias?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... | Podcasts | Photos | Cartoons | [image] Blog [image] | Your Blogs | Issues | Get Magazine [image] [image] Hugh Hewitt | Mike Gallagher | Michael Medved | Mary Katharine Ham | Kevin McCullough | Matt Lewis | Radio Blogger | Your Blogs Directory [image] Wednesday, October 29, 2008 What Media Bias? Posted by: Matt Lewis at 1:47 PM 55 of 57 staff and contributors to Slate are voting for Obama ... [image] ...

“2 dumb Slate staffers split with wiser colleagues on Obama vote”
protein wisdom — ... . Editor David Plotz describes the political announcements as a sign of openness and because he, like his predecessors, says he does not believe that how writers write politically is affected by how writers think politically. So rest assured the online vote at Slate has absolutely nothing to do with all this late-race, trumped-up, empty chatter over media bias in favor of the handsome, eloquent Democrat with the darling family running against the grumpy old pilot who can’t use a BlackBerry or play tennis because his arms were allegedly broken so often and then shocked the ...

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