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Wrapping Up the Conventions – What Did We Learn?
fivethirtyeight.com - 9/6/2008
Wrapping Up the Conventions – What Did We Learn?
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Attending two major party conventions in back-to-back weeks in this era of polarized national politics was an unbelievable experience. The most dramatic period was obviously the 12-hour span between Barack Obama’s historic MLK anniversary acceptance speech and the stunning Sarah Palin ...

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The Moderate Voice — ... My last post was dated August 21. Slightly more than two weeks ago. I’m amused (and somewhat dazed) at how much things have changed since then. Sean Quinn phrased it well, last night, at FiveThirtyEight: ...

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