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Late Thoughts on Obama’s Win
11.14.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

Photograph: David Katz/Obama for America
I haven’t really had a chance yet to sit down and write something on Obama’s victory last week so here it goes. I watched the votes come in on two channels, CNN and BBC. The BBC was their usual slightly detached self with David Dimbleby on presenting duties. Their analysis was [...]
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CNN POLL OF POLLS: Obama’s Lead Drops Two Points
10.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

A new CNN Poll of Polls, conducted today shows that Obama has dropped two points to 49 with McCain now on 43. McCain will be hoping that this was the result of his performance in Wednesday’s debate. This may very well be due to McCain’s forceful attitude and attempts to link Obama to Bill Ayers. [...]
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John McCain (Finally) on Letterman
10.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

So John McCain finally appeared on David Letterman last night after abruptly canceling on Dave last month. McCain stated several times last night that he had “screwed up” by not appearing. It’s a pretty funny interview where Dave gets some good shots in, including a question about McCain’s connection with Gordon Libby. McCain is a [...]
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McCain Aggressive in Final Debate
10.16.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

So the final Presidential Debate took place last night and it was by far the most interesting of the three between McCain and Obama. McCain seemed determined throughout to press the issues in a more aggressive fashion than he had in the previous two debates. At first this seemed like a strong tactic, with McCain [...]
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Final Presidential Debate
10.16.08 | Permalink | Comment?

I’ll be writing up my impressions of last night’s debate in a little while but in the mean time, here’s the complete debate from C-Span.
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CBS/NY Times Poll: Obama Now 14 Points Ahead of McCain
10.15.08 | Permalink | Comment?

A new poll conducted by CBS and the New York Times shows that Barack Obama now leads John McCain by 14 points amongst likely voters.
Heading into the final debate, the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden has widened its lead over the Republicans, John McCain and Sarah Palin. 53% of likely voters support [...]