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Posts on Monday, August 4, 2008

Obama and the new poll, Part 1
For reasons that go much deeper than his appeal, the news in a Post/Kaiser/Harvard poll is mixed for Barack Obama.
Obama and poll results, Part 2
Computing the share of the white vote nationally the Illinois senator will need to win this November.
Two Obama developments
The Democratic nominee agrees to fully seat the Michigan and Florida delegates and debate McCain thrice this fall.
The stable map
The more maps change the more they stay the same.
Senator Sanctimony
Joe Lieberman is better than you, smarter than you and knows more about what's good for America than you do.
Is it Bayh time?
There are new indications that Obama could pick the Indiana senator to be his vice president during a trip to the state this week.
McCain is race-baiting smartly
His ad campaign may be offensive, but that doesn't mean McCain's attacks won't work or shouldn't be responded to -- in kind -- by Obama.
The Perot-Nader-Paul axis
What these three seemingly unrelated pols have in common is an appeal concentrated in the West.
Newsweek's shoddy analyses
Dickey and Meacham rely on convenient tropes and anecdotes to arrive at some convenient but misleading conclusions about the South.
Chris Matthews on Senate rumors: "Absolutely not true"
The host of "Hardball" denies that he's staffing up for a campaign; former Clinton spokesman says Matthews should quit TV if he's planning to run.
Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 02:20 EST
Conservatives band together against nonexistent threat
A prominent right-wing media watchdog announces the formation of a group dedicated to fighting against the Fairness Doctrine.
Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 01:40 EST
Georgia gears up for Senate run-off
With celebrity campaigners working on both sides, incumbent Saxby Chambliss clings to a lead over his Democratic challenger.
Monday, Dec 1, 2008 23:55 EST
Clinton not resigning just yet
Hillary Clinton won't leave the Senate until she's confirmed as secretary of state; meanwhile, the man responsible for choosing her successor isn't talking.
Monday, Dec 1, 2008 22:25 EST

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