cassandra_m
"You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas." -Shirley Chisholm
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Election Season Winners and Losers – Delaware Edition
Yesterday, we did this for the National Election, so now lets go through the winners and losers for Delaware elections: WINNERS Democratic Party — regained control of the House, solidified control of the Senate took advantage of a blue state getting bluer. Mike Katz winning SD 4 was especially sweet. Jack Markell — took on […]
Election Season Winners and Losers — National
It’s been a day and a half since Obama and Biden won and it is still seems amazing that we won what feels like a revolution and just as amazing to see Republicans lose all of their legendary discipline and indulge not just in a circular firing squad, but to see the previously voiceless moderate […]
We Never Deserved Him
Yesterday’s WSJ Opinion Page carried this choice bit of wankery, claiming that The Treatment of Bush Has Been a Disgrace Even by the WSJ Tin Foil Hat (that was for Joanne) standards, this is off the charts rich: The treatment President Bush has received from this country is nothing less than a disgrace. The attacks […]
Wasilla Hillbillies Looting Neiman Marcus
Great article in Newsweek. They talk about a fairly extensive hacker problem that plagued both the McCain and Obama campaigns which is pretty sobering. But this is too good to pass up: NEWSWEEK has also learned that Palin’s shopping spree at high-end department stores was more extensive than previously reported. While publicly supporting Palin, McCain’s […]
Election Day Tales — End of the Day
Anything new on the election front? If any of you are voting after work, let us know about your experience or your polling place. What was GOTV like today? I’ve seen some numbers earlier this afternoon that made it look like the City was going to get to 50% turnout. Not sure if that number […]
UPDATE: Election Day Tales — Mid-Day
More tales from polling places and campaign offices should be posted here. What are you seeing and hearing? And if you’ve been working this morning, tell us what it has been like working this historic GOTV effort. If you have pictures (or very short video) send that to me or Pandora or nemski and we’ll […]
Election Day Stories — Morning
So here it is — the day we’ve been arguing over, sweating out and working our butts off for. Did you vote today? Did you see any voting places on the way into work? Did you spend time greeting voters at a polling place or calling voters? Tell us what you see or hear this […]
Election Night Silliness
So I go out tonite to walk with my neighbors and when I come back — all of the Obama signs on my block have been replaced with Charlie Copeland signs. I was mad as a hatter (still am) and remember why I miss living in my hometown. There I would have known enough people […]
Look Who Needs An Undisclosed Location Now
Dick Cheney’s hometown newspaper endorses Obama. UF Gators for McCain President votes for Obama: Not all Republicans were there to protest. “I wanted to see the next vice president of the United States,” said Josh Simmons, Gators for McCain chairman. Simmons said he voted for Obama about two weeks ago. “I’ve seen a different John […]
Now I Just Want It to Be November 5
I was off volunteering everywhere this weekend, and damn near everybody I know decided to send me this article from Esquire. Oh yes — an article called Why White Supremacists Support Barack Obama is cause for one of my more sporting buddies to call for everyone with money on the outcome on this election to […]
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