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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Surprise Part II

Filed in National by on October 24, 2008 3 Comments

McCain’s Communications Director was pushing the Todd story with embellishments well before all of the facts were in. So for all of those looking for their equivalencies with the thoughtless Trig business, start over. The Obama campaign wasn’t responsible for Trig (but some of his supporters most certainly were); but the McCain camp was actively […]

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Joe the Plumber Meets Cedric the Entertainer

Filed in National by on October 24, 2008 0 Comments

And there seems to the a shout-out to the feces throwing monkey here too: h/t Ta-Nehisi Coates over at the Atlantic.

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How Did This Happen?

Filed in National by on October 24, 2008 3 Comments

Financial version from a joint project website from Media Matters Action Fund and the CAPAF: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8aJpOUVi6c[/youtube] One more — This American Life had a remarkable program on a few weeks ago (that is being reprised on WHYY now) called Giant Pool of Money that is a great piece of work synthesizing a bunch of info […]

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Charlie and the Taking Credit Factory

Filed in Delaware by on October 23, 2008 7 Comments
Charlie and the Taking Credit Factory

Tommywonk has the definitive history of the creation of The Challenge Program. And he is quite right, this program does great work and is teaching very advanced construction craftsmanship — if you own a house in a historic district or in a historic overlay you know how tough it can be to find folks with […]

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GOP Death List (Congressional Version)

Filed in National by on October 23, 2008 9 Comments

This is from US News and World Report: Voter displeasure with the war and economy, coupled with Sen. Barack Obama’s popularity, has the House GOP running for cover. Even though polls have shown that Americans don’t like congressional Democrats any more, a new internal GOP tally of House races suggests a Democratic route that could […]

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Somebody’s Going Under the Bus

Filed in National by on October 22, 2008 14 Comments

This is a remarkable assessment — especially for a Republican campaign where grading on a curve is still the instinct of the traditional media.  Has anyone seen the interview they reference? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-bHIqxkmdw[/youtube]

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Early Voting! Updated

Filed in National by on October 22, 2008 10 Comments

Yes, it really is getting close to the end — people are now voting and this is when it gets really exciting. The AP publishes a roundup of key early voting states from around the country. The numbers are astonishing (and most early voting started Monday): About 12 percent of the state’s [Georgia] roughly 5.6 […]

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Voter Registration Fraud Pwnage

Filed in National by on October 22, 2008 1 Comment

Adam Sewer (via TPM) catches out Jim Geraghty at the National Review over more fact-free high dudgeon without breaking a sweat. Sometimes it is this easy. The bonus is that it is funny as hell. Put down any drinks and go read the whole thing.

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Democratic City Committee Rally Today

Filed in Delaware by on October 22, 2008 4 Comments

The Democratic City Committee is having a GOTV rally at the Delaware Association of Police building at 2201 Lancaster Avenue today, Wednesday 22 October from 5:30 to 8. Invitation is extended to everyone and children are welcome. Let us know if you go, and we’ll post pictures and reports if you send them to us!

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Insurance Commissioner’s Race Revisited

Filed in Delaware by on October 21, 2008

MJ took us up on the suggestion to write up his thoughts and issues re: the Insurance Commissioner Race. Go read the whole thing.

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The Making of a Vice Presidential Candidate

Filed in Delaware, National by on October 21, 2008 7 Comments

Ryan Lizza has a long piece in this week’s New Yorker reporting on how Biden got picked and why. Let us know what you think.

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I’m Shocked, Shocked

Filed in National by on October 21, 2008 8 Comments

to find that they’re playing the Rev. Wright card in here! Somebody please tell Rick Davis to stop treating all of us like McCain’s likely voters. We’ve never been so dumb as to have ever believed McCain in the first place that Wright was off of the table. But I guess that is why David […]

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The Long Reach of the 50 State Strategy

Filed in Delaware, National by on October 21, 2008 6 Comments

As a result of the epic fundraising Obama has been able to do, the DNC is actually free to rethink its investments in House, Senate and State legislative races. Control of state legislatures is important for 2012 for the redistricting effort: Some of this year’s cash could be sent to U.S. House races; most would […]

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