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Robert Gibbs takes on Sean Hannity

// October 31st, 2008

Robert Gibbs takes on Sean Hannity

Damn. On so many levels, this makes me feel like I’ve missed out on so little having missed this campaign season. In the event that Obama wins, I will always look back on this year as a large headache avoided.

Hoping none of you every have to regularly interact with McCain supporters, much less Hannity fans,
Jonthon

P.S. So 86% of viewers think McCain won the debate? Definitively untrue based on what I’ve read (and pretty simple logic – that margin is more or less unreachable in two-party systems…), but also unimportant, since the large majority of voters wouldn’t change their minds if one of the candidates died. The only group that is of import is high-school educated-or-less women who remain uncertain. And my dad explained to me that the polling on that group shows that Obama’s willingness to cede points to McCain and attempt to make eye contact was more important to them than words; he looked like the younger, smarter brother who just wanted the fight to end so he could get to work. It’s that kind of mentality that should be pushed on every soccer mom you know in the coming days!

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States’ Actions to Block Voters Appear Illegal

// October 9th, 2008

for every voter added to the rolls in the past two months in some states, election officials have removed two.

The actions do not seem to be coordinated by one party or the other, nor do they appear to be the result of election officials intentionally breaking rules, but are apparently the result of mistakes in the handling of the registrations and voter files as the states tried to comply with a 2002 federal law, intended to overhaul the way elections are run.

Still, because Democrats have been more aggressive at registering new voters this year, according to state election officials, any heightened screening of new applications may affect their party’s supporters disproportionately.

via States’ Actions to Block Voters Appear Illegal – NYTimes.com.

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