Autumn Leaves and 100 doors
This weekend I certainly got my exercise. I knocked on 100 doors. I talked to 37 people. I gave out Commit to Vote cards. But, I think the most good I did was a conversation that wasn't supposed to...
View ArticleFirst Weekend of Early Voting in Nevada looks good for Obama
John Ralston is a fairly independent pundit in this state and he usually has a very good insight into Nevada Politics. He has a post up with a quick and dirty analysis of the numbers for Nevada's...
View ArticleWill Medical Marijuana Users Get Arrested Under A Romney Admin?
60 minutes had a very interesting program about Medical Marijuana last night. It got me thinking about what the situation might look like under a Romney administration. My conclusion is, if you're a...
View Article(Video) The Money is in Washington- Mitt Romney
In the following video, Mitt Romney talks about getting money from the federal government for the 2002 Olympic games, way more money than previously granted. We actually received 410 million dollars...
View ArticleTransit Voters Sidewalk Canvass Tues. Oct. 23
Charleston, SC- Lowcountry public transit advocates affiliated with the Hungryneck Straphangers and local off duty bus drivers will join the nationwide votetransit.org campaign, on Tuesday, October...
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Tonight's your moment, Mr. President
It's your last debate for public office. It's the largest audience you'll be speaking to before Election Day. You've been a good president, and you're an even better man. Show the American people...
View ArticleIntriguing tweet from Markos
I have a feeling things will be looking up tomorrow. Markos just tweeted this: Just got back the weekly PPP poll for dKos/SEIU, and it's a whole different ball game from last week. Full results Tue...
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Clear Channel removing billboards designed to intimidate minority voters in...
In Milwaukee, the Overpass Light Brigade responds with its signature approach to billboards designed to intimidate minority voters. Some belated but welcome news on the voter suppression front. Some...
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NC Early Voting Day 5: Young Voters Are Psyched - Age 18-24 Turnout Up 39.7%
There is a powerful myth deeply engrained in the minds of the pundits that swarm America's cable television screens. That myth is that young voters are somehow not as enthusiastic about voting in 2012...
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Mitt Romney: A sock puppet tied to a flagpole
Occasionally our conservative friends get something right. For the longest time I've noted the deep distrust and suspicion of Mitt Romney on the GOP side. I generally chalked it up to Romney simply...
View ArticleI just saw the President ... (I'm in Boca Raton)
I gotta tell ya, I'm not one to be star struck and I'm not impressed by many people, but right now, I'm a little verklempt... This will be short and sweet. I'm a little awestruck right now...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Native Americans Could Decide U.S. Senate Seat
United States Politics: “A Strong Native American Voter Turn-out in North Dakota Could Affect United States Senate Majority” The United States Senate race in North Dakota has become one of the most...
View ArticleNervous conservatives attack Nate Silver for predicting Obama win
Unable to cope with Romnesia McScissorhands’s dwindling chances to ride his anti-women, anti-gay, anti-Latino, anti-middle class, anti-details, anti-facts, anti-consistency campaign to the White...
View ArticleAgain Mitt has final statement...and then there's the lame Bob S to be run over!
I was searching through Google to see who won the coin toss for statements tonight and groaned when I saw that once again Mitt did...(a probability the author of the article said is about 12.5%). He...
View ArticleThis election could not be simpler
This needs not be a long diary. I have to give credit to a male graduate student of mine for clarifying this election. Women overwhelmingly support Obama. Men tend to support Romney. We win this...
View ArticleEllsberg Piece and Voter Boycott Counter-Productiveness (from...
I usually don't repost others material, but I want to sharea great piece by Daniel Ellsberg, of Pentagon Papers fame, about why it is important to defeat Romney. I post this as an elaboration on the...
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Clinton Endorsement Rally: SoCal
Hey everyone! I am very excited to announce President Clinton's endorsement of my candidacy. I will be attending a rally at UC Irvine tomorrow at 5:00pm with other Red-to-Blue candidates as we join...
View ArticleBREAKING: Romney endorses Obama
Sorry, I know this isn't much of a diary. But after the number of times Romney said "me too", I couldn't resist. Here's what we now know: If we don't get out the vote, Obama will probably win (but...
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