Change

What a difference two years and a well-run campaign makes.

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It’s time

The big day for US politics finally arrives. I don’t intend to spend too much time tracking the results today – the polls have become pretty clear and it’s a work day. But I have to admit to feeling more excited about this today than I have in recent weeks – frankly, I’ve just been [...]

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I’ll put my hand up

Andrew Bolt asks:
Question: when the voters are almost evenly divided, why has the media coverage been so unbelievably one-sided – and determined to portray John McCain as a pathetic loser?

Because John McCain is a pathetic loser.

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Like those sailors did in that movie

“We Ended Up Having to Eat Each Other.”

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It’s over

The actions in the Republican Party’s campaign is now all about positioning for 2012:
With 10 days until Election Day, long-brewing tensions between GOP vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin and key aides to Sen. John McCain have become so intense, they are spilling out in public, sources say.
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McCain sources say Palin has gone off-message several [...]

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Oops

The lies unravel:

Fact-check on the Obama-Ayers link.
John McCain was a headline speaker at an ACORN-supported rally.

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Implications not addressed

After fomenting fear and anger during the past week, it appears John McCain is taking some steps to defuse the tensions. Nicholas Gruen, among others, is thankful that McCain is showing some sense in attempting to move his campaign away from inciting hatred and violence. Provided it’s not simply a gesture to refute criticism of [...]

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I’ll put my hand up

John Cole asks:
Is there anyone dumber than right wing bloggers?
 

No.

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Who knew?

Who knew that, living so close to Russia, Sarah Palin was so disastrously unprepared to discuss foreign policy?

(More on this at Foreign Policy Passport)
Who knew that, being such a straight-talking maverick, John McCain could look into the camera and endorse so many lies?

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Mavericks

A decent ad from the Obama campaign – and, most importantly, it calls a lie a lie:

And as Palin starts to emerge from the controlled environment of the RNC and reveal her ignorance about economic issues, the Democrats should look to start pressing hard on the issues.

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