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Proud To Be Shady Small Donors

October 5th, 2008 · No Comments · Politics, Schmolitics

The Republican National Committee plans to file a fundraising complaint against Democrat Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, alleging amongst other things that it’s impossible to say just who has donated, and attempting to hint that there must be something wrong with people being so, like, secretive about giving Obama money. As if they have something to [...]

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Obama’s War Chest Drives a 50-State Strategy - NYTimes.com

June 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Politics, Schmolitics

Obama’s War Chest Drives a 50-State Strategy - NYTimes.com
Less than three weeks after securing the Democratic nomination, Mr. Obama is already dispatching paid staff members to all 50 states, an unusual move by the standards of modern presidential campaigns so often fought in just a contained group of contested territories.
His aides and advisers said they [...]

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I Am A Demographic Anomaly

June 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Hot Off The Presses, Politics, Schmolitics

This is one of the top stories of the day: Democrats Agree to Compromise on Delegates : NPR I’ve heard or read dozens of stories in the lead-up to this decision, listened with only passing attention to soundbites, and frankly, I’m tired of being lumped in with the wrong demographic group.
I am a white, [...]

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