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What Democrats Across the Country Are Feeling

October 16, 2008

I’ve always loved Les Mis, but now it has an entirely new layer of meaning….

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Why Obama won the debate

September 28, 2008

On Friday night, Hassan and I raced home in the rain from a dinner to catch the debate.  We came in just as Obama was warming up, and were very pleased to see he was doing so well. We had both been slightly worried – we felt Obama’s performance in the primary debates had been inconsistent, … More Why Obama won the debate

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John McCain’s 100% true ads on SNL

September 21, 2008

This is one of those sketches that really don’t have to exaggerate too much in order to be funny – some of John McCain’s real ads are pretty much this ridiculous. It’s interesting that the sketch shows McCain sort of naively going along with the misleading ads.  There’s this narrative out there that McCain really still … More John McCain’s 100% true ads on SNL

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