2008 Election Blog

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Blame It On the Lame Duck

November 10, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

By SARAH N. LYNCH, Correspondent
Senator John McCain can take solace in one thing when he thinks back on his recent electoral defeat: Senator Barack Obama’s win does not really say that much about John McCain. Instead, Obama’s resounding victory was a referendum on President George W. Bush.
Shortly after NBC projected Sen. Obama the winner of [...]

Features

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Elizabeth Edwards On Health Care

November 10, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

By EUGENE MULERO, Correspondent
Most political scientists agree senior citizens are the kingmakers in national elections. And, for much of the campaign, those 65 and older eluded Barack Obama’s steady sweep across the country, especially in the swing states of Florida and Pennsylvania. But in the final stretch Sen. John McCain found it difficult to keep [...]

Kennard Reader

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Leftists Embroiled in Never-Ending War

November 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

By MATT KENNARD, Columnist
During the Cold War the political left split in spectacular and rancorous fashion and like Humpty Dumpty they’ve never really put themselves back together again.
Back then, one side consisted of those who stayed blind to the crimes of Lenin and Stalin, atrocities culminating in the Gulag prison camps and the Moscow Trials. [...]

Walker Viral Report

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Why Aren’t We Voting Online Yet?

November 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

By JASON WALKER, Columnist
Now that the election is finally over and history has been made, blah, blah, blah, let’s get the voting process fixed up.
Why should we have to leave home or work early, drive out of our way and fight traffic getting to some random elementary school just to wait in line for [...]