barack. kansas city. 75,000. si, se puede.

 

more fantastic photos here.

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hey, GOP: it’s called the UNITED states of america

We the People have had about damn well enough of your toxic divisiveness, of impugning your opposition’s patriotism in your quest for political power. To remind you: One Nation, Indivisible.
GO AWAY. Until you can figure out how to rebuild your defunct party, don’t you dare engage in such a reprehensible excuse for a political campaign. I [...]

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gail collins: is anybody happy?

Once again we’ve hit that magic moment when both sides are sure they’re going to lose.
The Republicans are deeply depressed. Only Sarah Palin is chipper, perhaps because, as she told her supporters, the staff won’t let her watch the news.
The Democrats are terrified. They’re convinced something terrible is going to happen because something terrible [...]

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(rubs eyes, checks again) salt lake tribune endorses obama

The next U.S. president will lead a nation that remains embroiled in two wars and is beset by an economic meltdown more severe than any since the Great Depression. 
By necessity, the country’s next commander in chief must also be its mender in chief, capable of inspiring his angry and divided constituents to join together in [...]

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st. louis, missouri draws largest ever u.s. turnout for obama

Hot damn. 100,000 people. Is this the anti-America sentiment to which you refer, Palin? Consider yourself repudiated by Missouri.

photo credit WSJ
 
To be sure, big crowds don’t always signal a big turnout on Election Day. But Obama’s ability to draw his largest audience yet in a typically red state that just weeks ago looked out of [...]

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nate silver talks down nervous obama poll watchers

Speaking about a slight uptick in McCain’s national polling numbers, Nate makes the point that indicators suggest some increased enthusiasm amongst conservatives who actually liked McCain’s Debate #3 performance more than any other, but doubts McCain is making any headway with the “persuadables” crowd:
 
People sometimes misunderstand the nature of “momentum” in presidential campaigns. If McCain was [...]

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supreme court upholds ohio voters’ rights

more about “Maddow: Voter Victory in Ohio’s Ballo…“, posted with vodpod

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palin’s e-mails? yours now for the low, low price of $15 million

Investigative reporter Bill Dedman over at MSNBC has just depressed me further with the following news.  Read the whole article here, which answers most of the questions I’ve heard roiling around the issue of requests for Palin administration emails, and raises many more. For one: can’t you save a copy of your work for future requests? Are they seriously [...]

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