100,000+ at obama denver rally

 
    
More great photos at icebergslim’s DKos diary here

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paul krugman: desperately seeking seriousness

In a way, you can’t blame Mr. McCain for campaigning on trivia — after all, it’s worked in the past. Most notably, President Bush got within hanging-chads-and-butterfly-ballot range of the White House only because much of the news media, rather than focusing on the candidates’ policy proposals, focused on their personas: Mr. Bush was an [...]

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new mexico rally turnout for mccain and obama. no contest.

Jed reports:
 
There were dueling rallies in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Saturday:

John McCain: Less than one thousand attendees (at least two of whom left the rally as Barack Obama supporters)
Barack Obama: 45,000 for change.

 

From FTOV’s Kos diary:
 
The line started forming at 7:00 AM on the 25th. Barack wouldn’t be on stage for another 14 [...]

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troopergate II: the “tasergate” tell

Brilliant, Maddow. If Palin fired Monegan for reasons entirely unrelated to trooper Wooten, as she has claimed, then why did she refer to the ongoing investigation as “tasergate”? I smell a rat…
 

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anchorage daily news endorses barack obama

Ouch! That’s gotta sting, Palin.
 

Gov. Palin’s nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey this race for the presidency — but it does not overwhelm all other judgment. The election, after all is said and done, is not about Sarah Palin, and our sober view is that her running mate, Sen. John McCain, [...]

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nate’s polling roundup, 10.25

No great suprises, and light commentary from Master Silver today. On the plus side: goodness, even Zogby’s breaking out the wider national margins for a change. On the not-so plus side, the latest numbers from Missouri are lower than recent polls. C’mon Missouri, pull out a big blue Show-Me welcome for Obama.
 

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