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National GOP pulls all support for Michele Bachmann

October 22, 2008 By David

What an extraordinary turnaround for this previously safe Republican seat. A Republican source has confirmed to Election Central that the NRCC is indeed pulling all its advertising for Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), whose antics since her … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bachmann, mn-06, tinklenberg

Has the BMG community saved the Obama campaign?

October 22, 2008 By David

The numbers don't lie!  Here is pollster.com's aggregate of polls from August through the present.  You will notice two critical points: Point "A," the point in September at which, having been behind for a few days, Obama's trend … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, bmg, obama

BMG fundraiser results: Mission Accomplished in under 48 hours!

October 22, 2008 By David

Well, that was quick!  Less than 48 hours after we announced our offer to match the first $1,500 of donations to either Barack Obama or our favorite congressional candidates, you stepped up to the plate and did us proud. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, bmg

Tinklenberg’s on the air

October 21, 2008 By David

Taking quick advantage of the enormous windfall of cash that Michele Bachmann's Hardball meltdown has brought him (she's now denying that she said what she said, by the way, realizing that she may have dug her own political grave - you be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: mn-06

Globe recommends “no” on all three ballot questions

October 21, 2008 By David

Question 1: Question 1 would starve state government of 40 percent of its revenue - more than $12 billion - and give the biggest breaks to the richest taxpayers. It would pressure communities to make up for lost revenue, almost surely by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, ballot-questions, dog-racing, question-1

Fun with Question 1: How would YOU cut $12.6 billion out of the budget?

October 21, 2008 By David

Boston.com and the fine folks at MBPC have collaborated on a spiffy tool that lets you decide how you'd manage the $12.6 billion revenue hit that would result from the passage of Question 1.  Check it out, and report back your results. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: question-1

Poor Bill Kristol

October 20, 2008 By David

Anyway, he goes on to explain that things aren't really so bad for those who'd like to see a President McCain. [S]ome number of the public may change their minds in the final two weeks of the campaign, and may decide McCain-Palin offers a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008

538.com explains what’s wrong with Zogby’s numbers

October 20, 2008 By David

I've always wondered why the Zogby poll numbers tend to be so peculiar, and why they don't match up with other national polls.  Maybe others knew the answer -- I didn't.  Nate Silver at 538.com explains it. The national tracking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, polling

Governor of the most socialist state in America decries experimenting with socialism

October 20, 2008 By David

A hilarious nugget from TPM: Sarah Palin derided Barack Obama's and Joe Biden's tax policies yesterday, telling a rally in New Mexico, "Friends, now is no time to experiment with socialism." Note: Sarah Palin is the governor of a state that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, palin

Game 6 open thread

October 18, 2008 By David

Has anyone else got TBS working?  I haven't seen one of those "We are experiencing technical difficulties - please stand by" messages for years!  If you're near a radio, tune it to 680 AM (WRKO). UPDATE: Thank heavens.  Isn't … [Read more...]

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