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Early scientific polling: Obama the clear winner, 39% – 27% (CBS), 54-30 (CNN).

October 7, 2008 By David

I love these new insta-polls.  (By the way, these are real scientific polls, not garbage internet polls.) CBS (which polled uncommitted voters only): Obama wins big, 39-27, with 35% saying a tie.   Another key point: Obama before … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, debates, mccain, obama

Tonight’s loser: Tom Brokaw [also, open thread on post-debate coverage]

October 7, 2008 By David

What a truly awful job of moderating.  I was shouting "Tom, shut your FACE!!" (or some less polite variant) at the TV on multiple occasions. Oh, yeah, the candidates.  They did fine.  No game-changers.  Obama hit some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, debate, mccain, obama

Pollster.com puts Obama over the top

October 7, 2008 By David

Here's the video -- the really good part starts at about 1:45, and runs to 3:20. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, obama

Tax profs question Palin’s taxes

October 6, 2008 By David

Via the NYT's politics blog: One big issue that tax attorneys are pointing to is the fact that the Palins did not report as income the $43,490 that the state gave the family to cover travel expenses for Mr. Palin and the Palin children. … [Read more...]

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McCain on government regulation of financial markets, circa 1985

October 6, 2008 By David

Set aside the fact that these letters were written on behalf of John McCain's political patron and major campaign contributor Charles Keating.  Just let them speak for themselves, and consider what they say about whether he really … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, mccain

McCain disaster roundup

October 6, 2008 By David

It's getting hard to keep track of all the embarrassing things to happen to the McCain campaign.  Here are a few from today. Joe McCain (John's brother) agrees with Obama on bin Laden and Pakistan.  Here's Joe, in the same … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, mccain

Markets tanking. Hold on to your hats.

October 6, 2008 By David

The Dow is below 10,000 for the first time in four years -- as of now, it's down a little over 4%.  The S&P 500 is close to sinking below 1,000, which it hasn't done since 2003.  Governments all over Europe are scrambling to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bailout

Obama campaign launches KeatingEconomics.com

October 6, 2008 By David

Here's the teaser for the Keating documentary: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, keating-five, mccain, obama

Rolling Stone’s McCain smackdown

October 5, 2008 By David

Rolling Stone has published a very long, and quite devastating, article called "Make-Believe Maverick: A closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty." Much of it will be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2008, mccain

Game 3 [bring your broom] open thread

October 5, 2008 By David

Sweep!  Sweep! [Update: guess not.  Onward.] … [Read more...]

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