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Race and the 2008 Election, Part Two (Decision '08)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:47:11 GMT

Though this surely won't be the last word, as we have a long way to go until November, I wanted to follow up on last night's post and give some of my own thoughts about what role race will play in this election. First, and I mean this with 100% sincerity, let me say up front [...]

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"West Virginia's Top Judge Loses His Re-election Bid" (Election Law)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:24:00 GMT

The NY Times offers this report....

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"Panel probes election phone jamming plot" (Election Law)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:56:56 GMT

AP offers this report....

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Race and the 2008 Election: Part One (Decision '08)

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:24:00 GMT

In a later post, I will put down my own thoughts on the role of race in this campaign, but in this post, I just want to highlight a few pieces published in the wake of the West Virginia stomping last night (while agreeing with the vast majority that the result was essentially meaningless in [...]

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New Election Math (Bring it On!)

Wed, 14 May 2008 14:24:24 GMT

Folks, based on Hillary's historic victory in the pivotal West Virgina primary yesterday, I have gone back to the drawing board to figure out who our next President should be. The results might surprise you. Using Senator Clinton's oft-repeated mantra that no Democrat has won the White House without winning West Virgina as our starting point [...]

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Another Special Election, More Bad News For The GOP (Below The Beltway)

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:49:59 GMT

Once again, the Republican candidate has lost a special election in a House district that was supposedly Republican: COFFEEVILLE, Miss. — Democrats scored a remarkable upset victory on Tuesday in a special Congressional election in this conservative Southern district, sending a clear signal of national problems ahead for Republicans in the fall. The Democrat, Travis Childers, a [...]

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Race and the 2008 Election (RealClearPolitics)

Wed, 14 May 2008 02:57:48 GMT

Race, the yet unclosed scab that has run deep through our history, is about to be discussed as it never has been in a presidential election. In fairness to the United States, racial attitudes (or man's view of the "other" man) is a universal phenomenon that in most countries either goes unspoken or results in straight-out ethnic cleansing and murder. Here in America, in our earnest striving...

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May 21 Hearing on FEC Nominees (Election Law)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:15:00 GMT

Via email comes word that "The Committee on Rules and Administration will meet in SR-301, on Wednesday, May 21 , 2008, at 2:00 p.m., to receive testimony on the nominations of Cynthia L. Bauerly, Caroline C. Hunter, and Donald F....

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California and Massachusetts are totally getting gay married (PoliticalDerby.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:32:41 GMT

Earlier today, the California Supreme Court struck down California’s ban on same-sex marriage, a ban that had existed since a voter referendum in 2000. Why does this matter, especially for non-homosexuals who live in non-California? As San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom pointed out, “It's a throwaway line, but I think it's true: As California goes, so [...]

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Media Hypocrisy & Barack Hussein Obama (Stop the ACLU)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:42:42 GMT

Way back in the stone ages of the never ending election cycle we have been forced to endure, Mike Huckabee ran a Christmas ad. In it he simply wished everyone a Merry Christmas. It's what we do in this country in winter. We wish people a Merry Christmas and over eat and buy [...]

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"McCain drops 527-linked consultant" (Election Law)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:30:39 GMT

The Politico offers this interesting report. See also this post from Marc Ambinder....

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Analysis: Gay marriage back as campaign issue (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:47:00 GMT

WASHINGTON -- A California Supreme Court decision clearing the way for gay marriages in the state injects an element of uncertainty into a presidential race in which the Iraq war and the sputtering economy have largely overshadowed social issues.

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Fact check: Clinton vote claims under scrutiny (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:47:00 GMT

WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton's assertions that she leads Barack Obama in the popular vote are a stretch, at best.

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"Voter ID questions remain after SCOTUS ruling; Attorneys, scholars expect more litigation after fractured decision" (Election Law)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:09:34 GMT

See this report from the Indiana Lawyer....

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The Supreme Court Sleeper Case of the Term? (Election Law)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:53:11 GMT

The Supreme Court this term has already decided a significant case on voter identification, as well as two somewhat less significant decisions on party primaries and judicial elections. It also has a campaign finance case pending, surrounding the "Millionaire's Amendment"...

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Did the California Supreme Court Just Do John McCain an Inadvertent Favor? (Election Law)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:53:08 GMT

Today's 4-3 decision of the California Supreme Court striking down under the California Constitution a California statute limiting "marriage" to opposite-sex couples could help John McCain in the fall. (More coverage of the opinion itself at How Appealing.) The decision...

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Steelworkers endorse Obama for president (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:30:00 GMT

WASHINGTON -- The United Steelworkers union endorsed Barack Obama for president Thursday, which should give the Illinois senator a powerful advocate in attracting the Democratic blue-collar workers his campaign has been courting.

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Not Me - I’m Voting for Fred Thompson for President (Daily Pundit)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:15:07 GMT

Al Maviva is wondering who is debating hard over whether to stay home on election night?

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Fred Thompson: The Place to Discuss Our Fundamental Principles (Townhall.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:59:00 GMT

Spending some time on the campaign trail has confirmed a couple of thoughts I've had before I entered the Republican primary race. First, conservatism is alive and well in America; don't let anyone tell you...

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Young voters' fashion sense often leads the polls (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:12:00 GMT

WASHINGTON -- While the nation watches who's ahead in the Democratic race, Marc Cowlin is keeping an eye on which candidate is ahead in online sales of boxer shorts and T-shirts.

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