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O Canada
If people don’t turn out to vote today, I hear that they will Stephen Harper will take it as a mandate to cancel hockey and double the tax on beer.
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Canadialand election thread
By request. Apparently other countries have elections too. Fancy. [Edward Potthast (1857-1927) – Souvenir of Canada – Bigger image with wonderful brushstrokes here.]
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Newtonian Calculus
A word of warning to those with weak stomachs: you might want to hold off on reading this morning’s Times profile of Newt Gingrich and his third wife Callista until after your breakfast has settled....
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The Fail Parade Pulls Into Buffalo
This local newscast, posted by the always excellent BuffaloPundit, shows just what a clown show the special election in NY-26 has become. Because Tea Party candidate and self-funding millionaire Jack...
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Secretly Minnesotan
American Conservative magazine has a lengthy and interesting history of Michele Bachmann and the rise of evangelical Christians in the Midwest in the last 40 years. The main driver of change is the...
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Hochul Takes the Lead in NY-26
In the three-way special election in NY-26, a new Siena poll was just released showing Democrat Kathy Hochul leading Jane Corwin, 48-32 42-38 (MOE 3.9%). Erstwhile teabagger Jack Davis is bringing up...
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Bowser from Sha-Na-Na
This is the guy that the Hochul campaign is sending into nursing homes to talk about Medicare in NY-26. I wish that the average Democratic Congressman or Senator could be half as articulate as he is...
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Another Poll Shows Hochul Ahead
PPP has Kathy Hochul ahead by a 6 points (MOE 2.9%) over Republican Jane Corwin in tomorrow’s special election in NY-26. Tea Partier by day Jack Davis is down to 13%. This poll, and Saturday’s Siena...
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GOTV in NY-26
Ian Murphy, who writes for the Buffalo Beast and is running on the Green Party line in NY-26, got a buzz cut, put on a polo shirt, and did some volunteer calling as “Steve” for his Republican opponent...
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Decisive Hochul Win in NY-26
The AP has called NY-26 for Kathy Hochul, who’s holding a 6 point lead over Jane Corwin. Current Tea Partier and former Democrat Jack Davis has about 8 percent. It’s pretty hard to cast Davis as a...
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Another Hothouse Flower
I just watched Chris Wallace interview Sarah Palin from her Arizona home (apparently the bus tour is over?), and her poor grasp of Paul Revere’s ride is the least of her problems: She said that she...
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Member of Congress
As we watch Nancy Pelosi and Steve Israel beat the Wenis into a bloody pulp, consider this: Weiner’s district is a D+5 District in Brooklyn and Queens. It was previously represented by Schumer and...
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Nobody Doesn’t Like Mitt
Nate Silver: Since this race is a “least objectionable wins” situation, Mitt and T-Paw are looking pretty good.
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Debate Reaction
I didn’t watch the debates, but it sounds like T-Paw was true to his nature and wimped out, and Michelle Bachmann was able to speak in complete sentences and therefore has stolen the critical MILF...
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Electoral College Roundup
Following up on the Pennsylvania GOP’s move to award electoral votes by Congressional district, here’s some commentary: Stephen L. Taylor offers three reasons for abolishing the electoral college. ED...
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