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It ain’t over: Encouraging early voter/poll numbers

Jim Geraghty’s got several posts up this morning on early vote numbers coming out of Nevada and Florida that look promising for Mc so far – especially related to they “youth vote” turnout, new polling information showing that it looks like Mc is closing the gap PA, and he also reports that Obama will be holding a rally in Iowa tomorrow, which is interesting considering he’s been leading in the polls there for months. Do their internal poll numbers show a tighter race? .....   [Read More]

Obama then: “Our campaign is responsible to no one but the people”

Obama has repeatedly claimed that his campaign is responsible to “no one but the people” but as I’ve reported numerous times, it’s a shameless lie. Add to that this morning’s report from The Politico regarding how Obama donors, depending on how much they give, get “access to top advisers” in the Obama campaign. Nothing illegal about it, of course, but that’s not the point, anyway. The more you give, the more higher up you’ll get in the campaign terms of access, which begs the question: What are the advisers saying/promising in return? .....   [Read More]