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Karl Rove’s electoral college math

Karl Rove’s got an interesting piece up in the WSJ today that focuses on what he believes are going to be the four battleground states that will determine who becomes our next president: Colorado, Virginia, Michigan, and Ohio.  It’s good reading for Electoral College junkies who are paying more attention to state polls than national polls.  In the piece, he also talks about what both McCain and Obama will need to do in those states in order to have a good shot at winning them......   [Read More]

“Obamacans” vs. “McCainocrats”: The scoop

Over the course of the primary season, and now the general election, Obama – in an attempt at showing he’s a man who can “unite” Republicans and Democrats so as to help weave this image of a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere in DC (cough) should he become elected president – has talked about so-called “Obamacans”, Republicans who are supposedly switching over in heavy numbers to vote for the O-man, or who plan to come November......   [Read More]

McCain’s response to Georgia/Russia conflict shows presidential qualities

I’ve been searching for the right words to describe the differences between McCain’s response to the war Russia has waged on Georgia, and Obama’s initial response (which was later revised to sound more like McCain’s), but Investor’s Business Daily pretty much sums up my feelings on the matter.   The differences, as they note, are indeed stark. .....   [Read More]

Who needs 300+ foreign policy advisors when you’ve got George Clooney?

Well, last month we found out that the man who for the last two years has claimed experience doesn’t matter has some 300+ foreign policy advisors on hand to give him some advice/insight into important international matters – this in addition to the fact that last year he cited the four years he lived overseas as a child to be sufficient enough experience on the foreign relations front, and also in addition to the fact that earlier this year he assured us all that his VP pick would be “somebody who knows about a bunch of stuff that I’m not as expert on.”.....   [Read More]