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  • Wednesday Muse; Clinton Wins Pennsylvania By Enough…But Not By Enough

    Wednesday Muse; Clinton Wins Pennsylvania By Enough…But Not By Enough

    April 23, 2008 Groundhog Day Punxsutawney Phil has just informed us that we have at least two more weeks of this race. On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton won Pennsylvania by a little over 9 points, putting her effectively in the same position she was in after...

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  • The Monday Muse; Is Pennsylvania truly finally here?

    The Monday Muse; Is Pennsylvania truly finally here?

    April 21, 2008 Finally something that matters to talk about Not Wearing Flag Pins (Clinton, Obama, McCain), Lying about Bosnia (Clinton), association with Reverend Wright (Obama and Clinton), Association with Weather Underground (Obama and Clinton), and “Bitter-gate” (Obama). These meaningless stories have been filling the...

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  • Monday Muse; Presidential Race Takes a Temporary Backseat

    Monday Muse; Presidential Race Takes a Temporary Backseat

    March 24th, 2008 A Lull in the [Endless] Conversation? Now that we’re more than two weeks removed, forward or backwards, from any significant primaries or caucuses, the presidential candidates are finding themselves in a strange place: Out of the spotlight. Now that’s not to say...

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  • Tuesday Muse; Obama Wins Back Friendly Media With Speech

    Tuesday Muse; Obama Wins Back Friendly Media With Speech

    March 18, 2008 The Speech It had been getting old. It was becoming mocked. Barack Obama’s most notable attribute, being one of the country’s greatest inspirational speakers, had been turned into a negative. It was becoming vogue to refer to him as “the chosen one,”...

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  • Monday Muse; February 5th, March 4th…June 3rd?

    Monday Muse; February 5th, March 4th…June 3rd?

    March 17th, 2008 Politics Remains In The Foreground Good news for Michigan, bad news for Florida, good news for Hillary Clinton. Michigan will likely be holding a new primary on June 3rd, according to new draft legislation. The last stumbling block will be the state...

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  • Wednesday Muse; Pimpin’ Like Spitzer

    Wednesday Muse; Pimpin’ Like Spitzer

    March 12, 2008 Over the last several days, some of the most important news in worldwide politics has not been from the United States. In Spain, the socialists were re-elected by a slightly larger margin than was expected, winning a second term in power, though...

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  • The Weekend Muse; Democrats Win Proxy War, and 2 cents on Florida and Michigan

    The Weekend Muse; Democrats Win Proxy War, and 2 cents on Florida and Michigan

    March 9, 2008 Dennis Hastert, the longest serving Republican speaker of the house in history, has been succeeded. The battle over Dennis Hastert’s seat wasn’t just an election, it was Vietnam, it was Nicaragua, it was a proxy war between two much bigger entities. Bill...

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  • The Thursday Muse; Congressional Race For All The Marbles…But Why?

    The Thursday Muse; Congressional Race For All The Marbles…But Why?

    March 6, 2008 Betting The Farm On a Square Foot Of Land In a strange move by a party that is hoping to get some semblance of a moral victory before a certainly disappointing congressional election, the Republicans have invested 1.2 million dollars, one fifth...

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  • A Thursday Muse; Final Delegate tallies

    A Thursday Muse; Final Delegate tallies

    Don’t have much time, but figured I’d post the latest delegate tallies: Clinton won Rhode Island by 5 delegates while Obama won by 3 delegates in Vermont. Clinton won Ohio by only 9 delegates, and won the Texas primary by 4 delegates. Obama currently leads...

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  • The Wednesday Muse; Super “Two’s Day” Results and What They Mean

    The Wednesday Muse; Super “Two’s Day” Results and What They Mean

    March 5, 2008 Hillary Clinton was the unsurprising winner of March 4th, winning Ohio, Texas’ primary, and Rhode Island. As the chips fall, these results may illustrate more. Here’s an analysis of what we know so far: Texas Primary – Clinton leads 51% to 47%,...

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  • The Tuesday Muse; Filibusting

    The Tuesday Muse; Filibusting

    March 4, 2008 You’re NOT Writing About Super Tuesday Two Right Now? Let’s face it, nobody cares about what goes on in congress as long as the right laws are passed and the wrong laws aren’t. As a result, very little has been made of...

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  • A Tuesday Muse; The Story of Each Candidate’s Life

    A Tuesday Muse; The Story of Each Candidate’s Life

    You know, it occurred to me yesterday that, if Clinton does ultimately lose this nomination, it can be chalked up to the fact that we don’t really have any kind of storyline about her in our heads. Almost all successful candidates and parties manage to...

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