Via MyDD, Biden announces it himself: Hey guys, I'm not the guy. See ya. He and Richardson can now fight over secretary of state. So who's left? Assuming slotted...
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Biden says he's not the guy
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McCain Campaign "Clarifies" His Colorado Water Grab Statement
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They sure have to do a lot of clarifying in the McCain campaign, don't they? McCain set off a firestorm last week when he suggested that the 86 year old agreement that...
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Presidential race $$$ numbers
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These were announced over the weekend, but here they are again for those of you who missed them: July 2008 Cash on Hand ...
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Biden
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Josh Marshall says: On the other hand, wholly separate from the cosmetics and electioneering calculus, I think he'd be a good choice. On substance, maybe a really good...
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McCain Again Accuses Obama of Ambition Over Victory
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From John McCain's speech today to the Veterans of Foreign Wars: Even in retrospect, he would choose the path of retreat and failure for America over the path of...
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Colorado to McCain: Hands Off Our Water
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On Thursday, Rasmussen reported a 2 point lead for McCain over Obama in Colorado, 47-45. If they repolled today, chances are very good that slim gain would be gone....
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On a Slow News Day
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On a slow news day, Politico's Ben Smith and Glenn Thrush really go out on a limb: Barack Obama is expected to choose his running mate this week in a key decision about...
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The McCain Doctrine
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There was a lengthly article in yesterday's New York Times titled, "Response to 9/11 Offers Outline of McCain Doctrine." Now, as Mr. McCain prepares to accept the...
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PUMA follies
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Oh man, those PUMA jokers are hilarious! Their lofty and self-aggrandizing proclamations do nothing but set them up for one bomb after another. Remember when they talked...
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State of the Race: 8/14
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The 8/1 edition of this feature is here, when the tally was Obama 336, McCain 202. Remember, I award states to whoever leads in the Pollster.com polling aggregates. For...
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What happens if Obama and McCain tie?
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It's easy to get to 269-269. Take the Kerry states, then add 17 EVs, which can come from multiple combinations of the following swing states: Virginia: 13 EVs Indiana:...
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McCain Violated the Rules: That's Cheating
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The McCain camp (along with every conservative blogger/commentator) is absolutely indignant at the suggestion that McCain may have cheated at the Saddleback forum on...
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What? John Rich isn't good enough for McCain?
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Republicans do a lot of complaining about liberals in the entertainment industry...but when campaign season rolls around, they're never shy about using those people's...
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Polling update: 8/12
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I've slacked off on polling lately, since thing seem to be stuck in neutral at the moment (which of course is bad for Obama, since he's ahead). In any case, here's a...
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Obama returns from vacation. World didn't end
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So Barack recharged his batteries, spent some time with his foreign Hawaiian family in the exotic country of Hawai`i, and despite spending a whole week out of the...
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Max Bergmann: As Things Fall Apart
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No week has better illustrated the catastrophic failures of the Bush administration's foreign policy then this one. Just look at the front page of the New York Times...
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Clinton to be nominated
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Sounds cool enough. Reports of strife between negotiators for Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama are exaggerated and the two sides are nearing an agreement on...
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Why don't the troops put America first?
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Open Secrets: According to an analysis of campaign contributions by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, Democrat Barack Obama has received nearly six times...
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Bayh? Kaine?
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I'm starting to suspect that the Evan Bayh boomlet is designed to make Tim Kaine look better by comparison, because really, Evan Bayh is about the only Democrat who makes...
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State of the Race: Colorado
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A poll released today from Public Policy Polling shows Obama holding a slim lead in Colorado, and Udall's lead for the open Senate seat closing in a bit. Public Policy...