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November 16, 2008

It’s RINO Season!

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Following up some of what we saw during the general election, and happening concurrently with arguments from some on the left that Joe Lieberman should be kicked out of the Democratic caucus, some on the right are calling for “Republicans in Name Only” of the John McCain variety (and ...

The Obama Derangement Syndrome Begins

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As I’ve surfed around the blogosphere, there’s been a theme at some of the blogs on the right: one of utter contempt for President-elect Barack Obama.  Not even two weeks elected as President, and I’ve already seen what hard-core partisans on the right will offer up for the next f...

Fox’s Shepard Smith: Media Wasn’t in Tank for Obama

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Shepard Smith seems to be on the rampage in this last month.  First he calls out Joe the Plumber for agreeing that Barack Obama would be “the death of Israel”.  Then he goes after Ralph Nader for asking if Obama will be an “Uncle Tom” to corporate interests.  Now he’...

November 6, 2008

The McCain Strategy

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Almost a month ago, I wrote an article about where I thought the McCain campaign had failed during this election cycle.  I more or less still stand by what I said then.  I won’t repeat myself much here, so be sure to read that article first. Though some conservatives think McCain should have...

All the Election Results

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In case you were wondering, CNN has a page listing more or less every presidential candidate who had ballot access this election, and how they fared. ©2008 PoliGazette. All Rights Reserved.. ...

And the First Racially-Charged Statement Post-Election Comes From…

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Ralph Nader!  That’s right, liberals.  If you thought it’d be coming from the right, you were wrong! In an interview given after the election, Nader expressed the following concern: But his choice, basically, is whether he’s going to be Uncle Sam for the people of this country, o...

November 5, 2008

McCain Concession: Going Out Classy

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Like many others, I think that Senator John McCain’s concession speech showed a great deal of class.  He was very congratulatory toward Senator Obama.  I think it was an excellent speech given the circumstances it had to be given in. Senator McCain himself was quite the good sport, which is ...

The Most Exciting Race of the Night: Virginia

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Forget Ohio.  Forget Florida.  What about Virginia? Now there’s a swing state.  Virginia has been switching between McCain and Obama as long as I’ve been watching it, and both are currently at 50% with Obama leading on some sources and McCain on others.  The numbers between the two s...

The Ohio Factor and a Warning

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With several networks now reporting that Senator Obama has won his first swing state, Ohio, and turning a Bush state Democratic, I’m noticing one thing, that the networks are nearly hopping to call this election. Everywhere that’s projected Ohio, the talking heads are say that Senator Mc...

Last New England Republican Congressman Shays Defeated; Collins Holds On

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In what’s turning out to be a bad night for Republicans, the last Republican congressman in my state of Connecticut and in New England, Christopher Shays, has been defeated to housing executive Democrat Jim Himes. In recent days, the 4th district in Connecticut had been tight, and it wasn̵...