November 6, 2008
I had a 6 hour drive from Cincinnati to Chicago on election day. Aside from listening to CNN on the car’s digital radio, navigating (badly) and catching a few much-needed moments of sleep, I was stuck without anything to do. I did feel bad, deserting the Get-Out-the-Vote cause to make it...
go to article »November 5, 2008
It’s morning in America again. In many ways a new dawn. This is like May 2nd 1997, after Tony Blair’s victory, but so much bigger. Switching on the TV just now and seeing a picture of Barack Obama with the words “President-Elect” under his name … that will take h...
go to article »November 4, 2008
For several reasons, the film ‘Field of Dreams’ has been in my mind a lot during the election campaign. One of the film’s powerful lines is “go the distance”. See things through to the end, believe in it, push for it, work for it and go all out for it, no matter ho...
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It’s very hard to get a grasp of the mood here in Cincinnati, just before polls open. The TV is still streaming plenty of attack ads from both sides and particularly for the local congressional races. There’s a McCain ad about Obama and his preacher - that seems to be McCain’...
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I love this wonderful piece of Americana. There are two places in the US which vote earlier than everyone else - at midnight east coast time on election day. Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, is the main location. It gets its moment in the media limelight each election. And this year is no except...
go to article »November 3, 2008
Minnesota doesn’t allo early voting. Its citizens seem to take pride in having huge turnouts on election day. The state usually tops the list in terms of turnout. You can get an absentee ballot though, and you can vote early at the City Hall, though not many people do. When phoneba...
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In downtown Minneapolis I was curious to see a few Nader stickers on lampposts. Then I walked round the corner and came across the main Minnesota Nader campaign office. That kind of rare sighting is worth many bonus points in my book! I couldn’t resist the temptation to go in, and also t...
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Last Wednesday, I spent a full day with the wonderful folks in the main Obama campaign office in Minneapolis. Two sessions of phone canvassing and one round of door-knocking were squeezed into a productive and fascinating day. There was a steady stream of volunteers all day, coming in to help...
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Photos are coming shortly. But in the meantime, a quick update my weekend; which was slightly more calmly paced after the mad Friday dashing around Cincinnati, doing different activities: an electoral reform (issue 8 on the local ballot) debate at the University; a Hillary rally with the labour u...
go to article »November 1, 2008
So Halloween has been a hoot. As I roll into bed at 5am, I quickly reflect on what has been a crazy busy day. Hillary’s been in town, so we went to her rally. It was a relatively small affair, with only a few hundred people. Before that it was an Issue 8 debate (the ballot intitative...
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