Tag Archive: Obama

Nov
08
2008

Post-Election Crazy Talk

Now that the election is over, I’ve been seeing a lot of crazy talk in the news. At least its not all coming from the McCain campaign. Some is though. At least a few of McCain’s team are ripping on Governor Sarah Palin, calling her essentially an ignorant hillbilly. Now, I was not a Palin …

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Oct
27
2008

McCain’s “Dangerous” Rhetoric Creates Real Danger

Senator McCain was forced to drop his attempts to associate Senator Obama to domestic terrorist Bill Ayers. In the end, McCain himself had to defend Obama as a “decent man.” The problem, of course, was that calling Obama a terrorist was inciting people to feel physical action, such as killing a prospective future President of …

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Oct
15
2008

Who Won the 3rd Presidential Debate? Poll Roundup

Its the last debate, so I’m keeping up the tradition of the quick poll round up. Here’s what I’ve got so that you can check the latest yourself (or vote). See the links. I’ll be updating periodically. Obama McCain Neither Votes CNN Quick Poll 72% 22% 6% 422350 WSJ Quick Poll 39.4% 60.5% 2.8% 677286 …

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Oct
08
2008

Does Negative Campaigning Work? Findings from Recent Research

Personal attacks have become increasingly sharp in the U. S. presidential election. The McCain campaign has even reportedly decided to make character attacks on Senator Obama a primary strategy. Just recently, Telegraph reported, A former McCain strategist familiar with the senator’s tactical discussions told The Sunday Telegraph that he would pursue the “nuclear option” targeting …

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Oct
07
2008

Who Won 2nd Presidential Debate? Poll Roundup

I can’t wait for the official polls, so I like to troll the sites watching the quick polls. Here’s what I’ve got so that you can check the latest yourself (or vote). See the links. I’ll be updating periodically. Obama McCain Neither Votes CNN Quick Poll 73% 20% 8% 382360 WSJ Quick Poll* 61% 38% …

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Oct
04
2008

Fact Check Comparison: Obama vs McCain

Political spin is now a sophisticated art form, one that is really unhelpful to voters. The intentional half truths, radical distortions, and even outright lies that candidates use in attacks on each other significantly burden the work of becoming an informed voter. Fortunately, over the last 10 years or so, many news organizations have kept …

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Sep
20
2008

Obama vs McCain: Comparison of Health Care Plans

Comparison of Obama and McCain health care plans

Sep
13
2008

Obama vs McCain on Taxes

Compares McCain vs Obama tax plans and shows that Obama’s plan reduces taxes for more Americans than McCain’s