By Sharon Dooley. Tuesday’s debate featured Senators Barack Obama and John McCain in a so-called Town Hall Meeting. This event was far more structured than the ones in previous years,…
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Obama Pulling Away in Virginia
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Many of our readers are door-knocking or calling voters in Virginia. The following data suggests that your efforts are paying off.According to Real Clear Politics, Senator Obama is building a…
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Palin Swift-Boats Obama
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This is the first step in what the Washington Post describes as a “fiercer strategy” by the McCain campaign against Barack Obama. Even the Associated Press says this tactic carries…
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Obama Opening Gigantic Lead in Maryland
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It’s not exactly news that Senator Barack Obama is leading Senator John McCain in Maryland. But his margin is growing so rapidly that it could culminate in a historic blowout.According…
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Free-State Reflections from the Debate
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By Sharon Dooley. Watching the debate on Friday evening with a crowd of fellow-Obama supporters was a bonding experience for this Democratic voter. Over 50 people crowded into DISH, (a…
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MoCo Obama Supporters Focused on Virginia
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Montgomery County Obama activists have set up a website with an event schedule. Among the events is this notice: The Bethesda Office is providing a huge service to the campaign…
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Maryland Right-Wing Hypocrisy Never Ends
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It was bad enough that Maryland conservatives reacted with rank hypocrisy to the recent state police spying scandal. But they have topped that performance with their praise of Republican Vice-Presidential…
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Democratic Democracy
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By Delegate Heather R. Mizeur (District 20). Neutrality guided my thinking as an uncommitted superdelegate during the recent Democratic nominating process, largely because I prefer building the Party to picking…
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On the Sidelines but in the Fray
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By Delegate Heather R. Mizeur (District 20). The Washington Post recently ran an article detailing my fifteen minutes in the superdelegate spotlight. I hope it’s the last fifteen minutes I’ll…
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Thoughts on the Vice-Presidency
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By Marc Korman. I try to keep my posts limited to Maryland politics, but the national political climate is too exciting to ignore. If you are a political junkie, and…