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Hard to believe that four long obama years have flown by. It seems like just yesterday we were protesting the 2008 election and then hunkering down four months later for an obama term. Those days are over TODAY. But only if you go out and vote. SO, go out and vote for gawd’s sake! This [...]

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Vote for the guy who promises “a higher minimum wage, a ban on the replacement of striking workers, seven days of paid sick leave, a more diverse media ownership structure, renegotiation of NAFTA, letting bankruptcy judges write down mortgage debt, a ban on illegal wiretaps, an end to national security letters, stopping the war on [...]

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From Nate Silver’s post this morning in the NYT: “Mr. Obama’s narrow lead in Ohio accounts for the bulk of his overall advantage in the forecast right now. Were Ohio decreed to Mr. Romney by fiat, Mr. Obama’s chances of winning would decline to 57 percent from 70 percent in the forecast.“ Come on, Ohio, the [...]

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It’s Mitt Romney versus President Empty Chair for the 3rd and final debate before the 2012 presidential election in 15 days (ohhh, like Chris Matthews, I get a bona fide TINGLE anticipating November 6th and its aftermath ). We will be live blogging the final debate tonight here. I’ll be watching on CNN, Fox, and [...]

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Not only is he funny and charming, he’s also chivalrous and self-deprecating. And kind of cruel. Favorite line?  Romney said that both he and the president have people they lean on — their anchors in good times and bad. Romney —  ”I have my beautiful wife, Ann, … he’s got Bill Clinton.”

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Anita Dunn one year ago: “‘The president has a real woman problem’ was the assessment of another high-ranking female official. ‘The idea of the boys’ club being just Larry and Rahm isn’t fair. [Obama] was just as responsible himself.’ … ‘[L]ooking back,’ recalled Anita Dunn, when asked about it nearly two years later, ‘this place would [...]

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I think Candy Crowley was pissed for being assigned to the “less prestigious” debate, the one where the moderator is supposed to be practically invisible, and she wasn’t going to stand for it. She really overstepped. Nate Silver at the NYT says the roundup of instant polls gives obama a “narrow edge” but cautions against [...]

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Personally, I hate the town hall style of debate — but we will see. I will be watching on CNN , CSPAN, and Fox. I’ll also be posting on Facebook, twitter, and reading at Crawdad Hole.

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