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The New Voters

Marc Ambinder notes some new number crunching from the 2008 election. No wonder Republicans worry about a Democratic demographic storm. Young voter turnout has increased at a rate of about 30% per general election since 2000. Indeed, the rate of ...

From OLIVER WILLIS, Oliver Willis,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Creigh Deeds

New RNC Comm. Director Is Insurance Industry Lackey, Creator Of Racist Ad

You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. Alex Castellanos, a Republican media consultant, will take over as a senior communications adviser to RNC Chairman Michael Steele, according to a source familiar ...

From OLIVER WILLIS, Oliver Willis,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Michael Steele,  U.S. Senate,  Jesse Helms,  Harvey Gantt

Palin Canceled Univision Interview Due To Lack Of Knowledge On Latino Issues

A top adviser on Hispanic issues to John McCain’s presidential campaign said Sunday that a joint interview with McCain and Sarah Palin planned for Univision last fall had to be canceled because Palin was unprepared to discuss Latin America policy. ‘She ...

From OLIVER WILLIS, Oliver Willis,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: John McCain,  Sarah Palin,  U.S. Republican Party,  Jorge Ramos,  Flickr

Super Emo Friends

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From OLIVER WILLIS, Oliver Willis,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Flickr

GOP Communications Chief Jumps Ship

ABC News has learned RNC communications director Trevor Francis has resigned his post atop the GOP’s messaging shop. No replacement has yet been named to succeed Francis. Republican sources are not pointing to any one incident that caused Steele’s ...

From OLIVER WILLIS, Oliver Willis,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Trevor Francis,  Michael Steele,  Flickr,  Sarah Palin

Teabaggers Are Dumb, Sarah Palin Book Signing Edition

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From OLIVER WILLIS, Oliver Willis,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  Flickr,  U.S. Green Party,  Barack Obama

Teabaggers Mock Family For Loss Of Unborn Grandchild

The family, Dan and Midge Hough, of Chicago, spoke in favor of health care reform and in support of U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd) at a Nov. 14 town hall meeting in Oak Lawn. Their daughter-in-law, Jenny, and an unborn grandchild died recently due in ...

From OLIVER WILLIS, Oliver Willis,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Dan Lipinski,  Barack Obama,  Glenn Beck

60 Minutes Reporting Shames Sarah Palin & Co.’s “Death Panels”

In which some facts are pitted against their mortal enemies: conservative rhetoric. XHTML: You can use these tags:

From OLIVER WILLIS, Oliver Willis,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  Flickr,  U.S. Republican Party

Gabor Steingart, Der Spiegel’s Obama Doomsayer

There’s an article moving up on Memeorandum that is trying to cast President Obama’s trip to Asia as a failure. When he entered office, US President Barack Obama promised to inject US foreign policy with a new tone of respect and diplomacy. His recent ...

From OLIVER WILLIS, Oliver Willis,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Newt Gingrich,  Memeorandum,  George W. Bush,  Hillary Rodham Clinton

UK Watch: A Comeback For Gordo?

So, I’m sort of a weird fanboy/observer of British politics, and as a detached observer I sort of feel that current PM Gordon Brown was dealt a bad hand. The economy didn’t tank on his watch, but people blame Labour and by extension, him. And then ...

From OLIVER WILLIS, Oliver Willis,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  David Cameron,  U.S. Democratic Party,  National Health Service,  Liberal Democrats

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