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Race or Sex: Which is the winning card?
Posted by Keanan in US Election 2008.
We are no longer growing closer and closer to the 2008 Presidential Election by the month, week, day; we are growing closer by the hour, minute, second. It’s less than a week away now, and still we are debating and arguing over points that seem less than important to the whole picture.
So what, you ask, will make or break this election for either party? What could and probably will sway this election more than any other factor? No, it’s not that McCain will suddenly come out as a Muslim, or that Obama will admit that he’s actually a socialist - either way those two are arranged, they’re both false…
US Election 2008 | Comment (0)The beautiful, beautiful carnage.
Posted by Kate G. in US Election 2008.
I’m not even going to dignify that Ashley Todd bullshit with a response; I’ll leave that to John McCain, if he has any decency left in him after these past few days on the campaign trail trainwreck.
In other news: the Republicans’ carefully-constructed, highly-funded think tanks have unraveled and are making my evening television hour a whole lot more fun.
One thing Republicans have always been good at is uniting behind a candidate. Streamlining their message and making sure everyone is nodding along to the same tune. Now, they can’t even hold it together for 8 days?
It’s just…beautiful. All of this discord from a party that all have the same ideals: stay away from my money. And we, the Democrats– the mongrels of politics, the mixed-bag of minority constituencies, the land of misfits–are united in one resounding chorus of “yes, we can.”
Everything we thought we knew about politics in America has shifted. Democrats outspending Republicans. Republicans arguing amongst themselves. Democrats leading in states like Virginia. Republicans trying to pander to the middle and lower classes!
Our country has been turned upside down, and it’s never looked better.
US Election 2008 | Comment (0)Palin is a good choice.*
Posted by Lindsay in US Election 2008.
(* For the Republicans)
I am developing a better understanding of Sarah Palin. At least, I think I am. A late night phone call from a (slightly drunk) conservative yielded several revelations regarding both tickets and my homegirl, Hillary Clinton. If this boy is right, and he’s not just trying to shut me up, I can actually see why Palin is a good choice for the Republican ticket. These arguments are presented in no particular order because the whole conversation was influenced by alcohol (him) and hours of working on a design portfolio during a House marathon (me).
After eight years of Bush, one would assume the Democrats could eat babies and still come out on top in November, but it might not happen because of the mavericks. John McCain’s ads constantly pose the question, “But is [Obama] ready to lead?” Well played, Mr. McCain; you make an excellent point. Continue reading »
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