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Posts Tagged ‘election 2008’

Poll Smoking

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

No, seriously, we get along fine otherwise.Despite her performance at last week’s debate, a new Zogby poll shows that the Hillary-is-inevitable train actually lost some steam this week, as now only 38 percent of Democrats want her to be their next President. She suffered an 8 point loss compared to last month’s high of 46 percent. Obama took 2 of those coveted percentage points, Edwards took 4… and 3 percent of people decided they didn’t know anymore. Which is, I think, what politicians get for forcing their way further and further into our collective consciousness, as people begin to realize that maybe the people we want to see politicking and those we want to see govern might be two different types of people. [Zogby International]


Huckabee Rides Martial Arts, Wrestling Endorsements to Gains in Iowa

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

Who needs Pat Robertson when you have Chuck Norris, a guitar and a dreamA new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows Mike Huckabee closing in on Mitt Romney in the race for the affections of Iowans. Huckabee has been spending money and time in Iowa like a true fan of corn and pork since his strong showing in the Iowa straw poll last summer.

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Election A Year Away… Still

Monday, November 5th, 2007

colbert wuz hereHey everyone, only 365 days left (leap year!) until November 4, 2008, when we hold our massive election things! What a wonderful opportunity to listen to our candidates’ stump speeches and teevee bits a few more thousand times before making a lesser-of-sixteen-evils decision, and then regretting it and voting for other people two years later. MORE »


John McCain: Old and In the Way

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007


John Walnuts! McCain knows that if you really want to impress today’s jaded youth, it’s best to call them names and threaten to send them off to Iraq: MORE »