MSNBC’s First Read reports that the moderators for the three Presidential Debates have been chosen. They are Jim Lehrer of PBS, Tom Brokaw of NBC, and Bob Schieffer of CBS. Gwen Ifill of PBS will moderate the Vice Presidential debate.This lineup is nearly identical to 2004, except that Brokaw is replacing Charlie Gibson in the second debate. Whether this is a direct response to ABC’s much-criticized Philadelphia debate during the Democratic primaries, I don’t know -- I’m frankly not sure about how these things are negotiated -- but it’s probably a slight break for Obama. It’s also a bit of a break in tradition for ABC, which has moderated far more debates than the other major networks (see table below).One break for McCain? The first and third debates will feature both candidates seated, rather than standing at their podiums (the second is a town-hall format), depriving Obama of the opportunity to fully leverage the aesthetics of...
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Last-minute preparations are underway at Hofstra for Wednesday night's presidential debate. CBS 2 HD visited the campus Tuesday. It is pulling out all the stops for its page in the history books.... more
Drudge is reporting that the final presidential debate of the campaign season will be sponsored by Anheuser-Busch. No link yet, but I’ll update this post when more information is available:What better way for them to shore up their credentials as an American beer before the InBev acquisition goes through? "This presidential debate has been brought to you by beer..."... more
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14th Ward Independent Democratic Club Debate Party!
Please join the 14th Ward Independent Democratic Club in watching the
final Presidential Debate
At Silky’s Sports Bar & Grill, 1731 Murray Ave in Squirrel Hill
On Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Starting... more
The lefty daily New York Times offers us word – and coming from the Times, it is to be taken with a grain of salt – that NBC News boss Steve Capus remains clueless about who will replace fill-in moderator Tom Brokaw at Meet the Press.
Mr. Capus refused to characterize the network’s intentions. [...]... more
On last Sunday’s Meet The Press, Tom Brokaw closed down the show’s Battle of the Campaign Flacks by deflecting the crux of David Axelrod’s Iraq-judgement argument with poll numbers that he had at the ready: ...... more
On last Sunday’s Meet The Press, Tom Brokaw closed down the show’s Battle of the Campaign Flacks by deflecting the crux of David Axelrod’s Iraq-judgement argument with poll numbers that he had at the ready: …
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I just had a large email sent to me with information for Americans voting from overseas. I have posted it in the continuation.
BTW 1: I know y’all miss my posts here (despite whatever some of y’all may write). I will get back to more regular posting once the US election stops taking all my discretionary time and brain cell usage.
BTW 2: I bring my voter registration materials with me to Seoul every Sunday (except for October 12, when I will be out of the country ... more
Green Party Vice Presidential nominee Rosa Clemente will be the guest on Green Party Watch Radio this Sunday at 3 PM.
Clemente has been speaking across the nation on behalf of the Green Party and the McKinney/Clemente ticket. A Hip Hop journalist and activist, Clemente has brought a focus on new constituencies and fresh ideas to the Green Party.... more
Thank you to Lindsey who responded to my post about suggestions for my next subject.
Kinda random, but, to go with the theme of the nation - how about one of the Presidential or Vice Presidential nominees?
Or Jamie Lynne in honor of her newest edition?
Or Lohan’s girlfriend (if you’re going for scary)?
One of the Presidential candidates was just perfect! I might even have to do a Sarah Palin. But I am totally LOVING the idea of doing a Samantha Ronson as well!
Have an idea for a c... more
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The Obama Eighteen From: fivethirtyeight.com Post Date: 2008-06-25 18:45:00
Courtesy of the Politico, Barack Obama’s campaign has telegraphed the electoral focus of its fall campaign. Three are its highest profile defenses (PA, WI, MI), one is a Kerry state in which McCain runs particularly well (NH), and 14 are Bush 2004 states where Obama thinks he has an opportunity to gain on the previous map (IA, NM, OH, CO, VA, FL, MO, NV, IN, ND, NC, MT, GA, AK).Let’s take a look at how FiveThirtyEight breaks down each of these states in terms of ... more
I don’t have a big problem with the details of the McCain campaign’s pushback on yesterday’s LA Times / Bloomberg poll, which had shown Barack Obama ahead by 12 points. In contrast to some of the memos that the press was treated to from the desk of Mark Penn, the McCain team’s argument is relatively even-tempered and even-handed, fully acknowledging that their candidate does have a deficit to make up in the polls, if not the double digit margin implied by the LAT.At the ... more
Today’s Polls, 6/25 From: fivethirtyeight.com Post Date: 2008-06-25 14:13:00
If yesterday was among Barack Obama’s best polling days of the year, today’s numbers have moved in the direction of John McCain. In addition to his drawing into a tie in the Gallup Tracking poll, the big number today is out of Missouri, where SurveyUSA shows McCain rebounding to a 7-point lead. SurveyUSA had conducted two Missouri surveys essentially simultaneously last month; they had shown Obama leading by 1 point and trailing by 2, respectively.I don’t have any cute explan... more
That title is not meant to be read rhetorically or sarcastically. But the correct answer is "both of them". The thing, however, is that they are somewhat opposite problems.The below is data compiled from Rasmussen Reports, consisting of over 7,000 likely voter interviews conducted within the past week. What I’m looking at is solely perceptions of the candidate among voters ... more
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