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Proud To Be a Virginian

By | 11.04.08 | 4:32 pm

As someone who’s lived almost my entire life in Virginia, this election means a great deal to me, as it does to most voters in the state.

For the first time since 1964, Virginia is in play in a presidential election. Many residents are surprised to see Virginia shaded blue More…

Battleground, U.S.A.

By | 10.24.08 | 6:00 am

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dusk was falling in Upper Arlington, an affluent Columbus suburb, as members of the Wicked Investment Club gathered in the back dining room of Old Bag of Nails, a bar tucked into a stone strip mall. It looked like the kind of place that Alaska Gov. Sarah More…

McCain Advisers Don’t Deny Scaling Back in Wisconsin and New Hampshire

By | 10.21.08 | 7:13 pm

A pair of McCain campaign officials went to extraordinary lengths today to sidestep a news report that the campaign was halting new advertising buys in Wisconsin and New Hampshire — an indication that the campaign may be preparing to abandon the states with two weeks left until More…

The Mood on Obama’s Plane After the Debate

By | 10.16.08 | 11:20 am

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Traveling with a candidate is most interesting after big events, when the mood can shift perceptibly. Obama’s mood is now cautiously optimistic, as I wrote earlier, his traveling aides seem purely cautious — per usual — and the traveling press seems to think this is now More…

With Election Nearing, McCain Clings to Fantasy

By | 10.16.08 | 10:39 am

I’ve been playing around with the interactive electoral map at 270towin.com, trying to find a plausible way for Sen. John McCain, the GOP presidential nominee, to win the general election, and one question becomes increasingly mind-boggling: What in the world is McCain still doing in Pennsylvania?

According More…