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Election ’08
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Here are a few videos from YouTube of the reaction here in St. Louis to tonight’s Vice-Presidential debate. On the street interview by Bill Streeter of Lo-Fi St. Louis shooting for TheUptake.org.: Senator Claire McCaskill…
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Barack Obama’s campaign announced to the world at 2:00 in the morning, and by text message, that Senator Joe Biden is Obama’s pick for Vice-President. It was a great choice. Joe Biden offers the best…
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After several memorable spoofs of the Alaska governor, the real Sarah Palin stopped by Saturday Night Live last night to get a closer look at Tina Fey’s impersonation. Actors Alec Baldwin and Mark Wahlberg also…
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The second Presidential debate is over. So who won? Who took cheap shots? What did you learn about the candidates? This is what I learned: Throughout the length of this entire campaign, Barack Obama has…
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Like the Japanese took the American invention of the automobile and created the Prius, the Obama campaign has taken the 2004 Dean for America online campaigning model to a whole other level. Aside from the…
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CNN’s exit polls show Barack Obama won among Missouri women (53%-46%) and narrowly among men (50-49). While Obama expectedly won the black vote (just 14% of those polled) by 91%, he lost Missouri’s white vote…
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Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee endorsed U.S. Senator Barack Obama in his bid for President today, making her the first Missouri Democratic statewide elected official to endorse a presidential candidate. Montee also announced the formation…
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Fresh off his widely praised debate performance last week at Washington University in St. Louis, Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Joe Biden will return to Missouri this week to spend two days holding events that will…
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Four years ago, about 7,500 absentee ballots were cast in the high Democratic voting City of St. Louis. As of yesterday, that number was close to 17,000. Related Stories
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