Election ’08

PubDef columnist Blake Ashby tells why he thinks Evangelical Christians really supported George W. Bush for President and what it could mean for the current election. Plus: Blake tells the latest rumor Republicans are spreading…

According to a new survey from Politico.com, Democrat Barack Obama is leading Republican John McCain by a sizable margin in St. Louis County. Sen. Barack Obama holds leads in four key counties that will go…

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Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon will be in north St. Louis this morning calling for stronger legislation against the payday loan industry. Nixon says Missouri has some of the most lenient payday loan…

Speaking on “Face the Nation” on August 10, Karl Rove made some insightful observations about a presidential candidate selecting a VP for political reasons. It just so happens that the criticisms he was launching at…

From the Oct. 12, 2008 Chicago Sun-Times: John McCain is hammering Barack Obama about his ties to Chicago educator Bill Ayers, co-founder of the Weather Underground, a group that used violence in the 1960s and…

Amid a growing distrust among her conservative Christian supporters of anything Islamic, Sarah Palin goes on record stating that Republicans and her ticket welcome all Muslims, adding “it is not acceptable in my book” to…

Comedian Sarah Silverman makes a plea to young Jewish Americans to help sway the important Florida electorate as only they can. Definitely less vulgar than her Emmy-nominated “I’m Fucking Matt Damon” song, but still sure…

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