Carville just pointed out that the Dems are on pace to pick up eight Senate seats in this election after adding six in the last one. A +14% swing is nothing to sneeze at, plus they'll be adding something like 20-25 seats in the House ( Read more... )

As Chrissie Hynde says, "I went back to Ohio, but my city was gone ( Read more... )

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Earlier this morning, I cast a vote I've been waiting to cast for four years, and filled in the circle next to Obama/Biden on my ballot. Ever since that watershed moment at the 2004 DNC, I've thought this was the right guy to lead the country. Set aside policy for a moment (if you choose the right people for your cabinet, policy issues become ( Read more... )

Obama's speech last night played to his strengths. He's charismatic, engaging, and commands your attention. I think he did a good job of framing his life story in a way that voters can connect with him. His mother used food stamps, his grandmother worked up from the secretarial pool - these are the kind of things that help offset that 'elitist ( Read more... )