Colorado for Obama

Posted on October 13, 2008 by dressedtogo

I lived in Colorado for 5 years. I was there for the 2000 election, and watched the metropolitan part of the state (the Denver/Boulder corridor) come out for Gore and Nader. Boulder felt like the epi-center of the Green Party. Although I now fight my gut to blame Nader for this whole mess because of [...]

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George Packer goes to Ohio

Posted on October 7, 2008 by dressedtogo

The New Yorker’s George Packer has a fantastic article in the current Politics issue about working class voters in Ohio. He discusses whether or not the Democrats can ever get these voters back. They, along with so many other Americans, have grown so skeptical of government that even now when the Republican platform of “less [...]

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Go Joe

Posted on September 15, 2008 by dressedtogo

Biden Says Election Is About Values. Damn Straight It Is.
Yes, this campaign is about change, but it’s about even more than that.  It’s about what we value as a people.  It’s not just about a job, it’s about dignity. It’s not just about a paycheck.  It’s about pride.  It’s not just about opportunity. It’s about [...]

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The Obama campaign right now

Posted on September 12, 2008 by dressedtogo

Obama needs to regain control – of the media, of the campaign, of the facts. He is not fired up. The republican machine is winning. McCain is running the most dishonest campaign possible. They are kicking his fine butt all over the place. I think he has a very limited amount of time to do this. [...]

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