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28 Oct 2008

Washington Post Elections 2008

Use this great resource to help you find out the ethnic composition of your state, the economic composition, and more!

What a great resource!!!

Washington Post Election 2008

And don’t forget…

28 October, 2008 at 10:12 by mrosman

Tags: economic composition, election 2008, Election Project, ethnic composition, Washington Post
Posted in Current Events, Electoral Process, Homework | 1 Comment »

7 Oct 2008

Round 2: Debate in Nashvegas

In just a few hours John McCain and Barack Obama will face off for their second (of three) debates in Nashville, Tennessee.

In the past few days, as we discussed in class, the campaign has taken an especially nasty turn. McCain and Palin have questioned Obama’s ties to 60′s radical William Ayers. While Obama has called McCain ‘erratic’ (calling into question his age perhaps), and brought up McCain’s involvement in the Keating 5 scandle of in the early 1990′s.

In the mean time, the Dow Industrial Average plummeted yesterday and the world wide economy looks to be in dire straights. This appears to be helping Obama as his poll numbers continue to rise nationally, and in key states, ahead of McCain.

Tonight, Obama will simply need to not mess up. He’ll need to avoid any serious pitfalls and keep McCain from landing any ‘zingers’ on him. McCain on the other hand needs to be on the offense. He needs to reverse the tidal wave of new support heading Obama’s way.

McCain’s task is significantly more difficult than Obama’s – but possible. Remember the Reagan/Carter debate from 1980?

The debate will be held in a ‘Town Hall’ format. Traditionally pundits have said this format favors McCain. Questions are asked from audience members to the candidates with a free flowing format ensuing after the questions are asked. The candidates will be able to roam around on the stage and walk up to the audience in order to respond. It allows the candidates to be more spontaneous and more personable. You’ll hear a lot of ‘plainfolk’ talk tonight. See if you can point it out!

Some analysis on what to watch for tonight from the political ‘experts’:

  • WashingtonPost, Wall Street Journal, Slate.com, HuffingtonPost, and the NewYork Times

Will they stay civil tonight? Who will throw the first punch? Will Obama avoid McCain’s attacks?

7 October, 2008 at 16:00 by mrosman

Tags: Barack Obama, boxing, debate, DOW, erratic, HuffingtonPost, John McCain, Keating 5, Nashvegas, Nashville, New York Times, plainfolk, Slate, spontaneous personable, Tennessee, Town Hall, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, William Ayers, zinger
Posted in Current Events, Electoral Process, Executive Branch | 1 Comment »

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