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by publius I’ve got a longer post coming on the racial significance of the 2008 election, but this story is just amazing. Via MyDD, the Austin Stateman reports that a daughter (109 years old) of a former slave cast her ballot for Obama. It’s amazing on many levels, but it also reminds us that the … Read more
by hilzoy You may, by now, have heard about the prank call made to Sarah Palin by two Canadian comics pretending to be Nicholas Sarkozy. If not, here it is: And here’s the Palin campaign’s response: “Gov. Palin received a phone call on Saturday from a French Canadian talk show host claiming to be French … Read more
by publius Assuming things go as statistically predicted on Tuesday, it’s worth taking a moment to admire the sheer political idiocy of Joe Lieberman. Saying that he has a political tin ear is probably a bit generous. Whether we like it or not, one vital skill for politicians is knowing which way the political winds … Read more
by hilzoy Check out this video of 8-10 hour voting lines in Atlanta. It’s pretty astonishing. It’s also something that should never, ever happen. Christopher Edley: “Suppose in your neighborhood there are 600 registered voters per machine, while across town there are only 120 per machine. (That’s a 5 to 1 disparity, which is what … Read more
by publius McCain is sending the big guns to PA: Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a top fundraiser for Clinton’s campaign, will spend several days speaking to Democrats on McCain’s behalf. “I think Pennsylvania could be a big surprise to the conventional thought in the Democratic Party,” Rothschild said. “Pennsylvania … Read more
by hilzoy Rick Hasen on the various charges of voter registration fraud and voter suppression: “The solution is to take the job of voter registration for federal elections out of the hands of third parties (and out of the hands of the counties and states) and give it to the federal government. The Constitution grants … Read more