http://washingtonindependent.com/17988/this-is-what-the-2...
Here's what the electoral map would have looked like if only people over 65 voted… and there are 11 more maps with other demographics.
What the electoral map would look like if only young people voted. Now I want to see the map if only people over 70 voted.
Norwegian radio show Osenbanden met Harry Shearer and asked him what his Simpsons charachters thought about the upcoming election. The result is hilarious!
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/trick-or-treat.html
Nate Silver explains why Matt Drudge and Zogby are full of crap.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailed/*http://...
Yahoo’s most emailed story: “Counting down to Election Day, Barack Obama appears within reach of becoming the nation’s first black president.” I’ll really, really miss Sarah Palin news if Obama wins. :(
An official proclamation declares November 4th a work free day. That means more time to party!
Politics Buzz Want to scare the hell out of your kids this Halloween? Show them pictures of these limited edition Election Cabbage Patch Dolls. Available on eBay, you’ll have to shell out at least $3,650 for Palin (c’mon - she has removable black pumps!).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW-6DpC-mj8
Charles is a volunteer from Boulder, CO. that won a raffle to meet Barack Obama. He has been a Democrat all his life and lived through the (first) Great Depression.
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/o...
In North Carolina today Obama continued to criticize John McCain. He said, “He’ll be accusing me of being a secret communist because I shared my toys in Kindergarten.” Ouch, this isn’t child’s play anymore.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailed/*http://...
Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin called on Wednesday for a “clean break” from the Bush administration’s energy policies, which she says rely too much on importing foreign oil. Really? Good idea.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailed/*http://...
Don’t forget, it’s tonight.
http://apps.wbez.org/blog/?p=639?
The same Public Radio Station that Obama spoke with has publicly debunked the spliced audio as propaganda.
Culture Buzz Meet the man who hung Sarah Palin. Chad Michael Morisette hung a mannequin of Sarah Palin as a Halloween display from his chimney at his West Hollywood home. Watch the news story here and judge for yourself. It’s art!!!!!
Politics Buzz Long, long ago John McCain’s ancestors had 120 slaves on a Mississippi plantation. They remained close with the white family for decades after the Civil War, taking its surname and living close by. Fast forward 150 years later and the descendants of those slaves are speaking out.The Wall Street Journal has a video interview with them.
NYU computer scientists use technology to identify “body signatures” of Obama, McCain, and Bush. The data shows McCain does not just vote with Bush 90% of the time, he also is closer to Bush when it comes to his “body signature”! Click the image to watch the videos and see the results. Look at the bar graphs on the right of each video to figure out how similar the speaker is to Obama, McCain, or Bush.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/barack-obama
Obama has his very own section on HuffPost! This is the only page on the web the true Barack supporter needs to read! Well except for Barack’s Twitter and MySpace but I use those for personal chats with Barack, not news about him.
Forget tshirts, if you’re a celebrity like Eve, you can get an Obama manicure to show your support. Depending on your political leanings, you can have different candidates on different fingers: One on your thumb, one on your middle finger?
Politics Buzz The worlds oldest profession may be legalized in San Francisco this November. If passed, Proposition K would decriminalize prostitution. Proponents say the measure will free up $11 million the police spend each year arresting prostitutes.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailed/*http://...
Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday brushed aside Republican charges that his tax plan amounts to socialism, but he acknowledged it involves “spreading around opportunity” so that wealthier Americans — like himself — pay a little more to help lower-rung workers.
http://www.benjerry.com/features/i_voted/
Heads Up: Ben and Jerry’s will be giving away a free scoop of ice cream from 5-8pm on Election Day, November 4.