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Could a New Orleans Hurricane Derail the McCain Message? [Framing Science]

For a campaign that appears to be making all the right moves, Mother Nature might be the one variable that the McCain team can't control. As New Orleans prepares to evacuate three years to the day that Hurricane Katrina hit, Republicans should not be happy. Indeed, it was Hurricane Katrina that sent the Bush administration's approval ratings plummeting. As I detailed in this blog post back in 2006, Hurricane Katrina suddenly made long standing claims that the Bush administration was of touch read

The Big Dog is Speaking Now -- More or Less Liveblog

Y'all sit down, we've got to get on with the show! Come on! (They only gave him 8 minutes for the speech and the applause is going to take up the whole time.) Yeah, Democrats still love Bill. We have important work to do. I'm here first to support Barack Obama. And 2nd I'm here to warm up the crowd for Joe Biden. I love Joe and America will too. Campaign generated so much heat it increased global warming. My candidate didn't win, but I'm proud of the campaign she ran. Grateful for the ch read

Observations on the Convention

I've watched all the prime time speeches and several of those leading up to them over the last two days mostly on PBS and MSNBC. Here are some quick observations: 1. Women. Okay, the two big speeches over the last two days were good (they better be) but one of the best things is that both were delivered by women. It's one thing to be a party that works for women and another to be a party with women front and center. Increasingly, Democrats are demonstrating both. Besides the moral benefits the read

Delmarie Cobb speaks out on Emil Jones' Uncle Tom slur

Illinois State President Emil Jones, Jr., a mentor for presumptive Democratic Nominee Barack Obama, called Chicago Hillary Clinton delegate Delmarie Cobb an "Uncle Tom." That's what Cobb claims, although Jones denies it. The Fox News Channel interviewed Cobb this morning. Technorati tags: politics Illinois Election Democrats Chicago Obama Barack Obama Emil Jones cronyism nepotism read

McCaskill returns to convention podium — more spice, less sugar

DENVER –U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., returned to the convention stage briefly Tuesday night as part of a parade of eight women Democratic senators. Each delivered short speeches, most of them filled with criticism of the Republican occupying the White House and the Republican hoping to replace him. McCaskill offered a bit more spice, and less sugar, than she did in her longer speech Monday night. Tonight, she contended that the election of Republican John McCain would lead to the “same read