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The Bush campaign is releasing a new ad entitled “Wolves“, that explicitly plays the fear card. Its intent is to generate a mood of danger, and then claim that Kerry…

Tempest in a Gay Teapot

…concerned about? Kerry saying, of an openly out woman who has worked in gay outreach for Coors and is currently employed by the Bush-Cheney campaign, “We’re all God’s children, Bob….

Waiting for BLS

…tenor of the remaining 3 1/2 weeks of the campaign. Here are some stories (in no particular order) to help get you primed for tomorrow morning’s numbers: Pre-election Jobs Report…

…was truly great. Here’s the transcript, here’s the streaming video, and here’s where you can contribute to his campaign. That said, he’s currently unopposed, so you can probably find candidates…

…impressed with the sputtering finish to Dean’s campaign (helped by some pretty hostile media coverage, to be sure), I’ve been impressed with the ways in which Dean has worked so…

…with little to show for it in Iraq, on a Medicare prescription drug benefit, or on protectionism, they can do it with campaign spending, too: The Republican spring offensive —…

…would opine that it is becoming harder to campaign against the sitting President on economic issues since jobs growth has picked up. The Kerry campaign should probably focus on the…

The Government as Bush Campaign Tool We all know that Bush has taken this art form to new levels in the past year. Yesterday the GAO took the first concrete…

GOP Logic I understand that the Republicans’ campaign strategy is to portray Kerry as inconsistent. But today’s talking point seems pretty weak, even by the low standards of the Bush…

…Bush $1.8 million and Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) $520,000 in campaign contributions from Jan. 1, 1997, through March 31 this year, according to a study by the Center for…