How did other losing candidates finish the last month?

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Monday October 06, 2008 · 2:05 PM PDT

2008/10/06 · 14:05

As I look at all the good news coming from the polls today and at the same time register McCain/Palin's premeditated decision to take the lowest of low roads now that their chances are looking bleaker than ever, I thought about how other candidates who were destined to lose and what they did in their campaigns once it was obvious that all hope was lost.

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Friday February 15, 2008 · 7:54 AM PST

2008/02/15 · 07:54

Cross posted at my blog:

http://peanutbutterknife.blogspot.co...

Unlike 4 years ago when I was an activist for Howard Dean, I felt somewhat left out among the fervor of the 2008 primaries. No one was really inspiring me and speaking to my interests. I figured the nomination would be decided by Ohio's primary on March 4, and so I could sit back and watch as an observer. Thats not how it turned out. Like many in the blogosphere, I leaned Edwards and now Obama. But why? I'm not anti-Hillary, what reasons did I have for backing Obama over Clinton. The answers below:

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Wednesday March 08, 2006 · 7:00 AM PST

2006/03/08 · 07:00

Cross posted from Unbossed

Does this sound familiar?

" (Candidate) used and even invented new ways of campaigning that worked in concert with the changes within society, whereas (the opponents) relied upon traditional campaign tactics. (Candidate's) campaign focused on communication, volunteers, and information technologies...It represented the nation's first
large, voluntary support organization for an individual politician. The association, 70,000-members strong, became actively involved in party primaries, electoral campaigning, and fundraising. It organized rallies during the primaries and campaign, led online debates, and initiated the movement for small donations to be made to their candidate. Thanks to the association's efforts, hundreds of thousands of Internet users visited (candidate's) official campaign site every day, exchanging and sharing views on election issues during the campaign. They also helped (candidate) accumulate...approximately U.S. $6 million from 200,000 small-amount contributors."

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Friday November 12, 2004 · 1:44 PM PST

2004/11/12 · 13:44

There has been much hand wringing among Democrats since the election about our failure to win red states, but I want to ask the question that no one else is: Why can't Republicans win over blue state voters?

Election after election, voters in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, upper Midwest and the entire west coast reliably vote for the Democratic nominee. It doesn't matter that their party has now lost all but 2 elections in the past 24 years, the GOP message just isn't getting through to the voters of Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, Minnesota, California or Washington to name a few.

You would think that the GOP would be trying woo these states. After all, all the country's major population and financial centers are in the blue states. Not to mention that the blue states tend to be more educated than their red counterparts.

Its true, an occasional Republican can win in statewide races in these blue states, but its only by running to the center or as an outsider to the blue state Dem establishment that these Republicans can even have a hope of winning a blue state. Read More

What we've learned since 2000 (+poll)

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Monday November 01, 2004 · 6:50 AM PST

2004/11/01 · 06:50

I think its worth a pause on election eve to stop and think about where we've come from in the last 4 years. Its almost hard to believe that this struggle (the struggle of electing someone other than Bush, I know our work needs to continue), which some of us have been thinking about, planning for and working towards for several years is coming to an end tomorrow.

Use this diary to post some of your own reflections on the last 4 years. I try not to be a diary whore, but given the rate the diaries move these days, please recommend this if you think this thread will be interesting for people to post and read.

My own thoughts below the fold... Read More

How does same day registration work in WI?

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Friday October 22, 2004 · 12:38 PM PDT

2004/10/22 · 12:38

Could someone from the Badger state inform me how same day registration works in Wisconsin? I guess what I'm getting at, is this something that has the potential for mass fraud? Are the state's voter rolls computerized so that pollworkers can cross check the new registration? What types of proof of residence are needed to register on Election Day?

If this isn't a tightly run operation, Wisconsin, not Ohio will be the new Florida.

Reporter suspended for attending Vote for Change

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Tuesday October 19, 2004 · 1:35 PM PDT

2004/10/19 · 13:35

Two writers for the St Paul Pioneer Press were suspended without pay for attending the Vote for Change concert in Minneapolis on 10/5. The writers were part of the investigative team and did not cover national politics, still the paper has refused to reverse its decision and the matter will be settled before an arbitrator.

I wonder if anyone on the paper's staff has given money to BC04?

OH-14 Media finally reporting LaTourette's unethical behavior

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Friday October 15, 2004 · 8:12 AM PDT

2004/10/15 · 08:12

Though it's been known about for months, the mainstream media is finally reporting on Steve LaTourette's long term affair with a lobbyist, whose cozy relationship with many NE Ohio firms raises many ethical questions. The district is drawn heavily to favor Republicans, but with a strong turnout for Kerry and with these allegations gaining traction; Capri Cafaro could pull out an upset and become the youngest woman elected to congress at age 25.

Cheney's lies may have swung at least one voter

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Thursday October 07, 2004 · 11:13 AM PDT

2004/10/07 · 11:13

My boss stopped to chat with me while I was eating lunch this afternoon. We've talked politics a few times in the past, and from this I know that she is a lifelong Republican with strong family ties to the party. However, she can't stand Bush and told me back in January that she felt the same shame in voting for him in 2000 that she felt after Watergate. She seemed somewhat receptive to Dean at the time (though it might have been because she knew I was a big supporter) but on the whole she didn't really like any of the Dem candidates enough to switch parties. Read More

What about threatened House Dems?

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Monday October 04, 2004 · 2:20 PM PDT

2004/10/04 · 14:20

We've all been paying a good deal of attention on Democrats challenging Republicans in swing districts and even in some David v. Goliath type battles as well. I think this is good and I'm hoping that we will see some pickups in the House, if not an outright takeover.

However, I'm not seeing alot of talk on these pages about incumbent Dems that are facing serious Republcan challenges. For every Samara Barend we elect, we could lose a Dennis Kucinich.

Is anyone tracking polls for these House races or have they even identified them? Does anyone who frequents the wingnut blogs know who the right is targeting in this cycle from the House?

I think we all have a pretty realistic grasp on the Senate picture, but in order to reverse the losses of 2002 and 1994, we need to take a look at where are vulnerabilities are as well.

New spin: Europe wants Bush to win so they don't have to help in Iraq

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Friday October 01, 2004 · 12:21 PM PDT

2004/10/01 · 12:21

Well, I guess the SCLM is now resorting to throwing as much crap as they can think up on the walls and seeing what will stick. The cats out of the bag. Bush really Cheney'd everything up.

However, this is one of the most ridiculous things I've read in a long time.

Some quotes under the line: Read More

Strong Closer!

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Friday October 01, 2004 · 10:53 AM PDT

2004/10/01 · 10:53

We saw it in the primaries, some long time Kerry followers saw it in the race against Weld. We've been told for months that like Bill Clinton was the "Comeback kid", John Kerry is a "strong closer". In the final weeks before an election Kerry starts to leave his opponent in the dust and ride to an eventual victory.

Last night was the beginning of the end for Bush. There was one president on that stage last night and it wasn't the one occupying the Oval Office currently. People watch the debates and project onto the candidates what it will be like to have each one head the executive branch for the next 4 years. John Kerry clearly proved tonight what primary voters meant when they said he was the most "presidential" of the Dem candidates. I'll admit I thought that line was BS at the time, but it certainly didn't sound like BS last night. We saw a man who is smart, who is compassionate, who is tough and most of all we saw a LEADER.

The Repubs will try and spin the next debates as Bush's comeback story. But you can't be someone you aren't on that stage. After 4 years in office Bush can't get by on the "bigotry of low expectations" any more. He's the President, and the American people expect him to know what he's doing. That wasn't the impression I walked away with last night.

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