Category Archives: Politics 2008

Posted on Wed Nov 5, 2008 by Jason

Congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama.

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Posted on Tue Nov 4, 2008 by Jason

On this election day, Glenn Reynolds dispenses the best political advice I’ve heard in years.

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Allen campaign calls race “in play” thanks to internal poll

Posted on Fri Sep 26, 2008 by Jason

The Bangor Daily News, my hometown paper, released the results of a poll today for the Maine senate race between Senator Susan Collins and Representative Tom Allen. If you’re not from Maine, you may vaguely know the race started off … Continue reading →

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Allen misses 19 votes in one week for “political activities”

Posted on Thu Sep 20, 2007 by Jason

While Congressman Tom Allen has been busy chastising fellow Maine lawmakers for how they voted in a post on Maine liberal blog Turn Maine Blue, he has missed 19 votes in Congress over the course of the past week, instead … Continue reading →

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Collins launches campaign website

Posted on Fri Sep 14, 2007 by Jason

Eager to capitalize on recent negative press surrounding her opponent Tom Allen’s association with far-left activist group MoveOn.org, Senator Susan Collins’ re-election team launched an early version of the campaign’s official website this week. SusanCollins.com features videos, photo galleries, and … Continue reading →

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Another question from the audience

Posted on Wed Sep 5, 2007 by Jason

More from Young’s Restaurant: A woman from Durham states that there should not be an amendment banning gay marriage. Brownback disagrees, eliciting more cheers but some boos from the debate hall. And now we’re off to the first commercial break.

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Live from the Republican debate in New Hampshire

Posted on Wed Sep 5, 2007 by Jason

Back from a long blog vacation, I’m live from the Republican Presidential debate here in Durham, New Hampshire on the campus of the University of New Hampshire. With me in the media room two hours before the start of the … Continue reading →

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Congrats to Lance Dutson- and the Collins campaign

Posted on Fri Jun 1, 2007 by Jason

Congratulations to my friend and occasional co-conspirator Lance Dutson, who announced today he’s taking a job as Director of Internet Strategy for Maine Senator Susan Collins’ re-election campaign. As I can attest but many already know, Lance is razor-sharp and … Continue reading →

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In significant ways, Fred Thompson video challenges the status quo

Posted on Fri May 18, 2007 by Jason

Many blogs have already noted Tuesday’s amazingly quick, and quick-witted, video response by Senator Fred Thompson to the re-surfaced Michael Moore’s open letter. Fred Thompson answers Michael Moore. Blogger Bob Krumm said it best when he argued that Senator Thompson’s … Continue reading →

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