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Early Absentee Voting in Loudoun County

Trying to make this as easy as I can, friends in Loudoun sent me this (thanks Rob and Dave): http://loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=2408 It has the information you want to know if you are intending to vote early in Loudoun County, Virginia.

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Early Absentee Voting in Virginia

This year’s November 4th General Election is going to be huge. Expected turn-out numbers are all record setters even by the most conservative estimates. We should expect really long lines and possibly some problems with the process even with the best of intentions. One way we can alleviate some of the stress is to vote […]

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First Positive Message from McCain!

It’s October 17th, at 6:24 am Eastern, on News8 and I just saw the first positive campaign message advertisement I’ve seen from John McCain this election. In this ad, Senator McCain does not even mention Senator Obama. It’s ironic that a positive campaign ad shows up after the debates are over, and I think it […]

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The Great Schlep turns out to be effective after all

I had a pretty hearty laugh when I first saw Sarah Silverman’s YouTube video about “The Great Schlep” a week or so ago. I do not personally have any relatives in Florida, so it has no bearing on me, and though it is entertaining and a novel idea; I initially dismissed her video’s effectiveness. I […]

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What will this year’s October Surprise be?

So we are nearly half-way through the last month before the General Election. I have been pondering what this year’s “October Surprise” might be, and I stumbled over this excellent article by by Rany Jazayerli: Will Bin Laden Strike Again? I have also been perplexed that McCain’s campaign has been throwing everything they’ve got at […]

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Negative Campaigns: Are they all the same?

The Obama campaign is running a negative campaign message on the internet. It is not the first, nor (likely) the last. Yet I see a very specific difference between the Obama campaign’s official messages and those of his opponents John McCain and Sarah Palin. His are factual and pertinent to the debate about wether his […]

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Obama Campaign has an iPhone application!?

Wow – Obama has an iPhone application: http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/iphon Interesting use of technology. I wonder if those same features can be made available to volunteers who do not have an iPhone (which I suspect is most of them).

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Congressional Elections: Virginia

It is very important that we replace the current congress with some fresh ideas, new attitudes, and a willingness to work with President Obama in the new government in order to get the change we need for our country and our world. That means targeting elected congress-critters who have been voting with the Bush administration, […]

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