Category Archives: 2010 Elections

Morning Awful: Komen Won’t Cure

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: Komen Won’t Cure”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailSusan G. Komen for the Cure, a charity that has been providing breast cancer screening at Planned Parenthood clinics for years, decided to let poor women die rather than be connected to the … Continue reading →

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Artur Davis is Still Mad at Alabama

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Artur Davis is Still Mad at Alabama”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail As a former enthusiastic supporter of Artur Davis who has been dismayed by his actions since 2009, I’m rather appalled by this naked bid for K-Street relevance. He should just … Continue reading →

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Steve Raby For Congress

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Steve Raby For Congress”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThis blog is endorsing Steve Raby in the general election for Alabama’s fifth Congressional district. While I like Mo Brooks and admire his fortitude in a long, shoe-leather campaign, his supporters scare me and … Continue reading →

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POLITICO Slips The Surly Bonds Of Earth

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “POLITICO Slips The Surly Bonds Of Earth”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe website-that-shall-not-be-linked found a way for the defeat of Artur Davis to be a defeat for Obama. With the headline “Short Obama coattails for black pol,” POLITICO opined: The stunning defeat … Continue reading →

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Teabaggers Failing, GOP Flailing

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Teabaggers Failing, GOP Flailing”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail I’ll credit Brad Friedman for being the most insightful Twitter pundit last night. Republican races in Kentucky and Arkansas saw fewer votes than the Democratic contests; Joe Sestak, who was the toast of … Continue reading →

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How Democrats Can Win November

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “How Democrats Can Win November”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Polling shows that Democrats aren’t facing a wave of anti-Democrat fever, but rather a strongly anti-incumbent mood…which is normal in the throes of recession: Only 36 percent said they want their own … Continue reading →

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Wheat From Chaff: A Visual

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Wheat From Chaff: A Visual”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Republicans have blinked on appointments. The wheat-from-chaff technique requires a hard shake every now and then: “Mitch, this is unprecedented,” the president said, gesturing forcefully on the Cabinet Room table, according to … Continue reading →

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My First “Professional” Interview

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “My First “Professional” Interview”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI wore a suit and told them my press credential was in the mail. Which is even true. I have to say, overall Taze (pronounced “taz”) is a very encouraging candidate. I want to meet … Continue reading →

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11-D Chess Endgame (or, how I learned to shut up and let the man talk)

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “11-D Chess Endgame (or, how I learned to shut up and let the man talk)”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Republicans find themselves on perilous ground. According to a Washington Post-ABC poll, two thirds of respondents want Congress to keep working on … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t See This Coming

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Couldn’t See This Coming”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailHow tone-deaf is the GOP? They’re actively chasing Wall Street money on an anti-reform agenda in the wake of the biggest bailout in world history. Which is about as stupid as Mondale’s pledge to … Continue reading →

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Illinois Governor’s Race

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Illinois Governor’s Race”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Illinois incumbent governor and Democrat Pat Quinn leads by a thin margin with a few thousand ballots left to count; with the vote spread over four candidates, the GOP primary race is too close … Continue reading →

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