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October surprise hidden?

Tom Tomorrow recently observed that an October surprise may consist as much of what we do not know. Could it be that is happening for South Dakota residents and others?

A friend of mine is a reservist. He was called up nearly two years ago and has been out of state (but not overseas) and […]

Sanction or reward?

The report that SD GOP workers who resigned because of absentee ballot investigations will now work for the Bush-Cheney campaign in the swing state of Ohio is made a bit more interesting by today’s Paul Krugman column opining on “a Republican Party culture in which dirty tricks that distort the vote are rewarded, not punished.”

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Locating the mainstream

I didn’t watch the Kerry-Bush debate Wednesday but heard an excerpt of Bush’s comment that Kerry is on the left bank of the mainstream. But let’s see where the “mainstream” really is on some of the key issues facing us.

When it comes to abortion, an ABC News/Washington Post poll indicates only 20 percent believe […]

Vote for Change on TV/radio

I don’t usually post press releases but this arrived via e-mail today from brucespringsteen.net:

On Monday, October 11, 2004, the Sundance Channel will broadcast a television special titled “National Anthem: Inside the “Vote for Change” Concert Tour”. “National Anthem” is a documentary film by acclaimed filmmakers Albert Maysles and D.A. Pennebaker who are known for […]

Kerry and Minnesota

Over the last four weeks, I’ve made four separate trips to St. Paul, always along the same route. I noticed on the first trip a number of large Bush-Cheney signs in Minnesota farmyards but that there were no Kerry signs.

Shorly before making the trip again Tuesday, I read the cover story of the October […]