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Political Cortex: The Role of Hope, Fear and Race in the Election of the President

Posted by Villagenyc from politicalcortex

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Despite polls predicting otherwise, one of the three raised doubts about a Democratic win, a hope they all said they subscribed to.

The doubter worried that while the potential election of the African American candidate created the appearance that race no longer plays an active role in American politics, the fear remained, racism could rear its ugly head on election day.

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New Survey: 82% Of Americans Think Health Care Needs Major Overhaul

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Americans are dissatisfied with the U.S. health care system and 82 percent think it should be fundamentally changed or completely rebuilt, according to a new survey released yesterday by The Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation supporting independent research on health policy reform and a high performance health system.

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On opting out of Public Financing: Pennies for Votes | The Agonist

Posted by Villagenyc from Agonist

excerpt: (Opinion)

Until we as a nation begin to aggressively address the growing influence that money has had in politics, we will continue to witness the political pollution that money buys on an increasingly grand scale.

http://agonist.org/cody_lyon/20080621/on_opting_out_of_public_financing_pennies_for_votes

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Political Cortex: Gym Pundits Worry About Obama Nomination

Posted by Villagenyc from politicalcortex

When seeking to challenge his Obama friend, he asked him about the lopsided Clinton victory in West Virginia and the other wins in Pennsylvania and places like Ohio, places in America where progressives have work to do and trust to win, where aggressive attempts to prove to the economically disenfranchised or higher education denied and affordable universal health care starved people that government can do good things for people, the Obama supporter cut deep.

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How Hillary Can Knock-Out Obama

Posted by statusquobuster from OpEdNews

There is a remarkable, bold and gutsy way for Hillary to knock-out Obama.

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"Slash-And-Burn" Vs. "The Kitchen Sink"

Posted by gmc1 from Huffington Post

The final push is on before Tuesday's presidential primary in Pennsylvania. We have two different campaign tactics at work among the Democratic candidates. Who's got the edge?

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On a Hillary Departure: Politics on the Runway this Season

Posted by Villagenyc

Sometimes, these same patterns emerge in political races. But, at least on Project Runway, the final goodbye is saved for after the runway show. In the case of the contest between Hillary and Barack, the runway is still occupied and the show goes on, but, fantasy seeds of an already rendered final decision have been planted by some who would bid one candidate goodbye.

As has been widely witnessed, calls by pundits, some Democratic leaders and other people with platforms are being made for Hillary Clinton to step aside so that the prematurely anointed candidate Barack Obama, can have free reign over the direction of the upcoming general campaign against Republican John McCain.

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