Posts Tagged ‘biden’

Joe Biden: Ugly American

Feb 9th, 2009
by James Kane.
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The Vice President of the United States was in Munich, Germany over the weekend where he outlined the foreign policy objectives of the Obama administration. To attentive ears across the continent, and politicians assembled in that Bavarian city, Joe Biden offered only one thing: more of the same. Biden told U.S. partners in Europe that [...]

We Can’t Count on the Media

Nov 18th, 2008
by Katie Small.
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Throughout the recent election season, media bias was at an all-time high. This is no new phenomenon. Bias has always been evident in the media, and today, the debate continues surrounding the effect of media bias on voters. The media’s effect on this election is shown by a Zogby Poll released today in which Zogby conducted [...]

Lessons of the 2008 Election

Nov 7th, 2008
by Aaron Marks.
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Please note that this is by no means a comprehensive list of all of the lessons we should take from this year’s election.  These are just a few of the many important recognitions we must make moving forward. The GOP’s electoral map has shrunk. As much as it pains me to say it as a [...]

A Word on ‘Young Voter’ Turnout

Nov 4th, 2008
by Aaron Marks.
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I just finished voting at my polling place in the city of Pittsburgh.  I live in what you can definitely call a college town – immediately adjacent to the University of Pittsburgh campus.  The line was about an hour long, consisted of roughly 75-100 people, and was probably 50-60% college students.  I first voted at [...]

Final Electoral Predictions: What a McCain Upset Would Look Like

Nov 3rd, 2008
by Aaron Marks.
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At this point, I don’t think that any of us can effectively predict what the outcome of tomorrow’s elections will be.  Quite frankly, I’m not even sure that we’ll know the who the next President of the United States is going to be for many hours, if not days, after polls close.  That said, it [...]