Category Archives: Election 2008

The Obama Team’s Farewell Gift for Hillary Clinton

Posted on January 29, 2013 at 9:41 am by Bob Cesca

This is too damn cool: Last week campaign disclosure reports revealed that Hillary Clinton had finally retired the debt from her 2008 presidential campaign—with a little help from the guy who beat her, Barack Obama. Clinton’s debt once totaled more … Continue reading →

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This Could Have Cost the Election

Posted on April 25, 2012 at 6:40 pm by JM Ashby

Testimony from the trial of John Edwards is making a bad situation look even worse. The ex-aide said that he complained to Edwards’ campaign finance chairman Fred Baron about hiding Hunter, but was rebuffed because the campaign hoped Edwards would … Continue reading →

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Game Changer or Whatever It's Called

Posted on February 1, 2012 at 9:14 am by Bob Cesca

The HBO movie based on Mark Halperin’s unsourced, index-free book about the 2008 election has a new trailer. I’ll probably watch it, but I probably won’t like it for several reasons. 1) It’s based on a Mark Halperin book. 2) … Continue reading →

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Bad Idea Jeans

Posted on November 16, 2009 at 9:10 pm by Bob Cesca

Add this one to the bad ideas list: Vice Presidential Candidate John Edwards. Good one, Mr. Edwards. Sabotage the Obama campaign in exchange for an endorsement.

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Senator Al Franken (D-MN)

Posted on July 7, 2009 at 1:57 pm by Bob Cesca

Love it.

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BWA-HAHAHAHA!

Posted on July 2, 2009 at 10:59 am by Bob Cesca

It finally sunk in yesterday that Al Franken is a United States Senator. And stuff like this is making me laugh and laugh: No matter how he approaches his new gig, he’s going to drive wingnuts crazy for the next … Continue reading →

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Franken Wins Supreme Court Ruling

Posted on June 30, 2009 at 2:21 pm by Bob Cesca

TPM: The Minnesota Supreme Court has handed down its much-expected ruling in the heavily-litigated Minnesota Senate race from 2008 — and it’s a unanimous one — deciding against Republican former Sen. Norm Coleman’s appeal of his defeat in the election … Continue reading →

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Bad News for Lizard People

Posted on June 29, 2009 at 1:19 pm by Bob Cesca

Governor Pawlenty is just waiting for the go-ahead from the state Supreme Court to certify the election, making Al Franken the new senator from Minnesota. On CNN: I’m going to follow the direction of the court, John. We expect that … Continue reading →

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Carville's New Book Rips Clinton Campaign

Posted on April 30, 2009 at 12:09 pm by Bob Cesca

James Carville has a new book coming out. Greg Sargent reports on the more juicy bits, including: Mark Penn, Carville says, was a key factor in Hillary’s defeat, because he “suffered fatal confusion on the subject of delegates.” Carville hits … Continue reading →

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Reid Tells Coleman To Concede

Posted on January 5, 2009 at 8:27 am by Bob Cesca

While I agree with the sentiment, I can’t imagine that Norm Coleman is intimidated by the mighty strength of Harry Reid’s advice.

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