Well, that was some two weeks. The Obama campaign is over – ending in victory, of course – and I’m back to Ireland today. (…well, it was “today” when I started writing this last Sunday.) The Obama campaign was, overall, a masterclass in grassroots activism. The sheer numbers of people contributing to the campaign – [...]
November 17th, 2008 at
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There’s a great post over on the FirstRead blog on MSNBC – 50 Questions for 50 Days. They’ve listed out fifty questions, the answers to which will tell you who wins the US election. Some highlights: Can Sarah Palin look as engaged as Joe Biden in the debate and can Joe Biden not look condescending [...]