Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Irene Hits Shore in U.S. - for those of you who want the latest, click here to go to the weather channel. It is being reported the Hurricane has now been downgraded to a category one storm and my local area of Frederick County, Maryland is expected to receive an overnight drenching of rain.

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Sunday Morning Talking Heads Lineup - as Hurricane Irene hits the east coast, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director Craig Fugate will appear on all of the big four morning shows.

ABC "This Week" has Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) who tours the newly opened memorial to Martin Luther King. Former secretary of state Colin Powell will appear on CBS "Face The Nation" and discusses the 48th anniversary of Martin Luther King's speech "I have a Dream".

Republican Presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) appears on Fox.

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What Will Be the Theme for the 2012 Obama Campaign? - die hard supporters from the "Yes We Can!" and "Change You Can Believe In" campaign of 2008 are now disillusioned, making the theme of the 2012 reelection campaign all that more important.

Look to see Republicans painted as obstructionists along with the realization change is not easy. The Washington Post has a good read here.

While some of the more liberal Democrats may be unhappy president Obama did not fight harder on more key issues, they will return to the fold as there is no alternative candidate for them to support.

All indications are the country will experience another very close presidential election in 2012. Stay tuned...

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Cross Pataki Off The List - the former Governor of New York will not run for President. instead, he says he will concentrate on his organization "No American Debt". TheHill.com has more here.

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Giffords Gets Democratic Challenger - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Az.) is recovering from a gunshot to the head and has not announced if she will seek reelection in 2012. Anthony Prowell is receiving the cold shoulder treatment from Democratic leadership and may decide to switch to the Green Party. Prowell said he was intending to run before Giffords was shot. Giffords has until May 2012 to file for reelection. CNN.com has more here.

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