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George Wenschhof

MoveOn.org Releases New Ad "Stepping on The Middle Class"



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Crist To Speak at Democratic Convention - former Republican Governor Charlie Crist, who endorsed President Obama in an op-ed in the Tampa Bay Times, will be a speaker at The Democratic convention next week.  You can read more here.

This reminds me of when independent Senator Joe Lieberman (Conn.), a former Democratic Senator, who caucuses with The Democrats, spoke at the 2008 Republican convention.

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Trump Bumped From Republican Convention Speaker Lineup - due to the canceled events for today, Donald Trump will not be speaking at the convention.  You can read more here.

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Things to Look For During Republican Convention - already thrown off message by Hurricane Isaac, Mitt Romney has to hope to define his message to all Republicans across the country this week.  Politico.com has a list of what to look for here.

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Are Party Conventions Relevant Today? - today, the conventions have become a heavily scripted show for the political parties.  The NY Times has a series of op-eds on whether they should continue, here.

Tom Brokaw suggests a one day and one prime-time night would suffice.

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Romney Can Not Win Without Florida - it doesn't take a mathematician to calculate the electoral vote and it is clear Mitt Romney must win Florida and it's 29 electoral votes in order to win in November.  It is no secret that is why Republicans chose to hold their national convention in Florida.

Over $110 million has been spent so far between the Obama and Romney campaigns and their supportive PACs.  You can read more here.

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Romney 47% - Obama 46% in Latest National Poll - The Washington Post/ABC News survey showed the candidates tied at 47% in early July.  Obama maintains a huge lead over Romney in likability, 61%-27%.  You can read more here.

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