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Downtown Chicago, Then and Now
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Wednesday 05 November 2008 - 11:59 AM 
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Watching the amazing images of President-elect Barack Obama addressing that huge crowd in Chicago’s Grant Park on Tuesday night, my mind flipped back to a very different set of television pictures, which were broadcast live from just a few blocks away.
Newspaper Endorsements Matter — If They're News
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Thursday 23 October 2008 - 12:12 PM 0 Comments
Newspaper endorsements of presidential candidates do matter — if they defy readers’ expectations.
Are Polls Overstating Obama’s Support?
Written by: Lee Drutman, Tuesday 30 September 2008 - 11:42 AM 1 Comments
There is a long history of black Democratic candidates doing worse than pre-election polling would suggest. Two recent studies disagree on whether this problem is still with us.
There’s No Such Thing as the Women’s Vote …
Written by: Emily Badger, Saturday 27 September 2008 - 09:00 AM 2 Comments
… and it looks like it might not matter if there was.
Apparently Everybody Wins in Presidential Debates
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Thursday 25 September 2008 - 10:08 AM 1 Comments
A new study of U.S. and Canadian political debates shows all candidates usually come out ahead.
Stadium Use Recalls JFK's "New Frontier" Speech
Written by: Michael Todd, Thursday 28 August 2008 - 10:20 AM 0 Comments
Barack Obama will accept the nomination as the Democratic candidate for president tonight at Invesco Field, Denver's "Mile High Stadium" having been dubbed the "Temple of Obama" by opponents of the "rock star" candidate.
Obama's Veep Clock Right on Time
Written by: William Yelles, Friday 22 August 2008 - 15:29 PM 0 Comments
With the Democratic Party convention set to get under way on Monday, Sen. Barack Obama's supporters clutch their cell phones waiting for a text message announcing who will be his running mate. Is Obama cutting it close with the length of time he's taken to noodle over who he may select or is he right on schedule?
"Two Candidates Walk Into a Bar ..."
Written by: Michael Todd, Thursday 21 August 2008 - 14:47 PM 0 Comments
Among one subset of likely voters, John McCain is outpolling Barack Obama by a more than 4-to-3 margin: TV jokesters. The curmudgeonly Republican has received 549 jokes at his expense from Jan. 1 to July 31, compared with the crypto-Islamic Democrat's 382 punchlines.
Woods and Obama: Being a Hybrid is Hard Work
Written by: Sameer Pandya, Friday 25 July 2008 - 14:39 PM 0 Comments
Two multiracial superstars are the reluctant spokesmen for a new conception of Everyman.
Oprah and the Downfall of American Society
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Monday 14 July 2008 - 09:15 AM 0 Comments
A journalism professor finds a straw woman on daytime TV and, in the name of scholarship, knocks her right down.
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