THE PENNSYLVANIA BAIT-AND-SWITCH.

post from Ezra Klein on 05 November 2008 01:43:00 PM. © Ezra Klein

I'm continually fascinated by the idea that the Obama campaign basically tricked the McCain campaign into fighting for Pennsylvania. Political Wire lays out the theory:1. Obama's campaign learns McCain has just $37 million entering October.2.[...]

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Waxman plans to wrest control of Energy and
Commerce Committee from Dingell.

post from Think Progress on 05 November 2008 01:41:00 PM. © Think Progress

House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) ?is calling senior Democrats to seek the top spot? on the influential Energy and Commerce Committee, which currently belongs to Rep. John Dingell (D-MI). Roll Call reports, ?The move marks a major showdown between two Democratic powerhouses, with implications for a host of major legislation next year from health care to global warming to renewable energy.? Brad Johnson compares and contrasts Waxman and Dingell?s record on global warming.

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NOT ACCEPTANCE. EQUALITY.

post from Ezra Klein on 05 November 2008 01:39:00 PM. © Ezra Klein

Ta-Nehisi Coates states this well:If someone wants to give me a reason why gay people shouldn't be able to marry that doesn't, at its root, boil down to "yuck," I guess I'd love to hear it. But really that isn't the point. I've always maintained that you[...]

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Facing the Future Unafraid

post from Everyday Citizen on 05 November 2008 01:36:40 PM. © Everyday Citizen

When Barack Obama was declared the victor in this long, arduous contest to become our nation's[...]

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Obama's Win and Judges

post from TalkLeft on 05 November 2008 01:36:00 PM. © TalkLeft

People for the American Way writes that President-Elect Barack Obama's win yesterday brings a mandate on our federal judiciary:

Looking at yesterday’s results, it’s incontrovertible that the election delivered a sweeping mandate for President-elect Obama to appoint federal judges who are committed to core constitutional values: justice, equality, and opportunity for all. In the election the public rejected the efforts of the right wing to stack the federal courts with ideological jurists like Justices Scalia and Alito often called “strict constructionists.”

Obama's view of the courts: [More...]

When you look at what makes a great Supreme Court justice, it's not just the particular issue and how they rule, but it's their conception of the Court. And part of the role of the Court is that it is going to protect people who may be vulnerable in the political process: the outsider, the minority, those who are vulnerable, those who don’t have a lot of clout.”

Obama may have the ability to appoint three or more Supreme Court Justices and many more federal judges:

Given the results of yesterday’s election, we should expect President-elect Obama and the United States Senate to nominate and confirm judges who will defend our personal freedoms and ensure that every person has equal access to justice. The American people have asked them to do just that.

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Recounting Where Things Stand

post from Open Left - Front Page on 05 November 2008 01:35:08 PM. © Open Left - Front Page

In the extended entry, I take a quick look at where the campaigns for President, Senate and House[...]

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We Shouldve Seen This Coming, Chapter MMCMXXLVIII

post from Firedoglake on 05 November 2008 01:33:59 PM. © Firedoglake

Hugh Hewitt, Townhall:So, despite the rapture of college students and the registration of the homeless in Ohio, the common sense of Americans will override curiosity about Barack Obama and infatuation with his celebrity, and trust John McCain to pilot[...]

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FOX News: Ralph Nader calls newly elected Barack
Obama an Uncle Tom

FOX NewsRalph Nader calls newly elected Barack Obama an Uncle TomPosted in Uncategorized [...]

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We Don't Vote Away Civil Rights

BY TAYLOR MARSHIt’s a matter of the U.S. Constitution, enforced by the courts.Otherwise, we wouldn’t be celebrating President-Elect Barack Obama. Or has everyone suddenly forgotten the bad old days?Discrimination is just that, whether[...]

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The Kids Are All Right

Better than all right. We rock:

Young voters diverged sharply from the population as a whole, preferring Obama/Biden over McCain/Palin by 66% to 32% in the NEP. This is by far the highest share of the youth vote obtained by any candidate since exit polls began reporting results by age categories in 1976. In past elections from 1976 through 2004, young voters diverged by an average of only 1.8 percentage points from the popular vote as a whole. 2004 had set the previous record for an age gap

Thanks to George W. Bush, who crystallized the effect of conservatism on this country, there's a whole generation of truly progressive voters out there. And thanks to Barack Obama, these young voters are energized and organized, and will remain so even though the election is over.