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Entries from Phillyist tagged with '2008election'

June 12, 2008

The day after the April 22nd primaries left us, like many other Pennsylvanians, feeling like cast off one-night-stands, watching the news vans drive off and the reporters cast their collective gaze to the hotter contest down the Appalachian chain. But never fear! Those of you, who like us, are itching with the desire to return to the political spotlight can rejoice: with Barack Obama veepstakes fever flushing across the country, Pennsylvania returns to the spotlight......

Continue Reading "Mr. Rendell Goes to Washington?"

April 25, 2008

Dear Philadelphia Voters: I hope you’re proud of yourselves. No, really. I’m not saying that in the “Johnny, I hope you’re proud of yourself. Now your little brother has a black eye,” kind of way. I’m saying that in the most sincere way I can. Because whether you’re happy with the results of Tuesday’s Primary Election or not, you should still be happy about the day itself. I grew up in a very political......

Continue Reading "Return to Sender: The Democracy Edition"

April 23, 2008

Author’s Note: I hate to be on the losing side. I think this covers me regardless of the PA Primary results. This morning I am a happy man, because my candidate for President just won the Pennsylvania Primary! And that candidate is Barack Obama / Hillary Clinton. It was a tough race. Barack / Hillary was down / up in the polls and then up / down in the polls which gave me a very......

Continue Reading "The Best Man/Woman Won"

April 21, 2008

Wow... Even the BBC is talking about us these days.......

Continue Reading "We're Continental"

April 15, 2008

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April 10, 2008

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April 2, 2008

There may be twenty long days left until Pennsylvania chooses its party nominees, but there are only two days left to cast your vote in Phillyist's People's Choice Endorsement! Warm up your voting muscles and tell us by the end of the day on Friday why you think your candidate should be number one in November. On Monday morning, Phillyist will announce the results. So far Barack Obama is winning by a landslide, but a......

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April 2, 2008

Yesterday, in a speech to the AFL-CIO, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton endeared herself to the citizens of Philadelphia by comparing herself to Philly’s Phavorite Phictional Phrized Phighter, Rocky Balboa: "Sen. Obama says he's getting tired of the campaign. His supporters say they want it to end," she said. "Could you imagine if Rocky Balboa had gotten halfway up those art museum stairs and said, 'Well, I guess that's about far enough?' That's not the way......

Continue Reading ""Take Her to the Zoo""

April 1, 2008

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March 20, 2008

Because Obama's speech was delivered to a private audience in the middle of the day on Tuesday, many of you may have missed it. Phillyist contributor Warren Longmire posted his thoughts on the speech that day, complete with a link to a video of the speech found on Huffington Post. Because the speech is still making headlines, we wanted to take the opportunity to embed it in its entirety here. We are not posting this......

Continue Reading "The Speech That Everyone's Still Talking About"

March 18, 2008

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February 5, 2008

Today is Super Tuesday, and primaries are being held in both New Jersey and Delaware, making this really well-produced political video relevant to many Phillyist readers. If you're registered in either of those states, remember to get out and vote – no matter who you plan to cast your ballot for!......

Continue Reading "Star Power for Super Tuesday"

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