tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75759742008-10-15T23:10:11.896-04:00www.thechiefsource.comKylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17664802027513657167noreply@blogger.comBlogger2549125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-74533012798597983652008-10-15T18:30:00.000-04:002008-10-15T18:30:01.137-04:00

Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17664802027513657167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-80259036265789260102008-10-15T08:36:00.014-04:002008-10-15T09:25:46.520-04:00

John McCain's campaign staff is going to go down in political history as one of the most inept teams since the guy who suggested Dukakis ride in that tank. Despite polling numbers across the country in key battlegrounds that continue to favor Senator Obama, the McCain campaign continues to play like a broken record with the same message. In this brilliant video clip, John Stewart illustrates

Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17664802027513657167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-78974560968813039952008-10-14T18:19:00.008-04:002008-10-14T18:41:41.850-04:00

Two of the most annoying (and pervasive) bits of political conventional wisdom are that (1) the economy does better (2) your taxes will be lower with a Republican in the White House. Here's a really interesting, new piece on the 1st. And although we've already addressed the 2nd, something unveiled today by the Obama camp will make it easier for people to see for themselves. Click on the

Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-22039082425912849672008-10-13T11:04:00.004-04:002008-10-14T13:26:49.832-04:00

So where does McCain go from here? His campaign has become so unpredictable.....and I mean unpredictable in the worst and nutty way possible. Early last week he is fanning anger from his lunatic supporters (watch this updated video compilation), but by the end of the week he is getting booed by those same nuts for calling Obama a "decent" man. The plan was obviously to go 100% negative, but

Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11244695457881702009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-65264778214346801442008-10-12T20:10:00.011-04:002008-10-12T21:28:01.641-04:00

Seems something unforeseeable and dramatic would have to happen for Obama to lose. I wouldn't be surprised if polls tightened and Obama pulled out a 273-265 electoral victory, but I cannot see it turning to McCain. I have been saying for 6 months that the worst Obama could do was 269-269 and that winning a state like Ohio would make it a much more comfortable victory. Now its just a matter of

Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11244695457881702009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-36905362726557790422008-10-11T15:23:00.020-04:002008-10-12T12:08:11.181-04:00

A couple Obama supporters have called me asking if we should be concerned about all this Bill Ayres stuff. I'll tell you what I told them: I couldn't be happier about it. If this is the smear that the McCain camp sees as their last-best hope at turning the tide, we're sitting pretty. While it seems to be driving people to Wikipedia, it has had no major net effect on Obama's favorability

Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-71057733497870458722008-10-11T11:53:00.001-04:002008-10-12T12:11:21.022-04:00

I don't typically cut and paste crap, but this story shouldn't be missed: Gawker: "Hundreds of absentee voters from Rensselaer County, NY, were sent ballots offering them the exciting opportunity to cast their vote for Democratic candidate "Barack Osama." Election officials are saying it's an honest mistake. Except that the ballots in question were supposed to be proofread by at least six

Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-31307052016680279542008-10-09T13:51:00.003-04:002008-10-09T14:03:45.500-04:00

Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-63188017811287800172008-10-09T12:06:00.009-04:002008-10-09T13:28:09.133-04:00

Barack Obama has called for increasing the corporate tax rate on oil companies because they have made record profits over the last few years. While this may sound like a good offset for Senator Obama's $1,000,000,000,000 budget (yes, that is $1 Trillion), I checked to see who would be most affected by this policy. The conclusion is surprising. As Barack points out, increasing the corporate

Ian Sigalowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975100686104659327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-23545819291668462752008-10-08T22:32:00.006-04:002008-10-09T09:42:18.798-04:00

Today the Wisconsin Advertising Project released numbers they compiled to compare the state by state media buys of the McCain and Obama campaigns from September 28th - October 4th. It gives us a chance to see what states the campaigns really believe are important by following the money. The following chart shows the Obama campaign focused on key battlegrounds and the McCain campaign all over

Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17664802027513657167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-40179295248031018982008-10-08T10:22:00.005-04:002008-10-09T13:39:15.567-04:00

Breast cancer doesn't discriminate. It doesn't care if you are a Republican or a Democrat. Doesn't give a second thought to your age, race, occupation, marital status, and even gender. And it certainly doesn't pause to consider if you have life plans left to execute, a family left to raise, friends left to chat with, places left to visit, and loved-ones still needing loving. Breast cancer

Anniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726278030385534045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-38921318597503814962008-10-07T23:54:00.002-04:002008-10-07T23:57:15.125-04:00

Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-14292939230162309312008-10-07T19:07:00.001-04:002008-10-07T19:07:00.191-04:00

Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17664802027513657167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-25002710180117629182008-10-07T09:51:00.007-04:002008-10-07T10:39:11.675-04:00

Ray Horner was kind enough to have us back in studio this morning to discuss the state of the race. We discussed the Vice Presidential debate, polling, tonight's presidential debate, and other topics related to the campaign. This video clip is one of three segments. Ben talks about what McCain needs to do in tonight's debate and I discuss how Senator Obama wins tonight. I'm really looking

Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17664802027513657167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-49615411243591350472008-10-06T17:20:00.003-04:002008-10-08T13:23:21.708-04:00

DEVO TO THEIR NATIVE OHIO: DEVO is making an urgent trip to their native Akron, Ohio to rally for Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama! DEVO will be holding a concert on Friday, October 17th at 8pm at the Civic in Akron. Unrelated: Ben and I will be on the Ray Horner program on 1590 WAKR from 6:15 - 7:00am to talk about the state of the race. Also, tomorrow night I will be a panel

Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17664802027513657167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-14916970765040560972008-10-06T12:58:00.005-04:002008-10-06T16:26:41.322-04:00

All apologies for the obscenities, but I'm sitting here watching the House Oversight Committee Hearings live on CNN. Right now, Richard Fuld - the CEO of Lehman Bros. - is testifying. He's just admitted that - shareholdings aside - he's received $480,000,000 for his salary/bonuses between 2000-2008. Waxman just asked him: considering that your shareholders lost everything, do you think it's

Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-19259178650015040642008-10-06T10:28:00.009-04:002008-10-06T11:29:09.711-04:00

If you're not registered to vote you need to get your, get your ass to Mars I mean... The Job Center on Tallmadge Ave (if you're an Akronite). You've got till 9pm tonight to register and you can even cast your vote while you're there so you won't need to wait in Election Day lines. Already registered? The biggest way you can help the Obama campaign is early voting. Vote early and help

Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-72763664790398474822008-10-05T19:44:00.007-04:002008-10-06T12:45:55.708-04:00

This past Saturday my brother Carson and I went to the early voting location on East Tallmadge Avenue set up by the Summit County Board of Elections to vote for Barack Obama. As we pulled into the parking lot we were greeted by volunteers passing out literature on Issue 8 (selling the sewer) and Democratic sample ballots. The only Republican presence was a large Spicer for Judge truck parked

Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17664802027513657167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-29722059392260730152008-10-03T16:17:00.004-04:002008-10-03T16:29:40.040-04:00

This is a screen shot of the CNN/Politics page. I guess that the big "B" is implicit in the headline. Still, it's one character. Toss it in there, CNN. When I first read this headline, I dreamt it might actually be some act of flip rebellion, the House was giving the bailout the big, middle finger by agreeing to it just so long as the total did not exceed one grand. I wonder if we wouldn't

Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-35726868789813587632008-10-03T15:43:00.000-04:002008-10-03T16:09:47.399-04:00

Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-81749081766468170832008-10-03T14:47:00.011-04:002008-10-03T16:41:44.482-04:00

In mid-August I laid out a tug-o-war scenario that showed which states were most vulnerable to being tipped by either candidate. Who's tipped what since? Well, if the election had happened yesterday, this is what the map would've most likely looked like: Obama by 168. This map is based on the most recent state polls of the 17 states in play. I've laid them all out in the table below, with the

Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-24532653382700322332008-10-02T23:59:00.001-04:002008-10-03T13:45:13.929-04:00

Yesterday Kyle and I went out to a AFSCME, Local Union 2317 meeting in Barberton (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees). We said the pledge and passed out about 25 shirts. The new designs arrived from the printers yesterday and will be shot-gunned across Akron over the next few days. If you know of an Obama or non-Obama event where you think people would like to get

Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-48622758981329316972008-10-02T15:20:00.003-04:002008-10-02T15:29:57.644-04:00

Kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17664802027513657167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-72453321184585697342008-10-02T10:48:00.008-04:002008-10-02T13:30:28.600-04:00

Obama has peaked. These polls are simply way to skewed for Obama. Absent McCain dropping a C-Bomb on his wife again, Obama is not winning Florida and Ohio by 8%. So knowing this election is due to swing back towards McCain, the real question is how far will McCain come back. To that question, we can all agree that Sarah Palin's performance tonight will be key. And here is the problem for Obama

Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11244695457881702009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575974.post-64606254525279682612008-10-01T16:21:00.004-04:002008-10-02T20:45:36.763-04:00

I apologize that this post is not the most topical, but there was an issue from last week's debate that keeps eating away at me and have felt compelled to write about (who knew that the start of the semester would eat up so much of my time and keep me from posting?!!). When discussing the lure for American businesses to go abroad, John McCain made the point that corporate taxes a very high in

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