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RINGO STARR puts a moratorium on fan mail in desperate attempt to get fan mail...
...every county has only one early-voting site, and Hamilton County's location is in the middle of the inner city, so even though it's a conservative county, 84% of the people I surveyed voted for Barack Obama. The vast majority of early voters submit their ballots by mail, and Hamilton County's envelopes are probably just as strongly pro-John McCain. But I was interested less in which candidate Hamilton County will vote for than in finding out what kind of person votes a month before the election. To my shock, none of them told me they were...
...Meanwhile, in a school district less than 100 miles to the south, teachers in Soquel, Calif., voluntarily agreed earlier this month to stop wearing their "Educate Obama" buttons after one parent, a McCain supporter, complained. And in Virginia, a teachers union was recently forced to defend an e-mail it sent in late September asking chapter leaders to "register two new voters or talk to two people who may still be on the fence." State Republicans attacked the memo, asserting that teachers were attempting to influence students' votes - an accusation the union denies. "Teachers hold an important and respected role...
...Nevertheless, Wyche continues his efforts, independently. Several days ago, Wyche received an e-mail from an Obama supporter reporting that she'd registered 20 new voters. "Proud of you," he wrote back. But he points out that many people who register to vote late in the election season don't bother showing up at the polls. His suggested pitch to those folks: "The great thing about our country is, on Election Day, Donald Trump and you are equal. He gets one vote. You get one vote. He's going to use his. Are you going to use yours...
...McCain economic policy proposal, voters largely continue to blame the Republicans for the financial crisis and the gloomy mood of an unstable nation. At the same time, the impact of Obama's massive fund-raising advantage has hit full force, as battleground states are flooded with television ads, direct mail and well-paid armies of local organizers. As Obama's lead has held (and even grown in some polls), pundits and political strategists in both parties have begun to assertively predict an easy Obama win, possibly producing a self-fulfilling wave...