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...Democratic primary races are not really the issue. What raises the stakes is the crucial role that white working-class voters play in just about every conceivable Democratic scenario for winning in the fall. It is no accident that McCain is also exploiting Obama's comments to go after swing voters and rev up his own embittered base. Small-town Americans "are the people that have fundamental cultural, spiritual and other values that in my view have very little to do with their economic condition," McCain said in a speech at the Associated Press annual meeting in Washington...
...that each has a fully equipped kitchen, gym, social space, and distinctive, House-specific features such as dance studios, dark rooms, or rock-climbing walls. In addition, the University must remain cognizant of the trauma that a construction project will have on current House residents. As such, nearby swing space should be constructed to house students displaced by construction—space that could likely be converted into graduate student housing later. While long-term concerns occupy the foreground of the University’s housing concerns, the short term needs of students should not be forgotten. Since the renovation...
...logjam at first base, Rouches doesn't play much, but he's a great athlete and has a ton of raw power. Of course, raw power doesn't mean much if you don't hit the ball, and Rouces strikes out. - O'Neill goes down on an ugly swing...
...timing couldn't have been worse, with the remarks seeming to insult the very crowd Obama has been courting in Pennsylvania ahead of its key primary next Tuesday. Polls have shown that in nearly every state save for Wisconsin Clinton has won the white working-class vote, moderate swing voters sometimes called Reagan Democrats; her advantage in that demographic helped Clinton win Ohio by 10.5 percentage points. "Obama used the word 'bitter' when he should have said 'frustrated,'" said Donna Brazile, an undecided Super Delegate who ran Al Gore's presidential campaign in 2000. "Clearly Obama's comments were 'unartful...
...Nelson said a key component of the committee’s planning will be to find enough “swing space,” the temporary residences for students who are displaced during the House renovations...