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Playing Down the Middle

Jul 8, 2008
Politics is a cruel and disappointing business. This year, Democratic liberals gambled on a young man who offered hope and change. But after those wondrous primary days, they are furious over Sen. Barack Obama's understandable effort to reach out to an electorate that is, and long has been, planted firmly in the middle of the road.

Schwarzenegger Backs McCain

Feb 1, 2008
California's celebrity governor has thrown his muscle behind the McCain campaign. Despite the occasional pander, McCain still plays better with California's moderates than Mitt Romney, who appears to have been embraced, if reluctantly, by the more conservative elements of his party.

Obama’s Success Makes a Bloomberg Campaign Moot

Jan 8, 2008
Barack Obama's determination to unite Americans and his strong electoral showing in Iowa, fueled in no small part by independents, have taken the wind out of Michael Bloomberg's sails. The New York mayor has been, by some accounts, considering an independent run for president, but now there just doesn't seem to be much of a point.