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I woke up very early on the 4th and got out some sign making equipment (butcher paper, wide brush, blue ink), and made two large signs -- one that said Obama and another that said Warner -- for Russ Warner, the Democratic challenger for the CA-26 Congressional seat.

Searched around the garage to see if schtuff that's kept "around here somewhere, hope it comes in handy someday" would work as a rigid backing/handle for the sign. Voila! Leftover wooden battens from a venetian blind (buy full lengt… Continue

Good reference worth reading. [Hat tip to Oona in The Field comments]

The importance of narrative and personal connections is something that Barack learned early on in his career as as community organizer. A recent Los Angeles Times article takes a look at the origins of some of these concepts, and the c

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Ben Smith: The Google covers a Personal Democracy Forum panel session where John McCain's internet savviness is taking a hit. McCain campaign aide Mark Soohoo is on the hot seat, and Russo gets in a good one:

Soohoo is getting beat up a bit before what isn't exactly a McCain audience at the tech conference. Pressed again on McCain's tech savvy, he defends his candidate.

"You don’t actually have to use a compu

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