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- So there was a debate last night and I continued my longstanding policy of intending to watch and then being too lazy to find a friend with cable, but it seems that if I had I'd have ruined both some innocent person's TV and one or both of my shoes. Apparently, Tim Russert might as well have shown up in a black hooded robe and put the candidates on the rack. I mean, tough questions are fine, but angrily badgering them about pointless endorsements and inconsequential misstatements even after they've offered full explanations is a waste of our time and theirs. See Mori, Paul, and Matt for more on the Russert style in American Politics.
- Obama hits one million donors. Or, should I say, one miiiiilion donors? That means that 1 out of every 300 Americans has given him money. By November that figure could easily be one out of every 100. Kinda makes it hard for McCain to argue that Obama is doing something terrible if he opts out of public financing for the general election.
- John Lewis finally does switch to Obama.
- What is it about Tennesse Republicans and black Democrats? First they smeared Harold Ford Jr., now they're going after Obama.
- Newsweek interviews designer Michael Bierut who argues that the Obama campaign is the first to have a coherent brand identity that extends to all elements of the campaign. For instance, every sign (that isn't handmade at) at every rally is in the same font, perfectly spaced, and so on.
- Mark Penn sent Tony Blair twirling, twirling, into the future.
- I thought the Saturday Night Live sketch I linked to on Monday was funny too, but I didn't expect it to be mentioned in yesterdays debate.
--Sam Boyd
