The final Obama push
Patrick Caldwell
Patrick Caldwell is a writing fellow at The American Prospect.
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Wooing Old Dominion
“Thank you for what you are doing.” Liz Childress, a 22-year-old volunteer for the Obama campaign, heard this refrain as she knocked on doors in Church Hill, a predominately African American neighborhood east of downtown Richmond, where dilapidated vacant homes dominate many of the blocks. Childress, in a navy pea coat with a Joe Biden […]
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The GOP Apostate Campaigns for Obama in Virginia
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee goes door knocking for Obama
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Wisconsin’s Red-State Scare
Amid setbacks for progressives, Tammy Baldwin seeks to prove that the Badger state hasn’t gone Republican.
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Paul Ryan’s Other Opponent
A Prospect Q&A with Rob Zerban, the Wisconsin Dem trying to win Paul Ryan’s House seat.
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The County that Swings Wisconsin
Racine has voted for George W. Bush, Paul Ryan, Scott Walker—and Barack Obama. Welcome to the nation’s most schizophrenic battleground.
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Watching the Debate with Paul Ryan’s Constituents
The debate got off to a bumpy start, with the bartender struggling to sync the audio between each of the bar’s four TVs. City Haul Lounge in Racine, Wisconsin isn’t the type of drinking hole where you’d typically find a crowd straining to hear politicians gab. A dive bar in the true Midwestern sense, City […]
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Get Ready for Real Zingers
The Prospect talks to Thomas Downey, who played Jack Kemp for Al Gore in 1996, about his experience on the debate-prep circuit and what to expect in the Biden/Ryan vice-presidential debate.
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Debate Prep with Joe
Jennifer Granholm talks with the Prospect about helping Biden prep for his 2008 verbal sparring match with Sarah Palin.
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CFPB Catches American Express Breaking the Law
American Express customers will receive $85 million in refunds for deceptive practices
