Sen. Barack Obama and 100,000 of his closest friends in Denver on Sunday (Reuters) Colorado “well over 100,000“: record-breaking number of supporters who came out to hear Barack Obama speak at the foot of the capitol in Denver on Sunday 2.5 miles: length of the line to get into an Obama rally in Fort Collins [...]
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Battle for the West: Numbers Game
October 27, 2008 – 11:33 am
By rjrivera
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Colorado, Denver, early voting, Las Vegas, Nevada, New Mexico, Reno, Sarah Palin, voter registration
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Palin Reveals Immigration Stance
October 25, 2008 – 4:56 pm
When Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was first selected as John McCain’s running mate, the News 21 blog wondered about her stance on immigration. With very few immigrants in Alaska, it seemed she had never had the occasion to consider the issue. Now, thanks to the Spanish-language channel Univision, we know that Palin’s immigration stance adheres [...]
By Amy Crawford
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Posted in Uncategorized
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Also tagged Columbia, Immigration, Latino voters, Sarah Palin, Univision
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Battle for the West: GOP Out of CO Senate Race, Swing State Nuisance, Busy Weekend in the West
October 24, 2008 – 10:44 am
National GOP Pulls Out of Colorado Senate Race The National Republican Senatorial Committee confirmed today it was pulling it’s support from the Colorado race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Wayne Allard. Rumors of the pullout began circulating last week, but subsided after NRSC chairman Sen. John Ensign said, “We’re going to stay there up until [...]
By rjrivera
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Bob Schaffer, Colorado, eary voting, Las Vegas, Mark Udall, Mitt Romney, Nevada, New Mexico, Reno, Ron Paul
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Battle for the West: Obama A ‘Muslim Socialist’
October 23, 2008 – 12:09 pm
What is it with local GOP officials in New Mexico? Last month, Bernalillo Couty Republican Party chairman Fernando C De Baca was forced to resign after saying “Hispanics consider themselves above blacks” and wouldn’t vote for a black presidential candidate and today the chairwoman of a Republican women’s group is in hot water after calling [...]
By rjrivera
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, New Mexico, Tom Udall, voter registration
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Battle for the West: McCain Still Fights for CO, Endorsement Tallies
October 22, 2008 – 10:22 am
Sen. John McCain at a campaign rally in Colorado earlier this month (Getty Images) John McCain Fights For Colorado McCain operatives say rumors of their candidate’s departure from the Centennial State are greatly exaggerated. CNN’s John King reported on Monday that GOP strategists were massaging the math looking for a path to the White House [...]
By rjrivera
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged advertising, Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Colorado, endorsements, Nevada, New Mexico, newspapers, Sarah Palin
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Battle for the West: Early Voting Kicks Off in Nevada
October 20, 2008 – 12:30 pm
Obama supporters rally on the first day of early voting in Nevada LAS VEGAS, Nev. — In the shadow of a statue honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., members of the majority African-American West Las Vegas community staged a march to the polls and rally Saturday morning, the first day of early voting in the state. [...]
By rjrivera
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Clark County, Democrat, early voting, Nevada, Republican
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Battle for the West: ‘Stop Obama’ Tour Hits Henderson, Obama the ‘Trojan Horse’?
October 17, 2008 – 2:16 pm
HENDERSON, Nev. — The Our Country Deserves Better PAC‘s “Stop Obama Tour” made its last Nevada stop in a Republican enclave in Democratic-majority Clark County Friday morning, hitting much of the same notes made in previous stops: Barack Obama is an inexperienced candidate who will raise taxes while John McCain is a loyal public servant [...]
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Elko, Henderson, Nevada, Our Country Deserves Better, Sarah Palin, Stop Obama Tour, swing states
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Battle for the West: ‘Stop Obama’ Tour Rallies Conservatives
October 17, 2008 – 12:14 pm
ELKO, Nev. – A pro-John McCain – or, more accurately, an anti-Barack Obama – bus tour stopped in town Thursday morning, urging voters in one of the states most conservative counties to be unwavering in their support for the Republican candidate. Elko residents come out to ‘Stop Obama’ The “Stop Obama Tour” kicked off Wednesday [...]
By rjrivera
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Posted in The Western Edge
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Also tagged Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Elko, Nevada, Our Country Deserves Better, rural communities, rural voters, Sarah Palin, Stop Obama Tour
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Battle for the West: Rural Nevada Dems Come Out of Hiding
October 16, 2008 – 11:39 am
Obama supporters gather in Elko, Nev., to watch the final debate ELKO, Nev. — When Mable Kite decided to get involved in a political campaign for the first time in her life, she jumped right into the deep end. She organized her local caucus, served as an Obama precinct captain, provided room and board for [...]
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Also tagged Barck Obama, Battle for the West, Democrat, Elko, Nevada, Presidential Debates, Republican, rural voters, swing states
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Battle for the West: Dems ahead in Washoe
October 15, 2008 – 8:41 am
RENO – Heidi B. Smith, chairwoman of the Washoe County Republican party, flips through a stack of emails and phone messages she’s received about voter registration errors — people who registered as Republicans but are showing up as Democrats, misspelled names, bad addresses — when the phone rings. It’s a call that’s seemed more and [...]
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Also tagged acorn, Barack Obama, Battle for the West, Nevada, voter fraud, voter registration, Washoe
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