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Biden and Palin
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Aziz Poonawalla
Overall, I think that Biden and Palin did well. Biden met expdectations, and Palin exceeded them. However, neither one really did much to change the overall narrative, which has been trending in Obama’s favor. Palin’s basic objective was to avoid damaging McCain, and attempt to attract independent voters. She succeeded in doing no harm, but…
The Palin bounce?
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Aziz Poonawalla
A batch of polls over the weekend show that McCain gained serious ground after the RNC convention and Palin’s speech/martyrdom: USAToday / Gallup 9/5-7/08McCain 54, Obama 44) (8/23: Obama 48, McCain 45) Zogby Interactive 9/5-6/08 McCain 50, Obama 46 (8/30: McCain 47, Obama 45) Gallup Poll 9/4-6/08 McCain 48, Obama 45 Rasmussen Reports 9/4-6/08McCain 48,…
Obama speech word cloud
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Aziz Poonawalla
I plugged the text of the speech transcript into wordle and got this result: The main theme of the speech is clear from the cloud: the promise of America. It’s worth noting that Obama uses that word to refer to an ideal, a description of the American Dream, which put simply is that anyone can…
The Obama speech
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Aziz Poonawalla
Magnificent. I don’t think even the most cynical observer or committed Republican partisan could watch that speech all the way through and not be moved. It was simple, yet soaring; it was idealistic, but gritty; it was about him, but it was about us. Some of the highlights (weighted towards the beginning of the speech…
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