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The Thin Man
by William Kristol

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Don't Cry for Russia
by Cathy Young

Keynote Kalamities
by Matthew Continetti

Would You Hire Barack Obama?
by Dean Barnett

An Awkward Alliance
by Stephen F. Hayes

Unsuper Delegate
by Richard Burr

Hillary Supporters for McCain
by Salena Zito

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The New Jews?
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Faith-Based Campaign
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by Christopher J. Walker

The Texas Way
by William McKenzie

Crime Pays
by Steven J. Lenzner

Hef's Cold War
by Cynthia Grenier

Le Film Mediocre
by John Podhoretz

CASUAL
A Summer Car
by Joseph Bottum

PARODY
The Podestionary


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Wright Bites?

Looking at one poll is sometimes dangerous. But several together--all pointing in the same direction--can tell a story. And for Barack Obama, this narrative is scary.

Rasmussen, Gallup, and Fox released national polls in the last two days that break out this way:

Gallup: Clinton 49%, Obama 45%
Fox: Clinton 44%, Obama 41%
Rasmussen: Clinton 46%, Obama 44%

Two weeks ago, many of these same polls showed Obama with anywhere between a 5-10 percent lead.

While the most recent results all show a virtual statistical tie, it’s the trend over the past couple of weeks that is striking. The Rasmussen poll, for example, reveals a ten-point swing toward Clinton since the Wright press conference.

This plot of all the public polls from Pollster.com shows the most recent "Wright Bites" trend pretty clearly:


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