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Southern Fried Tour: Brandon, Iowa

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 02 2008 09:23 AM | PERMALINK

This Brandon, Iowa resident blames the media for making the news instead of covering the news. He believes they are skewing coverage toward Barack Obama because corporate media owners want him to be defeated by Republicans. Please note, what he says about Obama being raised a Muslim is FALSE. You can see the debunking of that in our video from Fact Check.org.

Part of The UpTake’s “Southern Fried Tour” leading up to Super Duper Tuesday... stay tuned for more from our...
Coulter Endorses Hillary!

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 01 2008 11:57 AM | PERMALINK

Apparently deciding to trade abject hate and stupidity for civic engagement, Ann Coulter endorses Hillary if her other option is John McCain: "I'll campaign for her if it's McCain! I was touched when she cried!"
TPMtv: '08 Roundup: Episode #11

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, JANUARY 31 2008 02:57 PM | PERMALINK

'08 Roundup: Episode #11

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Just a few days to Super Tuesday and we round up how it looks in both races, as well as bring you highlights of last night's Mitt-McCain grudge match.
TPMtv: Florida Primary Showdown

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, JANUARY 29 2008 02:42 PM | PERMALINK

Florida Primary Showdown

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Odds are we'll have a decent idea who the Democratic nominee is going to face in November when we know the winner of tonight's Republican primary in Florida. In today's episode of TPMtv we run down the state of the race and what to expect tonight; and tonight we'll be bringing you live results as late as it goes.
Republicans WANT Racial Polarization

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 29 2008 01:23 PM | PERMALINK

In the event things hadn't gotten nasty enough, FOX brings us to the next level: Republican strategist Rich Gallen says, coming out of South Carolina, he hopes voters will break along racial lines. Because "as a Republican, I think that'll be fine."
Immigration Policy Confusing?

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, JANUARY 25 2008 11:13 AM | PERMALINK

It can be for us, too. A new video from The UpTake's Corrine McDermid takes an on-the-ground look at America's immigration problem: five days in grueling desert conditions with no water, to start. For more information on where the candidates stand on immigration:

Hillary Clinton on immigration: I am proud of America's commitment to welcoming immigrants. We are all immeasurably enriched by the contributions of immigrants who have come to this country to find the American dream through...
TPMtv: '08 Roundup: Episode #10

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, JANUARY 24 2008 02:26 PM | PERMALINK

'08 Roundup: Episode #10

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Tuesday is the big showdown in Florida between John McCain and Mitt Romney. And only one of them is going to come out of the state (politically) alive. Join us as we feel the Mittmentum and preview Tuesday's primary and tonight's blow-out, last-chance-for-Rudy debate.
TPMtv: McCain v. RightWing Media Elites

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, JANUARY 23 2008 02:26 PM | PERMALINK

McCain v. RightWing Media Elites

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Limbaugh's against McCain; DeLay's against McCain. Indeed, they both say they'd rather sit out the campaign than see McCain be president. And you can hear similar claims that McCain is "unacceptable" to conservatives from various big time talk radio yakkers and political muckity mucks. But is it true? Is John McCain anathema to the GOP base. In today's episode of TPMtv we look at some polls that say it may not be.
TPMtv: War of Attrition

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, JANUARY 22 2008 01:48 PM | PERMALINK

War of Attrition

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: In today's episode we look at highlights (or lowlights) of yesterday's Democratic debate and who looks set to take the lion's share of delegates on February 5th.
TPMtv: Five Days in New Hampshire

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, JANUARY 09 2008 04:17 PM | PERMALINK

Five Days in New Hampshire

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: They say a week is a lifetime in politics. And I'm sure the last week felt like a lifetime for Hillary Clinton. So with Hillary's stunning come from behind victory last night in New Hampshire we went back and picked out what we thought we several of the key moments between her defeat in Iowa on Thursday and her victory yesterday evening. Check it out. It looks different now with the benefit of hindsight.