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The real money being wagered right now (as of 10:32 pm ET) on Intrade isn't very encouraging:

Final comment from me on the speech...I think Georgia10 summed it up very well:

If there was any doubt left among voters, pundits, and politicos alike that John McCain's selection of Sarah Palin was based purely on politics, tonight's speech should lay to rest any notion that Republicans chose their candidate based on anything...
(17 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

Yep, even on her home state Palin was viewed as loser of the debate

Who is won the VP debate?
Posted by Anchorage Daily News
Posted: October 2, 2008 - 5:25 pm

Gov. Sarah Palin (R)  - 42% (677 votes)
Sen. Joe Biden (D) - 52% (837 votes)
It was a tie - 6% (104 votes)
Total votes: 1618

2:10 AM...NBC and Fox have called Indiana for Obama and he remains ahead in North Carolina with all precincts reporting. Finally, Obama now trails McCain in Missouri by just 500 398 votes, so winning both of these states is now a real possibility. Meanwhile, McCain has taken a 49-47 lead in Montana with 76 percent reporting. The current electoral vote is Obama 349, McCain 144,...
(42 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

You've got to be kidding me?

The husband of President Obama's Labor secretary nominee paid about $6,400 Wednesday to settle tax liens that had been outstanding for as long as 16 years against his business, the Obama administration told USA TODAY this afternoon.

The disclosure came shortly...
(3 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

Jim GR whoever you are thanks!!
 "Man will they shut up already. Its like taking a cross country trip with 3 screaming children in the back seat.. They are beginning to make the Clinton machine look humble and accepting.

jim GR (Sent Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:40 PM)"

Courtesy of Daily Kos:

(Mountain Daylight Time)

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (LOCAL)

Live Performances (before gavel)
Yonder Mountain String Band Performance
Jeff Austin, Adam Aijala, Ben Kaufmann, Dave Johnston

Voter Registration Presentation

Remarks
The Honorable Luis Gutierrez
Member of the US House of Representatives, Illinois (0 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

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The House looks like it's about to vote down the bailout legislation by a 205 to 228 margin (current tally). Democrats voted for it by a 3-to-2 margin. Republicans voted against it by a 2-to-1 margin.

The market is down more than 500 points. I'll bet it drops 1,000 today.

Hang on to your hats, folks.

Update (1:54 pm ET): Tally is now 207-226. Amazing that...
(7 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

10:56 PM...Great comment:

Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor: "John McCain put out his big gun, Bill Ayers, and out of the gun popped a big 'Pow' sign."

10:53 PM...Ambinder:

Four members of Frank Luntz's 23-person focus group switched to...
(26 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

7:40 PM...Exit data in Missouri is encouraging:

-- Young voters (19% of voters) are backing Obama; while seniors (17% of voters) give McCain the...
(4 Comments) - (Posted By: Election Night)

From Obama's office this evening:

Below is a statement from incoming White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

At 6:45 PM, President-elect Obama spoke with Capt. Chesley Sullenberger III, the pilot of US Airways flight 1549.

The President-elect told Capt. Sullenberger how proud everyone was for the heroic and graceful job he had done in landing the damaged aircraft yesterday. (0 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

10:00am  THE PRESIDENT signs Ledbetter Bill, Mrs. Obama will also attend (East Room)
 
10:40am  THE PRESIDENT will stop by a reception (State Dining Room)
 
11:00am  THE PRESIDENT receives Presidential Daily Briefing (Oval Office)
 
11:30am  THE PRESIDENT receives Economic Daily Briefing (Oval Office)
 
11:50am  THE PRESIDENT meets...
(0 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

The White House has just announced that President Obama will hold his third prime-time news conference in three months next week. This is great news and hope this pattern continues. The more the public hears directly from the president, the better for everyone, except maybe the Republicans:

On Wednesday, April 29th at 8:00PM EDT, President Barack Obama will convene a nationally-televised news...
(1 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

Again, imagine the media storm if this were Obama.

Update (1:59 pm ET): Reader narphorium finds this great contrast.

Per Kos, here's what left tonight (as Sen. Jack Reed now speaks):

The Honorable Jack Reed
US Senator, Rhode Island

The Honorable Tom Daschle
Former US Senator and Senate Minority Leader, South Dakota

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
The...
(0 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

You'd think that right after he picked a running mate and as his convention starts to heat up, that folks might be more inclined to view John McCain's (R) chances a lot more favorably. Apparently, that's not the case for those actually wagering real money on the outcome.

Here's today's movement on Intrade as of 2:25 pm ET:

(5 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

I'll end this post with Josh Marshall's final sentiments:

Nothing brings so much happiness as betraying all the ideals you said you believed in to try to take advantage of your last chance to be president.

11:05 PM: Worst presidential acceptance speech in my memory. Bad speech. Awful delivery. Nothing...
(29 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

12:05 AM...CNN/Opinion Research telephone poll, MoE 4.5%, reported on air (per Kos):

51-38 Obama wins debate
52-47 Obama on Iraq
58-37 Obama on the economy

11:32 PM...According to CBS News/Knowledge Networks' (41 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

My two cents: Palin came in and certainly cleared the disastrously low bar she set for herself after her abysmal interviews. She was stronger in the first half than in the second half when it shifted to foreign policy. However, a great deal of her comments seemed memorized talking points and that limited her ability to go beyond those issues. Conversely, I thought Joe Biden was terrific. His answers were great at linking...
(18 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

10:51 PM...MSNBC's focus group has it approximately 60% Obama, 40% McCain.

10:46 PM...No word on snap polls yet, but the online poll at CBS News has it Obama 83%, McCain 17%. I know it's totally unscientific, but that's a hell of a spread.

Also, I find this a little revealing, courtesy of (36 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

Perfect and incredibly effective...in my opinion. That's how you hit Palin:

I've gone through the progression of state poll closing times a number of times now -- and making assessments of how each state will vote and how quickly before we'll know enough to call a state -- and I keep getting the same result...
(5 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

 11:16 PM...MSNBC PROJECTS OBAMA WILL WIN FLORIDA

10:59 PM...Virginia=Obama....FINALLY CNN calls it....McCain is still hanging on to a slim lead in Indiana...

10:30 PM...Alright, so folks I'm freaking out here...I just...
(4 Comments) - (Posted By: Election Night)

MSNBC is reporting that AP has just called the Alaska Senate race for Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D), putting an end to the political career of convicted felon Sen. Ted Stevens (R), increasing the Democratic Senate caucus to at least 58 seats.

Here's the latest status of the vote count:

Anchorage...
(3 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

Here's the final White House schedule for President Bush, thankfully:

9:55 am THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Bush welcome the President-elect and Mrs. Obama

North Portico, The White House

EXPANDED POOL COVERAGE

(Pre-set: 9:00 am; Final call: 9:30 am)
(2 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

Another reminder of the weight now firmly on the shoulders of our new president.

At 4 p.m., Mr. Obama is scheduled to walk into the Situation Room for the first time for a meeting on Iraq and Afghanistan. Vice President Joseph R. Biden will join the president, along with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the chairman of the...
(0 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

It was unanimous:

4:58 p.m. Senate votes to ban Blagojevich from ever holding office again

The state Senate voted 59-0 to ban former Gov. Rod Blagojevich from again holding elected office in Illinois.

The vote is the equivalent of...
(4 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)

Set your TiVo, DVR, VCR, whatever..per Comedy Central:

After weeks of back-and-forth and even some intervening from Stephen Colbert, CNBC’s Jim Cramer and Jon Stewart will finally face off when the Mad Money host appears on The Daily Show this Thursday at 11pm/10c.

7:47 PM ... The polls have closed in Virginia, and with 40 percent of precincts reporting, State Sen. Creigh Deeds (D) has a fat lead.

7:56 PM ... With 60% reporting, it's quite an ass-kicking. The question for me is whether McAuliffe, and all his cash, will keep him from...
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2:27 PM ... Oh man...Sanford is shaking and about to cry. He's already apologized to his family, children and staff, but hasn't said for what reason yet...

2:30 PM ... Now he's talking about God and God's law and sin...still apologizing...still hasn't said anything specific.

2:31 PM ... "I've been unfaithful to my wife." Had an affair with woman in Argentina which...
(2 Comments) - (Posted By: Mark Nickolas)