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Thursday, September 4, 2008 12:00 AM

The GOP's cheerful viciousness

Yet again, the GOP launches brutal personality and cultural attacks on the Democratic candidate. Yet again, Democrats seem determined to allow it to do so.

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  • Thursday, September 4, 2008 03:36 PM

    This is great...

    From the NYT, about five minutes ago...

    "The Obama campaign reported that it had received $8 million in online contributions from more than 130,000 donors after Ms. Palin’s addresss, and it is on pace to collect $10 million by the time Mr. McCain takes the stage later in the evening."

    The energized Republican party? Not so much--one million dollars since then. It looks like Palin will energize at least one party's base, though probably not the one her handlers thought.

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