It's important to set aside some time from now until Nov. 4 and devote it to helping get our candidates elected both here in Illinois and around the country.
On the weekends there's carpooling and canvassing. On weekday nights, there's phone-banking and postcard-writing. Taking the day off and helping out on Monday (11/3) or election-day Tuesday (11/4) is also an extremely important way of making a contribution.
The editorial page of the Chicago Tribune this afternoon endorsed Barack Obama for president, the first time in the newspaper's 161-year history that it has backed the Democratic Party nominee for president. [Christi Parsons, Obama wins Chi. Tribune endorsement, The Swamp, 10/17/2008]
All you had to do was turn off the audio and look at the difference between the two contestants to know who won this one.
It was raining cats and dogs and still the 32nd Ward Dems had a great turnout. After the debate, State Rep John Fritchey, who'd been through a long legislative day, got up and added a personal note about his friendship with Obama in Springfield.
Apparently former Secretary of State Madelaine Albright is none too happy that Sarah Palin is running around (mis-)quoting her -- supposedly from the back of a Starbucks cup -- about there being "a place in Hell reserved for women who don’t support other women". Said the former Secretary of State:
Everyone's talking about McCain's impending shift to a more sleazy campaign. It's the underlining assumption of the WaPo article that people have been quoting:
With just a month to go until Election Day, McCain's team has decided that its emphasis on the senator's biography as a war hero, experienced lawmaker and straight-talking maverick is insufficient to close a growing gap with Obama.
The McCain Campaign is working hard to put the financial crisis behind it. From the WaPo:
Aides hope that, if Congress passes a rescue package, McCain's actions will be seen as having contributed [sic] to the deal. More important, they hope an agreement will push the economy story off the front pages for a while.
"First Democratic Endorsement in 72 Years!" reads the recommended Diary on Kos. It was about the Stockton Record endorsing a Democrat for President for the first time in 72 years.
The Editorial presents an overview of the two candidates in what has pretty much become public knowledge. On McCain, the paper is pretty damning:
The editorial page of the Chicago Tribune this afternoon endorsed Barack Obama for president, the first time in the newspaper's 161-year history that it has backed the Democratic Party nominee for president. [Christi Parsons, 
Aides hope that, if Congress passes a rescue package, McCain's actions will be seen as having contributed [sic] to the deal. More important, they hope an agreement will push the economy story off the front pages for a while.
