Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada Las Vegas
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David Damore
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Analysis of Second Presidential Debate At last night's presidential debate in Nashville Tennessee, the growing economic crisis provided an opportunity for John McCain and Barack Obama to rise to an historic occasion. It also set the stage for the kind of mistake that voters would never forget. Less than a month before the election, with one more debate to go, we hear how this one looked to observers in some of the crucial battleground states and talk with supporters from both sides. Did the candidates offer solutions to new problems caused by new economic realities? Did they reflect the increasing negativity of both their campaigns?
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Nevada Prepares to Caucus in the Casinos After Nevada's Culinary Workers endorsed Barack Obama , the Teachers Union filed suit to stop Saturday's caucuses from being held in casinos. It's not because of the gambling, which is Nevada's biggest industry. The teachers union , which claimed that the newly created precincts favored some voters over others, has ties to Clinton . But today, US District Court Judge James Mahan ruled that state Democrats had a right to set their own caucus rules. David Damore is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Comebacks in New Hampshire and the Road Ahead You don't have to be a political junkie to know that Hillary Clinton and John McCain are the comeback kids of yesterday's New Hampshire primaries —even though Mc Cain points out that he's hardly a kid. Barack Obama said Iowa proved white Americans would vote for a black man. Gloria Steinem said it proved gender is harder to overcome than race. Yesterday's results in New Hampshire have prevented a lot of story lines from becoming conventional wisdom. Is Hillary Clinton the front-runner after all? Can John McCain compete against major money in big states? Will religion emerge as an underlying issue? What's up between now and Tsunami Tuesday?
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