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    ";s:11:"author_name";s:9:"Leo Brown";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"subject";s:37:"Presidential PoliticsThe Big Strategy";}s:11:"description";s:245:"The networks have called it. Senator McCain has made a very gracious concession speech. We will digest the numbers in the coming days, but tonight is an historic night for America. Congratulations and best wishes to President-Elect Barack Obama!";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:28800;}i:1;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:20:"Fearless predictions";s:4:"link";s:59:"http://www.westerndemocrat.com/2008/11/fearless-predic.html";s:17:"link_service.edit";s:68:"http://www.typepad.com/t/atom/weblog/blog_id=79751/entry_id=57936557";s:2:"id";s:34:"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-57936557";s:6:"issued";s:25:"2008-11-03T04:27:50-08:00";s:8:"modified";s:20:"2008-11-03T12:27:50Z";s:7:"created";s:20:"2008-11-03T12:27:50Z";s:7:"summary";s:200:"Here are my predictions for Western Democrats on Election Day: A Senate pick up of four seats in the West A House pick up of at least seven seats in the West No net change for governors in the West...";s:6:"author";s:12:"
      
    ";s:11:"author_name";s:9:"Leo Brown";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"subject";s:46:"CongressGovernorsPresidential PoliticsSenators";}s:11:"description";s:200:"Here are my predictions for Western Democrats on Election Day: A Senate pick up of four seats in the West A House pick up of at least seven seats in the West No net change for governors in the West...";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:28800;}i:2;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:17:"Closing arguments";s:4:"link";s:59:"http://www.westerndemocrat.com/2008/11/closing-argumen.html";s:17:"link_service.edit";s:68:"http://www.typepad.com/t/atom/weblog/blog_id=79751/entry_id=57874701";s:2:"id";s:34:"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-57874701";s:6:"issued";s:25:"2008-11-01T07:28:53-07:00";s:8:"modified";s:20:"2008-11-01T14:28:53Z";s:7:"created";s:20:"2008-11-01T14:28:53Z";s:7:"summary";s:238:"The election will not be close, and while the West will contribute many electoral votes to an Obama victory, so will all sections of the country. This will be a watershed election. The economic headwinds facing the incumbent party have...";s:6:"author";s:12:"
      
    ";s:11:"author_name";s:9:"Leo Brown";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"subject";s:32:"Presidential PoliticsRepublicans";}s:11:"description";s:238:"The election will not be close, and while the West will contribute many electoral votes to an Obama victory, so will all sections of the country. This will be a watershed election. The economic headwinds facing the incumbent party have...";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:3;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:11:"Ghost Story";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://www.westerndemocrat.com/2008/10/ghost-story.html";s:17:"link_service.edit";s:68:"http://www.typepad.com/t/atom/weblog/blog_id=79751/entry_id=57823735";s:2:"id";s:34:"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-57823735";s:6:"issued";s:25:"2008-10-31T07:30:22-07:00";s:8:"modified";s:20:"2008-10-31T14:30:22Z";s:7:"created";s:20:"2008-10-31T14:30:22Z";s:7:"summary";s:240:"The election of 2008 is haunted by two ghosts. The first ghost is the ghost of the Republican past, namely Herbert Hoover. The oldest voters will remember President Hoover. The youngest voters can Google up facts on the Great Depression....";s:6:"author";s:12:"
      
    ";s:11:"author_name";s:9:"Leo Brown";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"subject";s:32:"Presidential PoliticsRepublicans";}s:11:"description";s:240:"The election of 2008 is haunted by two ghosts. The first ghost is the ghost of the Republican past, namely Herbert Hoover. The oldest voters will remember President Hoover. The youngest voters can Google up facts on the Great Depression....";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:4;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:4:"Gone";s:4:"link";s:48:"http://www.westerndemocrat.com/2008/10/gone.html";s:17:"link_service.edit";s:68:"http://www.typepad.com/t/atom/weblog/blog_id=79751/entry_id=57323703";s:2:"id";s:34:"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-57323703";s:6:"issued";s:25:"2008-10-20T19:02:39-07:00";s:8:"modified";s:20:"2008-10-21T02:02:39Z";s:7:"created";s:20:"2008-10-21T02:02:39Z";s:7:"summary";s:234:"Is the McCain camp giving up on Colorado and New Mexico? From CNN’s Jon King While Iowa, New Mexico and Colorado are still officially listed as McCain target states, two top strategists and advisers tell CNN that the situation in...";s:6:"author";s:12:"
      
    ";s:11:"author_name";s:9:"Leo Brown";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"subject";s:52:"ColoradoMontanaNevadaNew MexicoPresidential Politics";}s:11:"description";s:234:"Is the McCain camp giving up on Colorado and New Mexico? From CNN’s Jon King While Iowa, New Mexico and Colorado are still officially listed as McCain target states, two top strategists and advisers tell CNN that the situation in...";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:5;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:28:"The Vice Presidential Debate";s:4:"link";s:59:"http://www.westerndemocrat.com/2008/10/the-vice-presid.html";s:17:"link_service.edit";s:68:"http://www.typepad.com/t/atom/weblog/blog_id=79751/entry_id=56471131";s:2:"id";s:34:"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56471131";s:6:"issued";s:25:"2008-10-02T21:35:33-07:00";s:8:"modified";s:20:"2008-10-03T04:35:33Z";s:7:"created";s:20:"2008-10-03T04:35:33Z";s:7:"summary";s:257:"Governor Palin didn’t freeze in the headlights. Senator Biden didn’t ramble on in Senate-speak. Both candidates did a good job. Both candidates beat expectations. If you liked your candidate going into this debate, you liked your candidate at the end...";s:6:"author";s:12:"
      
    ";s:11:"author_name";s:9:"Leo Brown";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"subject";s:21:"Presidential Politics";}s:11:"description";s:257:"Governor Palin didn’t freeze in the headlights. Senator Biden didn’t ramble on in Senate-speak. Both candidates did a good job. Both candidates beat expectations. If you liked your candidate going into this debate, you liked your candidate at the end...";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:6;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:37:"Look me in the eye when you say that.";s:4:"link";s:58:"http://www.westerndemocrat.com/2008/09/look-me-in-the.html";s:17:"link_service.edit";s:68:"http://www.typepad.com/t/atom/weblog/blog_id=79751/entry_id=56199364";s:2:"id";s:34:"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56199364";s:6:"issued";s:25:"2008-09-27T00:05:53-07:00";s:8:"modified";s:20:"2008-09-27T07:05:53Z";s:7:"created";s:20:"2008-09-27T07:05:53Z";s:7:"summary";s:228:"I didn’t see any knockout blows in tonight’s first presidential debate. I didn’t see any major gaffes. Each candidate held his ground. McCain did not look too old. Obama did not look too young. If you had your mind made...";s:6:"author";s:12:"
      
    ";s:11:"author_name";s:9:"Leo Brown";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"subject";s:21:"Presidential Politics";}s:11:"description";s:228:"I didn’t see any knockout blows in tonight’s first presidential debate. I didn’t see any major gaffes. Each candidate held his ground. McCain did not look too old. Obama did not look too young. If you had your mind made...";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:7;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:29:"The Latest Poll from Colorado";s:4:"link";s:59:"http://www.westerndemocrat.com/2008/09/the-latest-poll.html";s:17:"link_service.edit";s:68:"http://www.typepad.com/t/atom/weblog/blog_id=79751/entry_id=56024912";s:2:"id";s:34:"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-56024912";s:6:"issued";s:25:"2008-09-23T08:20:10-07:00";s:8:"modified";s:20:"2008-09-23T15:20:10Z";s:7:"created";s:20:"2008-09-23T15:20:10Z";s:7:"summary";s:231:"Events are moving at a rapid pace, especially on the economic front, as the 2008 election hurtles toward a conclusion. Colorado is a key state, perhaps the key state, in the election. So what does the latest polling show? Barack...";s:6:"author";s:12:"
      
    ";s:11:"author_name";s:9:"Leo Brown";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"subject";s:29:"ColoradoPresidential Politics";}s:11:"description";s:231:"Events are moving at a rapid pace, especially on the economic front, as the 2008 election hurtles toward a conclusion. Colorado is a key state, perhaps the key state, in the election. So what does the latest polling show? Barack...";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:8;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:50:"A chat with Howard Dean about the Western strategy";s:4:"link";s:59:"http://www.westerndemocrat.com/2008/09/a-chat-with-how.html";s:17:"link_service.edit";s:68:"http://www.typepad.com/t/atom/weblog/blog_id=79751/entry_id=55668136";s:2:"id";s:34:"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-55668136";s:6:"issued";s:25:"2008-09-15T14:27:46-07:00";s:8:"modified";s:20:"2008-09-15T21:27:46Z";s:7:"created";s:20:"2008-09-15T21:27:46Z";s:7:"summary";s:225:"On Friday, I had a chance to chat with DNC Chairman Howard Dean. Naturally, I asked him about the Western strategy. Over at BlueOregon, Jeff Alworth (who joined me on the call) has the write-up. Here's what Dean said about...";s:6:"author";s:12:"
      
    ";s:11:"author_name";s:13:"Kari Chisholm";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"subject";s:55:"ColoradoDNCMontanaNevadaNew MexicoPresidential Politics";}s:11:"description";s:225:"On Friday, I had a chance to chat with DNC Chairman Howard Dean. Naturally, I asked him about the Western strategy. Over at BlueOregon, Jeff Alworth (who joined me on the call) has the write-up. Here's what Dean said about...";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:9;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:22:"Warming to Sarah Palin";s:4:"link";s:59:"http://www.westerndemocrat.com/2008/09/warming-to-sara.html";s:17:"link_service.edit";s:68:"http://www.typepad.com/t/atom/weblog/blog_id=79751/entry_id=55442046";s:2:"id";s:34:"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-55442046";s:6:"issued";s:25:"2008-09-10T19:34:24-07:00";s:8:"modified";s:20:"2008-09-11T02:34:24Z";s:7:"created";s:20:"2008-09-11T02:34:24Z";s:7:"summary";s:218:"Michael Moore reminds us …remember where you live. You live in a nation of gun owners and hunters. You live in a country where one out of three girls get pregnant before they are 20… Knock Palin for having kids,...";s:6:"author";s:12:"
      
    ";s:11:"author_name";s:9:"Leo Brown";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"subject";s:51:"AlaskaPolicy IssuesPresidential PoliticsRepublicans";}s:11:"description";s:218:"Michael Moore reminds us …remember where you live. You live in a nation of gun owners and hunters. You live in a country where one out of three girls get pregnant before they are 20… Knock Palin for having kids,...";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:10;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:15:"Colorado part 4";s:4:"link";s:59:"http://www.westerndemocrat.com/2008/09/colorado-part-4.html";s:17:"link_service.edit";s:68:"http://www.typepad.com/t/atom/weblog/blog_id=79751/entry_id=55278572";s:2:"id";s:34:"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-55278572";s:6:"issued";s:25:"2008-09-07T21:11:28-07:00";s:8:"modified";s:20:"2008-09-08T04:11:28Z";s:7:"created";s:20:"2008-09-08T04:11:28Z";s:7:"summary";s:208:"To recapitulate: In part one we noted that Colorado is a state that is swinging from red to blue or at least purple. In part two we noted that the growing Hispanic population is a major reason for this. In...";s:6:"author";s:12:"
      
    ";s:11:"author_name";s:9:"Leo Brown";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"subject";s:21:"ColoradoPolicy Issues";}s:11:"description";s:208:"To recapitulate: In part one we noted that Colorado is a state that is swinging from red to blue or at least purple. In part two we noted that the growing Hispanic population is a major reason for this. In...";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:11;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:15:"Colorado part 3";s:4:"link";s:59:"http://www.westerndemocrat.com/2008/09/colorado-part-3.html";s:17:"link_service.edit";s:68:"http://www.typepad.com/t/atom/weblog/blog_id=79751/entry_id=55216044";s:2:"id";s:34:"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-55216044";s:6:"issued";s:25:"2008-09-06T05:56:02-07:00";s:8:"modified";s:20:"2008-09-06T12:56:02Z";s:7:"created";s:20:"2008-09-06T12:56:02Z";s:7:"summary";s:241:"There is yet another way to look at Colorado’s electorate. Pro-life Democratic Governor Ritter sees 13% of the electorate as moral conservatives that won’t vote for even a pro-life Democrat because he is a Democrat. He sees 16% as Fox...";s:6:"author";s:12:"
      
    ";s:11:"author_name";s:9:"Leo Brown";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"subject";s:29:"ColoradoPresidential Politics";}s:11:"description";s:241:"There is yet another way to look at Colorado’s electorate. Pro-life Democratic Governor Ritter sees 13% of the electorate as moral conservatives that won’t vote for even a pro-life Democrat because he is a Democrat. He sees 16% as Fox...";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:12;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:30:"In the wake of the conventions";s:4:"link";s:58:"http://www.westerndemocrat.com/2008/09/in-the-wake-of.html";s:17:"link_service.edit";s:68:"http://www.typepad.com/t/atom/weblog/blog_id=79751/entry_id=55215224";s:2:"id";s:34:"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-55215224";s:6:"issued";s:25:"2008-09-06T05:02:17-07:00";s:8:"modified";s:20:"2008-09-06T12:02:17Z";s:7:"created";s:20:"2008-09-06T12:02:17Z";s:7:"summary";s:220:"The GOP, the incumbent party in the White House and the party with the southern base, has put two Westerners on ticket. Outside of Alaska and Arizona, it is unclear how much difference that will make, but it will have...";s:6:"author";s:12:"
      
    ";s:11:"author_name";s:9:"Leo Brown";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"subject";s:21:"Presidential Politics";}s:11:"description";s:220:"The GOP, the incumbent party in the White House and the party with the southern base, has put two Westerners on ticket. Outside of Alaska and Arizona, it is unclear how much difference that will make, but it will have...";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:25200;}i:13;a:13:{s:5:"title";s:21:"The Denver Convention";s:4:"link";s:59:"http://www.westerndemocrat.com/2008/08/the-denver-conv.html";s:17:"link_service.edit";s:68:"http://www.typepad.com/t/atom/weblog/blog_id=79751/entry_id=54868482";s:2:"id";s:34:"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-54868482";s:6:"issued";s:25:"2008-08-29T03:22:31-07:00";s:8:"modified";s:20:"2008-08-29T10:22:31Z";s:7:"created";s:20:"2008-08-29T10:22:31Z";s:7:"summary";s:182:"To Denver, to the organizers of and participants in the Democratic National Convention, and to the Obama-Biden ticket I only add: well done, good show, and on to victory in November!";s:6:"author";s:12:"
      
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