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On The Road Again…

Hello primary junkies!

It may have seemed like DoubleSpeak was inactive over the past few months but behind the scenes we’ve been quite busy. In fact, this morning the DoubleSpeak van rolled up to my house with a boatload of equipment and as I type we’re cruising up the NJ Turnpike on our way to Manchester, NH. That’s right, we’re on the road again.

This time we’re joined by a close friend and talented filmmaker, Cameron Hickey. Cameron is going to be shooting photos and video as well as adding his own voice to the mix. You can see some of his previous work at Pattern Films.

We’ve also partnered with the Huffington Post to produce content for their Off The Bus project. Pretty exciting stuff.

So get ready for a very hectic week. More to come soon…

Jan 2, 2008 by Joshua Skaroff in
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A Couple Good Reads This Morning…

Sen. Barack Obama’s small donors [NY Times]

Sen. Fred Thompson continues to “test the waters” [NY Times]

Sen. John Edwards hits the poverty trail [Washington Post]

Dow Jones, Murdoch Reach a Deal [Wahington Post]

Mitt Romney likes to spend [Boston Globe]

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty to endorse Obama [Washington Post]

David Vitter speaks [The Times-Picayune]

Hillary Clinton Backers Retire Vilsack’s Debt [LA Times]

Jul 17, 2007 by Peter Slutsky in
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Senate Majority Leader

Harry Reid (D-NV) is planning to have an all-night Senate session to force an Iraq withdrawal vote. Bob Geiger has more.

Jul 17, 2007 at 9:26 AM | No Comments »

It’s A Good Election

I had a bunch of individual posts cued up for every winning DoubleSpeak candidate, but since most of them are winning I’ll just sum it up now.

At 1:22 AM Eastern Time, Nancy Pelosi will be the next Speaker of the House with a pickup of at least 23 seats (with more pouring in literally every minute) and the Senate is looking tied at worse. We’re watching MSNBC at the bar and the Sec’ of State sites from Virginia and Missouri.

We’re going strong…hope y’all are too.

Nov 8, 2006 by Joshua Skaroff in
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Active Democracy

Day 50
6:08 PM ET.

The DoubleSpeak team spent the afternoon volunteering for PA-6 candidate Lois Murphy. We went into the campaign office and said what every staffer wants to hear on Election Day, “We will do anything you need!”

We had a great time doing visibility on Montgomery Avenue (next to Wawa) in Lower Merion, PA and the response from motorists was good. We got some middle fingers but all those people were in Mercedes and BMW’s so it’s all good.

Matty and Patty

Staying Hydrated

A couple hours to go. What are people hearing?

Please come down to the Tap Room tonight to watch returns and to party.

-Matthew

Nov 7, 2006 by Matthew Slutsky in
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Some E-Day Links

Day 50
1:52 PM ET.

Some resources (besides DoubleSpeak) to check today for all kinds of news and voting updates.

Create a custom scorecard at CNN.com
MyDD.com
TPM Cafe Scoreboard
DCCC Results
Check for each individual state’s Secretary of State website.

And I did my civic duty today, have you?

I was #142.

-Josh

Nov 7, 2006 by Joshua Skaroff in
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Call Everyone You Know

Day 50
12:06 PM ET.

Remember, it’s not enough for you to vote alone. You should spend an hour today calling everyone you know all around the country and urging them to get out and vote. Leave work early today (if you need me to talk to your boss I will) and go to your local polling location to hold a sign for your candidate.

This is it, America. We have one shot to get it right.

-Matthew

Nov 7, 2006 by Matthew Slutsky in
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Wonderful Wheeling

Day 48
11:14 AM CT.

The American interstates are a remarkable phenomena. They make getting nearly anywhere in the US easy, accessible, and frankly, monotonous. But when you’re just trying to get somewhere quick, there’s no reason not to just stay on I-70 E the whole to Pennsylvania.

Our days seem to be consumed with driving this stretch of road while poll watching and eating at its many fine eateries. Just in the past two nights we’ve enjoyed the fine dining at the Timberline Steakhouse in Independence, Missouri and last night the local Applebee’s in Greenfield, Indiana. Both good meals, but at this point, every thing I put in my body seems to taste the same. It’s exciting to know I’ll be eating good home cookin’ in not too long.

We just listened to today’s Meet The Press with Rahm Emanuel and Chuck Schumer “debating” Tom Reynolds and Liddy Dole. Not much new to learn except virtually every Senate race is tied and Tom Reynolds is an idiot.

-Josh

Nov 5, 2006 by Joshua Skaroff in
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Battleground Gas Prices

Day 47
2:00 PM CT.

Throughout this trip, we have seen the gas prices jump all over the map. They started high on the East Coast and have come down significantly in states that have tight races in 2006. Surprise, surprise, the GOP is playing politics with America’s gas prices.

Right now, we’re driving through Missouri and have noticed that the prices have dropped big time! Why? Sen. Jim Talent vs. Claire McCaskill.

A message to the GOP: if you can manipulate the price of gas in the battleground states, why don’t you help the rest of the country? Just an idea.

-Peter

Nov 4, 2006 by Peter Slutsky in
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