MetaFilter posts tagged with Election and campaign

McCain and the OODA loop

jrishel — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:46:03 -0800

John McCain was trained as a fighter pilot. Fighter pilot training is greatly influenced by John Boyd, who developed the OODA loop theory, which some say General Petraeus has adapted to the ground in Iraq, the real reason "the surge" appears successful. The OODA loop has been applied to business, computer security and now it appears that McCain is applying it to politics with some success. Obama has spent 19 months talking about change, and McCain and Palin have been talking about it for 2 weeks; Can Obama get back inside McCain's already tight OODA loop? It appears he's trying. By referring to McCain's recent attacks as "Dishonorable" the Obama campaign hopes to counter-act McCain's honorable military service.

Where Religion & Politics Intersect

Rykey — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:47:02 -0800

Like it or not, religion is at the forefront of the 2008 US Presidential elections. The Pew Forum On Religion & Public Life previously cited in MeFi threads examines many of the current intersections of religion and politics, domestic and abroad.

Unflattering Photos From The Campaign Trail

mr_crash_davis — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:51:18 -0800

Unflattering photos from the campaign trail. My personal favorite is this one: NOMNOMNOM

The Battle to Control Obama's Myspace

chunking express — Wed, 02 May 2007 12:52:27 -0800

The Battle to Control Obama's Myspace

How Bush Did It

kirkaracha — Thu, 04 Nov 2004 20:05:22 -0800

How Bush Did It "A team of Newsweek reporters unveils the untold fears, secret battles and private emotions behind a historic election." An in-depth series of behind-the-scenes articles. [via Salon 's War Room, which also says Bush's bulge was a bulletproof vest.]

Be a Campaign Adviser

crunchybird — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:04:59 -0800

The Big Picture Yep...one day left. MSNBC.com presents a broadband-only interactive that puts you in the hot seat of a Campaign Adviser. The "Produce and Ad" bit is a hoot.

At long last, Sir...

XQUZYPHYR — Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:00:30 -0800

Going for broke. With four days to go before the election, Bush-Cheney '04 finally pulled the last stop and started sending out anti-Kerry mailings using images of the burning World Trade Center. The ads are paid for and officially endorsed by Bush's campaign.

Polling truth

acrobat — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 04:03:45 -0800

With one week to go, Americans are being inundated by polls. At least 112 have been published for the presidential contest in the last week alone. Democratic pollster Mark Blumenthal maintains that, in the campaign's last hours, we tend to see 'undecided' voters 'break' for the challenger. Testing this theory, blogger Chris Bowers examined presidential poll results since 1976, and calculated that undecided voters broke for the challenger 86% of the time. So, is this really how it's going to turn out? Are the Republicans' attempts to 'steal' another election going to bear any fruit?

More than rhetoric...

soulhuntre — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 05:38:53 -0800

More than rhetoric... As the campaign gets more divisive and time grows short incidents of violence are breaking out more and more often. Shots have been fired on more than one occasion, swastikas burned, intimidation and just plain kicking. Hopefully it gets better from here, but somehow I don't think so.

Please CLICK HERE to donate now!

azul — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 07:24:59 -0800

The campaign website of Alan Keyes , Illinois Republican Party's nominee for the United States Senate. [via Chicagoist]

Fundrace

monju_bosatsu — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 17:20:28 -0800

Fundrace. Innovative rankings and maps about presidential candidates. The maps are especially cool.

Bust the caps?

monju_bosatsu — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 08:14:57 -0800

Howard Dean is asking his supporters whether or not he should accept federal matching funds and the concomitant spending restrictions.

gwbush04.com

specialk420 — Thu, 07 Aug 2003 10:32:57 -0800

this election cycle's best campaign website? very nicely done. via the always excellent ugga bugga

preview of the bush campaign 2004

specialk420 — Tue, 24 Jun 2003 19:47:56 -0800

a little hint of things to come in 2004 from the bush team. slate link with popups
apparently they are still working on content for few areas, specifically: the environment and "more hispanic photos"

The First Democratic Debates

cjoh — Sun, 04 May 2003 09:47:28 -0800

The First Democratic Debates were last night, but you wouldn't know it from the media's coverage. Barely a story on CNN. Howard Dean stole the night, with over a hundred screaming supporters outside the debates. The only person there with supporters was the blogging Presidential Candidate. There were students there from U.C. Berkley, Washinton, Georgia, North Carolina, and Kentucky. All thanks to the power of blogspot, and meetup. Whether or not Dean gets the nomination, this will be a campaign for the history books. They'll be on c-span all day today.

normy — Sat, 26 May 2001 10:40:51 -0800

"...the sad truth is there really are no great differences between British and American campaigns."

da5id — Tue, 28 Nov 2000 13:44:10 -0800

And now for something different... Or maybe not. Try voting for everybody. Who knows what will happen. Maybe Gore will win finally? (not sure if this was posted before, but found it funny.)

john — Fri, 03 Nov 2000 11:25:20 -0800

The Campaign Scandal Generator. Just in time for the lightning round of the campaign!

snakey — Fri, 03 Nov 2000 08:27:54 -0800

Gore Campaign Tactics Sink to New Low (via unknown news)

daveadams — Tue, 31 Oct 2000 14:12:21 -0800

Nader's new television ad parodies those hilarious monster.com ads with the little kids hoping they'll grow up to have crappy jobs. In the Nader ad, the kids hope they'll grow up to have the same crappy politicians, sold out to corporations, with no real change.

chicobangs — Sat, 16 Sep 2000 23:36:24 -0800

I don't recall this particular promotion showing up in a presidential campaign before, but then what would I know?

aurelian — Fri, 11 Aug 2000 12:49:14 -0800

Nader does good ad. Pair of talking heads on Nader's upcoming TV ad. Interesting analysis, and links to either a transcript or a Windows Media file of the ad.