50 states

Every ten years, the federal government conducts a census. The federal government does this because the Constitution requires it (in Article I, Section 2, clause 3). After the census in 2010, the federal government will apportion the 435 congressional seats among the fifty states.

The origins of the charge that Sarah Palin didn’t know that Africa was a continent, not a county:

After 02 and 04 elections, there was talk of the death of the Democratic Party.  Maybe it did die.   But, like Jesus himself, the Party resurrected and became Born Again Hard.  Howard Dean laid the groundwork, DFA moved the ball in 50 States.  We recruited smart, competent people and ran them and ran them again until they won.

Okay, I’m jumping to dialog since I don’t have a deep thought to share with anyone today. Apparently, Focus on the Family Action, the politicized version of the non-profit, sent out a “Letter from 2012 in Obama’s America.”(pdf)

Former VP and Nashville resident Al Gore will participate in a webcast fundraiser to Obama supporters across the nation:

For example, tonight over 200 families across each of the 50 states will hold house parties

With all the talk of “Joe the Plumber” and the like, Jackson Baker started to get a Cosa Nostra type vibe from last night’s debate:

Much has been made of the Democrats 50 state strategy to win the election.  Who knew there was a fall back 15 state strategy to steal it if they couldn’t win it?

Amy Sullivan discusses the affect the increasing amount of early voting mechanisms in states across America may affect the Presidential race:

Michael Cass reports Tennessee is