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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Oliver Burkeman

Wednesday miscellany: Losing her bearings

Sarah Palin seems to imagine that New Hampshire is in "our great northwest", which is maybe true if you live on Cape Cod, but which is otherwise ridiculous, as this crowd seem to recognise. [DailyKos]

In a big Obama profile from this coming Sunday's New York Times magazine, the candidate talks about 'Bittergate', calling it "my biggest boneheaded move". Is his relative success with working-class voters down to his "lack of pathetic neediness"? "Obama has differentiated himself from recent Democrats by conveying a sense of inner security that is highly unusual in a business of people who have chosen to spend every day asking people to love them." [New York Times]

Following last week's undecided racists, more voters who believe crazy things about Obama but intend to vote for him anyway. [Ben Smith]

The chief executive of the Montana Republicans resigns after a much-criticised attempt to challenge voter registrations in Democratic strongholds. [Helena Independent Record]

Five things Obama could say to lose tonight's debate (including "Praise be to Allah" and "You know what I really don't care about? 9/11". [23/6]

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