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Election time!

  • November 6, 2012
  • by Sebastian
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We’ve arrived in D.C. with just one day to go till the election. Here’s a summary of how we’ve experienced the campaign while traveling across the United States in the last four weeks. For more, check out the Election category … Continue reading

Ryan’s Victory Event in Pennsylvania

  • November 4, 2012
  • by Sarah
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We’ve been unfaithful to Tocqueville. Instead of following our friend’s route from Cincinnati to Pittsburg, we ended up visiting Sebastian’s host family in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He stayed with them for a year during high school. Family comes before work, sorry … Continue reading

“Horses and Bayonets”

  • October 23, 2012
  • by Sebastian
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In tonight’s debate, Obama and Romney were supposed to discuss foreign policy issues. They did, in a sense, but they also brought up their standard talking points on domestic issues again and again, with hardly any interference by moderator Bob … Continue reading

The Democrats of Wisconsin

  • October 21, 2012
  • by Sebastian
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According to Wikipedia, Green Bay is the smallest metropolitan area in the United States that has a professional sports team, the Green Bay Packers. But boy, are people proud of their football team! Everybody here’s a Packers fan. And when … Continue reading

The Republicans of Saginaw

  • October 20, 2012
  • by Sarah
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As we were driving up North to Sault Ste Mary, passing through the city of Saginaw, we thought it would be interesting to see some Republican campaigning. Until now we had mostly met young, progressive people who either supported the … Continue reading

The dark money rises

  • October 19, 2012
  • by Sebastian
  • 2 comments

In the race between Obama and Romney, more money is spent on campaigning than in any previous election. Where is this money coming from? There are three main types of campaign financing in this election.

“Binders full of women”

  • October 17, 2012
  • by Sebastian
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Tonight, the second presidential debate between Obama and Romney took place. We put together a storify board of the best tweets, videos, and quotes.

Vice Presidential Debate

  • October 12, 2012
  • by Sebastian
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Joe Biden debated Paul Ryan tonight. They put up an entertaining and pointed 90 minutes that I would summarize like this: And the debate is over. Biden was more energetic and aggressive, Ryan seemed a bit bland but well prepared. … Continue reading

Albany, All-America City

  • October 11, 2012
  • by Sebastian
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We’re in Albany right now, some 150 miles up the Hudson River from New York City. We couchsurfed and stayed with Patrick and Torben. They were telling us a little about the city, which won the All-America City Award in … Continue reading

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