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Sunday Roundup
posted at 2008-11-10 00:36 | Last modified 2008-11-10 00:36
Sorry it's been so quiet around here. It's not just post-election burnout, believe it or not. My national group, Capitolbeat, is holding our annual conference here in Raleigh this Thursday through Saturday, so I've been spending a lot of time on it, as has conference chair Mark Binker.
It seemed like such a good idea at the time. "Sure," we said. "We can host the '08 conference in NC, because hey, we're not a swing state. Heck, we haven't been one in 30 years. Nobody ever campaigns in NC. We'll have tons of time."
Anyway, the conference is open to the public -- schedule and registration info are here. It's going to be a good time, but that means it's also going to be a light week around here. Sorry about that!
NC Ink
The N&O's Rob Christensen has the backstory on Dole’s "Godless" ad. (No, it doesn’t redeem it.)
Greensboro’s Mark Binker says Gov-elect Perdue’s gearing up to take on the budget.
McClatchy's Ben Niolet and Mark Johnson wonder whether Perdue can really enact all the reforms she’s promising, given her close relationship with longtime Senate leader Marc Basnight. Bonus: a clip-'n-save "who’s who" on the folks who actually run this state.
Speaking of Basnight, W-SJ’s James Romoser has a closer look at the pro tem's relationships with Perdue, Rand, et al. Very nice.
Want to see how Obama turned NC blue? NCSU’s Christopher Healey has some cool new cartography. Check it out.
Elsewhere
My favorite story of the week, hands down: WaPo’s Wil Haygood had an amazing profile of Eugene Allen, a black man who worked in the White House for 34 years. Do NOT miss this story, and read the whole thing. Keep the Kleenex handy.
At the Boston Globe, former Romney Communications Director Eric Fehrnstrom posts an op-ed on the ups and downs (well, mostly downs) of managing a campaign in the digital age.
Over at TPM, Greg Sargeant and Eric Kleefield point out that Guilford County -- the place Sarah Palin called a “pro-America part of America" October 16th - went for Obama by 18 points. Ouch.
Just for fun
Back in 2005, when presidential aspirations were just a sparkle in Barack Obama’s eye, he took part in a charity roast of Rahm Emmanuel. Here’s what the president-elect really thinks of his new chief of staff.
And for those of you feeling a tad verklempt as the dust settles on the campaign trail, the uber-spoofers over at the Onion are feelin’ your pain. (H/T Fiona Morgan).
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