Midweek Politics with David Pakman – 01.09.2008

January 10th, 2008 Posted by David Pakman

This Week on Midweek Politics with David Pakman

January 9, 2008

Produced by:
David Pakman, WXOJ, Northampton, MA
Louis Motamedi, WXOJ, Northampton, MA

Total Running Time: 58:15

This Week’s Topics:

–Leave us voicemail for the show at 1-877-363-0947, 24 hours a day!

–Bill Scher of LiberalOasis.com and the Campaign for America’s Future and Mike Hannahan, Professor of Political Science at the University of Massachusetts join us live in-studio.

–The Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary, including discussion of the results and why voters voted the way they did.

–How much do voters know about what’s going on politically?

–Why was labeling John Kerry a flip-flopper in 2004 so successful? Could there be a similar attack, possibly just as successful, this election?

–Accussations that Hillary Clinton “is not above using race” to beat Barack Obama.

–Political ads and their effect on voters and elections.

–Do too many voters make voting decisions based on false understandings of candidates’ positions?

–The New Hampshire debates, including highlights and a discussion of how much voters really learn from these debates.

–The “Iron My Shirt” Hillary Clinton incident.

–The run-in between Bill O’Reilly and Barack Obama in New Hampshire.

–Senator John McCain’s recent Iraq comments.

–Much more.

Links:
Lower-bandwidth MP3: http://www.midweekpolitics.com/shows/midweek_politics-2008-01-09-low.mp3
Show Website: http://www.midweekpolitics.com

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