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Brokered Convention FAQ

Trailhead readers, unite! Considering "brokered convention" is the buzz word of the week, it's surprising how little anybody knows about what it actually means. And since we're all about informing the citizenry, we want to help refresh your (and our) memories on what exactly brokered conventions are, why they exist, and how they work. So, send all the questions you can muster to TrailheadContest@gmail.com. We're going to try and churn this out ASAP, so the sooner you send the questions the better. Conference with the fam at the dinner table and get back to us.

Trailhead and the Politics of Hope

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In political news, this email from Clinton's chief strategist Mark Penn just arrived:

Losing ground in the polls, Senator Obama announced over the weekend that he will abandon the politics of hope and attack Hillary in tonight’s debate. Senator Edwards, who rose to prominence in 2004 by eschewing attacks on other Democrats, formally announced last night that he is going to attack Senator Clinton’s character.

Considering that both Senators Obama and Edwards made their names by pledging to be positive, the last thing one would have expected was for either of them to go out and announce with pride that they were now going to go negative on a fellow Democrat.  It’s unprecedented in my experience.

Of course, Hillary will not hesitate to set the record straight on the issues that opponents raise about her.  But as we move deeper into the Fall we are seeing the clear contours emerge:

One candidate is defining the “politics of hope” while the others are abandoning them.

Want to guess which one?

We're certainly looking forward to this evening's debate.