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“The US presidential election will not be free and fair, because millions of electors will either not be allowed to vote or will not have their votes properly counted. It could cost Barack Obama the White House, even if he wins most of the votes on November 4. This sensational claim is based on research by the New York Times …

Jen Chung over at Gothamist found these on sale in Times Square. Nothing for Joe Biden?

-Hockey mom-Swing state-Under the bus-In the tank-Bradley Effect-Wasilla-Joe the plumber-Bridge to nowhere-ACORN-Undecideds-Battleground-Maverick-My friends-Madrassa-Rev. Wright-Nobama-McSame What else?

FiveThirtyEight is estimating a 30% chance that Democrats will get a filibuster-proof 60 seats in the Senate. Noteworthy movement since our previous update includes Minnesota, which our model is finally giving to Al Franken after Rasmussen and Quinnipiac polls put him slightly ahead; North Carolina, where Kay Hagan is hardly out of the woods but now clearly appears to be …

Former Rep. Jim Slattery (D-KS) has come out with one of the strangest ads ever seen in his campaign to unseat Sen. Pat Roberts. Via Horse’s Ass: Behold the most horrifying yet hilarious political advertisement ever produced. (You think I exaggerate? Watch it. I dare you.) “Gushing record profits?” Bwhaaaaaaa.) The ad is on behalf of ex-Congressman Jim Slattery of …

A little oopsie or on purpose? It could have been Ovama or Ofama. Or even Olama. But with one “s” the Rensselaer County Board of Elections turned a single wrong letter into a national embarrassment Friday. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s last name is spelled “Osama” on some 300 absentee ballots mailed out this week to voters in Rensselaer County …

On Friday, John McCain finally started to cut off supporters who were calling Obama an Arab terrorist. But as the headline in this clip notes, it’s a fire that HE started. Note how his audience actually boos him when he tries to take the high road.

Gothamist has the details: The voter registration in NY State is today. If you haven’t registered yet, the AP explains, “Only completed voter registration forms postmarked by midnight and received no later than October 15th will be valid for the upcoming general election.” Additionally, if you’ve moved to a new county you need to reregister from your new address (and …

Lots of bad words here, so audio is NSFW. Leonardo DiCaprio, will i. am, Tobey Maguire, and Forest Whitaker have created public service announcements to encourage American youth to register to vote. The non-partisan PSAs, produced by DiCaprios Appian Way, were created to engage and inspire young people to register and vote and participate in the upcoming election. Celebrities appearing …

As always, Ohio and Florida are where it’s at.

Funny. But also worrying.

Not your average 30 second spot, this one is two minutes.

This is writer/comedian Greg Scarnici and SNL musical director Katreese Barnes, who debuted her smash club hit Alright, Alright at this year’s Black Party. Does this remind anyone else of Gwen Guthrie’s Ain’t Nothing Going On But The Rent?

Via the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel: Ralph Nader is back. The perennial presidential candidate will be on the Florida ballot in November. Nader’s name is anathema to many Democrats in Florida becuase they blame him for President Bush’s 2000 election. They argue that the votes he siphoned from Gore made Bush the winner in the state. With Florida’s electoral votes, Bush …

Politico goes to the actuaries for the hard numbers. It’s a macabre point to raise on the night when Palin will speak to the convention here — but a look at the actuarial tables insurance companies use to evaluate customers shows that it’s not an irrelevant one. According to these statistics, there is a roughly 1 in 3 chance that …

John McCain appeared on The Tonight Show last night, walking out to a standing ovation from the audience. Leno had opened with a monologue litany of old man jokes and McCain continued with jokes of his own. “My security number is 8.” As always, McCain is smooth and charming and gets some deserved laughs when he offers his VP slot …