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Mammoth crowds signs of dead-end politics

Because campaign financing is a grey area, deep pockets and handouts are mistaken for good leadership. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

When I covered President Barack Obama’s 2008 election campaign, I witnessed first-hand the door-to-door vote-hunt by his legion of volunteers combing through estates and communities convincing them why an Obama presidency was a better bet that John McCain’s. 

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