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I’m heading to a Democratic Party event tonight to watch Obama’s historic convention speech. Photos and more tomorrow, but tonight, let’s enjoy history being made.

Conversely, I’m really confused by John McCain’s latest TV ad.

Caucusing in Kansas: Aussie Football to Iowa’s Croquet

Last night, I was swept up in a sea of change in the most unlikely of places. Suburban Johnson County, a diehard, Republican area where Democrats rarely fare well. But last night, something amazing happened. We caucused.

I was up in Iowa and attended a caucus there. Yesterday, I caucused in Kansas, and the contrast between the two couldn’t have been greater.

One was lightly attended, full of mostly white, suburbanites, with an Obama precinct team of about 5 people, and ended in less than an hour.

The other was hectic, with long lines, horrendous overcrowding, lengthy waits, and diverse, multi-ethnic crowd, and over 20 Obama volunteers.

More on the flip.

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I’ll be launching a new section on the 2008 Primary TV ads soon, from both parties, with links and videos soon! Keep on checking for the update! For now, here’s one ad that I found especially endearing, and it did help the candidate (New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson) hit double digits in Iowa, so it was effective too.