Schadenfreude Watch: 10.24.08

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Autocratic forces are ascendant.

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We’ve written about the McCain campaign and, by extension, the Republican Party coming apart at the seams before, so let’s just make it a regular feature. Today, here’s Politico:

One well-connected Republican in the private sector was shocked to get calls and resumes in the past few days from what he said were senior McCain aides – a breach of custom for even the worst-off campaigns.