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After loss, McCain aide Salter 'at ease'
Obama was seen as the change candidate, McCain as the guy who wanted to stop the change candidate.
McCain Rally: Salter Is Smiling
McCain Rally: Salter Is Smiling
blogs.wsj.com — Elizabeth Holmes reports from Blountville, Tenn., on the presidential race. You know it’s a big day on... the McCain campaign when Mark Salter is smiling. The senior aide to John McCain , known for his gruff demeanor, was practically giddy ... (more) McCain Rally: Salter Is Smiling
McCain Aide Mark Salter Reflects on the Defeat
McCain Aide Mark Salter Reflects on the Defeat
time.com — John McCain's closest aide makes the case that the press never really played fair with his candidate... (more) McCain Aide Mark Salter Reflects on the Defeat
Bad News & Good News On an Obama Loss
Bad News & Good News On an Obama Loss
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com — The Bad News on an Obama loss... "It Will Spark the Second American Civil War. Blood Will... Run in the Streets." The Good News on an Obama loss... Democrats were cut and runners back during the Civil War, too. Today's democrats are much like the copperheads of 1864 who wanted to cut and run ... (more) Bad News & Good News On an Obama Loss
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John McCain Goes Back To Cookin’ Ribs
Wonkette » top — ... on a map,” he will write, “and for this I am truly sorry, and pray that America may clutch me to her bosom once again; I am her humble servant; she is worth the fighting for; I am creeping you all out by talking about America like she is a lady.” All will be forgiven as America once again remembers how John McCain is just like Robert Jordan, who gave his life in support of Communism’s noble cause. Then John McCain will retire and cook more ribs. McCain at ease after loss [Politico]

Bill Scher: NEWSFLASH: More Than 60% See President-Elect Obama As "Liberal"
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Politico interviewed Sen. John McCain's long-time close aide Mark Salter, who revealed the result from the McCain campaign's own polling. ...

NEWSFLASH: More Than 60% See President-Elect Obama As "Liberal"
LiberalOasis : The Blog — ... Politico interviewed Sen. John McCain's long-time close aide Mark Salter, who revealed the result from the McCain campaign's own polling. ...

Rove: Obama Hoodwinked America Into Electing A Progressive President
Think Progress — ... Despite Rove’s claims, Americans were not somehow hoodwinked by the Obama campaign; they knew Obama was a progressive — and they supported him for it. In fact, internal McCain polling showed that a vast majority of Americans knew exactly what Obama’s agenda was, as Mark Salter told Politico: ...

Michelle: Why isn’t McCain defending Palin from the leakers?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Only two possible answers: Either he’s consumed with duties related to winding down the campaign and hasn’t found the time yet or he does have the time but is in no rush to debunk the smears, which he could probably do with a five-minute phone call to O’Reilly or Hannity. According to Mark Salter, his immediate post-election plans as of Tuesday night included grilling up a big mess o’ ribs . So there’s our answer, I guess. The Foxies inexplicably decided to focus this segment on boilerplate about Oprah, so skip ahead to 3:30 if you’re only interested in the leak stuff. Then, ...

Bozell Says Obama Was A Far-Left Candidate, Seconds Later Says He ‘Won As A Conservative’
Think Progress — ... As far as Bozell’s point that Obama ran as a conservative and thus has no mandate for progressive change — even the McCain campaign disputes that claim. As Mark Salter told Politico, Americans clearly understood Obama’s progressive agenda: ...

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