washingtonmonthly.com - 11/3/2008
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AN OBJECT LESSON IN VETTING.... No matter what happens tomorrow, I'd like to think presidential campaign have learned a valuable lesson about the importance of vetting. That's obviously the case when it comes to running mates -- John McCain had...
tnr.com - 11/2/2008
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tnr.com —
One day in early March 1986, John McCain,
an Arizona congressman, sat down to write a letter.
McCain had heard that a long-time friend and donor, Charles Keating, was upset for being listed as a member of McCain's campaign finance committee when a ...
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McCain First, Second, And Always
frum.nationalreview.com - 11/2/2008
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frum.nationalreview.com —
10) No elected official in American life has
contributed more to the security of the nation than
John McCain. Latterly, McCain was the most senior and... . . .
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For John McCain
marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/1/2008
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com —
The last thing the McCain campaign needs on
election day is demoralized Republicans. Hence this memo, which
recapitulates what Davis and co. said on a conference call with reporters this morning. From: Rick Davis, McCain-Palin Campaign ...
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A McCain Campaign Memo
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MORNING READ
News —
... he lost—notes TalkLeft’s Big Tent Democrat , while Open Left’s Chris Bowers predicts at least 291 electoral votes for Obama after examining state polls. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] The Polls - Big Tent Democrat, TalkLeft [image] With Friends Like Nadler - Andy McCarthy, The Corner [image] Tough Crowd, Rep. Nadler? - Moe Lane, RedState [image] McCain Returns to N.H. - Matt Lewis, Townhall.com [image] A Lesson in Vetting - Steve Benen, Political Animal [image] Good to Know - ...
False syllogisms rule our world
Corrente —
One of the many moronic thought patterns in today’s addled political discourse is the notion that everything the winner did is smart and right, and everything the loser did was a disaster.
We hear that Gore’s disputed loss, in which he received more votes, was a “massive fail.”*
And now Steve Benen tells us that the unvetted Sarah Palin and “Joe The Plumber” were disasters for McCain.
Um, no. Both additions to McCain’s supporting cast — despite Palin’s weak résumé and the fact that ...
By The Stupid, For The Stupid.
Blah3 Feed —
Benen has a good post up talking about the importance of vetting, both in terms of candidates and campaign mascots. And I think that when the history of McCain's campaign is written, a lot will be said about how he tried to appeal to the lowest common denominator in order to win the election. ...
McCain/Palin Bashing (Final Edition)
Discourse.net —
... like a loser. Not perhaps our best trait, but there it is.
Monday
tech President, Obama Bandwagon Effect on Facebook
Kos, McCain Aides Admit Winning Would Be A “Miracle”
Digby, The Scooter Paradigm
TalkLeft, Karl Rove’s Prediction: Obama 338, McCain 200
TMI a little place to whine, McCain = Socialism
Political Animal, An object lesson in vetting
TPM, Her Sleaziest Moment Yet(Saying A ...
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CNN Political Ticker 11/3/2008
McCain is campaigning to defend several Bush states.
(CNN) – New CNN state polls of polls released on the final full day of the 2008 campaign show Barack Obama holding on to battleground states won by John Kerry four years ago – and tied with ...
McCain vs. Obama: A final round of polls —
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Here’s our writeup ...
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