mediamatters.org - 8/27/2008
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Referring to claims by Pennsylvania Sen. Robert Casey Jr. and
Gov. Ed Rendell during their August 26 speeches at the Democratic National
Convention that Sen. John McCain votes with President Bush "90 percent of
the time" or more than 90 percent of the time, an Associated Press
" FactCheck ,"
purporting to give "[s]ome examples of who said what -- and what they
left out," stated that "McCain ...
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Whenever the silly season heats up, the supposed fact checking is often misleading.
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McSame's VP candidate has undecideds running to Obama —
WTF Is It Now?!?
Ruh-rohs! Among the critical undecideds, the Palin pick made only 6 percent more likely to vote for McCain; and it made 31 percent less likely to vote for him. More to the point: among undecideds, 59 percent said Palin was unready to be president . Only 6 percent said she was. If the first ...
McCain’s VP Pick, Gov. Sarah Palin —
Pundits Blog
In his acceptance speech on Thursday night, Barack Obama made the point that John McCain voted with George Bush 90 percent of the time. Therefore, he’s only been right 10 percent of the time, Obama quipped.
It was a good and catchy line, but it is that 10 percent that makes McCain a maverick. ...
Either 90 or 95 Percent of the Game is Half Mental —
The Corner on National Review Online
According to factcheck.org, John McCain voted with President Bush 95 percent of the time. Other things of note:
Obama's votes were in line with the president's position 40 percent of the time in 2007[, according to CQ].
And:
Also, Obama voted in line with fellow Senate Democrats 97 percent of the time in 2007 and 2005, and 96 percent of the time in 2006, according to CQ.
Michelle And Cindy —
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
Not that it matters much, but here are the numbers on the spouses: Fifty-one percent of registered voters express a favorable opinion of Michelle Obama in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, while 30 percent view her unfavorably; the rest, 19 percent, haven’t formed an opinion. For Cindy McCain, it’s 47 percent favorable, 20 percent unfavorable, with more, a third, yet to make a ...
More Hillary supporters going for McCain —
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE
Sweet. Sixty-six percent of Clinton supporters, registered Democrats who want Clinton as the nominee, are now backing Obama. That’s down from 75 percent in the end of June. Twenty-seven percent of them now say they’ll support McCain, up from 16 percent in late June. “The number of Clinton Democrats who say they would vote for McCain has gone up 11 points since June, enough to account for ...
Slippage in Hillaryland —
Ben Smith's Blog
From a new CNN poll that shows Obama tied with McCain, down from his 7-point lead in June:
Sixty-six percent of Clinton supporters, registered Democrats who want Clinton as the nominee, are now backing Obama. That’s down from 75 percent in the end of June. Twenty-seven percent of them now say they’ll support McCain, up from 16 percent in late June.
“The number of ...
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