tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/17/2008
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Obama Ad: McCain Will Tax Your Health Benefits And Cut Medicare
The Obama campaign has another TV ad in targeted states, warning voters that their health benefits will be taxed under John McCain's plan and he'll cut Medicare too, in an effort to both court older voters and to neutralize the ...
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/19/2008 — DNC Raises Nearly $50 Million In September
The DNC announced this morning that they raised $49.9 million in September, and had $27.4 million cash on hand at the end of the month. Together with the Obama campaign's haul of more than $150 million, the ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/20/2008 — Poll: Ayers Not A Legitimate Campaign Issue, Palin's Selection Bad For McCain
A new ABC News/ Washington Post poll contains two particularly bad numbers for John McCain. First, 60% of likely voters said they do not think Bill Ayers is a legitimate ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/16/2008 — New Obama Ad: McCain May Not Be Bush, But He Sure Votes With Him
The Obama campaign already has this new TV ad set to air on national cable, taking on John McCain for his declaration at the debate last night that he's not President Bush:
"You ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/4/2008 — Poll Closings
Here are the closing times in some of the key states: Most of Indiana closes at 6 p.m. ET, with the remainder closing at 7 p.m. ET; all of Virginia, most of Florida and most of New Hampshire close at 7 p.m. ET, with Florida panhandle ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/2/2008 — Poll: Tight Race In Virginia
A new Mason-Dixon poll of Virginia gives Barack Obama a lead of 47% to John McCain's 44%, with a ±4% margin of error, not significantly changed from a 47%-45% Obama lead a week ago. The poll also shows that white voters ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/14/2008 — Polls: Obama Way Ahead In Four Battleground States
A new set of polls from Quinnipiac gives Barack Obama very strong leads in four key swing states: He's up 52%-43% in Colorado, 54%-38% in Michigan, 51%-40% in Minnesota, and 54%-37% in Wisconsin. ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/22/2008 — New McCain Ad: "I'm Joe The Plumber"
The new TV ad from John McCain, set to air in key states, features everyday people proclaiming their solidarity with Joe The Plumber against Barack Obama's tax policies:
One man reacts indignantly: ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/23/2008 — Polls: Obama Ahead In Florida, Ohio And Pennsylvania
A new round of Quinnipiac polls gives Barack Obama the lead in the three largest swing states. Obama is ahead 49%-44%, 52%-38% in Ohio, and 53%-40% in Pennsylvania. The Ohio result seems like an ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/30/2008 — Polls: Obama Ahead In The Battlegrounds -- And Running Close In Arizona
The new CNN state polls : Obama is up 55%-43% in Pennsylvania; up 52%-46% in North Carolina; up 52%-45% in Nevada; up 51%-47% in Ohio; and is trailing McCain 53%-46% in McCain's ...
Election Central Morning Roundup
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/21/2008 — Obama Cancels Campaign Events To Visit Ill Grandmother
Barack Obama is canceling his campaign events on Thursday and Friday, in order to visit his ailing grandmother in Hawaii. Madelyn Dunham's health has taken a turn for the worse, and the ...
McCain-Palin playing defense in red states —
CNN.com - Politics 10/17/2008
Two days after a contentious final presidential debate, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama are stumping in traditionally red states, a sign of the unfavorable dynamic the Arizona senator faces in the dwindling days before Election Day.
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Biden: The entire country is pro-America —
First Read 10/17/2008
From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli MESILLA, NM -- Biden today accused his Republican counterpart for engaging in the same kind of divisive politics seen in the Bus h Administration, saying he has yet to find a part of the country that is not ...