G.O.P. Opens Wallet for Ads - Republican National Committee, White House '08

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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 10/14/2008

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Flush with cash, the Republican National Committee is paying for two new television advertisements against Senator Barack Obama.

wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 10/18/2008

Economists: The Next Administration Should ‘Open Its Wallet, Not Tighten its Belt’

— wonkroom.thinkprogress.org — Recently, a slew of media commentators have been championing what Matthew Yglesias dubbed “ neo-Hooverism ” - the notion that the next president will have to significantly curb spending due to the financial crisis. In the Washington Post, ... (more) Economists: The Next Administration Should ‘Open Its ...

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Early Morning Swim: Special Rachel Kicks Frum’s Ass Edition
Firedoglake — ... Awesome! More socialism!!! Wildfires in SoCal. Joke Line sez McPalin cleans up their act -- for the moment? Nevermind. McSame: people have said "kill him!" and "terrorist!" at Obama rallies too. I hope by "work with" here they mean "beat down and whip into shape." Obama up in four key battleground states. Reading the tea leaves in South Philly. McPalin in PA; Biden in OH.

Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... The Republican National Committee has shelled out $5 million to run two of their TV ads against Barack Obama -- one that attacks him as a Chicago machine politician, and the other that tags him as a big spender. The RNC has raised roughly $50 million more than the DNC, which has essentially made up for Barack Obama's cash advantage over John McCain's individual campaign committee. ...

Money - Not Love - Makes the World Go Round
BlondeSense — ... who run the risk of losing re-election bids in November—and thereby the headcount to effectively filibuster against the Democratic majority. Lucky for McCain, they have plenty . Posted by Missouri Mule | ...

McCain and His Mad Men
Swampland — ... that John McCain's "angry tone and sharply personal attacks" on Barack Obama are hurting McCain more than Obama (and even as the RNC--inexplicably--is doubling down on this losing strategy), former Joe Lieberman aide Dan Gerstein offers ...