fivethirtyeight.com - 8/24/2008
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Will there be some kind of a backlash against Barack Obama for his not picking Hillary Rodham Clinton for his ticket? Rasmussen has some instant feedback on Barack Obama's selection of Joe Biden. As their write-up notes, there appears to be a gender gap in the initial response to his selection. And it's the reverse gender gap than you'll usually see when a Democratic candidate makes news: ...
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... . With a Rasmussen poll showing that women voters are less enthralled with the pick than men are, Clinton has the opportunity at the Democratic convention to shore up support for Obama and go after McCain, writes FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver . Since Powell has made it clear he's not interested in electoral politics, McCain's campaign may be floating his name to counter reports that Powell could endorse Obama, writes Hot Air's ...
Stoking Disunity
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
McCain's other Hillary ad features Debra Bartoshevich:
Nate Silver wonders about a backlash backlash:
I could see the ad being very effective. But it also tosses a big softball to Hillary Clinton, who will speak to a national audience on Tuesday. The risk to the Republicans can be summarized in five words: "Shame on You, John McCain". A finger-wagging, how-dare-you moment by either of the Clintons at the convention -- but especially Hillary -- could be both effective and ...
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Sunday Roundup: VP talk on the talkies —
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(CNN) – A roundup of comments on the Sunday political talk shows, compiled by the CNN Wire:
On Obama's selection of Sen. Joe Biden as VP:
"I don't think (Obama) is ready to be president. And when you're commander in chief, you shouldn't be ...
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