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Battleground Arizona?
Ben Smith's Blog —
Greg Sargent reports that his readers are getting McCain robocalls in McCain's home state, where the polls have tightened.
SOS ... SOS ...
Talking Points Memo —
McCain pulls the robocall fire alarm ... in Arizona.
McCain Robocalls In Arizona ?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Uh-oh.
Homestate Defense: McCain Robocalling Arizona
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Campaign and GOP running calls in the Grand Canyon State attacking Obama as weak on terrorism.
“...Barack Obama is so dangerously inexperienced, his running mate Joe Biden just said, he invites a major international crisis that he will be unprepared to handle alone.” ...
What's wrong with this picture? Obama leads PA by 13, but it's a battleground. McCain is ahead in Arizona by 2, but it's not a story.
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... for Arizona polling. So, this should be a huge, just huge, story. Greg Sargent at TPM Election Central reports McCain and the RNC have started their nasty robo-calls about Obama into Arizona. This is real. But, the political media has been slow to cover this development. Why? If Arizona is in play, this election is going to be a blow-out. And, that destroys the traditional media's story line that the race is closer than we all think. (Because, you know, they have access to the McCain campaign and the McCain campaign told them that.) ...
Not a Good Sign: McCain Robo-calling in Home State of Arizona
Political Punch —
... . The full script, provided by Talking Points Memo , which first noted this troubling trend for the Arizonan:"I'm calling for John McCain and the RNC because Barack Obama is so dangerously inexperienced, his running mate Joe Biden just said, he invites a major international crisis that he will be unprepared to handle alone. If Democrats win full control of government, they will want to give civil rights to terrorists and talk unconditionally to dictators and state sponsors of terror. Barack Obama and his Democratic allies lack the experience and judgment to lead America. ...
Hey, Fat Lady, Start Warming Up
Oliver Willis —
John McCain is running robocalls… in Arizona.
I’m not, repeat, not declaring victory. But come on.
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Hi, Sweetheart. It's Daddy. I'm Calling To Ask For Your Vote...
Hoffmania! —
... McCain's robo-calling in...Arizona. I'm guessing - this isn't a very good sign.
Remainders: Seven messages
Jonathan Martin's Blog —
Halperin counts seven McCain messages today, while Obama continues with "more of the same."
The RNC Chairman race kicks off.
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Palin faces a new ethics complaint about using the state to pay for her kids' travel.
McCain goes after Barney Frank.
Patrick Ruffini wonders why conservative bloggers don't fundraise.
McCain robocalls in Arizona.
A group connected to McCain tries to distance itself ...
McCain robocalls AZ, Palin looks to 2012
Daily Kos —
What's that you smell? (Sniff. Sniff). That, my friends, is desperation. Via TPM: John McCain and the Republican National Committee are now running robocalls attacking Obama as weak on terrorism -- in McCain's home state of Arizona, according to multiple readers from the state. The call signals genuine worry about McCain's home state at a time when several polls show the race to be much closer than expected there. And from the news being discussed in the diaries of JBtakenote and RenaRF, both citing the ...
Desperate Republican Party Goes For Softcore Pornographic Robocalls To Reach The Base
DownWithTyranny! —
... Oh... and speaking of robocalls, as Obama's polling numbers have steadily climbed in Arizona (it's a 46-44% race now), McCain's campaign has gotten more and more worried that there aren't enough Mormon extremists to keep the state in Republican hands Tuesday. So they're running robocalls there. That's embarrassing-- but at least they're not softcore porn, just the garden variety Republican attack filth.
McCain Robocalling Arizona. Arizona!
Politics Daily —
... I reported Monday that John McCain's home state of Arizona was basically a toss-up, with 3 of 4 state polls showing gaps of 2-5 points. The situation in McCain's stomping bround has gone from bad to worse. Not only has that 4th outlier poll been updated to a 2 pt McCain lead, but now, the McCain campaign is paying for robocalls in the state. From TPM: ...
Go West Young Man
Open Left - Front Page —
... And Republicans aren't taking Arizona for granted either according to this story which says anti-Obama robocalls are being made into the state. ...
The indignity of worrying about Arizona
Political Animal —
... showing a fairly competitive contest in Arizona apparently aren't a fluke. Greg Sargent reported late yesterday that the McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee are now concerned enough about the state to start using robocalls. Here's the script: "I'm calling for John McCain and the RNC because Barack Obama is so dangerously inexperienced, his running mate Joe Biden just said, he invites a major international crisis that he will be unprepared to handle alone. "If Democrats win full control of government, they will want to give civil rights to terrorists and ...
Stretching the map just a little more
Political Animal —
... bought up every possible slot in all the other battleground states, and was looking for new ways to spend what's left of its ad budget. Either way, who would have thought in say, June, that Obama would air TV ads in Arizona, Georgia, and North Dakota in the campaign's closing days? Asked about Obama's new ad buy in Arizona, McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds called it a "waste of his resources." Perhaps. But if it's foolish to "waste" money in Arizona, why did McCain and the RNC launch anti-Obama robocalls in the state this week?— ...
Arizona
Political Animal —
ARIZONA.... Last week, in an embarrassing turn of events, the McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee launched a round of robocalls in Arizona . A week later, they're still going. Reader B.R. emails: I just got a robocall from McCain on my work line a few minutes ago. Talking about terrorists, and the Joe Biden "test" crap. I'm in Scottsdale, AZ. So, while voters are literally at the polls, McCain and the RNC are still sinking resources into solidifying support in Arizona . It's more anecdotal evidence, but Jonathan Martin ...
