tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/23/2008
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In another sign that John McCain is on the defensive as time runs out, the McCain campaign is shifting its ad money out of blue tossup states and into red tossups and even traditionally red states, an analysis today by ad maven Evan Tracey finds.
McCain has dramatically slashed his ad ...
article.nationalreview.com - 10/24/2008
realclearpolitics.com - 10/24/2008
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realclearpolitics.com —
WASHINGTON -- Contrarian that I am, I'm voting
for John McCain. I'm not talking about bucking the...
polls or the media consensus that it's over before it's over. I'm talking about bucking the rush of wet-fingered conservatives leaping to Barack Obama ...
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McCain for President
washingtonmonthly.com - 10/23/2008
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GOING TO THE WELL A LITTLE TOO OFTEN....
It was the basis of a debate message. And...
a stump speech. And an ad campaign. And now it's a tour. Central Florida is getting ready for another visit from Republican presidential...
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Going to the well a little too often
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McCain $hifts $pending
Politics Daily —
... With only 12 days to go, John McCain is moving his ad money around, in another sign he's giving up on some states and holding out hope for others. TPM talked to political ad expert Evan Tracey, who's been tracking the commercial buys of both candidates: ...
McCain Shifting His Ad Spending From Kerry States To Bush States, A New Analysis Finds
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... he doesn't have ample enough resources for them. He's also reduced his spending in Colorado , which went for Bush but is showing a lead for Obama, suggesting he may be losing hope there, too. ...snip... By contrast, McCain has increased his ad spending in Virginia , long a reliably red state, and in Florida , where Bush won and McCain was long expected to prevail without too much trouble. "They are definitely shifting some resources here for the endgame," Tracey says. Read more: http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10... Looks like he's got us right where he ...
McCain's Closing Strategery
Talking Points Memo —
... An analysis of TV ad buys in key swings states shows McCain cutting spending, sometimes dramatically, in Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Colorado while increasing spending in Virginia and Florida. TPM Election Central has the details. ...
McCain Cuts Ads in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New Hampshire
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
In another sign that Sen. John McCain is on the defensive, TPM reports the McCain campaign "is shifting its ad money out of blue tossup states and into red tossups and even traditionally red states." ...
Strategery watch
Political Animal —
... . Republicans are slashing their television advertising at Colorado's three biggest television stations, a troubling sign for presidential nominee John McCain. McCain is headed to Colorado Friday, but public records provided by three Denver stations show the GOP this week cut their ad spending for McCain by 46 percent. What's more, Greg Sargent spoke with ad maven Evan Tracey about the shifts in McCain's ad expenditures, which include far fewer ads in "blue" states like Wisconsin and New Hampshire, a "red" state like Colorado, and apparently even a reduction in Pennsylvania, ...
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The Real McCain
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 10/30/2008 —
Anne Applebaum and Joe Klein, like countless others, cannot support McCain because of his repulsive, vicious, negative, McCarthyite campaign and his unvetted spur-of-the-moment decision to pick Sarah Palin, an unhinged, know-nothing, ...
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americablog.com 10/16/2008 — FL – St. Petersburg Times (Editorial) "McCain's last offensive:" On the same day a new poll showed that voters' confidence in the federal government has reached an all-time low, Obama spoke with a reassuring confidence…But when the questioning turned ...
Battleground: Plenty of new polls —
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A new round of Quinnipiac polls shows Obama widening his lead in Ohio (52%-38%) and maintaining an advantage in Pennsylvania (53%-40%). Obama also bests McCain in Florida (49%-44%), but has lost some ground; the same poll had the ...
Obama says McCain puts Main Street last —
CNN Political Ticker 10/23/2008
Sen. Barack Obama is trying to take the lead in Indiana, a traditionally Republican state.
(CNN) – Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday charged that Sen. John McCain "wants to keep on putting corporations ahead of workers."
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