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Election Central Sunday Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... Appearing this morning on Meet The Press, John McCain reiterated his "I am not George Bush" line. "So do we share a common philosophy of the Republican Party? Of course," McCain explained "But I've, I've stood up against my party, not just President Bush, but others." ...

A 'common philosophy'
Political Animal — ... in order to argue, unpersuasively, that he disagrees with the president about several key issues. McCain talked about Bush again this morning , acknowledging that he and the president "share a common philosophy of the Republican Party." I suspect the Obama campaign couldn't be happier to have the discussion head in this direction. Indeed, Obama, campaigning in Denver today, ...

About those Zogby polls...
Political Animal — ... among likely U.S. voters in the daily tracking poll, which has a margin of error of 2.9 points. Obama's lead has dropped over the last three days after hitting a high of 12 points on Thursday. Now, I noted the other day that there may be a temptation on the part of some to believe polls that offer favorable results, and ignore polls that don't. It's not an intellectually honest way of watching a campaign, but it's not uncommon. As such, it wasn't especially surprising to McCain seize on Zogby as a reliable measurement of public opinion this morning on "Meet the Press." But ...

Serious News
N/A — NBC’s Number One McCain Fan had the Grumpy Old Man on Meet the Press Sunday.  That record of voting 90 percent with Bush, Senator? “Well, it may be the way you describe it.” It may be ? McCain will need to practice more concessions. Still Angry Johnny wants you to know it’s the small percentage when he didn’t vote with The Biggest Loser that tells The Big Story. Straight Talk Expressed here: Denial is not ...

Clock running down
The Reality-Based Community — ... of the campaign from here. With fewer than ten days to go until the election, John McCain is another day older and deeper in the polls. Any day in which John McCain doesn't close a full percentage point of the gap is a lost day for him. And it's hard to see how he makes any significant news, especially if he can't get any more coherent than he was on Meet the Press . Not a good hand to have to play. From the good-guy side, this is our best chance for a blow-out since Goldwater-Johnson. Let's not waste it.

McCain’s Last Stand
The Moderate Voice — ... As Brokaw fired off poll numbers, quotes about Sarah Palin’s shortcomings and McCain’s own words about Bush that evoked the answer, “So do we share a common philosophy of the Republican Party? Of course,” the old warrior resolutely insisted on his own version of reality, often using air quotes to denote sarcasm about those who say otherwise and consider Obama preferable. ...

Wealth Redistribution, Tax Brackets and the Presidential Endgame
Swampland — ... On Sunday, Brokaw played McCain tape of his quotes 2000 to 2004 opposition to the Bush tax cuts, which he now supports extending, on the grounds that the wealthy do not need such a big tax break. Here is McCain's response: ...

Quote of the Day
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — "So do we share a common philosophy of the Republican Party? Of course." -- Sen. John McCain, on Meet the Press yesterday, comparing himself and President Bush. While McCain went on to try to distance himself from Bush and his party, the soundbite was picked up immediately by the Obama campaign.