nytimes.com - 10/24/2008
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Barack Obama is ahead of John McCain among various groups that voted for President Bush four years ago, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll found. >
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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. ...
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McCain Shifting His Ad Spending From Kerry States To ...
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The Early Word: A Way for McCain
The Caucus —
... the Politico reports: “At his Northern Virginia headquarters, some McCain aides are already speaking of the campaign in the past tense. Morale, even among some of the heartiest and most loyal staffers, has plummeted. And many past and current McCain advisers are warring with each other over who led the candidate astray.” And a fresh New York Times/CBS News poll shows that Mr. McCain’s rival, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, has gained a solid upper hand among voters nationwide with 52 percent saying they would support him if the election were held today ...
Around the Web: 2008
The Corner on National Review Online —
... To Launch Fresh Attack on Obama's Tax Plan The Wall Street Journal [image] Presses on With Antitax Theme The Boston Globe [image] Seeks to Portray Obama as an Extreme Liberal Los Angeles Times [image] In Uphill Battle, Winning Is an Option The New York Times [image] Polls Point to Struggle The Washington Post [image] [image] Obama As an Issue, Taxes Favor Him The Washington Post [image] Outspends in Health Care Ads Politico [image] Polls Show Gaining Among Bush Voters The New York Times [image] Says McCain Puts Main Street ...
Middle class
Political Animal —
MIDDLE CLASS.... There are plenty of interesting results in the latest CBS/ New York Times poll , including a top line that shows Obama leading McCain nationally by 13, 52% to 39%. McCain's smear tactics and personal attacks appear to have largely backfired; voters are more comfortable with the idea of Obama handling a crisis; and voters don't seem to mind the notion of raising taxes on those making more than $250,000 a year. But Nate Silver finds a gem in the internals that's worth remembering. Poll respondents were asked which ...
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I Believe
mudvillegazette.com 11/7/2008 — ...that children are our future . Many people share my belief.
Update: Here's the site that broke the story, here's their original report (with much additional detail), and here's a follow-up with a response from the county school board ...
Obama Gets Strong Support in Poll
online.wsj.com 12/11/2008 — Obama is enjoying an enormous reservoir of goodwill from Americans, a new poll finds. The mood presents big opportunities as well as perils for the president-elect.
McCain Attacks Obama as a Continuation of Bush
blogs.wsj.com 10/23/2008 — Elizabeth Holmes reports from Orlando on the presidential race.
Barack Obama has long aligned John McCain with President Bush , hoping the presidents low approval ratings will drag down his White House rival. But on Thursday, McCain tried ...
Poll Finds Wide Obama Lead Despite McCain Attacks
nytimes.com 10/14/2008 — The McCain campaign’s personal attacks on Barack Obama appear to have backfired, tarnishing John McCain more than their intended target, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll found. >
Obama should be like Bush
the-reaction.blogspot.com 11/10/2008 — By Michael J.W. Stickings At least according to TNR's Jonathan Cohn. Cohn argues that has actually accomplished a great deal as president, from overhauling the tax code to reforming education to gutting the regulatory state to rewriting ...
McCain v Obama: Ignoring the context? —
First Read 10/24/2008
"While Republicans seized on Biden's remark to raise doubts about Obama, they ignored Biden's own conclusion about Obama's response to such a foreign test: 'They're going to find out this guy's got steel in his spine,'" the AP points out. "History ...
McCain: All about Pennsylvania? —
First Read 10/24/2008
A Politico piece noting the circular firing squad going on within the GOP contains this nugget. “Offered a chance to respond to the suggestion that the McCain campaign is awash in defeatism, a McCain official delivered a decidedly measured ...
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