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A Sign That Obama Is Fighting Back
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... Then, the Democratic National Committee followed up, pointing to McCain's inability or unwillingness to define "rich" in terms of income. ...

The McCain-Obama house debate pins the gaffe-ometer
Top of the Ticket — ... In baseball terms, that's known as hanging a curveball. And this morning you can't find a Democrat who's not holding a baseball bat, swinging away. ...

Best Gaffe Ever
The Anonymous Liberal — I can see why the Democrats are pouncing all over McCain's house gaffe. As Steve Benen put it earlier, it really is "manna from heaven" from a political perspective. The beauty of this particular gaffe is that it does work on several different fronts. First, and most obviously, it underscores the economic message that the Democrats are trying to convey. We're in the middle of a major housing crisis and people are struggling to keep from losing their homes. The economy is the number one issue, and the Democrats are trying to paint McCain as being out-of-touch ...

Your Turn: McNoPoly
BAGnewsNotes — I'd just like to know where it's written a convention is supposed to completely reset the political narrative? After the Palin tsunami and Cindy's Minneapolis snow job, it seems all that's left off the "elitism counter-offensive" and the Cindy (and John) Show is this delicious piece of back-on-track New Yorker satire. There are some great touches here.  Knock yourselves out. (illustration: "McNoPoly " by Mark Ulriksen. The New Yorker.  September 8, 2008)