tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 8/14/2008
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This is really, really perplexing. It turns out that according to a new analysis , troops deployed abroad have donated six times more money to the candidate who wants to bring the troops home from Iraq: According to an analysis of campaign contributions by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics, Democrat Barack Obama has received nearly six times as much money from troops deployed ...
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Unfit to Lead?
democracyarsenal.org —
... Perhaps the most important constituency judging the leadership qualities of a potential commander-in-chief patently refutes the McCain's campaign argument that Obama is "unfit to lead": the US military (via TPM). ...
Memes that will not die no matter the evidence
Rising Hegemon —
Troops overseas give six times more in contributions to Obama than McUndefined Victory. Funny that.
Study: Troops Deployed Abroad Gave Six Times More To Obama Than To McCain
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... haul. Despite McCain's status as a decorated veteran and a historically Republican bent among the military, members of the armed services overall -- whether stationed overseas or at home -- are also favoring Obama with their campaign contributions in 2008, by a $55,000 margin. Although 59 percent of federal contributions by military personnel has gone to Republicans this cycle, of money from the military to the presumed presidential nominees, 57 percent has gone to Obama. Read more: http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/08... Anyone really surprised by this? I ...
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Battleground: Polls, Social Security, Rove —
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A Pew poll yesterday found Obama leading McCain by just three points -- 46%-43%. It’s a downward trend in the poll for the presumptive Democratic nominee, who led McCain by eight points in June and five in July.
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Obama, McCain Air Olympics Ads —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 8/14/2008
Susan Davis reports on the presidential race.
Barack Obama s presidential campaign today released the second ad to air during the Beijing Olympics. Advertising Age reported in July the Obama campaign made a hefty $5 million ad buy to air ...
Energy + 'bitter' = NM GOP attack —
First Read 8/14/2008
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro Al Gore won New Mexico by 366 votes. George Bush won it by 5,988. It is sure to be close again, and Republicans have launched an offensive in the state, attacking Obama on energy and tying in his "bitter" ...
New Ohio Voter Registration Rules Irk GOP —
FOXNews.com 8/14/2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Never mind the last days of the presidential campaign. The busiest days for Barack Obama’s campaign in this perennial swing state are likely to be a month before Election Day.
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