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Obama Drives the Race
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Sen. Barack Obama "dominates the race by virtually any other measure. He is dictating the agenda and soaking up news coverage as McCain and his team scramble to react," according to Politico. ...

The Campaign Is All About Hussein
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — McCain’s bitterness, frustration and near-obsession with Obama are on plain display: He even gave some free advertising to his opponent’s book the other day, complaining about the Illinois Democrat’s headline-grabbing trip. Politico: If you made a movie about the general election campaign so far, John McCain would be a supporting actor. Despite vulnerabilities that have kept the race closer in polls than most analysts expected – and McCain even jumped to a four-point lead among likely voters in a USA TODAY/Gallup poll ...

Around the Web: 2008
The Corner on National Review Online — ... Hawaiian Break The Washington Post [image] In 'Serious' Talks With Kaine The Washington Post [image] Kaine 'Very, Very High' on VP Shortlist Politico [image] Where's the Bounce? The New York Times [image] 'It's the Trust, Stupid' The Hill [image] Says Odds of Winning Are Very Good CNN [image] [image] State of the Race Obama-Clinton Ticket Is Seen as Unlikely The New York Times [image] McCain Gains on Obama in Poll USA Today [image] The Campaign Is All About Obama Politico [image] Obama, McCain Shift Talk Back to Economic ...

Bounce gone: Obama 47, McCain 46 in new Rasmussen poll
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... (of his trip and otherwise) and the fact that he had 22 debates against a political rock star during an epic primary, how unknown a quantity is he at this point?

It's The Aseity
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... To be fair, McCain's campaign tried this, giving their press corps a "junior varsity" pass and joking about the media's captivity.  But "anger" and frustration"  mean that McCain is letting us see him sweat. He 's wearing his discomfort on his sleeve.  The McCain brain trust is reconciled to the fact that the rest of the campaign will be about Obama. They're encouraged by public and private polling showing a fairly close race; they're encouraged that the political class is pressing Obama on the surge; they're convinced that Obama has nowhere to go but down as more ...

Spears-Hilton Week Over, McCain's News Coverage Falls Again
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... The fluctuation in coverage of McCain compared to the steadiness in coverage of Obama mirrors the complaint from Republican corners that McCain’s team has been reactive and struggled to provide a clear and consistent message beyond “Don’t vote for Obama.” ...