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online.wsj.com - 10/16/2008

Obama Hasn't Closed the Sale

— online.wsj.com — In the campaign's final two weeks, voters will take a last serious look at both presidential candidates.... The outcome of the race isn't cast in stone yet. Barack Obama holds a 7.3% lead in the Real Clear Politics average of all polls, but the latest ... (more) Obama Hasn't Closed the Sale

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/15/2008

New Robocalls From McCain Campaign And RNC Slam Obama's Patriotism, Charge He Put "Hollywood ...

— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — The McCain campaign and the RNC are pumping new robocalls into North Carolina that question Barack Obama's... patriotism by charging that he and his fellow Dems put "Hollywood before America," another sign that Republicans are seriously worried about ... (more) New Robocalls From McCain Campaign And RNC Slam Obama's ...

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/16/2008

New McCain Campaign/RNC Robocalls Question Whether Obama And Dems Really Want To Keep Us Safe

— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — The McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee are pumping stark new robo-calls into Virginia that assert... that Barack Obama isn't "who you think" he is and subtly question whether he and his fellow Democrats really want to keep us safe.  ... (more) New McCain Campaign/RNC Robocalls Question Whether Obama ...

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On Wisconsin
Ben Smith's Blog — WisPolitics reports that the RNC's independent expenditure arm has gone dark in the state. McCain's been trailing badly in the polls there.

RNC Going Dark In Wisconsin
The Atlantic Politics Channel — WisPolitics.com reports that the Republican National Committee's independent expenditure arm is going dark next week in Wisconsin, a sign that the state's competitiveness isn't being picked up by the RNC IE's polling, perhaps.

McCain Pulling Ads in Wisconsin?
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — The Republican National Committee "hasn't booked ads for the next week in Wisconsin TV markets after running a series of spots attacking Barack Obama and congressional Dems," according to WisPolitics.com. ...

RNC stops ad buy in Wisconsin
No Runny Eggs — ... WisPolitics reports that the Republican National Committee has not bought any ads in the Eau Claire, Green Bay and Milwaukee markets for the week of 10/15-10/21. I do not know whether they had or still have buys in the Madison (doubtful), La Crosse or Wausau/Rhinelander markets. WisPolitics also notes that the McCain campaign still has buys active through the 19th. ...

TV ad spending: 10/6-12
Daily Kos — ... in hopeless states. If I were him, I'd circle the wagons around every Bush Red state except for Iowa and New Mexico, which I'd cut loose. If he holds the rest he still wins: Yes, it's unlikely to impossible for McCain to win with this map, but at least it's a plausible strategy rooted in some reality. Pissing away millions in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa makes about as much sense as pissing it away in Michigan did. (Wisconsin may be the next state featuring a McCain cut and run.) ...

DAY'S END ROUNDUP
News — ... says, agreeing that it will be important for McCain to raise the association tonight. An Associated Press report that the RNC has stopped airing ads in Wisconsin has MyDD's ...