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 Fighting Styles: Contrasting Democrats and Republicans (video)
Fighting Styles: Contrasting Democrats and Republicans (video)
Barack Obama takes the high road; McCain is slimy and has no ethical boundaries. But McCain is gaining in the polls. . . .
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Remainders: Duking it out
Ben Smith's Blog — Noam Scheiber takes a long look at how the Hensley family "made" John McCain. Obama spent more in July on ads than McCain did on his entire campaign. Obama and Hillary children's books will hit the shelves next week at the same time -- Meghan McCain also has one about her dad that will come out later this year Emil Jones courts a David Freddoso column. An  New York State Senate candidate tries to boost his campaign by mocking up a newspaper cover featuring him and Obama. Obama is winning women overall, but still having trouble with boomers. The Times is ...

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