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Pundits Blog: Kennedy’s Video and Speech Were Moving, But Will They Help Heal His Party?
Hot Air » Top Picks: Hope and change: McCain leads by two in Gallup, Obama down three days in a row in Rasmussen
James Carville Rips First Night Of Dem Convention
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
As the convention wound down to a close Monday evening, the Republican National Committee blasted out video of ex-Clinton strategist James Carville slighting the night's festivities. "If this party has a message," he said on CNN, "it's done a hell of a job hiding it tonight, I promise you that."
Pundits and analysts kicked around similar concerns, wondering whether the convention was too positive and not tough enough on John McCain and the Republicans.
My take: given the coordinated efforts to paint Michelle Obama as the angriest woman in America, the program on her night had to be positive. Not ...
Kennedy’s Video and Speech Were Moving, But Will They Help Heal His Party?
Pundits Blog —
Kennedy’s Video and Speech Were Moving, But Will They Help Heal His Party? ( Doug Heye ) When it comes to rallying the faithful, the Democrats have none better than the liberal lion, Sen. Edward Kennedy (Mass.). For anyone who has followed Kennedy's career — or even those Republicans who raised money off of his name every cycle — it was good to see Kennedy appear healthy, his voice booming as ever. It's hard to dismiss the impact of the tribute video produced by Ken Burns or the emotional nature of Kennedy's remarks and his very appearance at the convention. The images of Kennedy teaching the younger generation how to steer a ship were ...
Hope and change: McCain leads by two in Gallup, Obama down three days in a row in Rasmussen
Hot Air » Top Picks —
Hope and change: McCain leads by two in Gallup, Obama down three days in a row in Rasmussen posted at 1:18 pm on August 26, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Joementum! It’s official: Barack Obama has received no bounce in voter support out of his selection of Sen. Joe Biden to be his vice presidential running mate. Gallup Poll Daily tracking from Aug. 23-25, the first three-day period falling entirely after Obama’s Saturday morning vice presidential announcement, shows 46% of national registered voters backing John McCain and 44% supporting Obama, not appreciably different from the previous week’s standing for both ...
Night One
Weekly Standard Blog —
The Obama campaign decided to spend night one of the Democratic convention introducing its candidate to the country. The attacks on McCain and Bush - which reportedly were going to be the centerpiece of this convention - were relatively muted. House speaker Nancy Pelosi went after McCain, but her voice was hoarse and her oratory pretty dismal. The positive message led some Democrats, James Carville most prominently, to lament the night as a lost opportunity. Expect more aggressive rhetoric tonight.
Best speech of the night: Jesse Jackson Jr., auditioning to replace Obama in the Senate.
Best part of the convention so far: Ray Chew ...
