Posted on July 4th, 2008 by political buzz
In a week full of distractions like shifty comments on Iraq, liberal dissent over warrantless wiretaps and a series of speeches on “patriotism,” the Obama campaign is finally moving back to the issue most able to beat McCain and fire up support from struggling moderates: The economy.
The end of the week brought more horrid jobs […]
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Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by political buzz
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Early concern from Republican strategists and organizers over the ability of McCain’s campaign to find its operating niche and present a solid message against Obama has turned into near-panic as July comes along and […]
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Posted on July 1st, 2008 by political buzz
The snafu over Obama surrogate Wes Clark’s decision to publicly downplay John McCain’s Vietnam War service and then stand behind that statement in the face of withering outrage from McCain’s camp has become a central issue of the campaign lately. What was initially an eyebrow-raising quip that pulled a potential Veep out of the mix […]
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Posted on June 20th, 2008 by political buzz
With his Ottawa speech stripped of any campaign overtones due to U.S. election law, McCain used a post-speech press release from his campaign to hit Obama hard on his “protectionist” positions and oppo to free trade and NAFTA.
“For months, Barack Obama said that he would ‘make sure that we renegotiate’ NAFTA, demanded unilateral changes and […]
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Posted on June 16th, 2008 by political buzz
The Republican environmentalist formally caves to high gas prices as he announces today that he is in favor of lifting the federal ban on offshore oil and gas drilling and allowing the states to decide on drilling off their own shores. There is no way for the government to advocate or even begin drilling on […]
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Posted on June 13th, 2008 by political buzz
A stalemate has been reached in the negotiations between the McCain and Obama campaigns over the final debate and town hall schedule featuring the two candidates. The McCain camp has been pushing for as many as ten town hall-style “debates” with no moderators and a generally unscripted format. Of course this plays up JMac’s terrible […]
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Posted on June 10th, 2008 by political buzz
It’s the perfect storm of circumstances and expectations for a fiery confrontation over the U.S. economy and how each presidential candidate would handle the current malaise crippling the pocketbooks of Americans.
Both McCain and Obama have faced serious questioning (from opponents both inside and outside of their respective parties) about their ability to deal with the […]
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Posted on April 10th, 2008 by political buzz
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Finally caving to campaign advisers who sens a clear opportunity to head-off potential trouble spots while the Democrats are pulling each other’s hair out, McCain grudgingly agreed to a speech today laying out some retooled policy proposals that address the economic and housing crises […]
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Posted on January 25th, 2008 by political buzz
WINNER - MITT ROMNEY : He was in his prime element as the focus shifted seamlessly to the economy and away from his flip-flops and lack of foreign policy experience. In a bland debate where nothing stood out, his polished economic recitations were golden.
LOSER - RUDY GIULIANI: We saw - again - just why […]
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Posted on November 8th, 2007 by political buzz
Hillary gets the latest issue of TIME dedicated to her ‘08 run, complete with dissections of her campaign, faults, stated policies, etc. Joe Klein writes a wishy-washy centerpiece on how HRC is both a greedy frontrunner in danger of underestimating her Dem rivals and her eventual Republican opponent, but also comes across as too harsh […]
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