Posted on July 3rd, 2008 by political buzz
For the second time in a year McCain has ordered a major shake-up of his campaign structure with the intent of shifting the overall direction and strategy of the campaign during a time of quasi-crisis for the GOP nominee. The current situation is obviously nowhere near as dire as it was exactly one year ago […]
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Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by political buzz
And again it’s Mississippi GOP Senator Thad Cochran who brings up JMac’s infamous…er…”aggressive” streak. You’ll remember that it was the conservative Cochran who tried to thwart McCain’s primary bid by regaling an eager press (and GOP competitors) with tales of JMac’s blue streaked rants in the Senate and his “disturbing” temper that “concerned” Cochran.
Now, even […]
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Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by political buzz
Don’t forget to listen to our latest “Political Dispatch” podcasts with Jonathan Allen of CQ Politics and Mark Murray of NBC News.
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
While outlier polls like Newsweek had Obama surging to a 15-point lead over McCain days ago, the Gallup Daily Tracking Poll had remained steady with Obama and McCain in a virtual tie. Polls like this were pointed to as areas of concern for Obama at a time when a large bounce should have been evident […]
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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 30th, 2008 by political buzz
After days of occasional teases about an impending overseas journey for candidate Obama, his campaign has finally confirmed the rumors and announced a grand foreign tour this summer, taking Obama to Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and Britain - Iraq and Afghanistan will come later, with the exact schedule under wraps for security reasons. Overseas trips […]
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Posted on June 27th, 2008 by political buzz
The McCain campaign’s newest TV ad brings up McCain’s recent “Lexington Project” proposal to foster energy independence and energy security. Part of this plan involves the offshore drilling he has started touting as well as the infamous $300 million electric car battery prize meant to make zero emission vehicles viable replacements for conventional autos.
It’;s a […]
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Posted on June 26th, 2008 by political buzz
The folks at the McCain campaign continue their rather uncoordinated assaults on every aspect of Barack Obama’s character and political record with a truly amusing little web out today. Lacking cash, McCain was unable to release this as a standard TV ad buy. But the fun theme of Obama as “Dr. No” on energy security […]
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Posted on June 26th, 2008 by political buzz
A fresh batch of battleground polls from the three fine institutions listed above show the trending toward Obama found in other recent swing state and national polls is no fluke. Obma is riding his bounce to somewhat surprising leads in more than a few Red/battleground states, including the uncertain race in Michigan. Hillary’s “win” there […]
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Posted on June 26th, 2008 by political buzz
In what has instantly become a major theme of the campaign trail today, the Supreme Court ruled against the District of Columbia’s ban on handguns. It’s a landmark ruling that wipes away D.C. 32-year-ban that has been held up as a lawful restriction on guns by liberals and a rallying point for conservative gun advocates.
Writing […]
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