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
This is the nuts-and-bolts campaign story of the day. The $3 million first wave of GOP attack ads against Obama is to be launched this weekend in four key battleground states. They are: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
Energy security is to be the first target of the ads, which are being done by independent units […]
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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 23rd, 2008 by political buzz
Obama has spent the beginning of the general campaign in a frenzy of activity, whether it’s brushing off earlier promises along with public financing, showing that he’s ready to compete with McCain in red states, or launching a bold initiative to reshape his public perception with voters and convince the undecided that he is not […]
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Posted on June 20th, 2008 by political buzz
If the “Country I Love” ad buy in places like Alaska, Colorado and North Dakota didn’t already indicate that the Obama campaign is thinking big when it comes to traditionally red states in the West, than Obama’s scheduled campaign swing through New Mexico and Nevada next week and the campaign’s statement that those two states […]
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Posted on June 19th, 2008 by political buzz
The McCain campaign is keeping up its terrorism offensive against Obama with another morning conference call leveling some nasty charges at the Dem nominee over his support for the SCOTUS decision to grant Habeas to Gitmo detainees. The call featured McCain national security adviser Randy Scheunemann as well as surprise guest Fred Thompson to speak […]
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Posted on June 18th, 2008 by political buzz
And in the oddest of places and people. The usual suspects of California and Florida are collectively outraged after McCain reversed course and decided to make offshore drilling the centerpiece of his energy plan this week. The opportunistic pol (and Veep wannabe) Charlie Crist notwithstanding, JMac’s chances of winning these two states have been seriously […]
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Posted on June 18th, 2008 by political buzz
President Bush has followed the apparent lead of GOP nominee John McCain on offshore drilling and, in a morning announcement from the White House, demanded that the Democratic Congress lift the federal drilling ban immediately - or face the wrath of voters. Bush’s ultimatum comes on the heels of McCain’s switch on drilling, from stiff […]
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Posted on June 10th, 2008 by political buzz
McCain could find it a tough road ahead as the economy continues to slip, voters feel antsy about their financial futures and, most importantly, gas prices keep skyrocketing. The full-blown energy crisis in the U.S. is hitting voters every day as they fill up their vehicles and shell out more and more cash that could […]
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