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Here are a few articles from both the US and international media about the US Presidential race. Highlights of each article provided with a link to the full article. It’s Still the Economy, Stupid! Obama Goes on the Attack By Michael Tomasky in the UK Guardian. Simply because he’s a member of George Bush’s political [...]

Charleston Post and Courier Poll — McCain by 22 Points in South Carolina »

In the Palmetto State, a new poll by the Charleston Post and Courier finds Senator McCain leading Senator Obama by 22 points, 59% to 37%. McCain leads among men by almost 2 to 1 and among independents in South Carolina, McCain leads by a 18 point margin. A new poll shows that Republican John McCain [...]

A Flurry of New Ads from the McCain Campaign — From the Economy to Fannie Mae to Taxes to Chávez »

Nothing New Taxes Are Patriotic

In Michigan, A Tight Race — Still Obama by Three »

A new poll in Michigan (link is to US Census demographic data) from WXYZ and the Detroit Free Press points to tight and tightening race with Senator Obama leading Senator McCain by three points. The previous poll from Rasmussen Reports had Obama leading by five points. This new poll seems consistent with the dynamic at [...]

New McCain Ad — Overseas »

In my next post, to be posted within a couple hours or so, you’ll see how tight the race is becoming in Michigan. …………………………… The McCain campaign released yet another ad this afternoon, its eighth in the past 24 hours. This ad is entitled Overseas and is tailored for the Michigan market. The ad is [...]

U.S. Campaign Reader »

Here are a few articles from both the US and international media about the US Presidential race. Highlights of each article provided with a link to the full article. McCain Wins Endorsement of Puerto Rico Democratic Activist By John R. Emshwiller in the Wall Street Journal. In an interview Thursday, Miguel D. Lausell, a Puerto [...]

U.S. Campaign Reader »

Here are a few articles from both the US and international media about the US Presidential race. Highlights of each article provided with a link to the full article. Democrats Just Don’t Get It as Sarah Palin Pounds ‘em By Michael Goodwin in the New York Daily News. First of all, here’s a bulletin: being [...]

Sarah Palin Interview with ABC News’ Charlie Gibson »

SusanUnPC’s Notes: Memeorandum is tracking all of the press coverage of her first “big” interview. And don’t miss Larry Johnson’s post with transcript excerpts below. …………………….. Here is the video of the first part of the interview Sarah Palin gave to ABC News’ Charles Gibson today. The interview covered international issues ranging from NATO expansion [...]

Obama Campaign: “A Pathetic Attempt to Play the Gender Card” »

Ah, the arrogance and hubris of the messiah from Honolulu truly is a wonder to behold. He could apologize but he won’t. Instead he will have that McCain ad running and running. Obama’s charge might be true if it were true that only the McCain campaign is outraged or if they were the first to [...]

Clips of Sarah Palin from the Women in Leadership Forum »

On Motherhood & Politics On Hillary Clinton & The Perceived Whine

The Implosion of TalkLeft »

Asset, Pronunciation (US): /ˈæsɛt/ (noun) 1. any item of economic value owned by an individual or corporation 2. a useful or valuable quality 3. advantage or resource How bad are things at TalkLeft, Jeralyn Merritt’s once erudite and inclusive blog? In a word, bad. I have to wonder if Jeralyn knows what an asset she [...]

In Minnesota, Obama Leads By Two »

DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:”182060″,playerInstanceID:”FE177DBE-6695-D9F9-25AF-98D8E7F83ED2″,domain:”kstp.dayport.com”,autoPlay:”false”,slideShow:”true”}); A new Survey USA poll in Minnesota shows Senator Obama leading Senator McCain by two points, 47% to 45%. Since that’s within the margin of error, the race in the Gopher state is effectively a dead heat. On the plus side for Obama, Minnesota appears one place where Obama does not face a PUMA [...]

Today We Are All Georgians »

While my antipathy towards Barack Obama could not be greater, that has not translated into empathy or support for Senator McCain but if McCain’s speech today is any indication then I am growing increasingly comfortable with McCain. No doubt, there are and will likely always be serious disagreements. McCain and I will never see eye-to-eye [...]

Obama on Georgia — Simply Lost »

Let’s see if I got this right, Obama is calling for: 1) United Nations Security Council Resolution condemning Russia. Problem: Russia is a Permanent Member of the United Nations with Security Council and thus has veto power over any resolution. Sure you can have a debate at the Security Council, actually there already have been, [...]

Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) on Obama’s Vote for the Bush-Cheney Energy Policy — Let’s Play Dodgeball »

Poor, poor Allyson Schwartz, a Democratic Congresswoman from Pennsylvania, who yesterday was embarrassed on national television by MSNBC’s David Schuster who asked in the wake of Obama’s attacks on the Bush-Cheney Energy Policy: Didn’t Barack Obama vote for the 2005 Bush-Cheney energy bill? At first she dodged the question and tried the valiant, let’s not [...]