Oct 09, 2008 -
by James Hibberd and Paul J. Gough
Barack Obama has purchased a half-hour of airtime on CBS and NBC, sources confirm.
The Obama campaign will air a primetime special on Wednesday, Oct.
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Oct 03, 2008 -
"Democrats cheered on Wednesday when news broke that John McCain's campaign was abandoning Michigan, pulling down its ads and sending staffers to other states."
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"Many speculated that McCain would now turn his focus to Pennsylvania.
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Oct 02, 2008 -
http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/02/mccain-says-obama-lead-growing-because-life-isnt-fair/
"(CNN) — Sen. John McCain said Thursday that Sen. Barack Obama’s poll numbers are rising as the economy seems to sink “because life isn’t fair.”
“He certainly did nothing for the first few days,” McCain said Thursday on Fox News.
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Oct 02, 2008 -
http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/1008/McCain_pulling_out_of_Michigan.html?showall
"John McCain is pulling out of Michigan, according to two Republicans, a stunning move a month away from Election Day that indicates the difficulty Republicans are having in finding blue states to put in play.
McCain will go off TV in Michigan, stop dropping mail there and send most of his staff to more competitive states, including Wisconsin, Ohio and Florida. Wisconsin went for Kerry in 2004, Ohio and Florida for Bush.
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Sep 28, 2008 -
A new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows 46% of people who watched Friday night's presidential debate say Democrat Barack Obama did a better job than Republican John McCain; 34% said McCain did better.
Which candidate offered the best proposals for change to solve the country’s problems
52% Obama
35% McCain
Opinion of McCain after debate
21% a more favorable
21% less favorable
56% no change
Opinion of Obama after debate
30% more favorable
14% less favorable
54% no change
Confidence in candidate to fix economic problems after debate
McCain
37% less confidence
23% more confidence
Obama
34% more confidence
26% less confidence
Neither candidate broke away on national security and foreign policy.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/09/usatgallup-poll.html
:bananana:
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Sep 27, 2008 -
September 18, 2008
Palin's transparency proposal already exists in D.C.
From CNN Political Producer Peter Hamby
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (CNN) – Sarah Palin likes to tell voters around the country about how she “put the government checkbook online” in Alaska. On Thursday, Palin suggested she would take that same proposal to Washington.
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Sep 26, 2008 -
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/26/politics/horserace/entry4482028.shtml
"CBS News and Knowledge Networks conducted a nationally representative poll of approximately 500 uncommitted voters reacting to the debate in the minutes after it happened.
Winner
39% - Barack Obama
24% - John McCain
37% - Draw.
Opinion of candidates
46% - opinion of Obama got better tonight
32% - opinion of McCain got better
Economy
66% - Obama would make the right decisions about the economy 42% - McCain would.
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Sep 26, 2008 -
Obama arriving for some debatin'.
ZOMG! He's teh awsomez!
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Sep 26, 2008 -
Palin Problem
She’s out of her league.
By Kathleen Parker
"To express reservations about her qualifications to be vice president — and possibly president — is to risk being labeled anti-woman."
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Sep 25, 2008 -
I LOVE this! :rotfl:
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20228603,00.html
Some highlights:
We sat down with the comedians for a provocative talk about the political landscape, the way they (and other, more traditional media outlets) cover it, and whether or not we'll ever see the alleged ''change'' we've been promised by every candidate. ''Do you mean change we need, or change we can believe in?'' asks Stewart.
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