We keep asking if things could get worse for Team McCain, expecting the answer to be no. And then they do. Pollster.com has reclassified VA, which hasn't voted for a Democratic president since 1964, as "lean blue" (from "tossup," … [Read more...]
Surprise! Globe endorses Obama
To the surprise of exactly nobody, the Boston Globe has endorsed Barack Obama for president. COME JANUARY, a new president will take charge of a nation diminished, an America that is far shakier economically, less secure militarily, and … [Read more...]
Obama presents a raft of sensible economic proposals
Barack Obama gave a big speech in Toledo today, in which he announced a series of sensible steps designed to stimulate job creation and keep people in their homes. Here are the basics: In an address here, Mr. Obama, the Democratic … [Read more...]
North Dakota a tossup? Seriously?
Boy, just when you think things can't get worse for Team McCain, another three electoral votes move into the "possible" column for the Obama camp. Look at that big yellow blotch at the top of the pollster.com map -- North Dakota has … [Read more...]
Bill Kristol pushes the panic button
The NY Times McCain booster-in-chief op-ed columnist William Kristol calls for the mother of all Hail Marys: It's time for John McCain to fire his campaign. He has nothing to lose. His campaign is totally overmatched by Obama's. The Obama … [Read more...]
Politifact: McCain’s “Ayers” attacks are malicious lies
Before you walk out in the street, before you talk to anyone about McCain or Obama, you need to arm yourself with the facts that are lined up in the Politifact article. Here are some highlights. About Ayers:Ayers was a founding member … [Read more...]
New ABC/WaPo poll: torrents of bad news for McCain
Yes, the new just-released poll gives Obama a 10-point, 53-43 lead -- the largest this poll has yet shown. But that's just the beginning of the bad news for John McCain. Here's the summary: A tornado of economic discontent is … [Read more...]
Oh please oh please oh please let it be true … [update: ah well]
UPDATED: see below. The lurching continues. Lindsay Graham leaks the McCain strategy for the final weeks -- more tax cuts for the rich!! McCain surrogate Lindsey Graham said Sunday that the Republican nominee will unveil new proposals … [Read more...]
Bigotry rises; everyone fiddles
It's been a big challenge for the Obama campaign to deal with the Obama-as-Muslim or Obama-as-Arab rumors. They are apparently rife among folks who attend McCain/Palin rallies; it just doesn't seem that hard for any journalist to … [Read more...]
Even Mitt Openly Criticizing McCain
A NYT article goes on to note thatSeveral party leaders said Mr. McCain needed to settle on a single message in the final weeks of the campaign and warned that his changing day-to-day dialogue - a welter of evolving economic proposals, … [Read more...]
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