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  • New RNC Ad: It's Obama Who Represents "More Of The Same"

    A day after McCain repeatedly portrayed himself as a warrior for "change" in his big convention speech, the Republican National Committee goes up on the air with a new ad likening Obama to Congressional Democrats in order to claim that...more »

    Posted on September 5, 2008 5:16 PM

  • Nielsen: McCain Topped Obama's Huge Convention Audience

    Nielsen's detailed ratings on McCain's speech last night are now available, and they're eye-opening. McCain's speech was watched by half a million more than Obama's was... More than 38.9 million people tuned in for coverage of the final night of...more »

    Posted on September 5, 2008 3:52 PM

  • DNC Spending Half A Million Dollars To Hit McCain With Michigan Ad

    Yesterday it was widely reported that the Democratic National Committee is going up with a new ad in Michigan hitting McCain and tying him to Bush on the economy. Now the DNC has filed its report on the ad expenditure...more »

    Posted on September 5, 2008 3:13 PM

  • Palin Hits Campaign Trail, Keeps Up Attacks On Obama

    Sarah Palin made her post-convention debut on the campaign trail today in Wisconsin, and left little doubt that she's going to keep playing her "pit-bull with lipstick" role with gusto. Palin seized on Obama's interview with Fox's Bill O'Reilly last...more »

    Posted on September 5, 2008 1:13 PM

  • McCain's Speech Backdrop Was Used In Matt Santos' West Wing Presidential Announcement

    As you know, we've been digging into the mystery of why McCain had an image of Walter Reed Middle School in the background during the first few minutes of his convention speech last night. A bunch of you have speculated...more »

    Posted on September 5, 2008 12:32 PM

  • The Mystery Of McCain's Walter Reed Backdrop

    As many of you know, one of the odder aspects of McCain's speech last night was the image of an unidentified mansion-like building on the big screen in the background behind him. The image first appeared behind McCain around a...more »

    Posted on September 5, 2008 11:59 AM

  • GOP Rep. Says There's No "Thread" Of Patriotism In Obama's Background

    The the Courier of Cedar Vally reports on a speech given by Rep. Steve King of Iowa... King, who represents western Iowa and is known for making provocative statements, made a speech here asking the Iowa GOP delegation what part...more »

    Posted on September 5, 2008 11:30 AM

  • What's The Plan To Deal With Palin?

    There are two big pieces out that offer somewhat different versions of what Democrats are planning to do about Sarah Palin. The New York Times has a long story reporting that the Obama campaign is mapping out big plans to...more »

    Posted on September 5, 2008 10:36 AM

  • Poll: Fifty Percent Says News Coverage Of Sarah Palin Has Been Fair

    It looks like the GOP's efforts to persuade the public that the press has been out to "destroy" Sarah Palin are a bit of a bust. Check out these numbers buried in the internals of the new ABC News poll:...more »

    Posted on September 5, 2008 10:04 AM

  • A Word On McCain's Heroism And His Speech Tonight

    John McCain told powerful stories about his own heroism tonight. He suffered in a way few of us can imagine. But why do we have to accept the idea that he's also modest and reticent to discuss his own suffering?...more »

    Posted on September 4, 2008 11:40 PM

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