Search Results for the Tag "Mccain"
$750 million. That's how much Obama raised over his campaign, completely overwhelming McCain and prompting a different kind of change:
"No presidential candidate will ever take public financing in the general election again and risk being outspent as badly as Mr. McCain was this year," wrote Karl Rove..."
As Missouri still struggles through the official election count, one of its counties flips from red to blue. The switch leaves experts stumped, but a closer look reveals a simple answer:
For William Wilson, who at 58 years old lifts weights and drag races on weekends, supporting Obama was a simple economic equation.
"I've always done better with a Democrat in the White House," he said.
I knew I couldn't be the only one who'd thought of it. Salon on John McCain's future.
Remember that story citing unnamed sources saying Palin didn't know Africa was a contient? The source has come forward and it's "Martin Eisenstadt, a McCain policy adviser." Not only is this person not real, but also an elaborate hoax.
What now, John Mccain? What now, Sarah Palin?
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What an election this has been!
John McCain plays the comedian card, Sarah Palin got punk'd, and nudists lobby for clothing optional polling place.
McCain is clearly not trying to court the science vote. Federal funding for science is tight and has been tightening over the past several years (AAAS figures), yet McCain used a high-profile bear conservation research project as an example of ridiculous pork barrel spending. Next he referred to the Adler Planetarium's request for funding to replace its outdated equipment (which was denied [PDF], by the way] as another example of earmarks that are out of control. More on that here. Last week, Governor Palin used funding for research on fruit fly genetics as the campaign's latest example of wasteful spending. Transcript and video. Ironically, fruit fly studies have been instrumental in basic research on the kinds of childhood disabilities, including autism, that Palin advocated earlier in the same speech.
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Earlier in the week, Chuck Todd said he thought there was a "a tenseness" and "bad vibes" in the McCain/Palin interview with Brian Williams, and wondered aloud about disappearing cohesion in the campaign. Now the descriptions of the campaign include "tension", infighting, dissension, and questions about candidates "going rogue" (Language Log on "going rogue"). The response: deny, deny, deny.
Despite a slight drop for Obama in the polls, things still look bad for McCain as he tries to make a closing arguement against Obama, while other Republicans attempt to salvage what they can.
Barack, John, Joe and Sarah, what are you not telling or showing us?
Obama still in the lead, the Senate, House, Governorships and early voting still trend to toward Democratic domination.
Be sure and check out USA Today's Campaign Finance Tracker, to see where the funding for both parties is coming from, because this is turning out to be the most expensive Presidential race yet.
Why is Barack Obama is Winning via Time, while thers still see Obama as an enigma. Both are in denial over the deficit though.
McCain and Palin do a joint interview with NBC, as Palin agrees to release medical records.
Be sure and check out USA Today's Campaign Finance Tracker, to see where the funding for both parties is coming from, because this is turning out to be the most expensive Presidential race yet.
Why is Barack Obama is Winning via Time, while thers still see Obama as an enigma. Both are in denial over the deficit though.
McCain and Palin do a joint interview with NBC, as Palin agrees to release medical records.
Sarah says no, John says yes. Problem is they're on the same team.
While it was McCain's strongest performance, most reactions, particularly among undecideds, were that Obama won.
Today will be the third and final debate between the candidates for President of the United States. Whatever happens, whoever wins, the debates are and have been deeply flawed and broken for some time.
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Today John McCain proposed a 52.5 billion economic plan. Highlights include insuring all savings, not just up to $250K, eliminating taxes on unemployment benefits and reduction on capital gains taxes. The Obama campaign isn't impressed.
Why didn't the rumor about Sarah Palin being the grandmother of Trig work? Why haven't the rumors against Obama been working?
Turns out there's more to rumors and our responses to them.
Turns out there's more to rumors and our responses to them.
Tickle your funny bone: Compare Obama, Biden, McCain and Palin to various things in a ranked order of goodness.
As Republican rallies grow increasingly hostile to Obama, John Mccain attempts to quell the anger, only to be booed.
Obama highlights and lowpoints.
NPR on the lack of a gamechanging performance by McCain.
Why no Ayers attack wonders ABC News?
Byron York, at The National Review, thinks it was a disaster.
The polls and pundits say Obama won.
NPR on the lack of a gamechanging performance by McCain.
Why no Ayers attack wonders ABC News?
Byron York, at The National Review, thinks it was a disaster.
The polls and pundits say Obama won.
LIVEBLOG: Oct 7th US Presidential debate.
Where to watch on the web: CSPAN (which is live now, if you want to see the setup) or MySpace.
Update: Hulu is also streaming the debate. Continues...
Where to watch on the web: CSPAN (which is live now, if you want to see the setup) or MySpace.
Update: Hulu is also streaming the debate. Continues...
The McCain campaign pulls out of Michigan, despite protests of local Republicans and Sarah Palin. Democrats aren't buying it though and plan to remain. 538.com looks closer at the reasons for the pullout
LIVEBLOG: It's debating time with McCain and Obama and we're all watching it live and putting in our two cents.
The Daily Show has drinking games, as does The Huffington Post. What to watch it online? CSPAN, MSNBC and the NY Post have got you covered.
Added bonus: images are turned on for this thread. Keep it tasteful and try not to break the layout with large images. To post an image, just paste the image url in the comment box.
The Daily Show has drinking games, as does The Huffington Post. What to watch it online? CSPAN, MSNBC and the NY Post have got you covered.
Added bonus: images are turned on for this thread. Keep it tasteful and try not to break the layout with large images. To post an image, just paste the image url in the comment box.
Something is happening at the University of Mississippi tonight, it's just a question of what. Will McCain show up? If not, will Obama go ahead and have a town hall meeting?
Whatever happens, it begins at 9pm EST and we'll be doing a liveblog. Come one, come all.
Whatever happens, it begins at 9pm EST and we'll be doing a liveblog. Come one, come all.
Man, what a day. McCain tells Congress to put up the bailout bill or Churchy Spice is taking her ball and going home... where she promptly craters on CBS. Not even Couric can save her. Meanwhile, on the same network, in the same town, David Letterman was trying to tape a show, but his guest wouldn't arrive. That's ok, because he found a replacement. Then the president was on, but he couldn't stop rubbing his microphone... So I watched the old President on Larry King, mostly because he's not crazy. He explained how he wasn't campaigning for Obama in Florida till AFTER the Jewish Holidays, since he thinks the Jewish population there might frown on it. But never fear, afterward he was going to be put out to hustle up the cracker vote.
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McCain to suspend campaign to work on Wall Street bailout.
Wall Street wants money. Obama and McCain react cautiously, then Obama says maybe. McCain calls for the firing of the SEC chair, then says Obama can't fix it. No wonder people think Barack is handling the crisis better than McCain.
Long term, the economic promises both candidates have made won't happen.
Long term, the economic promises both candidates have made won't happen.
Obama ahead in key battleground states, but this Friday's debate could change that since debates usually result in decisive changes, right?
The first one will be about foreign policy, but ignoring the current economy might be impossible.
The first one will be about foreign policy, but ignoring the current economy might be impossible.
Obama and McCain's debates? Free wheeling and town hall format. Biden and Palin? More structured with less opportunity for direct comments between the two, which could be difficult for the loquacious Biden.
McCain Press Pack Stages Mini-Revolt. What is interesting to me is that McCain apparently hasn't given them any face time in over a month.
In a Spanish-language media interview yesterday (Spanish audio), McCain was asked about whether as President McCain, he would be willing to meet with the Spanish president. His answer seemed to be a boilerplate response for Latin American states with more than strained relationships to the U.S. Why yes, there is an English transcript.