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Giuliani Not Helping McCain more similar news »
In an interview on MSNBC, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani -- a strong backer of Sen. John McCain and the keynote speaker at next week's Republican convention -- essentially disqualified his party's presidential candidate saying, "this is not the time to have somebody with no executive experience as President of the United States."
He was obviously trying to take a shot at Sen. Barack Obama, but it backfired and the Obama campaign is letting everyone know about it.
Thu Aug 28, 2008 more from this source»»
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Democratic Convention Getting Good Ratings more similar news »
The Nielsen ratings for the first two days of the Democratic National Convention are out and they show a couple of interesting things:
Hillary Clinton's speech (26.0 million viewers) had higher ratings than Michelle Obama's speech (22.3 million viewers).African Americans continue to watch the convention in a higher proportion than the rest of the populationAlmost five times as many people (26 million) watched Day Two coverage in 2008 vs. Day Two in 2004 (5.9 million) when only the cable networks covered the convention.
Thu Aug 28, 2008 more from this source»»
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McCain Having Final Veep Meeting more similar news »
Byron York reports Sen. John McCain's inner circle "is having a final meeting on the vice presidential issue. It's not entirely clear whether it is to go through the choices again and reach a final decision, or whether it is for McCain to inform his inner circle of his choice. In any event, it looks like the decision will be set in stone today."
McCain is expected to unveil his choice in Ohio Friday afternoon.
Thu Aug 28, 2008 more from this source»»
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Time/CNN Poll: Obama Leads in Key Battlegrounds more similar news »
A new Time/CNN poll finds Sen. Barack Obama leads Sen. John McCain by several percentage points in three crucial battleground states -- Nevada, New Mexico and Pennsylvania -- while McCain just edges Obama in Colorado.
Nevada: Obama 49%, McCain 44%
New Mexico: Obama 53%, McCain 40%
Pennsylvania: Obama 48%, McCain 43%
Colorado: McCain 47%, Obama 46%
Complete survey results are available.
Wed Aug 27, 2008 more from this source»»
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Akron Buckeye Poll: Ohio is a Dead Heat more similar news »
The new Akron Buckeye Poll in Ohio finds Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain tied at 40% each with another 20% still undecided.
Key findings:
Obama's supporters are more satisfied with the candidates and enthusiastic about the campaign than McCain's supporters. Only 45 percent of Clinton primary voters were supporting Obama. McCain's age may be a bigger factor than Obama's race among Ohio voters.A majority of registered voters say Obama will win Ohio in 2008, despite the fact that the candidates are tied in the level of support.
Wed Aug 27, 2008 more from this source»»
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Stratego: Democrats vs. Republicans more similar news »
The item of choice for many Democratic convention attendees to bring home to their children is the new version of the classic Stratego board game. Instead of soldiers on a battlefield, it pits Democrats and Republicans against each other in their campaign for the White House.
It's a must have for any family of political junkies.
Wed Aug 27, 2008 more from this source»»
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Novak: Lieberman Warns McCain Against Picking Him more similar news »
Robert Novak, who retired after being diagnosed with a brain tumor, is back writing occasional columns throughout the election season.
"Reports of strong support within John McCain's presidential campaign
for Independent Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman as the Republican
candidate for vice president are not a fairy tale. Influential McCain
backers, plus McCain himself, would pick the pro-choice liberal from
Connecticut if they thought they could get away with it."
"But they can't get away with it -- and this has been made clear to McCain by none other than Joe Lieberman himself."
Wed Aug 27, 2008 more from this source»»
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Clinton Expected to Make Case for Obama more similar news »
While most Democrats felt Sen. Hillary Clinton gave an outstanding speech last night in support of Sen. Barack Obama, one criticism is that she didn't make the case for why Obama is ready to be president. It's been the main Republican talking point for several weeks.
This morning, Obama campaign officials we've spoken to are unconcerned since they believe that Bill Clinton is better positioned as a former president to make that point in his speech tonight.
CNN quotes Clinton adviser Paul Begala: "I think things are actually progressing better than maybe some of us
might have thought in terms of the relationship between the two of them."
Wed Aug 27, 2008 more from this source»»
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Biden's Night more similar news »
Walter Shapiro raises expectations for Sen. Joe Biden's speech tonight.
"For all of Barack Obama's eloquence, for all of the quiet confidence of
Michelle Obama, it may well be Biden's own star turn on Wednesday night
that provides the mile-high lift to the Democratic prospects in
November."
The main reason: "Biden is the only big-name speaker whose primary mission
is to pin the tail on John McCain... All signs, including guidance from the Obama and Biden camps, suggest
that the six-term Delaware senator will not back away from combat in
the erroneous zone, portraying McCain as a good man who has fallen into
bad company with conservative Republicans."
Wed Aug 27, 2008 more from this source»»
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