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Bush Backers Stay Away from McCain more similar news »
Though President Bush has headlined a fundraising event to help Sen. John McCain finance his campaign, "most of the big-money backers who helped reelect Bush in 2004 haven't pulled out their checkbooks for McCain -- or asked their friends to chip in either," according to the Boston Globe.
"McCain's struggle to mobilize the Bush fund-raisers is in part a sign of the disaffection among some GOP stalwarts for McCain, who positions himself as a party rebel on some issues. But it's also a sign of the obstacles that any Republican nominee would face in exciting elite GOP donors at a time of discouraging poll numbers driven by economic turmoil and frustration over the Iraq war."
Tue Jul 01, 2008 more from this source»»
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Wall Street Backs Obama more similar news »
"Wall Street is investing heavily in Barack Obama. Although the Democratic presidential hopeful has vowed to raise capital gains and corporate taxes, financial industry bigs have contributed almost twice as much to Obama as to GOP rival John McCain," a New York Daily News analysis of campaign records shows.
David Brooks take the analysis further and notes the real core of Obama's financial support "are not just small donors but the rising class of information age analysts."
Tue Jul 01, 2008 more from this source»»
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Another GOP Seat Up for Grabs more similar news »
A new SurveyUSA poll in KY-2 to fill the seat of retiring Rep. Ron Lewis (R-KY) shows David Boswell (D) and Brett Guthrie (R) effectively even. Boswell edges Guthrie, 47% to 44%, but within the survey's 4.3 percentage point margin of sampling error.
The CQ backgrounder has this seat Safe Republican.
Tue Jul 01, 2008 more from this source»»
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Obama Talks to Bill Clinton more similar news »
Sen. Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton had their much-anticipated telelphone conversation today.
According to a statement: "Senator Obama had a terrific conversation with President Clinton and is
honored to have his support in this campaign.� He has always believed
that Bill Clinton is one of this nation's great leaders and most
brilliant minds, and looks forward to seeing him on the campaign trail
and receiving his counsel in the months to come,"
Mon Jun 30, 2008 more from this source»»
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Romney Tops McCain's Veep Short List more similar news »
According to Politico, Mitt Romney "is at the top of the vice-presidential prospect list for Sen. John McCain. But lack of personal chemistry could derail the pick."
McCain sources say that "they believe Romney could raise $50 million in 60 days. One close Romney adviser said it could even be $60 million."
"Campaign insiders say McCain plans to name his running mate very shortly after Sen. Barack Obama does, as part of what one campaign planner called a 'bounce-mitigation strategy.'"
Mon Jun 30, 2008 more from this source»»
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Obama's Iraq Problem more similar news »
George Packer: "With the general election four months away, Obama's rhetoric on the topic [of Iraq] now seems outdated and out of touch, and the nominee-apparent may have a political problem concerning the very issue that did so much to bring him this far. He doubtless realizes that his original plan, if implemented now, could revive the badly wounded Al Qaeda in Iraq, reënergize the Sunni insurgency, embolden Moqtada al-Sadr to recoup his militia's recent losses to the Iraqi Army, and return the central government to a state of collapse."
As a result, Marc Ambinder says Sen. John McCain will press Obama on Iraq all week.
Said one McCain adviser: "He is in a bad place. Caught between his
promise to his base and the reality on the ground. Immediate withdrawal
isn't a good place to be."
Mon Jun 30, 2008 more from this source»»
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Obama Explains His Patriotism more similar news »
Sen. Barack Obama kicks off "patriotism week" today with a "major speech" in Independence, MO.
The Chicago Tribune explains: "To some ears, his name sounds foreign. His father was not an American citizen. Many of his relatives live overseas. And a portion of his own childhood was spent abroad. Every presidential candidate tries to demonstrate patriotism, sometimes in ostentatious ways, from headlining 4th of July parades to leading crowds in the Pledge of Allegiance. But Barack Obama's complex biography seems to heighten the burden..."
"The message will be that love of country is not defined only by such traditional measures as serving in the military or tracing one's ancestors to the Mayflower. Patriotism, he and his supporters will say, can be reflected in living the American dream."
Mon Jun 30, 2008 more from this source»»
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