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Obama Ads Hone Attack in Key States

Wave of negative ads slams McCain on the economy

(Newser) - Barack Obama has launched a wave of hard-hitting ads attacking John McCain ads in key states, the New York Times reports. The ads, reflecting a new get-tough Obama, lambaste McCain for being out of touch with Americans' economic struggles. Some have criticized the ads for misleading voters, but Democratic strategists...

Biden: 'I'm Not the Guy'
 Biden:
 'I'm Not
 the Guy'
Aug 20, 2008 9:00 AM CDT

Biden: 'I'm Not the Guy'

Del. senator dampens speculation; Obama calls running mate 'he'

(Newser) - After a day in which the media obsessed that Joe Biden was Barack Obama's near-certain choice for a running mate, the Delaware senator appears to have dismissed his own chances, writes the New York Times's Caucus blog. Yesterday evening as Biden got into his car, he told reporters staked out...

Poll: McCain Takes 5-Point Lead
 Poll: McCain Takes 5-Point Lead
Aug 20, 2008 8:35 AM CDT

Poll: McCain Takes 5-Point Lead

Negative campaign erases Obama's July edge

(Newser) - John McCain has erased Barack Obama’s 7-point July advantage to take a 46%-41% lead in the latest Reuters/Zogby poll, Reuters reports. McCain has turned around a perceived  weakness on economy to now be favored by a 9% margin on the economy. The poll was taken Thursday through Saturday, as...

Obama, McCain in Dead Heat
Obama, McCain in Dead Heat
Aug 20, 2008 3:56 AM CDT

Obama, McCain in Dead Heat

Attack ads apparently pay off as Obama's rating slips

(Newser) - The race for the White House is a statistical dead heat, indicating that weeks of attack ads from the McCain camp may be working, the Los Angeles Times reports. A Times/Bloomberg poll found Barack Obama holding a 45% lead to John McCain's 43%, which falls within the poll’s margin...

If You're Running on Honor, Don't Tell Lies
If You're
Running on Honor, Don't
Tell Lies
OPINION
Aug 19, 2008 5:05 PM CDT

If You're Running on Honor, Don't Tell Lies

GOP falsehoods lead to 'smear gap': Alter

(Newser) - Never mind merely unflattering attacks; Jonathan Alter addresses the issue of outright falsehoods, as measured by an impartial fact-checking organization, in the two presidential campaigns, and finds the McCain camp has issued many more. The "smear gap"  belies John McCain's vision of himself as an honor-first kind of...

Iraq Barbs Get Sharper; Bitter Road Ahead
Iraq Barbs Get Sharper; Bitter Road Ahead
ANALYSIS
Aug 19, 2008 3:30 PM CDT

Iraq Barbs Get Sharper; Bitter Road Ahead

Candidates have flaws to exploit—if attacks don't get personal first

(Newser) - Appearances by the presidential contenders at a veterans convention highlight not only substantive differences on the Iraq war, Dan Balz observes in the Washington Post, but a growing undertone of personal enmity. After McCain yesterday questioned Obama’s judgment on the troop surge as politically motivated, Obama’s “indignation...

Moore: How to Lose the Election
 Moore: How to Lose the Election
Opinion
Aug 19, 2008 3:00 PM CDT

Moore: How to Lose the Election

Filmmaker has some tongue-in-cheek advice for Obama

(Newser) - The public mostly agrees with the Democratic agenda—it’s overwhelmingly pro-choice, anti-war and pro-environment. Yet those amazing Democrats find ways to lose elections. In an excerpt from his new book, Mike’s Election Guide, filmmaker Michael Moore explains how Barack Obama can repeat this incredible feat in six easy...

VP Pick, Obama Take to Stage Saturday
VP Pick, Obama Take to Stage Saturday
ANALYSIS
Aug 19, 2008 2:24 PM CDT

VP Pick, Obama Take to Stage Saturday

And all signs point to Biden joining fellow senator at Illinois rally

(Newser) - Barack Obama will take the stage with his vice presidential pick Saturday in Illinois, the Chicago Tribune reports. Authorities in Springfield—where the Democrat launched his campaign in Feb. 2006, have been told to expect the presumptive nominee as part of a tour with his newly minted running mate. And,...

Retail Politics Entangle Book on Obama

Barnes & Noble cuts order over publisher's deal with Amazon

(Newser) - Barnes and Noble says its stores will not stock Obama’s Challenge, a new book outlining a progressive economic agenda for the Democratic candidate, because the publisher cut an exclusive deal with Amazon.com, the Wall Street Journal reports. Amazon’s print-on-demand service will offer the title beginning Monday, while...

Obama Building His Own Democratic Party
Obama Building His Own Democratic Party
ANALYSIS
Aug 19, 2008 1:23 PM CDT

Obama Building His Own Democratic Party

Candidate focuses on boosting top-to-bottom health through better infrastructure

(Newser) - Barack Obama is running as an “outsider candidate” fed up with partisan politics—yet he is, ironically, perhaps the most party-focused presidential candidate in history, Dana Goldstein and Ezra Klein write in the American Prospect. Obama has moved much of the Democratic National Committee apparatus to Chicago, rebuilt its...

Maverick Mac Has Become Slave to System
Maverick Mac Has Become Slave to System
OPINION
Aug 19, 2008 12:34 PM CDT

Maverick Mac Has Become Slave to System

Candidate ditches hard truths for what works — ripping Obama

(Newser) - John McCain has transformed from a maverick politician with bold ideas for America to a conventional campaigner so desperate for airtime his main tactic is putting down Barack Obama, David Brooks writes in the New York Times. And now that McCain has abandoned his rebellious, post-partisan style, the "inescapable...

Big Spending Not Paying Off for McCain in Key States

But Obama's facing similar problem elsewhere

(Newser) - John McCain is outspending Barack Obama by a wide margin in traditional battleground states such as Ohio, Michigan, and Iowa, Talking Points Memo reports. The good news for Obama is that McCain has little to show for it in the polls in those states. But the Democrat has troubles of...

Want Predictions? Bet on Markets, Not Polls
 Want Predictions? 
 Bet on Markets, Not Polls
ANALYSIS
Aug 18, 2008 7:23 PM CDT

Want Predictions? Bet on Markets, Not Polls

Mapping the future by getting investors to put their money on it is more accurate

(Newser) - Opinion polls have a spotty track record when it comes to predicting political events, Paul Parsons writes in the Telegraph. He recommends a clearer crystal ball: futures markets, such as the University of Iowa’s Electronic Market. Functionally the same as a financial market, IEM allows individuals to bet between...

McCain Pulls Even with Obama in Ohio: Poll

McCain gains ground on divided Democrats

(Newser) - John McCain has caught up to Barack Obama in Ohio, a possible indication that staunch Hillary Clinton supporters have neither forgiven nor forgotten, the Hill reports. Obama led in the crucial swing state in June and July, but a new poll shows him and McCain tied at 45%. Almost 90%...

Go Figure: Candidates Differ Wildly on What 'Rich' Means

Answers match personal wealth, tax proposals

(Newser) - If there was a "gotcha" question in Saddleback Pastor Rick Warren's interviews with the presidential candidates Saturday, it was asking them each to take a shot at defining "rich."  Barack Obama said people making more than $250,000 per year. John McCain went with $5 million—...

West Primed for Dems' Taking
 West Primed for Dems' Taking
OPINION
Aug 18, 2008 3:15 PM CDT

West Primed for Dems' Taking

Washington's neglect has voters yearning for change, Colo. senator writes

(Newser) - The West has long been a Republican stronghold, but Democrats have a chance there in November, Ken Salazar writes in the Los Angeles Times. Salazar himself beat the Republican establishment to win a Colorado Senate seat in 2004. Independents are now the region’s largest voting bloc, he writes, and...

'Sacrifice' Is Dirty Word in Energy Plans
'Sacrifice' Is Dirty Word in Energy Plans
OPINION
Aug 18, 2008 2:39 PM CDT

'Sacrifice' Is Dirty Word in Energy Plans

Obama, McCain ditch candor in glossing over tough road ahead

(Newser) - Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama are each touting a plan to save America from the looming energy crisis, but they're providing too many sunny outlooks and not enough tough candor, Walter Shapiro writes in Salon. "The Ten Commandments of politics now began, 'Thou shalt not talk honestly...

It's Obama's World, But McCain Has a Foothold
It's Obama's World, But McCain Has a Foothold
OPINION
Aug 18, 2008 2:15 PM CDT

It's Obama's World, But McCain Has a Foothold

Saddleback showdown leaves divergent impressions

(Newser) - John McCain seemed personal, clear, and passionate. Barack Obama seemed nuanced, composed, and competent. So who won? Dueling Washington Post op-eds come down on either side. Consummate Washington insider Sally Quinn argues that Rick Warren's serial interviews weren't a debate, meaning there can't be a winner. But the candidates presented...

McCain Rips Obama on Defense
 McCain Rips Obama on Defense 
Aug 18, 2008 1:37 PM CDT

McCain Rips Obama on Defense

Accuses Dem of putting 'political self-interest' over 'national interest'

(Newser) - John McCain blasted Barack Obama’s “shifting positions” on Iraq during a speech before a veterans group today, the New York Times reports. McCain slammed Obama for a vote against troop funding, and anti-surge statements. “Both candidates in this election pledge to end this war and bring our...

Convention's Focus: All-American Obama
 Convention's Focus: 
 All-American Obama 
ANALYSIS
Aug 18, 2008 10:45 AM CDT

Convention's Focus: All-American Obama

Film, speeches seek to allay fears of Democrat's 'otherness'

(Newser) - Introducing a candidate to voters is a task in every campaign, but no presidential nominee has ever faced the challenge confronting Barack Obama. Next week's Democratic convention will feature an orchestrated roll-out of the Obama story on the candidate's own terms, the New York Times reports. Michelle Obama will headline...

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