2 October, 2008

Source: McCain pulling out of Michigan
Detroit Free Press – United States
By TODD SPANGLER • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • October 2, 2008 A Republican source in Michigan says presidential nominee John McCain is pulling out of the …
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VP Debate Tailgate Party: McCain changes tune on Ifill
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
McCain told Fox News Wednesday: “I think Gwen Ifill is a professional and I think she will do a completely objective job because she is a highly respected …
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/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=31021

McCain giving up on Michigan
The Associated Press
(AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain is giving up on winning Michigan. Republican officials with knowledge of the strategy said the GOP …
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McCain says that Obama lead growing because “life isn’t fair”
CNN – USA
John McCain jokingly said Thursday that Sen. Barack Obama’s poll numbers are rising as the economy seems to sink “because life isn’t fair.” Sen. …
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campaign.wrap/?iref=hpmostpop

McCain Holds Narrow Lead in Va in New Poll
Washington Post – United States
John McCain (R-Ariz.) holds a narrow lead over Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill) in Virginia, according to a new poll by Mason-Dixon …
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/10/mccain_holds_narrow_lead_in_va.html

Obama in Mich.: McCain ‘Doesn’t Get It’
Washington Post – United States
John McCain for most of the last three days and spoke of the need not to spend time assigning “blame” as the stock market dropped sharply following a House …
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02/obama_in_mich_mccain_doesnt_ge.html

McCain: Biden ‘ready to gaffe’
Boston Globe – United States
With Sarah Palin under assault for a series of interview flubs, John McCain’s campaign is trying to even the score before tonight’s vice presidential debate …
www.boston.com/news/politics/political
intelligence/2008/10/mccain_biden_re.html

McCain Calls Rescue Plan a `Tourniquet,’ Predicts House Passage
Bloomberg – USA
By Hans Nichols Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) — John McCain predicted the US House will approve a Senate-passed $700 billion financial rescue plan that the Republican …
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McCain in Iowa: How soon they forget
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
Before coming to the Kansas city area Tuesday night, John McCain apparently had a rather testy encounter with the Des Moines Register’s editorial board. …
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Obama hits McCain over economic mess as House vote looms
AFP
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (AFP) — White House candidate Barack Obama said Thursday the deregulatory zeal endorsed by his Republican rival John McCain had …
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McCain: Palin will do ‘fine’ tonight
By emilyes
John McCain on his campaign suspension, his running mate and the VP debate.. (CNN) – John McCain told CNN Thursday his running mate Sarah Palin will perform well at tonight’s vice presidential debate. “The fact is she’ll do fine tonight …
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McCain criticizes Ifill
By media@politico.com (Mike Allen)
McCain: “Frankly, I wish they had picked a moderator that isn’t writing a book favorable to Barack Obama… .”
www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14207.html

McCain vs. Obama, AT&T vs. Google
By Steve Benen
MCCAIN VS. OBAMA, AT&T VS. GOOGLE… Seen the spoofs about McCain being a PC while Obama’s a Mac? It’s time to take this one step further, in order to make an important policy point. In a speak preview of a…
www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/
individual/2008_10/014991.php

McCain’s strategic dilemma
By kos
On the other hand, Obama is only two points away from another 25 EVs currently in McCain’s column (Ohio and Nevada), and Obama is certainly competitive in North Carolina, Indiana and Missouri. So Obama is within reach of an electoral …
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John McCain: Worse Than The Great Depression?
By BarbinMD
McCain said:. I think that we are in the most severe fiscal crisis of our lifetime. Who’s this “we”? John McCain was born in 1936 and the Great Depression ended in 1939, so unless he’s saying this is worse…
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1 October, 2008

New Poll: Barack Obama Pulls Ahead of John McCain in 3 Key States
U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA
He now leads McCain 51% to 43% in the Sunshine State, said Quinnipiac’s Florida expert, Peter Brown. Both candidates, who are members of the US Senate, …
www.usnews.com/articles/news/2008/10/01/new-poll-barack
-obama-pulls-ahead-of-john-mccain-in-3-key-states.html

McCain in Kansas City: Congress must act on bail-out
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
Republican John McCain urged Congress today to pass a revised bail-out package for the financial markets. “If we fail to act,” he said, “the gears of the …
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McCain narrowing Obama lead in new poll.
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
Barack Obama continues to hold a statisically significant lead over John McCain among registered voting in the latest Gallup daily tracking poll,…
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McCain Warns of Economic ‘Disaster’ if Congress Fails to Act
Wall Street Journal Blogs – New York,NY,USA
John McCain, who has thrown himself in to negotiations for a $700 billion legislative package to address the current economic turmoil, continued to sell the …
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-of-economic-disaster-if-congress-fails-to-act/

McCain sees disaster if bailout bill fails again
Reuters – USA
(Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate John McCain said an improved bill to bail out Wall Street was a “decisive step in the right direction” and …
www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed7/idUSTRE4905UF20081001

Sarah Palin says Joe Biden’s “experienced.” Oops. Like John McCain?
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
As Keith Olbermann points out, Biden is six years younger than John McCain, who is also running on the “experience” platform, against the younger and less …
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McCain: Senate Passage On Bailout Bill Is Vital
NPR – USA
Morning Edition, October 1, 2008 · Senator John McCain says the US is in its most severe financial crisis ever. He says the Senate has made improvements to …
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Merrill Matthews in the Wall Street Journal: ‘McCain Is Right on …
MarketWatch – USA
IPI resident scholar Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses this option in an opinion piece, entitled “McCain Is Right on Interstate Health Insurance,” featured …
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McCain: Senate Passage Of Bailout Bill Is Vital
NPR – USA
John McCain conducts a small business roundtable discussion with local business officials in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 30, 2008. Getty Images Morning Edition, …
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On The Other Hand, New Polls Cite Palin As Reason For McCain Drop
Atlantic Online – USA
As discussed below, the McCain-Palin campaign attributes all of Sen. McCain’s gravity in recent polls to the economy. But new Quinnipiac and Pew polls …
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2008/10/on_the_other_hand_new_polls_ci.php

Palin Is Destroyng McCain
By Andrew Sullivan
The gender gap in Pew’s poll is huge — 17 points among women in Obama’s favor, and only four points among men in McCain’s… Quinnipiac’s latest set of swing states polls finds Palin with a net negative impression in several states, …
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_dish/2008/10/palin-is-destro.html

Grumpy McCain emerges in Iowa
By Steve Benen
GRUMPY MCCAIN EMERGES IN IOWA…With recent polls showing John McCain struggling in Iowa — a state Bush won four years ago — the Republican nominee swung through the Hawkeye State yesterday, including a lengthy chat with the Des …
www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_10/014970.php

McCain Takes Conciliatory Tone
By Natalie Gewargis
ABC News’ Ron Claiborne Reports: Republican presidential nominee John McCain took a more politically conciliatory tone today as he urged Congress to move quickly to pass a financial “rescue” plan before small businesses are swept up in …
blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/mccain-takes-co.html

McCain: Palin the next Clinton or Reagan
By CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
McCain said Monday Palin is being underestimated, just as Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton were. (CNN) – Sarah Palin may just be the next Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton — two previous governors underestimated by the national media who went …
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/30/
mccain-palin-the-next-clinton-or-reagan/

John McCain: Do As I Say, Not As I Do
By BarbinMD
John McCain’s hypocrisy has reached a level that when he says anything about any subject, your automatic reaction should be to go back and see what he was saying the day before. And when it comes to blaming others for his failure of …
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