15 October, 2008

Not just economy: Palin, negative attacks on Obama decimating McCain
The Canadian Press – WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON — Republican John McCain was heading into the final presidential debate on Wednesday night with some depressing news for his campaign – a new …
canadianpress.google.com/article/ALe
qM5idaRC3Xw5hh-JV-hYLhW132zQXKQ

John McCain attacks on Barack Obama backfire in latest polls
Times Online – UK
Weeks of sustained personal attacks on his opponent appear to have backfired on John McCain according to a brace of new polls released ahead of the third …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and
_americas/us_elections/article4951493.ece

On eve of last debate, McCain going, going…
Indian Express – New Delhi,India
The McCain campaign’s recent sharp personal attacks on Obama appear to have backfired and tarnished his more than their intended target, the latest New York …
www.indianexpress.com/news/On-eve-of-las
t-debate—McCain-going—going---/373845

John McCain’s last chance?
MLive.com – MI,USA
Tonight’s the final presidential debate at Hofstra University and the conventional wisdom is that this is John McCain’s last shot. I don’t believe that, …
blog.mlive.com/capitolchronicles/2008
/10/john_mccains_last_chance.html

McCain Faces Tough Task in Final Presidential Debate
Washington Post – United States
By William Branigin Heading into his third and final presidential debate against Barack Obama tonight, John McCain faces an uphill struggle against a …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/
2008/10/15/AR2008101501804.html?hpid=topnews

McCain struggles to regain momentum
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
But these fans – mostly “soccer moms” and dads – say they are also keeping an eye on that other contest – the one between John McCain, the Republican…
english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/
2008/10/20081015172229272848.html

Cap gains: Obama, McCain diverge
CNNMoney.com – USA
McCain wants to cut capital gains tax in half to 7.5% for two years. Obama wants to raise it to 20% for wealthier investors. Experts say neither move would …
money.cnn.com/2008/10/15/news/economy/capital_gains/

Union Leader backs McCain
Boston Globe – United States
John McCain picked up the endorsement today of the newspaper that helped save his presidential bid in January. The New Hampshire Union Leader, …
www.boston.com/news/politics/political
intelligence/2008/10/union_leader_ba.html

McCain, Obama Meet For Final Debate
NPR – USA
News & Notes , October 15, 2008 · Senators John McCain and Barack Obama this week rolled out new plans to help the country’s ailing economy. …
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95736233

McCain’s Mission Impossible
Newsweek – USA
McCain and Obama at Hofstra University in Hempsted, NY This is good news for the Democrat. Ahead in the polls by an average of 7.7 percentage points—by far …
blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive
/2008/10/15/mccain-s-mission-impossible.aspx

McCain warned on race card
By media@politico.com (Roger Simon)
As his campaign nears its end, McCain faces the ghost of George Wallace.
www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14571.html

McCain’s Headwinds
BY: I’ve just finished an article for National Review — the actual
magazine — about the headwinds McCain faces. I was going to look at three, and then I started to list them. I stopped at ten. New Gallup numbers out today show that …
www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2008/10/mccains_headwinds.html

New Robocalls From McCain Campaign And RNC Slam Obama’s Patriotism …
By Greg Sargent
The McCain campaign and the RNC are pumping new robocalls into North Carolina that question Barack Obama’s patriotism by charging that he and his fellow Dems put “Hollywood above America,” another sign that Republicans are seriously …
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.co
m/2008/10/new_robocalls_from_mccain_and.php

David Gregory cherry picks polls to favor McCain
By SilentPatriot
There must be something in the coffee over there at the “Meet The Press” studio. Either way, Gregory is presenting old polling data as new for the
sole reason of benefiting McCain. He should be ashamed. (h/t Joe Sudbay @ AmericaBlog)
crooksandliars.com/silentpatriot/david-gregory-cherry-picks-polls-fav

McCain Campaign: CBS/NYT Poll Is Volatile, Improbable
The New CBS News / New York Times poll “falls outside the range” of where the race is now, a senior McCain official said tonight. Asked to respond to the poll, which gives Barack Obama aa 14 point lead among likely voter, the official …
marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/
10/mccain_campaign_cbsnyt_poll_is.php

14 October, 2008

McCain says he will attack Obama over Ayers connection in debate
guardian.co.uk – UK
John McCain today threatened to up the ante in tomorrow’s final televised presidential debate, which offers possibly his last chance to prevent a rout in …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/14/
john-mccain-barack-obama-ayers-debate

Obama, McCain seek leader’s image in final debate
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama and John McCain will both pursue the image of a strong leader in troublesome economic times as they meet Wednesday night for …
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hnYow5Of7
LygQ3VbRjQ-jOudwUegD93QF0L00

ACORN, McCain, Obama: Cracking The Politics Code
Atlantic Online – USA
To hear some McCain advisers tell it, voter integrity wasn’t supposed to be an election issue this year. As Sen. McCain and his team considered the expanse …
marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/
10/acorn_mccain_obama_cracking_th.php

McCain has some fast explaining to do
Chicago Sun-Times – United States
BY STEVE HUNTLEY John McCain has only one more chance before a national audience to make the case he’s the leader to navigate the nation to a better economy …
www.suntimes.com/news/huntley/1219060,CST-EDT-hunt14.article

McCain aims for crucial senior vote
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
In a presidential race that is marching daily – but not irreversibly– toward the election of Democrat Barack Obama, Republican John McCain unveiled …
features.csmonitor.com/politics/2008/10/
14/mccain-aims-for-crucial-senior-vote/

What Obama and McCain’s New Plans Mean for You
U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA
Here is the breakdown of what John McCain and Barack Obama are proposing. Obama: As part of a broader initiative to address the faltering economy,…
www.usnews.com/articles/business/retirement/2008/10/1
4/what-obama-and-mccains-new-plans-mean-for-you.html

Obama Supporters May Spew More Hate Than McCain Backers
U.S. News & World Report – Washington,DC,USA
A standard meme of mainstream media last week was that John McCain crowds were seething with hate—based on the responses of one or two people in the crowd. …
www.usnews.com/blogs/barone/2008/10/14/obama-supporters-
may-spew-more-hate-than-mccain-backers.html

McCain will bring up Ayers at debate
Atlanta Journal Constitution – GA, USA
By ANDY BARR John McCain said Tuesday that Barack Obama is “probably ensured” that his association with 1960s radical William Ayers will come up in …
www.ajc.com/news/content/news/stories/
2008/10/14/mccain_ayers_debate.html

McCain rolls out new economic proposals
MarketWatch – USA
John McCain rolled out new economic proposals aimed at seniors, investors and the unemployed on Tuesday, a day before he was to face Sen. …
www.marketwatch.com/news/story/mccain-rolls-out-new-
economic/story.aspx?guid=%7BCC1649EC-4418-42D0-8065
-FF518DB31419%7D&dist=msr_10

McCain switches back to economy
Financial Times – London,England,UK
By Harvey Morris in Washington John McCain on Wednesday night faces the task of using the final presidential debate to turn his campaign around and persuade …
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6cea507c-9a17-11dd-960e-000077b07658.html

McCain: Ayers will come up in debate
By media@politico.com (Andy Barr)
Obama “probably ensured” that his association with 1960’s radical Bill Ayers will come up in next debate.
www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14564.html

Joe McCain: “Free John McCain!”
By Mark Kilmer
Joe—who did not respond immediately to a request for further comment—urges the campaign to allow him and others to talk to reporters about “the John McCain we know. Some reporters will get it wrong, most will not get it perfectly, …
www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/oct/
14/joe-mccain-free-john-mccain/

RNC abandoning McCain, looking to bail out Senators
By brownsox
It seems that John McCain isn’t on that list of folks that can be saved. The RNC is prepared to go into full damage-control mode for the United States Senate in an effort to prevent Democrats from picking up nine seats or more, …
feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/dVfvXTtGJ_g/630232

Who’s in control of McCain’s campaign?
By media@politico.com (Roger Simon)
John McCain’s campaign doesn’t seem to be able to control Sarah Palin. See also: Pre-game.
www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14555.html

McCain Says To Stand Up For Him…And George Bush
By BarbinMD
Four more years…
feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/kLT_5x_jdAU/629608

13 October, 2008

On environment, McCain and Obama’s differences often a matter of …
Salt Lake Tribune – United States
The Salt Lake Tribune’s nine-part series explores where John McCain and Barack Obama stand – and whether their records match their rhetoric – on vital …
www.sltrib.com/News/ci_10710346

Obama lead over McCain back in double digits
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
Barack Obama’s lead over John McCain among registered voters is back up to double digits, a new poll indicates. The latest Gallup tracking poll show Obama …
primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/14990

The McCain-Palin Outbursts the Press Won’t Report
The Weekly Standard – USA
No such signs made it inside, as far as I could tell, and the rally was standard, patriotic fare, as McCain-Palin fans chanted “USA” and “John McCain. …
www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/
2008/10/the_mccainpalin_outbursts_the.asp

Acorn Fires Back at McCain
Wall Street Journal Blogs – New York,NY,USA
John McCain’s presidential campaign has been on the attack against the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now for its voter registration …
blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/10/13/acorn-fires-back-at-mccain/

Obama Urges His Supporters to Vote Obama, Not Boo McCain
FOXNews – USA
The crowd began booing at the very mention of John McCain. “My opponent has made his choice,” Obama began to say about McCain’s decision to talk about the …
feeds.foxnews.com/~r/blogs/embeds/~3/419772869/

McCain’s “Fight”
Atlantic Online – USA
They apparently didn’t have to worry: the angry crowds were fairly organic; McCain’s closest aide referred to isolated individuals as “nut jobs,” Sarah…
marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/10/mccains_fight.php

Dissecting McCain’s Bailout Plan
Motley Fool – USA
John McCain stated that he has “always been committed to the principle that it is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act …
www.fool.com/investing/dividends-income/2008/10
/13/dissecting-mccains-bailout-plan.aspx

Health care: Utahns see good, bad and risky in McCain, Obama plans
Salt Lake Tribune – United States
John McCain and Barack Obama agree that at least part of the answer lies in improving health care quality and efficiency. Republican presidential candidate …
www.sltrib.com/News/ci_10710537

McCain, Letterman make nice (maybe)
Minneapolis Star Tribune – Minneapolis,MN,USA
Can John McCain and David Letterman bury the hatchet? CBS has confirmed that McCain will visit “The Late Show” on Thursday, a day after his third and final …
www.startribune.com/entertainment/tv/30871729.html
?elr=KArksi8cyaiUHK:uUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU

What McCain Should Do, Vol II: The ‘Bulworth’ Moment
Newsweek – USA
In the first installment of our new “What McCain Should Do” series—which seeks to bring you the smartest and savviest in unsolicited advice for the…
blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/13
/what-mccain-should-do-vol-ii-the-bulworth-moment.aspx

McCain Headfakes
By Andrew Sullivan
Despite signals that Senator John McCain would have new prescriptions for the economic crisis after a weekend of meetings, his campaign said Sunday that Mr. McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, would not have any more proposals …
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_dail
y_dish/2008/10/mccain-headfake.html

Struggling McCain debuts comeback speech
By media@politico.com (Mike Allen)
He’s a scrappy fighter facing a rival already “measuring the drapes.” See also: ‘whip his you-know-what’
www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14513.html

McCain can’t make up his mind: Fight! Shush! Fight! Shush!
By Michelle Malkin
The McCain camp has just e-mailed an advance copy of his remarks to be delivered today in Virginia Beach, Va. […] Read the rest “
michellemalkin.com/2008/10/13/mccain-cant-
make-up-his-mind-fight-shush-fight-shush/

After repeatedly calling McCain’s behavior “erratic,” Matthews …
John McCain or his campaign as “erratic” on several occasions in recent weeks, on the October 12 edition of his NBC-syndicated television show, Chris Matthews suggested that when Sen. Barack Obama used the word to describe McCain, …
mediamatters.org/items/200810130007

The Early Word: McCain to Deliver Underdog Speech
By By Michael Falcone
John McCain has always relished the underdog role, but will it work for him in the closing weeks of the presidential race?
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/the-early-
word-mccain-to-deliver-underdog-speech/