15 October, 2008

McCain, Obama to face off in final presidential debate
CBC.ca – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
US presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama square off for their third and final debate Wednesday night, a contest that some observers say could …
www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/10/15/presidential-debate.html

Some Electoral Analyses Show Obama Victory
Hartford Courant – United States
Barack Obama. They base their projections on a number of results from big polling forms and state-specific analysis. Right now, they show Obama with a …
blogs.courant.com/on_background/2008/
10/some-electoral-analyses-show-o.html

US election: Obama’s hi-tech campaign turns to video games
guardian.co.uk – UK
Barack Obama’s campaign for the White House has already proved itself one of the most hi-tech in history – using his website to raise a record amount of …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/15/
uselections2008-barackobama-technology

Presidential Priorities: What We’d Ask Obama, McCain, in the Debate
Wall Street Journal Blogs – New York,NY,USA
Barack Obama: You favored taxing windfall profits from oil companies to help underwrite some of your energy proposals. How will they be funded if falling …
blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2008/10/15/presidential
-priorities-what-wed-ask-obama-mccain-in-the-debate/

Obama moves some staffers out of state
Detroit Free Press – United States
A Democratic Party source in Michigan confirmed that an undisclosed number of people would be moved to other battleground states — which, for Obama,…
www.freep.com/article/20081015/NEWS15/81015073/1215

Obama, McCain seek leader’s image in final debate
CTV.ca – Canada
Barack Obama and John McCain both want to look like a strong leader in difficult economic times as they meet for their third presidential debate Wednesday. …
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081015/
Obama_McCain_081015/20081015?s_name=uselection2008

Early voters strong for Obama, and possible good news for Jim Martin
Atlanta Journal Constitution – GA, USA
By Jay Bookman | Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 01:16 PM According to a new poll by Survey USA, McCain leads Obama here in Georgia by eight points, 51-43. …
www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/bookman/
entries/2008/10/15/early_voters_strong_for_obama.html

Is Obama Doing Enough to Get Out the Black Vote?
TIME – USA
Instead, Cherry, 52, recalls a Republican official saying, “We’re ceding the black vote in Florida to Obama.” Last week, Cherry’s statewide newspaper, …
time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1850263,00.html?imw=Y

Obama campaign brings ads to video games
Salon – USA
It increasingly looks like Barack Obama is going after bigger and bigger stakes — and (hopefully) a bigger and bigger win. After recently putting down no …
www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/10/15/obama_xbox360/

Why some blacks still might not vote for Obama
Christian Science Monitor – Boston,MA,USA
Barack Obama has faced a blunt question: Can he win enough white voters to win? It’s a question that’s as much about race as it is about electability.…
www.csmonitor.com/2008/1016/p09s01-coop.html

Obama’s Economic Plan: Middle Class America First
By bluegal
As embarrassing as McCain’s campaign has been of late, Obama has continued to make this a campaign about issues, even though he is the only adult to show up to the Presidential Campaign. Case in point is his economic plan (which in …
crooksandliars.com/bluegal/obamas-
economic-plan-middle-class-america-

AP, CNN report that Obama represented ACORN, but not that DOJ was …
Barack] Obama and two other lawyers represented ACORN [the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now] in 1995 in a lawsuit against the state of Illinois to make voter registration easier.” Similarly, during the October 14 …
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/latest/~3/421628240/200810150003

Buckley leaves National Review after Obama endorsement
By shannanb
Buckley, said Tuesday he’s resigned from the conservative National Review days after endorsing Barack Obama’s White House bid, among the most powerful symbols yet of the conservative discontent expressed this election cycle. …
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10/15 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 52, McCain 41
By DemFromCT
Today’s Daily Kos Research 2000 tracking poll has Obama up over McCain 52, 41. All trackers are data from three days prior to posting, with the R2K numbers from today (yesterday’s numbers in parentheses) and the other trackers from …
feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/Ee74VpSy_C4/630556

Obama Dominating Among Early Voters in Five Swing States
By noreply@blogger.com (Nate Silver)
So far, SurveyUSA has conducted polling in five states where some form of early voting was underway. In each one, Barack Obama is doing profoundly better among early voters than among the state’s electorate as a whole: …
www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/obama-
dominating-among-early-voters-in.html

14 October, 2008

Obama Comments on ACORN Controversy
Washington Post – United States
Barack Obama distanced himself from the voter registration group ACORN but also downplayed the fraud controversy that has embroiled the organization in …
voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/10
/14/obama_comments_on_acorn_contro.html

Obama widens his lead to 9 points, poll finds
The Miami Herald – FL,USA
Barack Obama leads Sen. John McCain by his widest margin yet, according to a new Ipsos-McClatchy poll, as the two men enter their final debate Wednesday …
www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/725888.html

Presidential poll: Barack Obama leading John McCain in Michigan …
MLive.com – MI,USA
by Kathy Barks Hoffman | AP LANSING, Michigan — A new poll released Tuesday shows Democrat Barack Obama building a clear lead over Republican John McCain …
www.mlive.com/flintjournal/index.ssf/2008
/10/presidential_poll_barack_obama.html

Obama on ACORN Controversy: “A Distraction… We Don’t Need …
ABC News – USA
Barack Obama, D-Ill., made a statement about the latest economic developments and took questions from the reporters outside his hotel, the Maumee Bay Resort …
blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/10/obama-on-acorn.html

For Michelle Obama, ‘This is not just politics. It’s personal’
Minneapolis Star Tribune – Minneapolis,MN,USA
Obama has not been in the Senate long enough to authored and co authored what you say he has! By the way, don’t you think … read more he would have talked …
www.startribune.com/politics/national/president/30885104
.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_
Yyc:aUnciatkEP7DhUsX

The Dead Reunite for Obama at Scorching Penn State Benefit Gig
Rolling Stone – USA
Once again, Obama has raised the Dead: The remaining members of the Grateful Dead regrouped for the first time in four years at a “Change Rocks” fundraiser …
www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/10/14/the-dead
-reunite-for-obama-at-scorching-penn-state-benefit-gig/

Barack Obama surges in key battlegrounds ahead of debate
Times Online – UK
John McCain suffered a fresh poll blow ahead of the final – and crucial– presidential debate tomorrow as a new survey showed rival Barack Obama opening up …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and
_americas/us_elections/article4944275.ece

McCain slams Obama’s economic plans
The Press Association
Barack Obama represents inexperience, risk and instability at a time when America needs swift and bold leadership, his presidential rival John McCain has …
ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5ik7FyUQ6ncROSOAkMIb1jfO967eg

Barack Obama Clings to 4 Point Lead in Colorado
MarketWatch – USA
With just three weeks left before the presidential election, voters in the swing state of Colorado are giving the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe …
www.marketwatch.com/news/story/barack-obama-clings
-4-point/story.aspx?guid=%7BADBEA035-20DB-40BD-9
C2B-D3ACFB36F08B%7D&dist=hppr

Poll: Barack Obama leading John McCain in Michigan
MLive.com – MI,USA
(AP) — A new poll released Tuesday shows Democrat Barack Obama building a clear lead over Republican John McCain in Michigan as worries about the economy …
www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/politics
-2/1223999950274930.xml&storylist=michigannews

Obama’s, McCain’s differing proposals
By media@politico.com (Erika Lovley)
Barack Obama and John McCain differ in their energy and environmental platforms.
www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14546.html

Obama Holds Double Digit National Advantage
By mgaffney
As the presidential candidates prepare for their last debate in New York, Democracy Corps’ latest national survey, consistent with that of the The Washington Post/ABC News poll released a day earlier, shows Barack Obama holding a …
www.democracycorps.com/strategy/2008/10/
obama-holds-double-digit-national-advantage/

Obama’s third fund-raising arm
By Lynn Sweet
WASHINGTON — On July 11, the Obama operation created an additional new fund-raising arm that has been fund-raising below the radar, in a drive to colect and funnel money to Democratic parties in 18 key battleground states to register …
blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/10/obamas_third_fundraising_arm.html

It’s not an “Obama flag.” It’s Ohio’s state flag.
By Michelle Malkin
I received several e-mails today from readers complaining about Barack Obama’s backdrop in Toledo today. […] Read the rest “
michellemalkin.com/2008/10/13/its-not-an-obama-flag-its-ohios-state-flag/

10/14 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 52, McCain 41
By DemFromCT
Today’s Daily Kos Research 2000 tracking poll has Obama up over McCain 52-41. All trackers are data from three days prior to posting, with the R2K numbers from today (yesterday’s numbers in parentheses) and the other trackers from …
feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/ynkoWaLcwGo/629696

13 October, 2008

Utahns: Race, gender add intrigue but issues rule in McCain, Obama …
Salt Lake Tribune – United States
But it’s unclear what, if any, impact they The Salt Lake Tribune’s nine-part series explores where John McCain and Barack Obama stand – and whether their …
www.sltrib.com/News/ci_10710498

Obama unveils new economic plan as poll lead builds
AFP
TOLEDO, Ohio (AFP) — Democrat Barack Obama rolled out a new plan Monday to get the stricken US economy back on its feet as he vied to drive home his growing …
afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5imp3k3M6zpobE32JP-iqt0CdZ5mw

Obama previews middle class economic rescue plan
eTaiwan News – Taiwan
By STEVEN R. HURST AP AP Democrat Barack Obama, bidding to extend his lead in the polls, proposed Monday to put home foreclosures on hold and give tax…
www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=762374

Bill & Hillary back Obama
The Statesman – Kolkata,India
The couple, making their first double-barrelled campaign appearance for Mr Obama yesterday, dominated Democratic politics for a generation, …
www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?
clid=8&theme=&usrsess=1&id=226698

Barack Obama’s Pattern of False Statements on Bill Ayers
FOXNews – USA
By John R. Lott, Jr. The media is ferociously attacking the McCain campaign’s new Web-based ad linking Barack Obama and Bill Ayers. …
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,437201,00.html

Obama seizes bigger lead in Monday’s Gallup Poll
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
Barack Obama is back to a huge lead in Monday’s Gallup Poll, 51-41 percent. That wipes out three days of shrinking poll numbers for Obama; the lead had been …
voices.kansascity.com/node/2395

Obama Expands Economic Plans
New York Times – United States
By JACKIE CALMES and JEFF ZELENY TOLEDO — Senator Barack Obama on Monday expanded his economic platform, including proposals to spur new jobs, …
www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/us/politics/14campaign.html?em

Cool Obama turns the heat up on rival
Financial Times – London,England,UK
Barack Obama, who some point out is the clearest beneficiary of today’s crisis, takes that parallel a stage further. In every speech, the Democratic …
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f521bc2a-9957-11dd-9d48-000077b07658.html

Obama Unveils Economic Proposals, as McCain Vows to Fight for Main …
FOXNews – USA
As Republican John McCain looks to invigorate supporters ahead of Wednesday’s debate against Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate is rolling out new …
elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/13/obama-unveils
-economic-proposals-mccain-vows-fight-main-street/

Voter registration boom favors Obama
Washington Post – United States
The lingering nomination fight between Clinton and Obama turned the late-season primaries in Pennsylvania and North Carolina into critical contests, …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/
article/2008/10/09/AR2008100901821_3.html

Obama Expands Economic Plan
By By Jackie Calmes and Jeff Zeleny
Barack Obama is outlining his revised plan in Toledo, Ohio, a struggling city that is representative of the economic crisis and the battle for industrial-belt swing states.
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/
obama-expands-economic-plan/

Bigots for Obama?
By By David Kelly
Everyone is talking about the Bradley effect these days. It keeps Democrats awake at night, and it gives Republicans a reason to get up in the morning. According to Kate Zernike in yesterday’s Week in Review section, pollsters are …
papercuts.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/bigots-for-obama/

Hillary: Obama ‘closing’ the deal
By media@politico.com (Andy Barr)
She credits Obama’s response to the financial crisis for solidifying the choice for undecided voters.
www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14520.html

10/13 Daily Kos R2K Tracking Poll: Obama 52 , McCain 40 (and ABC …
By DemFromCT
Today’s Daily Kos Research 2000 tracking poll has Obama up over McCain . All trackers are data from three days prior to posting, with the R2K numbers from today (yesterday’s numbers in parentheses) and the other trackers from yesterday …
feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/XfH9zdSXlng/628331

The Magnificent Obama Campaign
By Booman Tribune(Booman Tribune)
The Wash Post/ABC Poll has been one of the more McCain-friendly polls out there this election cycle, but they now show Obama opening up a double digit national lead. Overall, Obama is leading 53 percent to 43 percent among likely voters …
www.boomantribune.com/story/2008/10/13/91644/500