baithak (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sarah Palin has had a lot of ups and downs in her time in the national spotlight. When she was first nominated, the Alaska governor exceeded expectations by successfully reading from a teleprompter at the Republican National Convention. Then, she sat down with CBS's Katie Couric to disastrous results -- disastrous, hilarious or downright frightening, given your point of view. Any way you look at it,...
RssDaily (Free subscription) | yesterday
That's why they call them swing voters. When I wrote about the women's vote in dead-tree TIME a few weeks back, in the days after the GOP convention, our polling was showing that there was indeed a decided "Palin effect." John McCain and Barack Obama were running dead-even among women voters overall, and among older, non-college-educated white women--who are classic swing voters, and a key demographic...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The former Republican presidential candidate is stumping for his buddy, John McCain, in West Palm Beach this afterrnon. Thompson was a dud of a candidate, but he gave a rousing speech on McCain's behalf at the Republican National Convention.
GEORGE ARCHIBALD (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Andrew Hallam, an English professor at Metro State College in Denver, Colorado, recently came under fire for assigning his class to write an essay to criticize and undermine Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. Janna Barber, a freshman student complained. Barber said Hallam asked which students in the class were Republicans and...
MND/BlogWonks: Your Alternate Daily (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
United States presidential candidate Barack Obama now has 50% support in the polls. John McCain had a statistical lead over Barack Obama after the Republican National Convention. However, since the the middle of September, Barack Obama’s polls have risen and has recaptured the lead. Tuesday was the first day Obama received 50% or more support [...]
Swampland (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
That's why they call them swing voters. When I wrote about the women's vote in dead-tree TIME a few weeks back, in the days after the GOP convention, our polling was showing that there was indeed a decided "Palin effect." John McCain and Barack Obama were running dead-even among women voters overall, and among older, non-college-educated white women--who are classic swing voters, and a key demographic...
City Pages - The Blotter (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The first lawsuit stemming from the raids prior to the Republican National Convention will be officially announced tomorrow at St. Paul City Hall.
Dummocrats (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Right after the GOP convention, I signed up on the McCain site because I wanted information on any upcoming appearances in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, the McCain campaign took it upon themselves to email me all the fricking time ever since. Already...
Scott Rosenberg's Wordyard (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
When the story of this election gets written, expect to read a lot about how the financial-system implosion gave Obama an unexpected post-GOP-convention boost that turned the dynamic decisively. And of course to an extent that’s undeniable. But this analysis implies that the candidates are mere victims of events. Big Things Happened and there was [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Saint Paul Fire Department uses CNIP to coordinate and manage its emergency response strategy SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time, a new hi-tech solution to emergency response planning was used to help secure the Republican National Convention, held September 2008 at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN. The Saint Paul Fire Department set a new standard for the first-response...
In These Times (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The city that became a battlefield between police and protesters, who took to the streets during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in early September, is now embroiled in a new fight -- a legal battle over freedom of speech and assembly. In an unprecedented application of Minnesota's version of the federal Patriot Act, eight members of the RNC Welcoming Committee, an anarchist...
Nordquist Blog (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Although I’ve publically supported Barack Obama, I’ve come to respect John McCain. I listened to all the speeches given at the Republican National Convention and was most impressed by McCain’s acceptance speech. I may not agree with him on all issues but there’s no denying he cares about this great country. But tonight I saw [...]
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
TRENTON - After closing within six points of Democrat Barack Obama following the Republican National Convention, Republican John McCain has again fallen well behind in the presidential race in New Jersey, according to a new poll.
Daddypundit (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Last night in Boca Raton, Florida, Sarah Palin held a fundraiser that included a very special guest: A last minute guest at the fundraiser was 11-year-old Rachel Petersen of Deerfield Beach, who was allowed to stay up past her bedtime last month to watch the Republican National Convention. She said she wrote Palin that she was happy she was running and sorry she couldn't vote for a few more years....
The Corner (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
From the Sun Sentinel: A last minute guest at the fundraiser was 11-year-old Rachel Petersen of Deerfield Beach, who was allowed to stay up past her bedtime last month to watch the Republican National Convention. She said she wrote Palin that she was happy she was running and sorry she couldn't vote for a few more years. On Monday afternoon, Rachel's dad, Don, was shopping when his cell phone rang....
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hankryley | 09/08/2008
There are a few things that McCain needs to do in order to keep his lead in the polls and to secure the Whitehouse in November. We have seen since the end of the GOP convention that the McCain campaign has taken lead in the gallup polls but how can he keep them?
hankryley | 09/03/2008
For some reason I am compelled to keep Sen. Obama in the news even though I’m sure he is trying to play down the “celebrity” label during the Republican National Convention. Once again I am inclined to think that the main reason he is not in the news today is because he chooses not to be.
emailwire | 08/30/2008
McCain Picks Sarah Palin for Vice Presidential Candidate ( EmailWire.Com , August 30, 2008) St. Paul , MN – On Friday, Senator McCain picked Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, to become his vice Presidential Candidate. The McCain-Palin ticket will celebrate and launch their bit for the White House in St. Paul Minnesota September 01, 2008 at the Republican National Convention (RNC). The convention will
