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Rein

2008-10-01T00:48:00.002-04:00

Chicago Machine

2008-09-22T14:22:00.000-04:00

Tied in Minnesota

2008-09-14T16:16:00.001-04:00

Minnesota has been a reliably Democratic state for a long, long time. They were the only state to vote for Walter Mondale in 1984. The have voted for a Republican candidate only four times in the last eighty years.

But, according to the latest Star Tribune poll, those days could be coming to an end.

A new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows that the race is now a dead heat between Barack Obama and John McCain, each supported by 45 percent of likely voters in the state.

The new poll likely will stoke both sides' efforts during the final 51 days until the election, triggering a barrage of advertising, grass-roots politicking and, potentially, stepped-up visits by the candidates.

The poll found that McCain has made gains across the board since a May Minnesota Poll that showed him trailing by 13 points. He has picked up considerable support among men and to a lesser degree among women. He also has boosted his standing with whites, young voters and all levels of household income and education.

If Senator McCain and Governor Palin can continue to make gains in states like Minnesota, Washington, Michigan and Pennsylvania, this could turn into an electoral college landslide.

Time To Bounce

2008-09-07T22:26:00.002-04:00

The new USA Today/Gallup Poll is out, and well, its quite good.

McCain leads Democrat Barack Obama by 50%-46% among registered voters, the Republican's biggest advantage since January and a turnaround from the USA TODAY poll taken just before the convention opened in St. Paul. Then, he lagged by 7 percentage points.

That by itself is good news, but the really important poll data is and always has been likely voters.

In the new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, McCain leads Obama by 54%-44% among those seen as most likely to vote.

Now obviously, no one, not even the most partisan McCain backer expects a ten percentage point victory. Convention bounces always dissipate somewhat over the following several months. But a lead this big is encouraging, especially heading into the debates, which I think we can all agree are Obama's biggest weakness.

Sarah Hurt Barack's Feelings

2008-09-04T21:19:00.000-04:00

Barack Obama is mad as heck, and he's gonna...

Pout.

This is work I did three [sic] years ago They haven't talked about the fact that I was a civil rights lawyer. They haven't talked about the fact that I taught constitutional law. They haven't talked about my work in the state legislature or the United States Senate. They're talking about the three years of work that I did right out of college, as if I'm making the leap from 2 or 3 years out of college into the presidency.

First of all, I distinctly remember Rudy Giuliani bringing up last night Obama's tenure in the Illinois legislature, so I have no idea what Obama's talking about.

More importantly, this kind of whining coming from the man that refuses to acknowledge Sarah Palin as the Governor of Alaska is laughable.

Barack Obama, and, for that matter, Joe Biden get kicks out of mocking Palin's experience and refusing to acknowledge her title. Sarah Palin responds by verbally eviscerating both men (and Harry Reid for that matter) in front of 37 million people.

The Republicans fail to worship at the altar of the Great Community Organizer, and Obama sulks about it.

Maybe he's just upset that the lowly mayor of "Wasilly" made him look so bad last night.

Republican National Convention Cancels Program for First Day

2008-08-31T18:54:00.001-04:00

Thanks to the Wall Street Journal.

Ohio Rep. John Boehner, the House minority leader and chairman of the convention, said the legally required business, including approval of the rules and the platform, would take place but "there would not be much beyond that."

Its the right thing to do. It would be improper and insensitive to have a giant party (which is essentially what a national convention is) until we know the scope and scale of this storm.

Real Change

2008-08-30T20:40:00.002-04:00

3 AM

2008-08-27T16:01:00.000-04:00

Hmmm

2008-08-25T18:59:00.003-04:00

Will you also go with McCain?

BT: I am. Thirty-five years I voted Democrat, I'm voting for John McCain. I'd rather have four years of John McCain and the same and have a chance that Hillary will come back and win than have Barack Obama, who talked about change and hope with no substance. I'd just rather have McCain in. I think we have a better chance with McCain on terrorism.

From TAPPED

Black Republicans PAC

2008-08-25T15:09:00.002-04:00

The New Black Republicans PAC ad on Obama. I have a feeling infanticide will strike alot of moderate voters this year.

Biden

2008-08-23T21:07:00.000-04:00

Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Joe Biden in his own words

A Whole New Ballgame

2008-07-13T13:41:00.002-04:00

After weeks of Barack Obama's gaffes, flip flops, out of control surrogates and just his awful policy in general, the polls are starting to close in. The glow of the poat nomination win seems to have warn off, and the bloom seems to be off the Obama rose, as evidenced by the RCP poll average, which was near a seven point difference just a couple weeks ago, moving all the way down to four, including a flatfooted tie in today's Rasmussen Daily Tracker.

As the American people learn more about both candidates, including how dishonest and utterly unqualified Barack Obama is, I expect this to continue to shrink, leading up to the Republican National Convention in September.

Dr. No of Energy Policy

2008-06-26T14:05:00.000-04:00

Hmm

2008-06-12T13:51:00.003-04:00

Credit to Green Mountain Politics

Obama and McConnell on Gas PSerices

2008-06-11T17:25:00.001-04:00

Senator Barack Obama on why he wants higher gas prices.

Senator Mitch McConnell in response.

Strategy Briefing with Rick Davis

2008-06-08T02:01:00.000-04:00

Mario Cuomo

2008-06-05T02:55:00.002-04:00

It's pretty bottom of the barrel when your taking your material from the "esteemed" Governor Cuomo.

Congratulations Senator Obama

2008-06-03T23:13:00.001-04:00

I'd like to offer my congratulations to Senator Barack Obama on winning the nomination of the Democratic Party. It is a massive accomplishment to be the first African-American to be nominated by a major political party, and regardless of what you may think of the man, he deserves plenty of credit for defeating the seemingly unbeatable Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

I look forward to a spirited general election, hopefully one where Senator Obama is more open, honest and forthright with the American people than he has been up until this point.

McCain Embarasses Hecklers

2008-05-27T19:47:00.002-04:00

Senator McCain quite simply made fools of these people. He pointed out that if they wanted a real debate, they would come to his townhall meetings and debate the subject with him. Since these people clearly have trouble just holding a banner, let alone formulating an argument that goes beyond a mindless chant, I can see why they chose not to debate the topic intelligently.

Without Preconditions

2008-05-26T23:02:00.001-04:00

The new RNC web ad that states Barack Obama's foreign policy, with everyone from Harold Ford to Joe Biden to Tom Daschle pointing out how stupid it is.

Barack Obama "Can't Seem To Get His Story Straight"

2008-05-23T19:03:00.000-04:00

Credit Mad Irishman

The Gray Lady Stops Pretending

2008-05-22T12:56:00.002-04:00

For years and years, the New York Times has been a thinly veiled Democratic Party hit machine. Their treatment of the Presumptive Republican Nominee John McCain this year has been... something less than fair and honest.

Its an open secret that the paper has been trying everything it can to smear John McCain, and now Ed Morrissey reports that they are trying to extort the McCain Campaign. The emphasis here is Mr. Morrissey's, who deserves the credit for blowing the lid off a potentially huge story.

All of that brings us to today. It’s no secret that the McCain campaign believes the Times to be dishonest in its reporting on the candidate, and they decided not to extend an invitation to the Times for the media pool at the release of the medical records on Friday. According to my source close to the part of the campaign that deals with these issues, they have invited a variety of media outlets, including national-reach newspapers, wire services, and cable-news networks into the pool, but told the Times that they would not receive any credentials for the event.

This prompted a conversation between one Times editor and the campaign staff. Again according to the source, the editor told the campaign that the Times would take a negative view about the release of the records if an invitation was not forthcoming. It was clear that an invitation to the pool would change the nature of the coverage.

That sounds a lot like extortion, doesn’t it? Is that acceptable practice for the American mainstream media? This kind of hostility calls into question their motivation for all of their past articles and stories. Did the McCain campaign do something to annoy the editors in February and March while all of these hit pieces got trotted out?

For the record, Morrissey also posts the New York Times ethics policy. Again, Mr. Morrissey highlights the most interesting section.

A2. How We Gather the News

21. We treat news sources fairly and professionally. We do not inquire pointlessly into someone’s personal life. We do not threaten to damage uncooperative sources, nor do we promise favorable coverage in return for cooperation. We do not pay for interviews or unpublished documents: to do so would create an incentive for sources to falsify material and would cast into doubt the genuineness of much that we publish.

Follow the link to the Hot Air post where Morrissey is keeping track of a potential response from the paper. In the meantime, I suggest you all spread this story on your blogs and e-mail it to your friends. The idea that the country's premier newspaper could be blackmailing a major Presidential candidate should be a huge story, and is our duty to spread this to as many people as possible.

Leadership, Not Politics

2008-05-16T21:10:00.001-04:00

Running in Iowa.

Can We Ask?

2008-05-10T02:05:00.001-04:00

The RNC's new Obama website. You can submit text or video questions

Reference Check

2008-05-06T20:51:00.002-04:00

Borrowed from Blogs for McCain