I’ve never been one for conspiracy theories. The 9/11 Truth movement? Not credible. Alex Jones from InfoWars? I’m from Austin, TX, and he’s been our town idiot with a cheesy cable access show for as long as I can remember. Nevertheless, there’s something curious going on in California with regards [...]
Steve Chapman: Are the media biased against Obama?: A study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University, which conservatives have always regarded as sympathetic, says the three broadcast networks have been more critical of Obama than of John McCain in their recent news coverage.
(Via Chicago Tribune.)
Not a surprise to many [...]
Key GOP senator won’t attend party’s convention: WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina won’t be attending the Republican national convention, which begins over Labor Day weekend.
(Via McClatchy.)
Whew. Is this another sign of a possible Republican Party meltdown? As noted in the article, Dole is the latest in a string of [...]
That is not a competitive campaign. Including third-party options in polls right now clearly benefits Obama. An 11.5% victory for Obama would put him over 400 electoral votes, and put a whole swatch of red states either in play, or in his column. So, the question is, how can Obama go about raising the national [...]
How much does John McCain really know about foreign policy? - By Fred Kaplan - Slate Magazine: “If Obama had blurted even one of those inanities (especially the one about the Iraq-Pakistan border), the media and the McCain campaign would have been all over him like red ants on a wounded puppy.
McCain caught almost no [...]
Mobilization Nation: “Evidence from the 2004 presidential election and the findings of recent GOTV research indicate that mobilization campaigns work even if their effects are fairly modest. Dollar for dollar, money spent on voter registration and get-out-the-vote drives probably pays bigger dividends than money spent on further saturating already saturated media markets with 30-second TV [...]
McCain Vows To Court Young Voters : NPR: “‘John McCain sees young voters as a competitive demographic this year,’ said McCain youth outreach spokesman Joe Pounder, ‘and we’re going to go after them.’”
(Via NPR.)
Really? Really? John McCain sees young voters as a competitive demographic this year, is just delusional to such a degree [...]
Seeded at Newsvine:
In Texas, McCain leads with 42 percent to Obama’s 39 percent, Barr’s 6 percent and Nader’s 2 percent.
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