| 9:52 PM: | Clinton-Obama drama at convention? The two democrats release a first-ever joint release to tamp down rumors of convention controversy. Politico. | |
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| 9:52 PM: | Third-party candidates try for ballot spots in most states. Bob Barr and Ralph Nader, the best-known third-party presidential candidates, are on their way to getting onto most state ballots. USA Today. | |
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| 8:21 PM: | Gallup Daily: Obama 46%, McCain 44% The latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update on registered voters' presidential preferences shows Barack Obama with a two point advantage over John McCain, 46% to 44%. Gallup. | |
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| 8:19 PM: | DNC Launches 'Exxon McCain '08' The Democratic National Committee launched an "Exxon McCain '08" campaign today, seeking to tie Sen. John McCain to "big oil." ABC. | |
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| 5:24 PM: | What Each Vice-Presidential Pick Says About Obama. There seems to be a five-person short list, and the names are Biden, Bayh, Dodd, Kaine, and Sebelius. In the extended entry, I take a look at the various statements Obama would be making with each of these five picks. Open Left. | |
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| 5:22 PM: | West, Southwest to get most Obama speech tickets. Clinton is seeking a way for her delegates to be heard at the Democratic National Convention, telling supporters such a step will help unify a party that split between her and Sen. Barack Obama during their hard-fought contest for the presidential nod. AP. | |
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| 11:38 AM: | Magazine Preview: Is Obama the End of Black Politics? The resistance of the civil rights generation to Barack Obama's candidacy reveals a generational divide in African-American politics. NYT. | |
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| 11:30 AM: | McCain's Festival of Juvenlia. John McCain is pea-green with envy. That’s the only explanation for why a man who prides himself on honor, a man who vowed not to take the low road in the campaign, having been mugged by W. and Rove in South Carolina in 2000, is engaging in a festival of juvenilia. Maureen Dowd. | |
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| 8:53 AM: | McCain slams Obama as "celebrity" again in new ad. Republican presidential candidate John McCain isn't letting Paris Hilton distract him from his new line of attack -- that Barack Obama is more of a celebrity than a leader. Reuters. | |
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| 8:51 AM: | Pawlenty Offers Kind Words for Obama. Speaking at the GOPAC conference in Rosslyn, Virginia Wednesday, the Minnesota Governor and potential veep says in recent years "the Republican idea factory has been a little stagnant." Mark Halperin. | |
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| 8:50 AM: | McCain To Outspend Obama On Olympic Ad Buy. John McCain plans to run $6 million worth of TV commercials on NBC broadcast and cable channels during the Summer Games in Beijing. CBS. | |
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| 8:18 AM: | Unlikely Donors Give Big Money To McCain. Harry Sargeant III has raised more than $100,000 for three presidential candidates from a collection of ordinary people, several of whom professed little interest in the outcome of the election. CBS. | |
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| 8:17 AM: | Colbert to Carr: Is crack more damaging than the NYT? NYT columnist David Carr appeared last night on "The Colbert Report" to promote his (investigative) addiction memoir, "The Night of the Gun." Between crack addiction and The New York Times, Colbert asks, "Which of these two do you think is more damaging to society?" The author said crack is worse.
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| 8:16 AM: | McCain: Obama's Tax Plan "Exactly the Wrong Strategy" The presumptive GOP nominee will criticize his rival's tax plan in remarks planned for after his tour of the Merillat Kitchen Cabinet Plant in Jackson, Ohio Wednesday afternoon. Mark Halperin. | |
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| 8:16 AM: | Why didn't ABC get a debate? ABC didn't make the cut for fall debates. Politico. | |
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| 8:14 AM: | Titty Jokes and a Bush Smirk: it's the New John McCain. "I encouraged Cindy to compete," McCain said to cheers. "I told her with a little luck she could be the only woman ever to serve as first lady and Miss Buffalo Chip." As a reader emails, "Miss Buffalo Chip has 'been known to feature topless women' in the same way that Guns and Ammo magazine has been known to feature firearms." Huff Post. | |
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| 6:32 AM: | Obama campaigns with VP contender. Barack Obama on Wednesday is campaigning in Indiana with Evan Bayh, a Democratic senator who's been at the heart of the VP buzz. CNN. | |
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| 5:12 AM: | New negative Obama ad pops up. Unreleased by the campaign and now on YouTube, it's a sharp rejoinder that rival is "the original maverick." Politico. | |
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| 5:10 AM: | Obama stalls in public polling. Obama by most every measure should have a healthy lead. Yet in poll after poll, he conspicuously fails to cross the 50-percent threshold. Politico. | |
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| 5:06 AM: | Poll: Veep Choice Matters More in 08. 67% say their vote will be based mostly on the candidate himself, but 30% say their running mate choices will have a great deal of influence on their decision. That's twice the number who said the veep picks would matter in 2000. Mark Halperin. | |
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