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Obama Makes Closing Argument on Common Purpose
Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, is aiming to bring it home today.
In Canton, Ohio, he will deliver what aides call the campaign’s seminal “closing argument” for why voters should back an Obama administration. The campaign released early excerpts of the address, which range from well-worn lines about the More…
White House: Bush Voted for McCain
On Friday, I noted how the Obama campaign was happily circulating an Associated Press article reporting that President George W. Bush, in a break with tradition, would not vote on camera this Election Day.
Drudge Headlines Week-Old Anti-Obama News
How desperate is The Drudge Report for articles that might hurt Sen. Barack Obama?
Bush To Be MIA for McCain on Election Day
We read lots of emails from the presidential campaigns around here, but sometimes the most interesting ones say nothing at all.
Bill Burton, chief spokesperson of the Obama campaign, just forwarded national reporters an AP article, with no additional comment, that he thinks speaks for itself:
Obama Strategists: We Are Dominating the Field
Sen. Barack Obama is off the campaign trail, but his top aides are running hard today.
Obama’s senior strategists held a national news conference by telephone today, bullishly arguing that the campaign is on offense and surging in red states, while Sen. John McCain is scampering to Pennsylvania for an More…
Obama’s Hawaii Arrival
Sen. Barack Obama had a quiet arrival in Hawaii to visit his ailing grandmother. His wife, Michelle, and running mate Sen. Joe Biden continue to campaign intensely back on the mainland.
The usual pomp of Obama’s visits was replaced with a “subdued” spirit, according to the pool report:
Obama Launches Portal to Expose GOP Attacks
There’s a new meme in the presidential race: The Internet is helping expose dirty tricks, enhance campaign accountability and punish the purveyors of dog-whistle sleaze.
Such web luminaries as Arianna Huffington and Micah Sifry pushed that argument this week. The Obama campaign agrees.
On Friday, Sen. Barack More…
McCain Leads Obama — in Movie Cameos
The movie fan site Spout.com just published its top 10 list of movie cameos by politicians, with Sen. John McCain nabbing the top spot with his appearance in the comedy “Wedding Crashers.”
Sen. Barack Obama, who was once attacked for being the “celebrity” in the race, comes up empty-handed. More…
John Mellencamp Backs Obama in “Small Town,” Indiana
Sen. Barack Obama is in the bright red state of Indiana today for an “early vote rally,” and he’s getting a boost on the airwaves from a Hoosier favorite, singer John Mellencamp.
Today, Mellencamp cut a new radio ad for the Indiana market that lays out a detailed More…
Indys Love Powell Endorsement
Gen. Colin Powell’s endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama is living up to the hype.
From the new Washington Post poll:
