RENO, Nev.—Three hours after Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee, held a campaign rally down the street, the Washoe County GOP chairwoman Heidi Smith was puzzled as she looked over early-voting numbers. Democrats were turning out in droves.
Four hours east of San Francisco, Washoe County is More…
A study by the Wisconsin Advertising Project (pdf), released today, details the McCain and Obama campaigns’ ad spending last week.
Overall, Sen. Barack Obama outspent Sen. John McCain and the Republican National Committee, $17.5 million to a combined $11 million. The Democratic nominee more than tripled McCain’s spending in More…
Sen. Barack Obama is continuing his strong push to target women voters based on issues, according to a new Obama campaign strategy memo, while Sen. John McCain is running “the sleaziest campaign Americans have ever seen.” The memo argues that women will back Obama, regardless of the Palin effect, and More…
The presidential race may be a dead heat here in the United States. Across the globe, however, it’s a landslide for Sen. Barack Obama.
Two extensive international polls show the Democratic nominee with far more popular support than Sen. John McCain in a wide array of countries around the world. More…
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz.–Did Sen. John McCain, the GOP presidential nominee dodge a bullet when Rep. Rick Renzi, (R-Ariz.) was indicted in February on charges of wire fraud, money laundering, extortion and conspiracy in connection with the misuse of campaign funds and the sale of a business associate’s land?
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Sen. Barack Obama’s appearance on “The O’Reilly Factor,” — TWI coverage and video here – revives the roiling debate among Democratic strategists, Obama aides and liberal bloggers over how to handle an influential cable channel that covers U.S. politics while opposing the election of most Democrats.
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Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign unveiled a new plank of its health-care policy on Friday. They outlined a plan to fight cancer, double funding for cancer research to $5 billion a year, protect cancer patients against health-care discrimination for pre-existing conditions and revive the National institute of Health, or NIH.
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The idea floating around is that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is popular and exciting because she is something so new. Yes, she is the first woman to run as a Republican vice presidential candidate — and a gun-toting hockey mom to boot.
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It’s supposed to be Sen. John McCain’s week, but the Democratic National Committee (DNC) keeps trying to grab some of the spotlight. With math.
The DNC launched a new YouTube video, “90% Bush,” arguing that McCain is just like Bush:
The Big Picture offers a nice rundown of all the gloomy auto sales news today. Note that nearly all the major car manufacturers made the list of companies suffering dramatic sales declines. GM even offered employee-discounts-for-everyone deals — and their sales still fell 20 percent.
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