2008 campaign

RENO, Nev. — The Democratic takeover of Washoe County, a longtime GOP stronghold in Nevada, has Republicans across the state reeling because it opens the door for Sen. Barack Obama to win the Silver State’s five electoral votes on Nov. 4.

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 the key swing states of Florida and [...]

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 that the campaign is [...]

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.
One poll, released by the BBC on [...]

John McCain worked on key legislation with Rep. Rick Renzi, now indicted in connection with the sale of a business associate’s land. Did the senator know about any of it?

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.
Fox’s tight and symbiotic ties with the G.O.P. are well documented, but [...]

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.
About 10 million Americans experience cancer during [...]

VP hopeful doesn’t have Reagan’s “Aw Shucks” charm, but she plays the small-town America, nostalgia card well.

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.
If that weren’t bad enough on its own, the Federal Reserve [...]