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Thursday, October 09 2008, 02:23 AM Rivals competing for voters' trust on economy With the deepening U.S. economic crisis rippling around the globe, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain seem to agree the question facing anxious voters is: Who do you trust? 272 News Stories, 22 Liberal Blogs, 14 Conservative Blogs Post A Comment

legitgov Former Republican Senator Criticizes Mccain, Supports Obama Lincoln Chafee, a former Republican U.S. senator from Rhode Island, is throwing his support behind Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, saying he is disillusioned with Republican John McCain. 'Sen. Obama is the first Democrat I've ever voted fo

Oliver Willis Obama: ?[h]e Wasn?t Willing To Say It To My Face? From his interview with Charles Gibson. GIBSON: Change the subject for a moment. John McCain has unloaded on you in the last 72, 96 hours as has Sarah Palin. McCain is saying, essentially, we don’t know who Barack Obama is, where he came from. I

MyDD Erratic Vs. Steady Here's Obama's new ad hitting McCain for proposing one thing at the debate Tuesday night (his mortgage buyout plan) and then revealing it to be something altogether different the very next day: While there's plenty to criticize about the plan on it

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Democratic Strategists See Landslide 'Three weeks of historic economic upheaval has done more than just tilt a handful of once-reliably Republican states in Barack Obama's direction,' Politico reports. 'Democratic strategists are now optimistic that the ongoing crisis could lead to a landsli

Democratic National Committee: Blog Senator Obama Draws 15,000 In Cincinnati Senator Barack Obama is taking his message of turning the page on the last eight years of failed Bush/McCain policies to southern Ohio this week. 'I can take four more weeks of attacks from John McCain,' Obama told 15,000 gathered in resplendent sunshine

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Obama To Mccain: "say It To My Face" In an interview on ABC News, Sen. Barack Obama called Sen. John McCain's attempts to link him to 1960s anti-war radical Bill Ayers are an attempt to 'score cheap political points.'Then he issued a challenge to his rival.Said Obama: 'I am surprised that, y

the mindful mission John Mccain Should Be Ashamed John McCain has chosen to go after Michelle Obama:The McCain campaign is now broadening their attack on Obama's past association with William Ayers to include Michelle Obama -- even though McCain has repeatedly said spouses should be off limits during the

Oliver Willis John Birch 2.0 McCain/Palin supporters SCREAM about the socialists taking over our country! This is the modern Republican party. “It’s now clear that John McCain would rather launch angry, personal attacks than talk about the economy or defend his risky bai

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Strategic Vision: Obama Running Away With Pennsylvania A new Strategic Vision poll in Pennsylvania shows Sen. Barack Obama opening up a 14 point lead over Sen. John McCain, 54% to 40%.

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Polls Confirm Obama Won Debate Two additional polls confirm the instant polls that showed Sen. Barack Obama winning his second debate against Sen. John McCain:USA Today: Obama 56%, McCain 23%Rasmussen: Obama 45%, McCain 28%

Think Progress Mccain Calls For Obama To Retract ?air-raiding? Comment, Despite Making Identical Comments In 2000. In August 2007, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) remarked that the war in Afghanistan “requires us to have enough troops so that we’re not just air-raiding villages and killing civilians.” Last night on Hannity and Colmes, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ

Gawker Obama Buys Your Tv, Cancels 'knight Rider' [tv] Barack Obama purchased a full half-hour of airtime on CBS and NBC. His very special infomercial is set to air Wednesday, October 29. John McCain probably can't afford to do this! It's also not unprecedented: Ross Perot did it, and it was hilarious and awe

MyDD Obama's Small-town Outreach Is Crushing Mccain's In August I compared Barack Obama's field operations in several states to what John McCain's campaign was putting together and concluded that Obama's small-town outreach would crush McCain's. Keeping Republican margins down in small towns and rural area

MyDD Tears Of Joy In West Virginia People were shocked by ARG's poll showing Barack Obama up by 8 points here in West Virginia. I'll admit, I was too. I spoke to people in the West Virginia Democratic Party, who looked at the polls internals on the demographics: age, party breakdown, etc.

legitgov Undecided Voters Say Obama Beat Mccain In Debate, According To Online Poll Barack Obama beat John McCain in Tuesday night's debate in the eyes of undecided voters by 61 to 39 percent, according to a new online Ipsos/McClatchy poll. Before the debate, the 389 undecided voters favored McCain by 55-45, but after it they shifted to

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Strategic Vision: Chambliss Faces Close Re-election Race Strategic Vision has the latest in a series of polls that show Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) potentially in trouble. He now barely leads challenger Jim Martin (D) by just three points, 47% to 44%.In the presidential race, Sen. John McCain is ahead of Sen. B

American Street Fearguth?s Great Snark Hunt Republican Breakfast Du Jour: Bagel with a Schmear of Obama

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Arg Poll: Obama Leading In West Virginia? The American Research Group released a set of new state polls today with an especially odd result: Sen. Barack Obama is ahead in West Virginia by eight points. Minnesota: Obama 47%, McCain 46% Missouri: Obama 49%, McCain 46% Montana: McCain 50%, Obama

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire Ppp Poll: Obama Pulls Ahead In Virginia A new Public Policy Polling survey in Virginia shows Sen. Barack Obama expanding his lead over Sen. John McCain, 51% to 43%.Key findings: 'Obama's made tremendous strides with white voters over the last three weeks, cutting a 60-35 gap with them to 52-42.

Think Progress Fox Report: ?more And More? Mccain Rallies Are Taunting Obama As ?traitor, Criminal, And Even Terrorist.? Fox News? political reporter Carl Cameron is on the trail with John McCain. Reporting from a live McCain rally this evening, he said: You?ll hear the booing behind me. In recent days, when Barack Obama?s name has been mentioned, it has gone from boos and

Daily Kos Pitiful Really? Barack Obama once sat on the same school board with a man who had done bad things when Obama was eight years old, and that means Obama hates America. Do I have that straight? So, my only question for John McCain now: Is this the best you can do?

MyDD Mccain's Questioner Responds You'll no doubt recall this exchange during Tuesday night's debate. Oliver Clark: Well, Senators, through this economic crisis, most of the people that I know have had a difficult time. And through this bailout package, I was wondering what it is that's

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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog John Mccain Watch: Obama - Not Being Honest With The American People The latest McCain TV Ad: “Ambition” John McCain today in Wisconsin remarks continues to attack Barack Obama on his honesty. This is the agenda I have set before my fellow citizens. And the same standards of clarity and candor must now be

The Black Informant Interesting Polling Data From Time Magazine “As economic conditions in America continue to worsen and the campaign rhetoric heats up, Barack Obama has maintained a six point lead over rival John McCain, 50% - 44%, among likely voters in the most recent national Time Magazine Poll, conducted O

memeorandum Dem Strategists See Landslide In The Making (david Paul Kuhn/the Politico) David Paul Kuhn / The Politico: Dem strategists see landslide in the making — Three weeks of historic economic upheaval has done more than just tilt a handful of once-reliably Republican states in Barack Obama's direction. Democr

The Politicker Morning Themes: Ayers Versus The Economy Here's a succinct example that might illustrate why voters seem to prefer Barack Obama over John McCain on economic issues. Both campaigns released new ads this morning. McCain's, which is Web-only, devotes 90 seconds to linking Obama to Bill Ayers (&quo

Daily Pundit Delicate Task For The Dem Propaganda Outlets Pollster: Don?t believe the Dem hype - BostonHerald.com The presidential race is still too close to call and could come down to the very last weekend before voters decide if they like or distrust Barack Obama, a national pollster predicts. ?I don?t think

Little Green Footballs The Sayings Of Obama John Hawkins has compiled a massive list of quotes by and about Barack Obama, from The One himself, wife Michelle, Joe Biden, Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, and even Hillary Clinton: Barack Obama In Quotes Version 3.0.

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Patterico's Pontifications ?say It To My Face? ? Ahh, I?m Not Sure That Is The Right Response. [Posted by WLS] There is an interesting convergence of events happening today with respect to the manner in which the Ayers issue is being handled by the respective campaigns. First, watch the two videos over at Jonathan Martin’s Politico blog, here

Reason Magazine - Hit & Run Sorry, But You're Not One Of The Important Parties You might remember that lawsuit Bob Barr filed a to keep Barack Obama and John McCain off the Texas ballot because both the Democratic and Republican parties in that state missed the filing deadline to make the presidential ballot. The Texas Supreme

Daily Pundit Are You Dumb Enough To Buy This Crap Sandwich? McCain pledges balanced budget, criticizes Obama — GOPUSA BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain promised Wednesday to balance the federal budget despite the nation’s deepening economic distress. Right, Johnn

Mount Virtus Fraudulent Acorn?s Fallout: How Far From Barack Obama?s Campaign Tree? If you haven’t been paying attention, it’s time to tune in to the story of the Democratic presidential candidate (Barack Obama), widespread voting fraud (ACORN), and detestable past actions that fed the current financial crisis. Are you with m

Cold Fury How To Get Things Done Liberal Larry knows the score: These are desperate times for John McSame. His lipstick-adorned pig has been on the attack all day, erroneously claiming that Barack Obama has ties to Bill Ayers - an Anti-American Marxist who blew up buildings, murdered pol

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The Sundries Shack Mccain Supporters? A Question, Please. I need a John McCain die-hard to come in here and explain something to me. Why isn’t John McCain red-hot angry at the long association between Barack Obama and Bill Ayers? By all rights, he ought to be. Ayers was one of the founding members of the W