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Earmarks? Did Sarah Palin play the game like everyone else?
PHILADELPHIA — On the campaign trail, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the designated GOP vice presidential nominee, paints herself as a McCain-style earmark terminator. At a rally Sunday in O’Fallon, Mo., Palin made just this claim:
“In Alaska now, with the budget under control, we have a surplus. I’ve never hesitated to protect the wages and [...]
Surprise! Town Hall attendees want to know about McCain’s VP
LAS CRUCES – Following an interview this morning with conservative radio host Laura Ingraham — during which Ingraham humbly "implored" McCain not to "turn his back on" the GOP’s pro-life base by selecting a pro-choice vice presidential candidate — McCain heard from that base at a town hall meeting here. Once McCain opened it up [...]
McCain and the press
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Marc Ambinder today posted on something reporters on the McCain plane have been talking about for the last few days. As we previously noted, McCain gave his first press conference before the entire national traveling press in almost a week yesterday — a sharp reduction from recent weeks. The talk on [...]
McCain to Obama: Words matter
It looks as though the McCain campaign is developing a new theme for attacks on Sen. Barack Obama. As in the infamous "That’s not change we can believe in" speech in New Orleans a few weeks ago, Sen. John McCain is looking to turn Obama’s words against him. Following a jab in February from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton that [...]
Evangelicals and McCain.
The Evangelical author of "The Faith of George W. Bush" has turned his attention to Sen. Barack Obama for his next book. According to the Politico, Stephen Mansfield — who also penned a biography of former Rep. Tom Delay (R-Texas) — has written "The Faith of Barack Obama" that chronicles, well…the faith of Sen. Barack Obama.
Its [...]
McCain and No Child Left Behind
The Trail reports that Sen. John McCain is interested in reforming President George W. Bush’s signature domestic achievement, the No Child Left Behind Act, according to an adviser. The 2002 legislation sought to improve poorly performing public school systems in many states by mandating national performance standards.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) hasn’t said much about how to [...]
New McCain ad targets NM
The McCain campaign today debuted a 60-second Spanish-language radio ad focusing on the economy in Nevada and New Mexico. The spot comes as both parties try to woo the Latino vote in key battleground states, like Nevada and New Mexico, as well as in Florida, where recent voter registration figures show many young Cubans are [...]