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Betting Markets Give McCain a 10 Percent Shot.(John McCain)(Brief article)

Article from: U.S. News & World Report Article date: November 04, 2008 Author: Pethokoukis, James

Byline: James Pethokoukis

The political junkies over at Intrade give Obama a 91.7 percent chance of getting elected. So it may seem like McCain has no chance ... except that the betting markets went heavily for Kerry four years ago based on the bad exit polls. But, interestingly, the betting markets turned around as the day wore on and showed a Bush victory even as the TV pundits kept talking about a Kerry win.

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Hard-Core Supply-Sider: I'm Voting for the Democrat

Posted Jul 17, 08 7:45 PM CDT in Opinion,  Politics 

Hard-Core Supply-Sider: I'm Voting for the Democrat
Source: AP Photo/Michael Conroy

(Newser) – Being a Reagan, Gingrich and Dole soldier won’t stop former Chamber of Commerce honcho Larry Hunter from voting for Barack Obama this fall, he writes in the New York Daily News. It doesn’t matter that he wholly disagrees with the Dem on every point of domestic policy; the chance to close the book on “unjustified war and unconstitutional abridgment of individual rights” is worth the price of “unreconstructed, dyed-in-the-wool, big-government” liberalism.

McCain would continue the Bush doctrine of “interventionism and constitutional overreach,” while Obama would dial back foreign relations to a more classically conservative “humble engagement.” And not only that, Hunter has taken a look at Obama's economic advisers and background—and thinks there’s a free-market booster hiding behind the activist-government bluster.

More about:  Barack Obama • John McCain • Iraq war • Ronald Reagan • Newt Gingrich • Bob Dole • civil liberties • free markets

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Analysis

 Aspirations Dashed, 
 Mac May Actually Be Helpful 

Others have vowed to help victorious opponent, but GOP senator really might

New York Observer New York Observer Dec 15, 08 12:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Every losing presidential candidate pledges to put aside partisanship and help the new president govern, but John McCain might be the first to actually do it, writes Steve Kornacki in the New York Observer . McCain is still in office, yet, at 72, “has absolutely no illusions about ever running for president again”—making the Republican surprisingly unique among modern candidates. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • John McCain • President Obama • John Kerry • Bob Dole • George McGovern

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Robocalls Are 
 Legit: McCain 

Defends use of same tactic used against him in 2000

Politico Politico Oct 19, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain defended his use of robocalls on Fox News Sunday, arguing his attacks on Barack Obama are different from the slanderous calls that targeted him during the 2000 primaries, Politico reports. “These are legitimate and truthful and they are far different than the phone calls that were made about my family,” he said. On other talk shows: Former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich told This Week with George Stephanopoulos that Colin Powell’s endorsement of Obama “eliminated the experience argument." More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • John McCain • Obama 2008 • McCain 2008 • campaign finance • Newt Gingrich • polls • robo-calls

ANALYSIS

 Debates Help Obama 
 Raise Our Comfort Level 

Dem, like Reagan, used forums as a public vetting of an unfamiliar candidate

New York Times New York Times Oct 15, 08 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s success in recent debates has less to do with out-talking his opponent than in letting US voters become familiar with him, the New York Times reports; Obama’s contest was as much to prove himself to an electorate uneasy with his novel candidacy. Polls show more confidence in Obama after the first two debates, while John McCain’s backfiring campaign strategy widened the gap. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • John McCain • presidential debate • Ronald Reagan • Jimmy Carter


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