Readjusting to life away from campaign trail takes time
Politico Nov 28, 08 9:54 AM CST
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After months—and maybe years—on the campaign trail, reporters and staffers are still adjusting to post-election life, Politico reports. Sleep is a high priority, and so is reconnecting with long-neglected family and friends. "You have to remind yourself that a campaign is followed by a transition," Time reporter Karen Tumulty says, "which is essentially the same amount of work with none of the travel.”
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15,000 attend 1 am rally in Miami
Washington Post Nov 3, 08 11:58 PM CST
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John McCain spent yesterday on a whirlwind tour, hitting seven states with eight rallies as he looked to make a last-minute comeback, the Washington Post reports. “I am an American, and I choose to fight,” he told crowds from Florida to Arizona, starting with a 1am rally in Miami that brought out 15,000 people. “He knows he's coming from behind. He's fighting to the end,” said an aide.
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Senator digs into territory Bush largely carried in 2004
Politico Nov 2, 08 9:43 AM CST
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John McCain’s campaign map for the next few days puts him on the defensive, touring mostly states that President Bush won in 2004, Politico reports. Tomorrow’s schedule puts him in Florida, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona, all Bush states except the Keystone State. Meanwhile, Barack Obama is also sticking to red states, breaking out of traditional Democratic ground.
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President's unpopularity leaves him on the sidelines in final days
The Hill Oct 31, 08 2:50 PM CDT
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There’s just one Bush out on the campaign in this final weekend before the election, and her name ain’t George: First lady Laura Bush, still popular among Republicans, is stumping around the country for GOP candidates, who want big-name help but not attachment to the president’s unpopularity, the Hill reports. But the president hasn’t just been watching from the sidelines.
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18 months takes a toll on weary and addicted journalists
New Republic Oct 30, 08 7:44 PM CDT
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If you think you're tired of the election, just think about the reporters who've lived it nonstop for nearly two years. CNN's Candy Crowley tells the New Republic she falls asleep between events, pines for a mundane life and trips to the supermarket, and even resorts to leaving herself notes on which time zone she's in. New York Times reporter Jeff Zeleny hasn't seen a movie in a year and is "looking forward to getting reacquainted with civilians."
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Party faithful split on politics but united in distrust
New York Times Oct 30, 08 7:18 AM CDT
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Vastly different crowds appear at the rallies of the candidates who started their campaigns calling for bipartisan unity, a roving New York Times reporter finds. Republican rallygoers shout to a country-pop soundtrack; the Democratic faithful dance to folk and Motown. Flag pins, pompoms, and patriotic songs define GOP gatherings, while Dems favor buttons and the word "change."
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Humanizing move
could warm ex-prof's
'aloof' image
Forbes Oct 21, 08 9:02 AM CDT
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Is it risky for Barack Obama to step off the trail so close to the election? No, writes Carl Lavin in Forbes , and here’s why: first, the move humanizes the former law professor, showcasing his “compelling family story.” Second, opponents can’t really attack a guy who’s visiting his sick grandmother without it backfiring. And finally, Obama’s able surrogates—Michelle, Joe Biden, and the Clintons—will get a chance to shine.
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But with 29 days to go, neither candidate is exactly galloping to
the finish line
Politico Oct 6, 08 11:18 AM CDT
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There are 29 scant days until Nov. 4, but you might not know there was a tight race for the White House given the leisurely schedules both candidates have been keeping—especially John McCain, reports Politico. McCain and Barack Obama have each been averaging barely more than one campaign event per day since the Republican convention ended, and McCain has taken at least a day off each weekend.
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The other No. 2 has been pulverizing McCain with gusto in swing states
New York Times Sep 20, 08 5:47 AM CDT
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He may be getting less press attention than Sarah Palin's pets but there's another vice-presidential candidate in this race and he's been blasting John McCain all across the Rust Belt, the New York Times reports. Joe Biden barely mentions Palin in his fiery speeches to crowds of varying size, but he is unsparing in his criticism of the "out-of-touch" McCain.
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OPINION
SC senator plays eager foil to Republican nominee's quirks
New Republic Sep 5, 08 4:50 PM CDT
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“While most politicians collect allies, McCain collects followers,” Eve Fairbanks writes in the New Republic , and there’s no better example than Sen. Lindsey Graham, McCain’s “sidekick” and foil in the nation's most prominent “bromance.” McCain’s top stump surrogate is no stranger to the costs of McCain’s friendship: non-stop travel and speaking schedules, being the butt of fraternal jibing, and tolerating his idiosyncratic obsessions ... like, er, birdwatching.
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analysis
Real test: can she woo undecideds?
New York Times Sep 4, 08 5:20 AM CDT
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Sarah Palin earned roars from the primed Republican crowd last night in St. Paul—but it remains to be seen whether she can translate that enthusiasm to undecided voters, writes Adam Nagourney in the New York Times . “It’s more difficult with someone of her background to go on the attack than it would be for Joe Biden” with his years of experience, a former GOP senator tells Nagourney.
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Department nees $9.5 million more than budgeted, leaders say
Associated Press Jul 25, 08 9:13 AM CDT
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The Secret Service has asked for an additional $9.5 million to cover the costs of protecting candidates during this year's campaign—already the longest and costliest in agency history, AP reports. The department had budgeted $107 million, up from $73 million in 2004, but between the marathon primary season, candidates making trips abroad, and the huge crowds Barack Obama draws, it's just not enough.
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Rigors of the campaign trail giving candidate some welcome wrinkles
Politico Jul 4, 08 6:50 AM CDT
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"By the time I’m sworn in, I will look the part," Barack Obama quipped to donors Wednesday. Indeed, the long and grueling campaign is swiftly aging the relatively fresh-faced candidate, Politico writes; he's showing more wrinkles and his hair is getting grayer by the day. In sharp contrast to the unflattering coverage given to erstwhile rival Hillary Clinton's appearance, however, many say that Father Time is giving Obama's image a boost.
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