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OPINION

 Obama Using 
 Tired Tricks 
 of the Trail 

The brouhaha followed by speech is getting old

Sep 13, 09 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s strategy for dealing with fallout from political controversy is growing tired, writes Frank Rich in the New York TImes. First, Obama stays cool as the crazies and 24-hour news networks explode; then, at a “superdramatic moment,” he delivers a speech the media “reliably hypes... More »

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Frank Rich • health care reform • speech • campaign trail • President Obama

 Dems to Palin: 
 'No Thanks on 
 Campaign Help' 

Polled on idea, they give 'awkward' responses

Jul 15, 09 9:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin recently said she’d be up for campaigning for some Democrats, but the interest doesn’t appear mutual, Politico reports: Many dove for cover upon being asked. “That’s a new one on me,” said a Georgia rep before ducking into an elevator. “There may... More »

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Congress • campaign trail • Mark Pryor • Democratic campaign • campaigning • Sarah Palin • Blue Dog Democrats • Heath Shuler

(Newser) - Todd Palin says the $150,000 spending spree that outfitted his wife during last fall’s campaign was “out of our control,” the AP reports. “You come into a campaign late,” he told Men’s Journal. “You put all your trust into the team.”... More »

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John McCain • Alaska • RNC • clothes • campaign trail • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Todd Palin

 Oops, 
 McCain Camp 
 Sells Phone 
 With Info 

Fox reporter gets campaign digits at GOP garage sale

Dec 12, 08 12:43 PM CST
(Newser) - At a McCain campaign garage sale to recoup money spent on the trail, some investigative reporters picked up BlackBerrys—and got a journalistic treat, MyFox Washington reports. One device was full of campaign phone numbers and emails. The Smartphone had belonged to a Democratic organizer for McCain and offered a... More »

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John McCain • email • BlackBerry • campaign funds • reporter • campaign trail

 Joe the Plumber 
 'Appalled' by McCain 

Campaigning made him feel 'dirty'

Dec 10, 08 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Joe the Plumber, a sidekick of John McCain's presidential campaign who came to represent the common man, now says he was "appalled" by the Republican candidate, Politico reports. Plumber Joe Wurzelbacher, who appeared at campaign stops with McCain, told a conservative radio show host his up-close look at presidential... More »

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John McCain • Bill Maher • campaign trail • bailout • Sarah Palin • Joe Wurzelbacher • Joe the Plumber • President Obama

 Campaign Vets 
 Get Back to Reality 

Readjusting to life away from campaign trail takes time

Nov 28, 08 9:54 AM CST
(Newser) - 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 ... More »

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diet • vacation • exercise • campaign trail • Election 2008 • reporters

Chasing Comeback, McCain Races Through 7 States

15,000 attend 1 am rally in Miami

Nov 3, 08 11:58 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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John McCain • campaign trail • campaign stops • rallies • comeback • Election 2008

McCain Plays Defense With Red-State Stops

Senator digs into territory Bush largely carried in 2004

Nov 2, 08 9:43 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • campaign trail • campaign stops • Election 2008 • campaign tactics

First Lady Leaves Hubby
at Home, Stumps for GOP

President's unpopularity leaves him on the sidelines in final days

Oct 31, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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John McCain • Dick Cheney • Laura Bush • campaign trail • Election 2008 • George W. Bush

Which City Are We In? Trail Takes Toll on Press, Too

18 months takes a toll on weary and addicted  journalists

Oct 30, 08 7:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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campaign • campaign trail • Election 2008 • reporters • Jeff Zeleny

Two Distinct Americas Emerge on Campaign Trail

Party faithful split on politics but united in distrust

Oct 30, 08 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Democrats • Republican • partisanship • campaign trail • rallies • Election 2008 • campaign rally • Sarah Palin

How Obama's Grandma Visit Could Help Him 

Humanizing move
could warm ex-prof's
'aloof' image

Oct 21, 08 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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’... More »

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Barack Obama • suspension • grandparents • campaign trail • Election 2008 • Madelyn Dunham

Mac Still Taking Weekends Off

But with 29 days to go, neither candidate is exactly galloping to
the finish line

Oct 6, 08 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • presidential campaign • campaign trail • Election 2008 • presidential election • campaign tactics

 Out of the Spotlight, 
 Biden Battles On 

The other No. 2 has been pulverizing McCain with gusto in swing states

Sep 20, 08 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Joe Biden • Democrat • campaign trail • campaigning • Election 2008 • Rust Belt • vice presidential candidate

OPINION

 The Bromance 
 of Mac & Graham 

SC senator plays eager foil to Republican nominee's quirks

Sep 5, 08 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - “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... More »

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John McCain • presidential politics • Lindsey Graham • campaign trail • McCain 2008 • Election 2008

analysis

 For Palin, Speech 
 Was Easy Part

Real test: can she woo undecideds?

Sep 4, 08 5:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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vice president • campaign trail • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • vice presidential candidate • Republican National Convention

 Campaign Costly 
 for Secret Service 

Department nees $9.5 million more than budgeted, leaders say

Jul 25, 08 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • presidential campaign • Secret Service • budget • protection • campaign trail • presidential candidates • Election 2008

No More Baby Face: Long Campaign Is Aging Obama

Rigors of the campaign trail giving candidate some welcome wrinkles

Jul 4, 08 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - "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... More »

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Barack Obama • presidential campaign • aging • campaign trail • campaigning

 Obama Aims
 Blue Paintbrush
 at Red States 

Campaign turns to Clinton supporters in new hirings

Jun 8, 08 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign will hit GOP-dominated states as the candidate looks toward November, starting tomorrow with North Carolina, the New York Times reports. Obama hopes he can turn those states blue with the help of get-out-the-vote operations launched during the primaries—and aims to use his financial heft to... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Alaska • Montana • Georgia • North Carolina • Missouri • Patti Solis Doyle • political advertising • campaign trail • red state • blue states

GOP May Have Big Say
in Dems' Indiana Primary

Clinton, Obama reaching out to Republican voters, too

May 2, 08 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the red state of Indiana, the GOP could have a major say in the fortunes of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in Tuesday's primary, the Wall Street Journal reports. Republicans could account for up to 15% of voters in the Democratic race because of the state's open-primary system.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Indiana • Republican voters • campaign trail • Election 2008 • campaign tactics

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