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  • July 2008

    • Flailing Attacks Hurt McCain More Than Intended Target

      newser  |  Slate  |  Jul 23, 08 8:45 PM CDT

      Flailing Attacks Hurt McCain More Than Intended Target

      Attacking Barack Obama relentlessly and sloppily, John McCain has made himself an example of what voters “want change from,” John Dickerson writes in Slate. A good negative attack can be effective, but Mac is doing it “too much and indiscriminately”—making himself so untrustworthy the smart stuff doesn’t stick. He could go after Obama all the time—but he’s just not good at it. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • negative campaigning

    • McCain Jab on War Most 'Scurrilous' in Memory: Klein

      newser  |  Time  |  Jul 23, 08 3:58 PM CDT

      McCain Jab on War Most 'Scurrilous' in Memory: Klein

      John McCain’s latest jab at Barack Obama—“It seems to me that Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign”–stuns Joe Klein, who writes in Time that the Republican’s Iraq claim is the most “scurrilous statement by a major party candidate” he’s heard in nine elections. “It smacks of desperation,” Klein says. “How sad.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • troop surge  • Iraq exit strategy  • negative campaigning  • media bias

    • Bush and McCain: A Rocky Road, With Switchbacks

      newser  |  Time  |  Jul 17, 08 12:40 PM CDT

      Bush and McCain: A Rocky Road, With Switchbacks

      When George Bush denied involvement in infamous smears that ended John McCain's 2000 presidential bid, the feisty senator barked, “Don’t give me that shit. And take your hands off me.” But just 4 years later he gave the somber president a pre-debate pep talk: “You’re gonna be great.” The relationship between the two men has been a rollercoaster of bitter fighting and support, David Carney writes, detailing some of the unknown episodes in Time . More »

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      John McCain  • George W. Bush  • negative campaigning  • presidential debate  • flip flop  • Election 2000

    • Webb Joins Clark Brouhaha; McCain Camp Strikes Back

      newser  |  Talking Points Memo  |  Jul 1, 08 6:50 PM CDT

      Webb Joins Clark Brouhaha; McCain Camp Strikes Back

      James Webb said yesterday that John McCain should “calm down” regarding the politicizing of his military service, prompting an angry response today. McCain's campaign alleged a “coordinated attack on John McCain’s credentials.” But no Democrat—including Wesley Clark—has “demeaned” McCain’s service, Greg Sargent writes for Talking Points Memo. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • negative campaigning  • James Webb  • Wesley Clark

  • June 2008

    • Obama Rejects Clark's Remark About McCain

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 30, 08 3:52 PM CDT

      Obama Rejects Clark's Remark About McCain

      Barack Obama today rejected surrogate Wesley Clark’s suggestion that being shot down in Vietnam didn’t qualify John McCain for the presidency, the LA Times reports. A rep said Obama “honors and respects” McCain’s service. In a speech in Independence, Mo., Obama said: “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.”  More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • negative campaigning  • Vietnam  • Missouri  • patriotism  • Wesley Clark

    • McCain's War Record Now Fair Game

      newser  |  Politico  |  Jun 30, 08 12:10 PM CDT

      McCain's War Record Now Fair Game

      Wesley Clark's answer to a question on Face the Nation yesterday has exposed a simmering campaign issue, Politico reports: whether John McCain’s Vietnam ordeal translates to relevant experience for the presidency. "I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president," said Clark, a Barack Obama supporter. More »

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      John McCain  • negative campaigning  • Vietnam War  • POW  • Wesley Clark  • Hanoi

    • Salty Senate Candidates Heating Up Alaska

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 19, 08 4:18 PM CDT

      Salty Senate Candidates Heating Up Alaska

      A sweltering Senate contest looks likely to warm up Alaska come November, Katherine Rizzo writes in the Wall Street Journal , as “cantankerous bully” and 40-year incumbent Ted Stevens faces the mayor of Anchorage in what’s already a mudfest. Democrat Mark Begich has reminded voters of Stevens’ convict friends and of the federal search of the Republican's home—and Ted has pushed right back. More »

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      FBI  • negative campaigning  • Alaska  • IRS  • Ted Stevens  • eviction  • Mark Begich

  • May 2008

    • McCain Tweaks Friedman Over Gas-Tax Column

      newser  |  Politico  |  May 1, 08 6:43 PM CDT

      McCain Tweaks Friedman Over Gas-Tax Column

      John McCain pushed back today against a New York Times op-ed that deemed a gas-tax holiday “shameful pandering,” painting Thomas Friedman as elitist: “I understand in New York City that you don't really drive a long way," he said. "And then maybe you're chauffeured.” His CNN interlocutor even broke in to change the topic, to “interrupt this tirade against Tom Friedman,” Politico reports. More »

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      John McCain  • negative campaigning  • CNN  • Thomas Friedman

  • April 2008

    • Wright's Reappearance Is Good News for Obama

      newser  |  Slate  |  Apr 28, 08 7:27 PM CDT

      Wright's Reappearance Is Good News for Obama

      Jeremiah Wright’s return to the limelight looks bad for Barack Obama at first blush, but in fact it may be helping the hopeful: Wright is distancing himself from Obama (and mocking his role as a “spiritual advisor”) as he redirects attention to the black church, Christopher Beam writes on Slate. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Jeremiah Wright  • racism  • negative campaigning

    • McCain Claims Obama Is Hamas Choice

      newser  |  Talking Points Memo  |  Apr 26, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      McCain Claims Obama Is Hamas Choice

      John McCain's campaign plans to make an issue out of an alleged "endorsement" of Barack Obama by Hamas, TPM reports. In a conference call with bloggers yesterday, McCain defended a fundraising email that claimed Obama was the militant group's choice for president. "I think it's very clear who Hamas wants to be the next president of the United States," McCain said. "If Senator Obama is favored by Hamas, I think people can make judgments accordingly." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Hamas  • negative campaigning  • extremists

    • Clinton Strategist Blasts 'Unfair' Obama Camp

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 25, 08 2:26 PM CDT

      Clinton Strategist Blasts 'Unfair' Obama Camp

      Hillary Clinton's campaign isn't the rough one, top aide Geoff Garin writes in the Washington Post, railing against what he calls "the direct, personal character attacks that the Obama campaign has leveled against Clinton from the beginning of this race." In addition, he charges, the candidate "has joined the character assault from time to time." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • negative campaigning  • media bias

    • More GOP Ads Take Direct Aim at Obama

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 25, 08 11:43 AM CDT

      More GOP Ads Take Direct Aim at Obama

      More Republicans are taking advantage of Barack Obama's newfound vulnerability by giving him a starring role in their political ads, the Los Angeles Times reports. One New Mexico spot says Obama disrespects “the American way of life,” and another in Louisiana that mentions his “radical” healthcare plan prompted the Democrat in the race to insist he has not "endorsed any national politician.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • negative campaigning  • political advertising

    • Clinton's Victory Demeans Uplifting Politics

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 24, 08 3:33 PM CDT

      Clinton's Victory Demeans Uplifting Politics

      Hillary Clinton prevailed in Pennsylvania by dragging Barack Obama's bipartisan, hopeful vision through the muck, proving politics is “frequently mean and irrational,” Gail Collins writes in the New York Times . Clinton showed that the playing field is dirty, and that even the junior senator from Illinois would go negative if he was pushed. She also proved that nobody can match her for pure toughness. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Pennsylvania primary  • negative campaigning  • Bosnia  • Bittergate

    • McCain Wants GOP to Pull Wright-Referencing Ad in NC

      newser  |  Politico  |  Apr 23, 08 4:15 PM CDT

      McCain Wants GOP to Pull Wright-Referencing Ad in NC

      John McCain has demanded North Carolina Republicans drop an ad attacking two Democratic candidates for governor—by tarnishing them with connections to Barack Obama and his controversial pastor. Wrote McCain, “In the strongest terms, I implore you to not run this advertisement.” The spot airs Wright’s “God damn America” sermon, and then says Obama & Co. are “too extreme” for North Carolina. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Jeremiah Wright  • North Carolina  • negative campaigning

    • Times Scolds Clinton for 'Demeaning' the Campaign

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 23, 08 10:53 AM CDT

      Times Scolds Clinton for 'Demeaning' the Campaign

      The New York Times today runs a scathing takedown of the candidate they endorsed for the Democratic nomination, asserting that Hillary Clinton’s attack mentality “undercuts the rationale for her candidacy that led this page ... to support her.” The paper's editorial board said the Pennsylvania primary race was “even meaner, more vacuous, more desperate” than those that came before—and the fault lies in the former first lady’s camp. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • New York Times  • negative campaigning  • newspaper endorsement

    • Obama Faces Counterpunch Dilemma

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 23, 08 3:43 AM CDT

      Obama Faces Counterpunch Dilemma

      Without a knockout blow in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama is going to have to keep jabbing back at Hillary Clinton. But those counterpunches could hurt his campaign, warns Jonathan Weisman in the Washington Post. The Obama camp's swing to the negative in the closing days of the Pennsylvania campaign shows he can take on John McCain—but at the same time undercuts his message of fresh hope and an end to old-style politics, writes Weisman. More »

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      Barack Obama  • election 2008  • Obama 2008  • negative campaigning  • Indiana primary

    • Willie Horton Mastermind Takes Aim at Obama

      newser  |  Time  |  Apr 22, 08 3:42 PM CDT

      Willie Horton Mastermind Takes Aim at Obama

      The right-wing activist who derailed Michael Dukakis' presidential bid with the infamous 1988 Willie Horton ad has set his sights on Barack Obama. Floyd Brown’s first anti-Obama spot highlights the senator’s opposition to expanding death penalty use against gang criminals—in a year when inner-city violence raged in Chicago. The ad will run in North Carolina before the primary; Brown has set up several front groups to depict Obama as soft on crime and terrorism. More »

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      Barack Obama  • terrorism  • crime  • death penalty  • negative campaigning

    • No Country for Old McCain: Murtha

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 16, 08 3:18 PM CDT

      No Country for Old McCain: Murtha

      John Murtha says John McCain, at 71, might be too old to be commander-in-chief. “This one guy running is about as old as me,” the 75-year-old Democratic congressman said in introducing Hillary Clinton. “Let me tell you something, it’s no old man’s job.” Of working with eight presidents, Murtha said, “They all make mistakes. They all get older.” More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • negative campaigning  • age  • John Murtha

    • BET Founder: 'Ferraro Said It Right' on Obama

      newser  |  Charlotte Observer  |  Apr 15, 08 3:18 PM CDT

      BET Founder: 'Ferraro Said It Right' on Obama

      BET founder and Hillary Clinton supporter Bob Johnson repeated Geraldine Ferraro’s claim that Barack Obama wouldn’t be a top White House contender if he weren’t black. "Geraldine Ferraro said it right," the billionaire told the Charlotte Observer yesterday. "The problem is, Geraldine Ferraro is white. This campaign has such a hair-trigger on anything racial." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • race  • negative campaigning  • Geraldine Ferraro  • Bob Johnson

    • Penn's Still a Player in Clinton Endgame

      newser  |  Chicago Sun-Times  |  Apr 14, 08 1:03 PM CDT

      Penn's Still a Player in Clinton Endgame

      Despite Hillary Clinton’s replacement of contentious Mark Penn with the more “ethical” Geoff Garin as chief strategist, the ousted adviser is still very much involved with the campaign, Robert Novak writes in the Chicago Sun-Times —or so he tells his friends. Those who interpreted the switch as a move away from a death-match strategy that would damage the Democratic party to a "Garin-style soft landing to conclude the campaign" could be mistaken. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • negative campaigning  • Mark Penn

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