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  • June 2008

    • Dems' Coded Message: McCain Is Old

      newser  |  Politico  |  Jun 17, 08 12:07 PM CDT

      Dems' Coded Message: McCain Is Old

      To a chorus of Republican indignation, Democrats are taking subtle swipes at John McCain's, er, septuagenarian status. From Joe Scarborough saying the "doddering" 71-year-old "needs to go to Miami Beach and play checkers” to John Kerry calling him “confused” or Barack Obama, 46, noting McCain's “half-century of service,” conservatives see sleights. “It is code; there is no question,” said a Republican strategist. “They are trying to raise doubts.” More »

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      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • age  • political spin  • age discrimination

  • April 2008

    • Pa. Primary Changed the Spin, not the Race

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Apr 23, 08 1:13 PM CDT

      Pa. Primary Changed the Spin, not the Race

      The Pennsylvania primary didn't change the basic parameters of the race for the Democratic nomination in any significant way, Andrew Romano writes in Newsweek. But it had a huge effect on the narrative, handing Hillary Clinton Exhibit A for her claim that  Barack Obama can't win over white men. She will taunt him, as she did last night, for failing to knock her out, despite outspending her 3 to 1. Obama will boast, as he did last night, of cutting her Pennsylvania lead, and will hammer her for divisive tactics that are hurting the party. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Obama 2008  • Clinton 2008  • Pennsylvania primary  • Pennsylvania  • political spin

    • '100 Years' Flap Clearly a Sore Spot for GOP

      newser  |  Salon  |  Apr 9, 08 9:40 PM CDT

      '100 Years' Flap Clearly a Sore Spot for GOP

      Republicans are complaining loudly that Democrats keep distorting John McCain's comments about staying in Iraq for 100 years. So loudly, in fact, that it's a dead giveaway the GOP is seriously worried about the consequences of McCain's statement, writes Steve Benen in Salon. The continuing fallout is the "single biggest mess" for his campaign. More »

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      John McCain  • Iraq exit strategy  • political spin  • NRCC

  • March 2008

    • Journo Picks Up Clinton's Spin

      newser  |  Talking Points Memo  |  Mar 16, 08 6:05 PM CDT

      Journo Picks Up Clinton's Spin

      The AP described superdelegates as "automatic delegates" in a story last night, just as the Clinton camp asked—and turned the news service into a spin "messenger," Josh Marshall writes on the Talking Points Memo blog. The campaign wants superdelegates to sound less privileged in case they nominate Clinton this summer. But a good reporter should cut through such word-wrangling, Marshall writes. Apparently unfamiliar with adages regarding pots and kettles, however, he singles out the AP's Mike Glover without giving him a chance to respond. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • superdelegates  • journalism  • journalist  • Associated Press  • political spin  • terminology

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • What Will They Say After the Caucuses?

      newser  |  MSNBC  |  Jan 3, 08 4:13 PM CST

      What Will They Say After the Caucuses?

      No matter what result the Iowa caucuses bring tonight, the campaigns will have plenty of spin up their sleeves. NBC’s Chuck Todd previews the politico talk: John Edwards: No one needs this one more. A victory will be a vindication of populism and domestic issues. A loss may well be un-spinnable. Hillary Clinton: If she wins, even barely, we’re back to the inevitability storyline. A three-way tie could be OK, if managed perfectly. Third would be a “near-disaster." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • John Edwards  • Iowa caucus  • political spin

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