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OPINION

 Woodstock Was a 'Nightmare' 


Aug 13, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mark Hosenball of Newsweek was at Woodstock, and not only did he not have a good time, but he can’t quite figure out how we’ve “transformed a chaotic mudfest into an epic pageant of peace and love.” Hosenball reminisces about the “massive, teeming, squalid mess”... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • hippies • concert • 1960s • rock music • Election 2008 • performance • Jay-ZTV • Woodstock

 'Rednecks' Endorse Obama 

Two seniors look to bridge a cultural gap

Oct 9, 08 6:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two self-described "rednecks" from the South are on a mission to help elect the nation's first black president. AFP looks at the efforts of the Missouri senior citizens who are defying stereotype with their tounge-in-cheek “Rednecks for Obama” campaign. Their banner drew big crowds at last week's debate,... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • Missouri • rural voters • Election 2008 • economy • white voters • guns

Mac Bounces to 3-Point Lead Over Obama

Convention boosts
McCain to highest
numbers since May

Sep 7, 08 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is leading Barack Obama by 48% to 45% in the latest Gallup poll, McCain's highest level of support since early May, Politico reports. Both candidates earned an expected convention bounce, but McCain’s boost was more immediate. Obama was ahead 49% to 43% among registered voters before the... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Democratic National Convention • Gallup poll • Republican National Convention

 Obama Grabs 50% in Poll 

New threshold marks key advance against McCain's 42%

Sep 3, 08 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has the support of 50% of voters for the first time since beginning his run for the White House, according to the latest Gallup poll. It's a key symbolic threshold for Obama, who was evenly split at 45% with John McCain before the Democratic convention, reports Politico. McCain... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Jimmy Carter • Democratic National Convention • Gallup poll • Invesco Field • Republican National Convention • Rasmussen Reports

ANALYSIS

 Convention Bounce 
 Small, Fading Fast 

Polls see Obama's approval grow by below-average 3%-4%, then diminish over weekend

Sep 2, 08 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama enjoyed a noticeable, but below-average, bounce in opinion polls after last week’s Democratic National Convention, Politico reports—but the gains appear to be already diminishing. Obama has risen 4% in Gallup’s daily tracking poll, 3% in a CBS survey—smaller than the average 5-6% convention bounce.... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Democratic National Convention • Obama 2008 • Election 2008 • poll numbers • poll bump • Republican National Convention

OPINION

Cable News Was Biggest Convention Winner

Broadcasters cede historic role as political pundits

Sep 1, 08 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic Convention made it official, writes Scott Collilns in the Los Angeles Times: The broadcast networks have passed the political torch to the cable networks. CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC not only delivered “wall to wall coverage” compared to the broadcast nets' paltry hour of nightly programming. Their... More »

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NBC • cable TV • MSNBC • Democratic National Convention • Fox News • CNN • PBS • broadcasting • CBS News • ABC News • Republican National Convention

Convention Didn't Win Points for Obama: Poll

Palin pick may have canceled bounce

Sep 1, 08 3:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic National Convention and Barack Obama’s acceptance speech failed to boost his ratings despite their favorable reception, reports CNN. Obama and John McCain were in a dead heat a week ago, and remain virtually tied, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey. McCain’s well-timed announcement of Sarah... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Democratic National Convention • speech • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

(Newser) - Watch out, mainstream media: Bloggers have claimed a space of their own at this year’s Republican National Convention. All they got 4 years ago was a folding table for a dozen huddled writers; now more than 200 have credentials and an area to work in. Big-name anchors like Katie... More »

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presidential campaign • Democratic National Convention • blog • blogger • new media • press credentials • Republican National Convention

OPINION

 Wacky Garb Key to Conventions


Aug 30, 08 8:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Political die-hards flock to conventions in outlandish costumes, temporary tattoos, and head-to-toe buttons—“as much red, white and blue as possible in a patriotic arms race,” Robin Givhan writes in the Washington Post. Yet these goofy fans are integral to the messy, democratic process—by making it... More »

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Democratic National Convention • audiences • body paint • convention • costume • Republican National Convention

Opinion

Obama on Warpath Pleases, Worries Pundits

It was the right speech ... the speech Dem had to give ... a mashup of speeches ...

Aug 29, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The chattering class saw strength—even Rovian aggression—in Barack Obama’s acceptance speech, for better or worse. A sampling of what observers are saying:
  • The Democratic nominee managed to be about voters, not himself, magnificently deflecting John McCain’s entire “celebrity” narrative, Michael Tomasky writes in the
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Barack Obama • John McCain • Democratic National Convention • Obama 2008 • speech • patriotism

OPINION

Dems Wake Up to Troubling 'Brilliant Stranger'

Torrid affair climaxes, and party wonder who it married

Aug 29, 08 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic Convention was plagued with an “air of unease” about Barack Obama, a candidate whose character and work few can vouch for, Charles Krauthammer writes in the Washington Post. The “anxiety was that the party was nominating a man of many gifts but precious few accomplishments—bearing... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • character • inexperience

 Oprah on Obama: 
 'I Cried My Lashes Off' 

Talk-show host calls Dem's acceptance speech 'transcendent'

Aug 29, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(AP) - Oprah Winfrey is leaving Denver with the candidate she wanted, but reportedly without her eyelashes. The talk-show host said she was moved to tears by Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the DNC. "I cried my eyelashes off," she said from Invesco Field. "I think it's the most... More »

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Barack Obama • Denver • Democratic National Convention • Oprah Winfrey

Opinion

 A 'Perfect Speech 
 for a Skeptical Nation' 

Klein: Obama shows off his pragmatic side in Denver

Aug 29, 08 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama delivered "the perfect speech for a skeptical nation," writes Joe Klein in Time. Absent was Obama’s typical lofty oratory; in its place was a speech that was “lean, efficient, practical and very, very tough.” Obama’s goal was to prove that... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • Obama 2008 • speech

Opinion

Obama Surprises With Grand, Joyless Speech: Noonan

Speech has heft, but not lift

Aug 29, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s speech last night was a surprising gamble, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal. Obama was stern, serious—even indignant—and unusually joyless.  "The speech itself lacked lift but had heft. It wasn't precisely long on hope, but I think it showed audacity.... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • Obama 2008 • speech • Peggy Noonan

OPINION

 Down-to-Earth
 Barack Brought Fire

Speech brings Democratic nominee's campaign back to the elements

Aug 29, 08 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama took on two of his greatest challenges head-on in his acceptance speech last night, Patrick Healy writes in the New York Times. The Democratic nominee added some down-to-earth proposals to his lofty talk of change, while proving he could take the fight to John McCain with "memorable... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • Democratic nomination • speech • Election 2008 • Invesco Field

(Newser) - Barack Obama made the most of his historic night at Denver's packed Invesco Field with a broad-based attack on the "broken politics of Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush," Reuters reports. "We are here because we love this country too much to let the... More »

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Barack Obama • Democrats • Denver • Democratic National Convention • Election 2008 • Invesco Field

(Newser) - Al Gore set the stage for Barack Obama's historic address later tonight with an appeal to keep John McCain from continuing the legacy of President Bush, particularly on climate change, CNN reports. "I believe in recycling, but that's ridiculous," said Gore. He said the oil industry has a... More »

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Democrats • Al Gore • Democratic National Convention • Election 2008


 Fake Reporters
 Are Rock Stars
 in Denver

Quick turnaround and evasive guests make Stewart's life a little harder on the road

Aug 28, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - it's hard enough for the reporters swarming all over the Democratic Convention to score good interviews; fake reporters have it even harder. The Daily Show's correspondents are now such big stars they draw admirers—and hecklers—every time they try to record, USA Today reports. Which doesn't exactly help them... More »

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Denver • Democratic National Convention • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • Minneapolis-St. Paul • Republican National Convention

Big Stage Leaves Plenty of Room for GOP Potshots

Dems fear lavish stadium production could hurt Obama

Aug 28, 08 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Top Democrats are fretting over the mile-high risks their party faces tonight in Denver when Barack Obama takes the stage at Invesco Field. Officials fear rock-star treatment, complete with Greek-inspired staging Republicans dubbed “Barackopolis,” could reinforce claims of an out-of-touch candidate. “It’s likely that the campaign... More »

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Barack Obama • Denver • Democratic National Convention • Colorado • Invesco Field

ANALYSIS

McCain to Air Rebuttal Ad, Could Leak VP Choice Tonight

GOP goal is to distract from Obama speech

Aug 28, 08 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has a top-secret ad scheduled to run during or just after Barack Obama’s acceptance speech in battleground states—and the campaign could leak news of the Republican’s running mate even earlier, Mike Allen writes on Politico. Little is known about the ad, save that McCain will... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Drudge Report • Matt Drudge • Democratic National Convention • political advertising • attack ad • McCain 2008 • vice presidential sweepstakes

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