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  • September 2008

    • Palin Surprises Say a Lot ... About McCain

      Slate  |  Sep 2, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Palin Surprises Say a Lot ... About McCain

      (Newser) - Sarah Palin is so entertaining to cover, from her daughter's pregnancy to her policy disagreements with John McCain, that Slate's John Dickerson is wondering if it's "being made up as we go along." After painting Barack Obama as the risky candidate, McCain made a choice even veteran party members are calling "reckless"—"and he might yet pay the price for it," Dickerson predicts. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Sarah Palin  • Republicans  • McCain 2008  • Joe Biden  • independent voters

  • August 2008

    • Arnold May Skip GOP Convention

      Associated Press  |  Aug 27, 08 3:53 PM CDT

      Arnold May Skip GOP Convention

      (AP) - When the Republican convention opens Monday night, its prime-time lineup could be missing one of its biggest draws: Arnold Schwarzenegger. The governor is vowing to remain in California if lawmakers can’t strike a budget deal, now 2 months overdue. And agreement seems unlikely, potentially costing Schwarzenegger a national platform and John McCain a high-profile supporter who has been popular with independent voters. More »

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      California  • GOP  • Republican National Convention  • Arnold Schwarzenegger  • independent voters  • Pete Wilson

    • West Primed for Dems' Taking

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 18, 08 3:15 PM CDT

      West Primed for Dems' Taking

      (Newser) - The West has long been a Republican stronghold, but Democrats have a chance there in November, Ken Salazar writes in the Los Angeles Times . Salazar himself beat the Republican establishment to win a Colorado Senate seat in 2004. Independents are now the region’s largest voting bloc, he writes, and communities are frustrated by 7 years of “feeling like an afterthought in Washington's policies.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Nevada  • Colorado  • Democrat  • New Mexico  • independents  • independent voters  • Ken Salazar

  • July 2008

    • Slim Poll Gap Looks Good for Mac, at First

      Washington Post  |  Jul 14, 08 5:33 PM CDT

      Slim Poll Gap Looks Good for Mac, at First

      (Newser) - A new poll shows Barack Obama up just 3% on John McCain (from 15% a few weeks ago), and another has them tied—numbers that look fantastic for the presumptive Republican nominee at first blush, Chris Cillizza writes in the Washington Pos t. "Given the tilt of this electorate, it's fairly surprising that Obama hasn't been able to 'close the deal' with voters," one GOP pollster says. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • GOP  • independent voters  • polling  • incumbents

  • June 2008

    • Obama Could Lose on Substance

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jun 28, 08 5:03 PM CDT

      Obama Could Lose on Substance

      (Newser) - Barack Obama’s double-digit lead over John McCain may end up a mirage, writes Paul West in the Chicago Tribune , because many voters still don’t know much about the senator's politics. The media has focused largely on trivia, leaving wide swaths of the electorate unsure where Obama stands. “I just know ‘vote for change,’” says one undecided voter. “I don't know what change.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • independent voters

    • In Oil Switch, McCain Drilling for Swing-State Votes

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 24, 08 1:30 PM CDT

      In Oil Switch, McCain Drilling for Swing-State Votes

      (Newser) - Negative Californian reaction to John McCain’s offshore drilling flip-flop makes it appear the Republican has lost his strategic marbles, the Los Angeles Times notes—but McCain is gambling that efforts to lower gas prices will trump environmental concerns for voters in states like Michigan and Ohio. He’s “essentially conceding” California, said one consultant, in order to boost his standing elsewhere. More »

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      John McCain  • California  • Ohio  • Michigan  • offshore oil  • independent voters

    • With GOP Adrift, McCain Does Left-Right Shimmy

      Washington Post  |  Jun 17, 08 10:44 AM CDT

      With GOP Adrift, McCain Does Left-Right Shimmy

      (Newser) - John McCain seems to be doing a sidestep between left and right while Barack Obama waltzes toward the center, Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post . On issues like energy policy, the GOP candidate lurches between riling the right and enraging greenies. Apparently feeling nostalgic, Milbank writes, "McCain's route has had more turns than a Macarena." More »

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      John McCain  • campaign issues  • independent voters  • conservative vote

  • March 2008
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