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NEWS ABOUT: campaigning

campaigning stories: 19 news summaries

 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

Interview



 Palin Plans Return 
 to National Stage 

Ex-Guv will campaign for any 'nonpartisans' who share her views

Jul 12, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin plans to spend her post-gubernatorial free time traveling the nation, stumping for "nonpartisan" politicians. She'll support those "who believe in the right things, regardless of their party label or affiliation," she tells the Washington Times in an exclusive interview. But Palin's plans will only work... More »

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Alaska • Rick Perry • governor • stump speech • campaigning • Sarah Palin • nonpartisan

ANALYSIS

You Said You Wanted (Campaign) Revolution ...

2008 changes US elections forever

Nov 4, 08 5:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Campaign drama has overshadowed the fact that 2008 has permanently changed the way elections are fought in America, the New York Times reports. From now on, supporters will be organized in new ways and funds will be raised differently, due primarily to brave new media worlds. With the help of... More »

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Internet • YouTube • presidential campaign • campaign fundraising • online activism • campaigning • Election 2008 • political strategy

Robo-Calls Invade, But
Can They Conquer?

Automatic calls can backfire, too

Nov 1, 08 2:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Election Day looms, America's phones are ringing off the hook. Voters—especially in swing states—have received hundreds of millions of robocalls this year. But voters, curious about the novelty calls 10 years ago, increasingly associate them with ugly scare tactics. "Next week Robo-Call supposed to tell black... More »

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robo-calls • campaigning • election

(Newser) - Elizabeth Hasselbeck has been invited to bring her spunky conservatism to the stump with Sarah Palin, the New York Daily News reports. Hasselbeck will take off for Florida this weekend to join the GOP veep pick on a tour around the state. “I will be flying there to... More »

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Florida • John McCain • The View • Elizabeth Hasselbeck • stump speech • campaigning • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

 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

 Obama Steps Up 
 Assault on McCain 

Candidate to go on the attack as party frets about Palin

Sep 12, 08 9:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Barack Obama campaign kicks off its leaner, meaner approach today, reports the New York Times, going on the offensive with a New Hampshire speech and new ads in an attempt to wrest momentum back from the GOP. The candidate's strategists say it has long been the plan to get... More »

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Barack Obama • David Plouffe • campaign • negative campaigning • campaigning • Election 2008 • Steve Schmidt

Obama's 'Lipstick on a Pig' Jab Draws GOP Squeals

Candidate accused of smearing Palin

Sep 10, 08 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's campaign has accused Barack Obama of bringing politics down to barnyard level after he compared its talk of change to "putting lipstick on a pig," the New York Post reports. McCain representatives charged that the line was a thinly veiled personal attack on Sarah Palin, and... More »

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Barack Obama • gaffe • campaigning • Sarah Palin

ANALYSIS

Hard to Know Which Gaffes Will Hurt Most

Goofs slid off Biden,
but Gore and Quayle were ruined

Aug 24, 08 5:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe Biden’s reference to Barack Obama as “clean” won’t do the Democrats much harm. But Obama’s description of religious, rural folk as “bitter” just might. You just never know which political gaffes will do the most harm, Jonathan Alter writes in Newsweek. “Modern campaigns... More »

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gaffe • campaigning • Election 2008

Campaign Hazards: Cindy Sprains Wrist Shaking Hands

Supporter exacerbates existing condition

Aug 13, 08 5:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cindy McCain ended up with a mild wrist sprain today after an overeager supporter shook her hand with a little too much vigor at a fundraiser, the Washington Post reports. McCain ended up in a Michigan hospital for X-rays and is now wearing an arm sling that should cut down... More »

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John McCain • Cindy McCain • campaigning • wrist

Group Hangs Up on Celebrity Robocalls

Prerecorded political messages from stars irk many voters

Aug 5, 08 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not everyone is starstruck by phone calls from Jack Nicholson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jay-Z, or Scarlett Johansson. The appeals to get out and vote are prerecorded messages known as "robocalls," which have become the cheapest and most popular form of political advertising, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Now a... More »

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Barack Obama • celebrity • Scarlett Johansson • robo-calls • campaigning • Election 2008

(Newser) - Buoyed by recent Democratic gains in Virginia and President Bush's unpopularity, Barack Obama is taking aim at the once reliably red stronghold, the Washington Post reports. John McCain’s campaign is optimistic that he will carry the state, which Bush won twice by wide margins, but a top adviser... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Virginia • red state • campaigning • Election 2008 • swing states

OPINION

 'Wooden'
 McCain
 Could Win 
 By Default

Campaign wunderkind Obama should be doing better

Jul 28, 08 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is a “wooden” candidate running a poor campaign, while Barack Obama is “the most spectacular campaigner of his generation”—so why can’t Obama climb over the 50% mark in polls?  It’s a matter of the white working men Obama hasn’t convinced, writes... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • campaigning • Election 2008 • campaign tactics

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

Calif.'s First Couple Girds
for Campaign

McCain, Obama signs duel for space on Governator's lawn

Jun 13, 08 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have worked different sides of the political aisle for decades, but the California first couple's agreement to disagree is getting its most high-profile workout this year, the New York Times reports, as Arnold backs McCain and Maria champions Obama. Signs for the rival candidates compete... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • campaigning • Maria Shriver

Obama Hamstrung by
'Nearly Nominee' Status

Barack Obama caught in the middle of two campaign phases

May 14, 08 4:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is feeling like a winner but unable to start campaigning like one, the New York Times reports. The almost-nominee can't go after John McCain the way he would if he had the nomination sewn up for fear of infuriating Hillary Clinton's supporters, aides say. He also is still... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic nomination • campaigning

Analysis

 When to Drop Out? 

Usual factors don't affect Clinton and Obama

Apr 6, 08 7:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - How does a Democratic candidate know it's time to quit? Common indicators like low funds, indifferent press, and fading support may not apply in this year's race, where both hopefuls have enough of all three to last to the convention. Instead, one may quit when fighting on hurts that candidate’... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • campaigning • presidential candidates • Election 2008

Clinton Camp Unveils Victory Blueprint

Plenty of time to turn
this thing around,
advisers believe

Feb 21, 08 3:04 AM CST
(Newser) - As Barack Obama continues to bask in the glow of a string of impressive primary victories, Team Clinton is pulling out the stops to capture important wins in Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania. Clinton advisers have hardly given up hope. They're optimistic Hillary can accomplish the latest victory blueprint: nail pending... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • primary • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Democratic campaign • campaigning • Texas primary • Ohio primary • Pennsylvania primary • Election 2008

Pols Like to Reach Out and Annoy Someone

States attetmpt to stop 'robo-calls,' but don't wait by the phone

Jan 18, 08 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Americans tend to get popular right before they vote, with their phones ringing as many as 25 times on election eves. Nineteen states have tried to cut down on “robo-calls,” and five more are considering laws this year, when hundreds of millions of them may be placed, USA ... More »

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free speech • robo-calls • campaigning

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