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ANALYSIS

GOP Ticket's Disagreements May Be His Idea ... Or Hers

Palin could be shoring up support for her political future

Slate Slate Oct 21, 08 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has publicly disagreed with John McCain on several issues, from giving up in Michigan, to the gay marriage ban, to attacking Barack Obama’s connection to Rev. Wright. A VP hopeful’s job main job is to agree with the ticket, notes John Dickerson for Slate, so why is Palin so frequently off-message? A degree of her roguishness is probably campaign strategy—so McCain can appear above the fray of, say, Ayers-themed mudslinging. More »

More about:  Election 2008 • John McCain • Sarah Palin • McCain 2008 • Bill Ayers • Republican strategy

ANALYSIS

GOP: Incumbents in Opposition Clothing

Establishment party adopts anti-establishment stance

New York Times New York Times Sep 5, 08 7:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Republican National Convention was so full of calls for change and vows to clean up Washington that it was almost easy to forget that the GOP has been in power for the last 8 years, writes Peter Baker in the New York Times . John McCain is seeking to distance himself from his party's recent record, and trying to seize the "change" mantra for himself. More »

More about:  John McCain • George W. Bush • Bush administration • Republican Party • Republican National Convention • Republican strategy

OPINION

GOP Playbook: Find Foe's Strength and Attack It


Washington Post Washington Post Aug 23, 08 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republican strategists are as adept as judo masters at turning opponents' strengths against them, Michael Kinsley writes in the Washington Post . With "genius, courage, creativity and utter ruthlessness," they managed to turn John Kerry's Vietnam service into a liability and Michael Dukakis' humble roots into elitism. Now, even more brazenly, they are striving to turn Barack Obama's eloquence and ability to stir a crowd into a negative. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • negative campaigning • John Kerry • political strategy • Republican strategy • Republican strategist • Michael Dukakis

GOP Finds Hope in Last-Ditch
Fla. Candidate

Prisoner abuse scandal not impeding Congressional bid

New Republic New Republic Aug 4, 08 7:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Florida Republicans are thrilled with Congressional candidate Allen West. They see the black Army veteran as a potential GOP standard bearer. There’s just one problem: In 2003, West was accused of abusing an Iraqi detainee and violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice. But some Republicans actually see that as a positive, the New Republic reports. More »

More about:  Congress • Florida • GOP • Republican Party • US Congress • Republican strategy • congressional seat • congressional candidates • South Florida

 'Sgt.' Schmidt Hones
 McCain's Pitch 

Strategist hammers good about McCain, bad about Obama

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Jul 23, 08 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fiery Republican strategist Steve Schmidt argues that above all, a campaign needs something good to say about its own candidate, and something bad to say about the opponent. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at how 'Sgt. Schmidt', newly given the reins to John McCain's campaign, is methodically and unequivocally remaking the presidential bid with that approach. More »

More about:  John McCain • campaign tactics • Steve Schmidt • political strategy • Republican strategy

Key Mississippi
Loss Rattles Republicans

Third loss the charm: Panicked GOP looks
to rebrand before fall

New York Times New York Times May 15, 08 6:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - This week's mauling of the GOP candidate in a special Mississippi election marked the third time this year that a "safe" Republican seat was lost to the Democrats, and GOP bigwigs are sweating about how that bodes for November, the New York Times reports. The party had banked that the Barack Obama connection would turn voters off Democrat Travis Childers, but found President Bush was a far greater liability for GOP candidate Greg Davis. More »

Bush, Too, Says Obama Lacks Experience

GOP starts attack on hopeful's 'thin record'; Obama strikes back

Politico Politico Feb 10, 08 4:39 PM CST
(Newser) - President George Bush reacted to Barack Obama's roll at the polls yesterday by blasting the Dem hopeful on Fox this morning. “I certainly don't know what he believes in,” Bush said. “The only foreign policy thing I remember he said was he's going to attack Pakistan and embrace Ahmadinejad.” The slight was in sync with other GOP rhetoric against the surging candidate, Ben Smith blogs on Politico. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • George W. Bush • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Republican strategy

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