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  • September 2008

    • What Bill Told Barack: How to Win the Race

      Politico  |  Sep 12, 08 11:51 AM CDT

      What Bill Told Barack: How to Win the Race

      (Newser) - Reporters weren't allowed at Bill Clinton's meeting with Barack Obama yesterday in Harlem, but John F. Harris, in Politico, thinks he has a pretty good idea of some talking points: Obama can be himself, but the election shouldn't about him—it's about the voters. Less rhetoric, more catchy policy proposals. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Bill Clinton  • political strategy

  • August 2008

    • Battle Is On for the Female Vote

      Washington Post  |  Aug 30, 08 6:24 AM CDT

      Battle Is On for the Female Vote

      (Newser) - The GOP is betting that John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as a running mate will put 18 million dents in the Democrats' White House hopes, the Washington Post writes. The party hopes the choice will woo disaffected Hillary Clinton voters, while many Democrats dismiss it as pure political pandering. "It's basically the equivalent of a midnight raid behind enemy lines," one GOP strategist notes. More »

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      Election 2008  • Hillary Clinton  • Sarah Palin  • women  • Hillary Clinton supporters  • female voters  • political strategy  • the female vote

    • Obama: 67 Days, 6 Vital Tasks

      USA Today  |  Aug 29, 08 3:29 AM CDT

      Obama: 67 Days, 6 Vital Tasks

      (Newser) - Democrats leave their convention on an emotional high, having anointed a historic candidate whose journey  former president Jimmy Carter called  "almost a miracle," USA Today notes. The paper consults top Democrats for a to-do list for a victory in November. Go all-out to reintroduce himself to voters and quash the 'celebrity' tag. Boost his foreign policy cred—currently the weakest link in his résumé. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Democrat  • Democratic campaign  • political strategy

    • GOP Playbook: Find Foe's Strength and Attack It

      Washington Post  |  Aug 23, 08 8:06 PM CDT

      GOP Playbook: Find Foe's Strength and Attack It

      (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 »

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

    • Dems to Obama: What Kind of Change?

      New York Times  |  Aug 16, 08 11:00 AM CDT

      Dems to Obama: What Kind of Change?

      (Newser) - Barack Obama has inspired hope but needs to nail down some details, Democratic leaders from battleground states tell the New York Times . Polls are stalled and voters anxious because Obama lacks clear positions, they say. “I particularly hope he strengthens his economic message," said Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, who wants Obama to "speak more clearly and specifically about kitchen-table, bread-and butter issues like high energy costs." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Obama 2008  • political strategy

    • Rove: What McCain Must Do

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 7, 08 9:12 AM CDT

      Rove: What McCain Must Do

      (Newser) - Despite the hype around Barack Obama, John McCain is just 1.9% behind in the latest Gallup pole. In other words, he could win this thing, and Karl Rove has some advice for him. McCain is “rightly raising questions about Obama’s fitness to be president,” Rove writes in the Wall Street Journal , but he also must “make a compelling case for electing John McCain.” More »

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      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • Karl Rove  • political strategy

  • July 2008

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