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Opinion

Aug 7, 2008 9:12 AM CDT

Rove: What McCain Must Do

Republican needs to attack, but make case for himself

(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...

McCain Ad
Links Obama
to Castro

Jul 24, 2008 2:12 PM CDT

McCain Ad Links Obama to Castro

'Guilt by endorsement' ad runs on South Florida websites

(Newser) - The McCain campaign is running an Internet ad composed of photos of Barack Obama and Fidel Castro side by side, with the caption “Fidel Castro thinks he is 'the most advanced candidate,'" the Huffington Post reports. The ad is running on websites catering to South Florida, home to...

'Sgt.' Schmidt Hones
McCain's Pitch

Jul 23, 2008 9:51 AM CDT

'Sgt.' Schmidt Hones McCain's Pitch

Strategist hammers good about McCain, bad about Obama

(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...

Iraqi Visits: Much Ado
but Few Epiphanies

analysis

Jul 18, 2008 11:45 AM CDT

Iraqi Visits: Much Ado but Few Epiphanies

Obama's pledged trip to Baghdad likely won't change his mind

(Newser) - Lawmakers have been flocking to Iraq to assess the situation on the ground, as Barack Obama is about to do, but the visits rarely result in any revelations for them, writes Karen DeYoung in the Washington Post. The itineraries are fairly routine by now—meet the generals, the troops, and...

No More
Navel-Gazing;
Go After McCain

OPINION

Jul 16, 2008 8:00 PM CDT

No More Navel-Gazing; Go After McCain

Obama must make the race be about GOP failures, not himself

(Newser) - There are two races for president this year, Michael Tomasky writes in the Guardian, “a race about Barack Obama and a race about what the GOP has done to the country.” And Obama would be well served to turn the focus to John McCain, whose recent gaffes have...