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NEWS ABOUT: Rick Davis

Rick Davis stories: 14 news summaries

 Talking Heads 
 Vow Restraint 
 ... Sort of 

Networks vow some restraint

Nov 4, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Television news executives have vowed they won't jump the gun and project a president-elect until one man has 270 electoral votes. And they won't count electoral votes until polls are closed, reports the Los Angeles Times. But if key states in the East and Midwest back Obama, viewers will likely... More »

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California • New Mexico • Rick Davis • Nevada • Colorado • CBS News • exit polls • David Axelrod • Election 2008 • television news • network news • projections

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Aide: 
 Mac 'Greatest 
 Closer of All Time' 

Davis predicts McCain surprise win

Nov 2, 08 1:41 PM CST
(Newser) - McCain campaign manager Rick Davis told Fox News Sunday that the Republicans will seize Pennsylvania and the Southwestern states for a come-from-behind finish on Tuesday, the Hill reports. “John McCain may be the greatest closer politician of all time,” he said. Other highlights from the talk shows:
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Rick Davis • Obama 2008 • talk show • David Broder • John Ensign • George Stephanopoulos • Meet the Press • robo-calls • McCain 2008 • David Axelrod • Election 2008 • punditry

ANALYSIS

How Revolving Narratives Swamped Would-Be Narrator

McCain's move from tactic to tactic resulted in confused overall strategy

Oct 23, 08 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s campaign has gone through a dizzying number of narratives, as Robert Draper outlines in the New York Times. Draper looks inside a dysfunctional operation driven by two quarreling old McCain friends (Rick Davis and speechwriter Mark Salter), and the Rovian outsider who reconciled them (Steve Schmidt). The... More »

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John McCain • Rick Davis • Robert Draper • McCain 2008 • campaign staff • Election 2008 • Mark Salter • Sarah Palin • Steve Schmidt

 Freddie Mac Paid Monthly 
 $15K to McCain Aide's Firm 

Payments just ended this month

Sep 24, 08 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A firm owned by John McCain's campaign manager received $15,000 a month from Freddie Mac until the mortgage giant was taken over by the government this month, insiders tell the New York Times. McCain insisted just days ago that it's been years since aide Rick Davis had any contact... More »

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John McCain • lobbyist • Rick Davis • Freddie Mac • financial crisis

 

  McCain Camp
  Slams 'Biased'
  NY Times


Strategist cries foul after paper reports on lobbyist links

Sep 23, 08 3:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The McCain camp launched another attack on the media yesterday, this time blasting the New York Times as "biased" for its report linking the campaign to lobbyists for Freddie Mac and Freddie Mae. A spokesman called the Times a "pro-Obama advocacy organization" after the paper revealed that campaign... More »

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John McCain • New York Times • lobbyist • Rick Davis • media bias • Steve Schmidt

Obama Blasts Mac Emphasis on 'Biography'

Democrat seizes on comment that 'election is not about issues'

Sep 3, 08 3:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - After a day off in deference to Hurricane Gustav, Barack Obama today jumped on a comment by John McCain's campaign manager that the election "is not about issues" and would be decided on personalities, James Oliphant notes in the Swamp blog. "If you don't have any issues to... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Rick Davis • Election 2008

OPINION

Neither Side
Has Played
Race Card

Accusations aside, Obama or McCain aren't guilty—yet

Aug 1, 08 2:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Accusations of "playing the race card" are flying back and forth between the John McCain and Barack Obama camps, but neither is truly guilty, Joan Walsh writes in Salon. McCain has run an "appalling low-road campaign" of late, but not a racist one, while Obama's comment about not... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Rick Davis • negative campaigning • the race card

Competing Ambitions Split Camp McCain

Once again, his campaign is riven by squabbling factions

Jul 8, 08 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain inspires an uncommon degree of loyalty among the advisers and strategists who've served on his campaigns. But they are less charitable toward each other, writes Adam Nagourney in the New York Times. McCain's 2008 campaign is riven by longstanding feuds and conflicting spheres of influence—a problem compounded... More »

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John McCain • Karl Rove • Rick Davis • Republican Party • Steve Schmidt • Mike Murphy

'Sergeant Schmidt' to Whip McCain Camp Into Shape

Tough-talking GOP veteran takes the helm at HQ

Jul 3, 08 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The man Karl Rove nicknamed "Bullet" and John McCain calls "Sergeant Schmidt" has taken over day-to-day control of McCain's campaign, and his no-nonsense style is expected to make an immediate impact, Politico reports. Steve Schmidt, a hardworking veteran of the Bush and Schwarzenegger campaigns, is famed for his... More »

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John McCain • Republican • campaign adviser • Rick Davis • campaign manager • Steve Schmidt

ANALYSIS

Shuffle Atop McCain Team Yields Combative New Boss

Steve Schmidt takes day-to-day reins from Rick Davis, who'll focus on big picture

Jul 2, 08 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has ordered a shake-up at the helm of his campaign operation, Politico reports, with top aide Steve Schmidt taking day-to-day control from manager Rick Davis, whose focus will shift to the big picture. Schmidt, known for an aggressive style honed on President Bush's and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's re-election... More »

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John McCain • Rick Davis • campaign manager • Steve Schmidt • Charlie Black

ANALYSIS

Cutting Lobby Ties Is 'Messy Business'

McCain plays reform card with new policy, but conflicts abound

May 20, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is at war with his own staff to save his image as a crusader against special interests, the New York Times reports. Five aides have been sent packing, and new rules promulgated to rout out any further conflicts. But with many staffers who made their living as lobbyists,... More »

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John McCain • Rick Davis • lobbying • conflicts of interest • Washington lobbyists • Charlie Black • purge

ANALYSIS

 McCain Advisers Big on
 Loyalty, Dissension  

Infighting between current, former top advisers colors campaign

Apr 11, 08 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s inner circle is a hotbed of animosity and infighting among his fiercely loyal advisers, Jason Zengerle writes in the New Republic. Years of Freudian feuding by John Weaver and Rick Davis created a team divided not only on personal lines, but also on philosophical ones, between a... More »

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John McCain • civil war • John Weaver • Rick Davis • Vicki Iseman • Straight Talk Express

Turmoil Claims McCain's
Media Team

Exodus continues
in wake of shakeup at top of campaign staff

Jul 26, 07 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the latest defections from John McCain's faltering campaign, his two-man media team has resigned. The ad-making duo, who are veterans of President Bush's campaigns, told friends they hadn't been paid and had no idea when they would be, the Journal reports. McCain planned to begin running ads this fall,... More »

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John McCain • presidential campaign • resignation • Rick Davis • Election 2008

McCain Camp Fractures

Two major advisers resign—may signal the end of the campaign

Jul 10, 07 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two major aides have decamped from John McCain's beleaguered presidential campaign, sparking rumors that they were fired and fueling suspicions that the Straight Talk Express is close to derailing. Terry Nelson, McCain's campaign manager, and John Weaver, his chief strategist, hopped off this morning, both with minimal statements assuring their... More »

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John McCain • Terry Nelson • John Weaver • Rick Davis

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