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OPINION

Race Didn't Defeat Bradley: He Was Too Liberal

And if Obama loses, it'll be for the same reason

Oct 20, 08 9:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Barack Obama loses in November, the media will surely cite the Bradley Effect, the theory that voters lie to pollsters to hide racial biases. It’s named after Tom Bradley, the black mayor of Los Angeles who lost the 1982 governor’s race in California, despite huge leads in... More »

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analysis

 Journos Will 
 Look Dumb 
 if Mac Wins 

A few situations that could trigger a McCain victory

Oct 19, 08 6:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - If John McCain pulls off a surprise victory, reporters who predicted a landslide for Barack Obama are going to look for head-space in the sand, writes Jack Shafer in the Washington Post—unless they quickly whip off one of these articles:
  • "McCain's Michigan Miracle." When McCain pulled
... More »

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TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Robocalls Are 
 Legit: McCain 

Defends use of same tactic used against him in 2000

Oct 19, 08 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain defended his use of robocalls on Fox News Sunday, arguing his attacks on Barack Obama are different from the slanderous calls that targeted him during the 2000 primaries, Politico reports. “These are legitimate and truthful and they are far different than the phone calls that were... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Newt Gingrich • campaign finance • Obama 2008 • robo-calls • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • polls

ANALYSIS

 Obama Forces Battle for Va. 

McCain forced to defend GOP stronghold

Oct 17, 08 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Virginia hasn’t swung Democrats’ way since Lyndon Johnson, but suddenly it’s a battleground, the Washington Post reports, and Obama appears to have all the tactical advantages. The Dem has three times as many campaign offices, and his army of volunteers has registered almost a half-million new voters.... More »

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Virginia • Obama 2008 • volunteer • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • voter registration

 Murtha 
 Backtracks on 
 Pa. Racism Jab 

Democratic Rep. apologizes for dissing state's west

Oct 16, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rep. John Murtha apologized for saying yesterday that “racist” western Pennsylvanians wouldn’t vote for Barack Obama, CNN reports. “While we cannot deny that race is a factor in this election, I believe we've been able to look beyond race these past few months,” the Democrat said... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • race • John Murtha • Pennsylvania • Obama 2008 • Election 2008

ANALYSIS

 Fired-Up Mac Couldn't Land a Punch on Obama

Without a game-changer, Republican strikes out in third debate, and race

Oct 16, 08 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain turned in his best debate performance last night but couldn't turn it into the game-changer he needed, Sam Youngman writes in The Hill. McCain was fiercer this time, but he failed to score a direct hit on his unflappable opponent and didn't come up with any new arguments... More »

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(Newser) - John McCain and Barack Obama met tonight in the final presidential debate, their testiest meeting so far on a range of issues from the economy to negative campaigning, NBC reports. McCain pushed back against Obama's attempts to link him to the Bush administration. “Senator Obama, I’m not President... More »

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ANALYSIS

 Obama Ad Blitz 
 Stifles McCain 

Dem using massive fundraising edge to outspend GOP by as much 8-1

Oct 15, 08 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Over the past three weeks, Northern Virginia TV viewers have seen 1,342 commercials from Barack Obama … and eight from John McCain. Obama is dominating the airwaves, Politico reports, outspending McCain and the Republican National Committee as much as 8-1 in some markets, blunting GOP attacks with a sustained... More »

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A Baseball Nerd Turns to
Election Stats

Nate Silver was right
on the Rays; he's now calling the presidency

Oct 15, 08 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Give the sheer number of political polls being produced, and the history of many of them proving wrong, it takes a seriously smart statistician (and something of a nerd) to predict the presidential race with any authority. Nate Silver, the man who "revolutionized the interpretation of baseball stats,"... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • electoral college • Obama 2008 • Tampa Bay Devil Rays • statistics • predictions • baseball • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • polls • Nick Silver

Obama Lead Up to 14 Points Amid Mac Attacks: Poll

Poll finds Obama ahead 53% to 14% after McCain blows fail to land

Oct 15, 08 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's flurry of attacks against Barack Obama has done the Republican more harm than his opponent, according to the latest New York Times/CBS poll. Obama now commands a 53% to 39% lead, with voters seeing McCain as running the more negative campaign of the two, the poll found. More... More »

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 McCain: I'll 
 Whip Obama's 
  'You Know What' 

Maverick, in Virginia, confident ahead of Wednesday's debate

Oct 13, 08 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain plans to "whip" Barack Obama's "you know what" in Wednesday's debate, the Republican told Virginia supporters during a pep talk. But he quickly reminded the swing state volunteers to “conduct a respectful race,” and emphasized that despite "stark differences," he respects... More »

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 Clintons Surface 
 for Home Stretch 

Powerful pair turn up the campaign heat

Oct 13, 08 4:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Clintons hit the campaign trail yesterday, stumping with Joe Biden in former Hillary territory in Pennsylvania, reports CNN. Hillary Clinton urged that Democrats "must elect Barack Obama," and warned: “This election is too important to sit on the sidelines of history." It was the couple's... More »

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Mac's 'Aimless' Debating Skills Need Boost: Coaches

Senator struggled
to prove his point
in last match-up

Oct 12, 08 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain needs to sharpen his rhetorical skills before the final presidential face-off on Wednesday, debating coaches tell Politico. Whatever advice renowned trainer Brett O’Donnell is giving McCain, they say, has not helped him avoid pitfalls like looking "aimless" and saying "my friends." Voters polled... More »

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Jolie: 'Obama Would Be
Great for My Family'

But it's his positions on issues that 'could move' her to vote for him

Oct 12, 08 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Angelina Jolie hasn't officially endorsed a candidate, but Barack Obama's positions "could move" her to vote for him, she tells the German edition of Vanity Fair. His determination to "intervene militarily in genocides abroad and close down Guantanamo Bay" are near and dear to her heart—as is... More »

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Mac Slams Obama on Ties to ACORN

GOP says senator represented group as
a lawyer in 1990s

Oct 11, 08 7:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The GOP launched a new attack on Barack Obama yesterday, linking him to a community-based group accused this week of voter fraud. A new video from John McCain's camp claims that Obama went to bat for ACORN as a lawyer in the 1990s and once worked there as a community... More »

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Obama Got
$40K From
Fake People

McCain benefited from fewer fictitious donors, Times discovers

Oct 10, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama received some $40,000 from obviously fictitious donors, the New York Times reports. After poring over both candidates’ records, the Times found some 3,000 donations to Obama from more than a dozen people with obviously falsified names —like “Test Person” from “Some... More »

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OPINION

Pro-Obama Media Let Him Slide on Specifics

Media have played softball with Democratic nominee

Oct 9, 08 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The mainstream media is quick to pounce on Sarah Palin for being short on specifics, but it's happy to give Barack Obama a free ride for the same shortcoming, writes Carrie Lukas in the National Review. Obama’s stands on issues such as trade (what exactly will he do with... More »

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 McCain Ranks High 
 With Military: Poll 

Nearly 70% of career service members say he's their man in November

Oct 8, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Career members of the military are nearly three times as likely to vote for John McCain for president in November as Barack Obama, reports the Military Times. In a survey of 4,300 subscribers of the Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, and Air Force Times—mostly older... More »

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Obama Quietly Moves to Pump Up Black Vote

Dem balances image concerns with efforts
to increase turnout

Oct 7, 08 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is running a quiet parallel campaign aimed at black voters while he spends his time and more obvious effort in moderate white areas, Politico reports. The campaign has run ads targeted at black voters that aren’t released to the media, and scoured heavily African-American areas for new... More »

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Obama 2008 • African-American voters • minority vote • Election 2008 • black voters

Candidates Stock Up on Tough Talk

As promised, rhetoric takes turn for the worse ahead of debate No. 2

Oct 6, 08 5:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The presidential race got uglier today, with both campaigns delivering on promises to crank up the pressure. John McCain worked to slow Barack Obama's momentum and Obama fought to hang on to his lead, Reuters reports. McCain asked a New Mexico audience, "Who is the real Barack Obama?" "... More »

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