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July 2008
- Rove: Obama Copying My Strategy, With Nod to Nixon
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jul 10, 08 11:53 AM CDT
  
  For all Barack Obama's shots at the Bush Administration, the Democrat's campaign "has cribbed an awful lot from the Bush-Cheney playbooks," their author writes in the Wall Street Journal . Karl Rove sees his own winning strategies at work, from Obama's “army of persuasion,” to Internet efforts, to electoral “microtargeting,” to attempts to bring red states back into play. But there's a problem, Rove hints. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • George W. Bush • Karl Rove • flip flop • Richard Nixon
- No Flip-Flop: Swooning Fans Missed Message
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 10, 08 8:00 AM CDT
  
  As early as his convention speech 4 years ago, Barack Obama has made reconciliation and a "new consensus" his hallmarks. So why, asks Gail Collins, are his most ardent supporters so dismayed that he's shifted to the center? Almost all of the issues for which Obama has taken heat this summer were predictable, writes the New York Times columnist, and "it’s not his fault that we missed the message." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • election 2008 • campaign finance • Barack Obama supporters • flip flop • consensus
- Jesse Jr. Scolds Dad for 'Ugly Rhetoric'
  
  newser | Washington Post/The Trail | Jul 9, 08 6:45 PM CDT
  
  Jesse Jackson is taking heat for his admittedly "crude and hurtful" comments about Barack Obama, and his own son is leading the charge. "I'm deeply outraged and disappointed," said Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill. Jackson called his father's remarks—in which he said he wanted to cut Obama's "n*** out" for "talking down to black people"—"divisive and demeaning" and said they undercut the elder Jackson's long fight for civil rights, the Washington Post reports. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • apology • Jesse Jackson • black culture • Jesse Jackson Jr.
- Obama Advisers Rip Mac Plan to Expel Russia From G-8
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Jul 9, 08 6:00 PM CDT
  
  John McCain is off-base in his suggestion Russia should be booted from the Group of 8, two former Clinton cabinet officials—and current Obama advisers—write in the Los Angeles Times . Sure, Moscow has departed from democracy, Madeline Albright and William Perry allow, but the US stands a better chance of changing the nation's ways if it's not hung up on “symbolism and protocol.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • Russia • terrorism • Madeleine Albright • G-8
- Union Ad Urges Vets to Abandon McCain
  
  newser | The Swamp | Jul 9, 08 5:05 PM CDT
  
  Worried about the appeal John McCain has for military veterans among its members, the AFL-CIO is launching an advertising campaign criticizing the Republican's economic policies, the Chicago Tribune reports. The union will spend $53.4 million on the campaign, running mainly in places like Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Virginia— battleground states hit hard by the economic downturn. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • George W. Bush • veterans • labor • AFL CIO
- Jesse Jackson Apologizes for Unknown Obama Slur
  
  newser | CNN | Jul 9, 08 4:50 PM CDT
  
  Jesse Jackson apologized profusely to Barack Obama for a comment to be aired later tonight on Fox, saying that a microphone caught a “crude and hurtful” quip that he meant to make in private. CNN did not reveal what the comment was, but Jackson said he had been criticizing the Dem for moralizing in front of black audiences. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Fox • apology • Jesse Jackson • Sean Hannity
- On Running Mate, Obama Can Jog, Mac Should Sprint
  
  newser | Time | Jul 9, 08 4:14 PM CDT
  
  Timing the unveiling of one's running mate is a crucial publicity challenge, David Von Drehle writes in Time —and John McCain would be best served by playing his card soon, while Barack Obama should keep his ace up his sleeve. Obama could run into trouble from rabid Hillary Clinton fans at the Democratic convention, and might need “to hold a headline in reserve." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • George W. Bush • vice president • Democratic National Convention • Republican National Convention
- Ex-HP Chief a Risky VP Choice
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 9, 08 1:37 PM CDT
  
  Carly Fiorina sparked stunned silence when talking over breakfast yesterday about the unfairness of health insurance plans that cover Viagra, but not birth control. “These women would like a choice,” she said, despite the fact that her nominee, John McCain, voted against a proposal to mandate coverage. Dana Milbank writes in the Washington Post that the moment typifies why she’d be a risky VP choice for McCain—but also “potentially the most rewarding.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • vice president • vice presidential sweepstakes • birth control • Viagra • Carly Fiorina
- Like the Gipper, Obama Need Only Look Decent to Win
  
  newser | Real Clear Politics | Jul 9, 08 12:26 PM CDT
  
  The campaign most comparable to today's, Pat Buchanan writes on Real Clear Politics, is 1980's, with John McCain playing the part of Jimmy Carter—and Barack Obama, like Ronald Reagan, in pole position and needing only to look reasonable to win the White House. Just as Reagan shook his right-wing caricature, Obama need only prove he's "one of us" to roll in November. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • George W. Bush • Ronald Reagan • Jimmy Carter • landslide
- Obama Family Goes Hollywood
  
  newser | ABC News | Jul 9, 08 10:00 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama took the unusual step of sitting down with Access Hollywood, but the interview took a decidedly precocious tone when daughters Malia and Sasha joined in, dishing on mommy and daddy holding hands and potential White House bedroom decor. The first interview of the Obamas is airing over four evenings, beginning last night, and is expected to draw millions of viewers—at a time when John McCain is struggling to stay in the spotlight. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • presidential campaign • presidential election • Michelle Obama • interview • Access Hollywood
- Obama Backers Cool to Clinton Debt Relief
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 9, 08 9:01 AM CDT
  
  Supporters of Barack Obama have yet to ante up any substantial sums to help retire the record-breaking debt Hillary Clinton accrued during her failed campaign, the New York Times reports. Many Obama backers scoff at the idea of writing a check for an opponent so eager to disparage their man, while others only want their money used to help beat John McCain. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • campaign • donation • campaign debt
- Germany Bickers Over Obama Speech at Landmark
  
  newser | Der Spiegel | Jul 9, 08 7:45 AM CDT
  
  Barack Obama will be in Berlin in 2 weeks, and his campaign wants to stage a major speech at the Brandenburg Gate, the most famous symbol of German reunification. Berlin's mayor is keen on the idea, reports Der Spiegel , saying yesterday that he'd love Obama to address the public there. But Angela Merkel's office is opposed to letting a candidate, not an elected president, speak at the site. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Germany • Angela Merkel • Berlin • Brandenburg Gate
- McCain, Obama Pitch Economic Plans to Hispanics
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 8, 08 8:20 PM CDT
  
  John McCain and Barack Obama each reached out to the critical constituency of Hispanic voters today. The rivals pressed anew their support for comprehensive immigration reform in separate speeches to the League of United Latin American Citizens. But each candidate was primarily focused on making the case that he—not his opponent—could best lead the country out of economic straits and help the middle class achieve prosperity. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • election 2008 • the Hispanic vote • Hispanics
- First Kids Are Kids First
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 8, 08 5:23 PM CDT
  
  Whether the Obama girls or the McCain brood move into the White House next, all eyes will be on the new presidential offspring. Saturday Night Live 's infamous dig at 13-year-old Chelsea Clinton and Jenna Bush's public underage drinking are reminders that nothing, from braces to boyfriends, escapes the spotlight. Some First Kid highlights from AP: More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • children • White House • Chelsea Clinton • president • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • childhood
- Dems Taking Their Platform to the States—All 50 of 'Em
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 8, 08 5:01 PM CDT
  
  Voters in all 50 states will get their chance to weigh in on the Democrats' official election platform, the AP reports, with Barack Obama's campaign and the Democratic National Committee set to hold meetings nationwide. Policy experts will sit in on the July 19-27 meetings, which members of the public can sign up online to host. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • Howard Dean • DNC • Janet Napolitano
- Obama: Relax, I'm Not Running to the Center
  
  newser | New York Times | Jul 8, 08 4:15 PM CDT
  
  Calling himself "no doubt progressive," Barack Obama today addressed accusations he has shifted to the center, the New York Times reports. “The people who say this apparently haven’t been listening to me,” he said, going on to cite his support for universal health care and federal economic controls. “I believe in personal responsibility," he added. "I also believe in faith.” More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq exit strategy • universal health care • flip flop • centrist • progressive
- Obama as Writer: He's the 'Real Deal'
  
  newser | New Republic | Jul 8, 08 2:37 PM CDT
  
  If it's true that the style is the man, then it makes sense, literary critic Andrew Delbanco writes in the New Republic , to take the measure of Barack Obama from his memoirs. Taking a tour of Dreams From My Father and The Audacity of Hope , Delbanco finds a bit of overwriting, a propensity for cinematic flourishes, a sensitivity to the complexities of character, and an ability to use local details to "open out into universal experience." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • literature • Abraham Lincoln • leadership
- Obama's 'Modest But Real Step' Makes Good Iraq Sense
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 8, 08 1:28 PM CDT
  
  Charging that the Democrat's position had become “outdated,” the Washington Post editorial board applauds Barack Obama’s recent promise to “refine” his Iraq policy after consulting with commanders. His previous “strident and rigid posture”—that all combat forces be withdrawn during his first 16 months in office—ignores the successes of the surge, they say, including drops in violence and expanding governmental control. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Iraq • troop withdrawal • surge • Iraq violence
- Social Security Divides Candidates
  
  newser | Washington Post | Jul 8, 08 10:29 AM CDT
  
  John McCain and Barack Obama are pitching profoundly different approaches to saving Social Security, the Washington Post reports. While McCain favors a mix of strategies including raising the retirement age, reducing increases in benefits, and introducing private savings accounts, Obama intends to bolster the program with higher taxes on upper-income workers. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • John McCain • election 2008 • Social Security
- Brass: Let Gays Serve Openly
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 8, 08 2:40 AM CDT
  
  Four high-ranking retired military officers have called on Congress to repeal the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy, saying that it makes it extremely difficult for gays in the US military, reports AP. Allowing gays to serve openly would not undermine the morale, discipline or effectiveness of units in combat, they concluded, after conducting a study for a California-based research center. More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Congress • Pentagon • gays in the military • University of California at Santa Barbara

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