Obama reprises out-of-touch criticism of McCain, who hits back on economics
Miami Herald Nov 3, 08 3:26 PM CST
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Both presidential candidates were on the trail today in Florida, trading jabs from opposite ends of the state, the Miami Herald reports. Barack Obama spoke about the economy in Jacksonville, in the north, the same city where John McCain said the “fundamentals of the economy are strong.” McCain dismissed his poor poll numbers in Tampa, saying, “we never give up, we never quit.”
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OPINION
Rivals sounds familiar themes with columns in conservative newspaper
Wall Street Journal Nov 3, 08 11:14 AM CST
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Barack Obama and John McCain are appearing together today on one battleground—the opinion pages of the conservative Wall Street Journal . Obama sticks almost exclusively with economics, mentioning the paper’s own reservations with McCain’s housing rescue plan. He’s also quick to remind readers in upper tax brackets they’ll still pay “capital gains and dividend taxes one-third lower than they were under President Reagan.”
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ANALYSIS
Insiders say Dem feels confident after long tests of primary, general election campaigns
New York Times Nov 3, 08 10:43 AM CST
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Though well aware of the enormous weight that might be about to descend on him, Barack Obama is keeping it cool, Jeff Zeleny writes in the New York Times . As the campaign enters its final frantic hours, the Democrat is talking basketball and reading about Afghanistan, hitting the gym at 6 am and sending emails at 1 am.
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ANALYSIS
The '08 version redrew the political map and ruptured the financing system, and more
Wall Street Journal Nov 3, 08 9:27 AM CST
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We can't be sure what kind of change the next president will bring, but we do know that presidential campaigns themselves will never be the same, writes Gerald F. Seib in the Wall Street Journal . Among this year’s innovations: The campaigns have redrawn the political map, making previously locked states competitive, like Virginia, and placing increasing emphasis on the Mountain West.
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ANALYSIS
Victory, or close loss,
in Indiana would bode well for Obama
Reuters Nov 3, 08 8:36 AM CST
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What happens early tomorrow night may hint at the final outcome, John Whitesides notes for Reuters. A victory, or close loss, in Indiana—where polls close at 6pm EST and which has gone Republican in every presidential race since 1964—would presage good things for Barack Obama; if John McCain wins by more than 4%, the wait-and-see game starts.
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OPINION
A McCain win isn't the worst thing for liberalism
New York Times Nov 3, 08 7:56 AM CST
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OK, so John McCain isn't likely to win, admits Bill Kristol in the New York Times . But if he does, here are things liberals could cheer (if they're not heading for the Canadian border). Shouldn’t liberals love it when the underdog pulls it off? “A McCain upset victory would be a classic liberal happy ending.” The establishment loves Barack Obama, and the establishment taking a hard lump should bring smiles to liberal faces.
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Democrat opens up 5.8 point lead over John McCain
FiveThirtyEight.com Nov 3, 08 6:04 AM CST
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In the final hours, Barack Obama's national lead in the polls is still inching up, writes Nate Silver at Fivethirtyeight.com, to 5.8 points by late last night from 5.4 earlier in the afternoon. Silver's analysis of the latest polls also predicts that Obama stands to win more than 340 electoral votes. The polling maven attributes the uptick to three factors: a strengthening position in Pennsylvania, a dead-ending McCain campaign, and more undecideds making up their minds.
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Latest poll shows record pessimism but also enthusiasm among Americans
USA Today Nov 3, 08 5:32 AM CST
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Americans are more depressed than ever about the state of the nation and unsure whether its fate can be redirected by a new president—but they’re still breaking voting records before Election Day has even arrived. Early voting is up 50% from 2004 according to polls, and two-thirds of the public say they’re more enthusiastic than usual about voting, reports USA Today .
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McCain, Obama break with tradition and carry their negative campaigning into the election's final days
Washington Post Nov 3, 08 3:11 AM CST
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Both presidential candidates are bucking tradition and remaining on the offensive in the last days of the election—a time when campaigns usually back off and focus on positive messages, the Washington Post reports. Barack Obama is spinning Dick Cheney’s endorsement of John McCain as a troubling indication of a possible Bush redux, and McCain’s newest robocalls feature Hillary Clinton’s primary season attacks on Obama.
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Not George or Abe, but Andy Jackson started today's political culture
Newsweek Nov 2, 08 4:54 PM CST
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Most people probably remember Andrew Jackson as an Indian-fighter, if at all, but Abraham Lincoln looked to him for inspiration, and so should we, writes Jon Meacham in Newsweek . Jackson had a hand in making America what it is, for better and for worse—the legacy of this uneducated orphan is vividly visible in today's Washington.
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The NY Times chats with some of the 4% who remain unsure
New York Times Nov 2, 08 2:57 PM CST
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After a long campaign season, John McCain and Barack Obama have had ample chance to define themselves in America’s eyes—yet 4% of the country, a recent poll says, remains undecided. The New York Times spoke to a few of these “gray-state” voters to see what was holding them back; they noted good and bad qualities in each candidate, but remained tough to pin down.
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Senator digs into territory Bush largely carried in 2004
Politico Nov 2, 08 9:43 AM CST
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John McCain’s campaign map for the next few days puts him on the defensive, touring mostly states that President Bush won in 2004, Politico reports. Tomorrow’s schedule puts him in Florida, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona, all Bush states except the Keystone State. Meanwhile, Barack Obama is also sticking to red states, breaking out of traditional Democratic ground.
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