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McCain 2008

"I will be our party's nominee." -John McCain

McCain secured the Republican nomination thanks to a decisive win over former nominee Mike Huckabee. But with the star power and oratory smarts of Obama, how will the 72-year-old senator handle the competition?

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August 2008
- Oldsters Not Diggin' Whippersnapper Obama
  
  Washington Post | Aug 12, 08 6:11 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is facing an unusually pronounced generation gap among voters: though normally apathetic young people are supporting him in droves, those over 65 are leaning heavily toward John McCain—a fact that’s keeping the race tight, the Washington Post reports. And seniors have a loud voice on Election Day, voting at the highest rates and holding strong sway in swing states like Pennsylvania and Florida. More »
- McCain, VP Hopeful Ridge Campaign in Pa.
  
  CNN | Aug 11, 08 5:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Republican vice presidential hopeful Tom Ridge is campaigning with John McCain in Pennsylvania today, CNN reports. McCain and ex-Pennsylvania governor Ridge started the day meeting with employees at a GE plant. Asked what he would do on first taking office, McCain replied, “Call Tom Ridge to Washington from whatever vacation he is taking and get him to work." More »
- Mac's Preferred Contest: Obama as Incumbent
  
  Washington Post | Aug 11, 08 3:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain is doing perhaps the only thing he can to win this race—casting Barack Obama as the incumbent and attacking him, writes E.J. Dionne Jr. in the Washington Post . It makes sense: People are tiring of the heavy coverage of Obama, it seems, and McCain knows that if the race becomes a referendum purely on issues, his links to President Bush and the GOP will hurt him. More »
- Hot Ticket: Jolie's Presidential Endorsement
  
  Wilshire & Washington | Aug 11, 08 9:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With her star power, humanitarian activism, and status as a UN ambassador, Angelina Jolie represents a celebrity endorsement both John McCain and Barack Obama are actively seeking, reports Wilshire & Washington, Variety's politics blog. "I am waiting to see the commitments they will make on issues like international justice, refugees, and how to address the needs of children in crisis," Jolie said. More »
- 'Young Old People' Defend McCain From Age Attacks
  
  St. Petersburg Times (Russia) | Aug 11, 08 3:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A group of fit Florida seniors have stepped up to the plate to defend candidate John MCain from criticism that he's too old to competently govern the country. "I think he could do the job in his 90s," said a supporter, one of several men born within days of McCain's birthday who were contacted by the St. Petersburg Times. More »
- Why Have They Lost Their Sense of Humor?
  
  New York | Aug 10, 08 5:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain can both crack a joke, so why can't they take one this election season? From Obama offending McCain with digs about the race card to McCain's laughable anti-Obama ads, serious matters are being laughed off and bad jokes are being taken seriously, Kurt Andersen writes in New York . "Humor is proving to be the election’s consistently problematic X-factor," Andersen notes. More »
- Georgia Conflict Offers a Test for US Candidates
  
  Politico | Aug 9, 08 1:59 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The conflict between Russia and Georgia provided one of the first real tests of how the presidential candidates would respond to that infamous 3 a.m. phone call about a world crisis, Politico notes. The upshot: Barack Obama echoed the international consensus, George Bush included, by calling for calm and negotiation. John McCain issued a more aggressive response, demanding that Russia withdraw and "reverse its perilous course." More »
- Mac's Economic Strategy Memo Leaks Out
  
  Huffington Post | Aug 8, 08 7:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A leaked John McCain camp memo reveals his plan to look smart on economics and depict Barack Obama as a "job killing machine," the Huffington Post reports. McCain will use "grocery store visits" and "family budget roundtables" for women to show how the economy squeezes family budgets. Meanwhile he'll paint Obama as a man "aligned with trial lawyers" and "unions." More »
- Obamas Leave for Hawaii
  
  Reuters | Aug 8, 08 4:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama departed for Hawaii today to kick off a week-long vacation with his family, Reuters reports. He’ll take part in a welcoming rally and fundraiser there, but will otherwise rest from campaign rigors. John McCain attacked his rival’s “beach vacation” in light of the hardships facing ordinary Americans. But Obama defended the trip as an important opportunity to see his grandmother. More »
- Biblical Images in McCain Ad Evoke Antichrist
  
  Time | Aug 8, 08 3:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A John McCain campaign ad appears to play into Internet buzz about Barack Obama as the Antichrist, Time reports, and the spot's biblical flavor has Christian Democrats up in arms. McCain reps have called the ad “creative” and “humorous,” but it uses language evocative of the popular end-times Left Behind series and the Book of Revelation. More »
- Cheney Gets GOP Convention Slot After All
  
  Politico | Aug 8, 08 12:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Vice President Dick Cheney will speak on the opening day of the Republican National Convention, Politico reports. Cheney, at odds in the past with presumptive nominee John McCain and unpopular with the public, will speak Sept. 1, prior to President Bush. “John McCain will always treat the Vice President with respect,” a rep said after rumors Cheney wouldn’t be invited. More »
- Big 'Bundlers' Help Fuel Both Campaigns
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 8, 08 11:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain have racked up nearly 100 “bundler” donors between them who have gathered at least $500,000 each from friends and co-workers to support their chosen candidates, the Wall Street Journal reports. The candidates’ spending suggests the fundraisers are breaking bundling records set during the campaigns of President Bush, the first candidate to reap big benefits from the system. More »