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October 2008
- McCain Running in Place: Polls
  
  FiveThirtyEight.com | Oct 28, 08 12:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain isn’t gaining any ground in the polls, according to FiveThirtyEight, which pegs Obama’s odds of victory at 96.7% to McCain’s 3.3%. As of yesterday, polls predict a final electoral score of 351-187, numbers unchanged from the day before. National tracking polls showed minuscule moves in McCain’s direction, but that hasn’t shown up in state-by-state polling. More »
- Israelis Favor Mac; US Jews Like Obama
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Oct 28, 08 11:11 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama may be surging at home, but Israelis prefer John McCain to the unfamiliar Democrat by a 12-point margin, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Israelis perceive Obama as dovish, and less likely to give Israel the green light on military action. “McCain is seen as a safe bet,” says an Israeli expert on US politics. American Jews, on the other hand, support Barack Obama by a 3:1 ratio. More »
- Mind the 'If' Vs. 'When' I'm Prez
  
  New York Times | Oct 28, 08 9:38 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Both presidential candidates try to stay humble about their chances, writes Mark Leibovich in the New York Times . They always say, “If I’m president,” even if supporters sometimes respond, “When!” Barack Obama, leading in the polls, has to take extra care not to seem presumptuous, as John McCain regularly accuses the Democrat of prematurely “measuring the drapes.” More »
- Young Vets Burst Onto Political Scene
  
  New York Times | Oct 28, 08 7:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Military rules bar troops from getting involved in politics while on duty, the New York Times reports, but as they return home more young vets are diving into an election that will determine the nation's course in Afghanistan and Iraq. Driven by a sense of political duty and kept up to date abroad by the Internet and TV, troops “can be injected directly into the political process” as their feet hit home turf, says a former administration official. More »
- Mac Aides: Palin 'Going Rogue'
  
  CNN | Oct 28, 08 5:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin is acting like she's more concerned with Palin 2012 than McCain 2008, disgruntled McCain staffers tell CNN. They say the candidate is increasingly going off-message, including at a recent Florida rally where she addressed the $150,000 wardrobe controversy by declaring that the clothes "are not my property—just like the lighting and the staging and everything else that the RNC purchased." More »
- Palin Effigy Sparks Uproar
  
  Los Angeles Times | Oct 28, 08 2:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An effigy of Sarah Palin hanging from a noose outside a West Hollywood house has triggered a community furor, reports the Los Angeles Times . The effigy is part of a grim Halloween display which also shows a John McCain mannequin surrounded by flames and skeletons . Complaints calling the display a hate crime have been phoned in to the local sheriff, who said the effigy doesn't meet the criteria for such a crime, though it may violate good "taste." More »
- Financial Times Finds Obama 'Less Alarming'
  
  Financial Times (UK) | Oct 27, 08 3:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Despite holes in Barack Obama’s qualifications, the Democrat is the obvious choice for president, the Financial Times writes. His “policies are a blend of good, not so good, and downright bad,” but the alternative is an increasingly disturbing brand of maverick, the British daily opines. “Rashness is not a virtue in a president. The cautious and deliberate Mr. Obama is altogether a less alarming prospect.” More »
- GOP Plays What-If Game With Lieberman, Romney, Ridge
  
  New York Observer | Oct 27, 08 3:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Given the damage Sarah Palin has done to John McCain’s chances, Steve Kornacki, in the New York Observer , joins Republicans in wondering about the also-rans. Tom Ridge, Joe Lieberman, and Mitt Romney were unpalatable, either personally to the candidate or politically to the party. The first two would have drawn “middle-of-the road voters whose support he has steadily lost this fall— thanks in no small part to Palin.” More »
- Obama Pushes Don't-Let-Up 'Closing Argument'
  
  CNN | Oct 27, 08 2:50 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama warned voters today against acting as if he’s already won the election, urging them not to “let up for one day, one minute, or one second in this last week,” CNN reports. Speaking in Canton, Ohio, Obama charged that 4 more years of “Bush-McCain” policies was a “gamble” too big to take. More »
- Dancing With the Pols Has Web Shimmying
  
  Chicago Tribune | Oct 27, 08 2:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Here’s an issue that’s gone largely unaddressed on the campaign trail: Which candidate can bust a move for America? A number of videos floating around the Internet attest to Barack Obama’s and John McCain’s ability to groove, the Chicago Tribune reports. Ellen DeGeneres held a Barack-Michelle dance-off, and some tricky filmmakers superimposed Obama and McCain heads on break-dancing bodies. See clips at left. More »
- Candidates Bombard Swing States With Radio Ads
  
  USA Today | Oct 27, 08 2:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Although conventional radio may seem obsolete, it is an important tool of the presidential campaigns this year, USA Today reports. Political advertising is flooding the airwaves in battleground states as the campaigns take advantage of the cost: $500 to $600 per airing for a 30-second spot in Northern Virginia, compared to at least $1,700 or more for a 30-second TV spot. More »
- Mac Should Muzzle Staffers, Drop Robocalls, Talk Security
  
  New York Times | Oct 27, 08 1:45 PM CDT