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October 2008
- Mac Hypocritically Mum on Felonious Pal Liddy
  
  Chicago Tribune | Oct 23, 08 2:34 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Bad enough for a presidential candidate to pal around with a “lawless radical,” Steve Chapman writes in the Chicago Tribune , but worse to clam up about it even as you blast your opponent for the same thing. That’s exactly where John McCain is over dealings with G. Gordon Liddy, who was convicted for Watergate felonies and since urged radio listeners to kill federal agents. More »
- Robocall Master Bought Palin's Fancy Clothes
  
  Atlantic Monthly | Oct 23, 08 2:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Republican National Committee’s $150,000 spree on Sarah Palin’s wardrobe is so last news cycle, but, in the Atlantic , Joshua Green notes that the man swiping the credit card is GOP operative Jeff Larson. Larson is most notable for his role as a partner in the robocalling company that smeared John McCain in South Carolina in 2000—and is attacking Barack Obama now. More »
- Why GOP Name-Calling Is Backfiring This Time
  
  Salon | Oct 23, 08 2:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The spectacle of Republican politicians painting their opponents as anti-American is a familiar one, Glenn Greenwald writes for Salon, but three recent headline-making incidents show that something has changed. "The idea that any of them would apologize for insulting liberals or impugning their patriotism is simply unfathomable," he writes—and yet they did. More »
- Obama Takes Big Leads in Big Ten Country: Polls
  
  Big Ten Battleground Poll | Oct 23, 08 2:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama enjoys sizable leads in crucial Midwestern states, a Big Ten Battleground poll shows. Across Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota—home to the universities in the Big Ten Conference and key battlegrounds in previous elections—Obama leads John McCain by margins of at least 10%. More »
- Hasselbeck to Stump for Palin
  
  New York Daily News | Oct 23, 08 2:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Elizabeth Hasselbeck has been invited to bring her spunky conservatism to the stump with Sarah Palin, the New York Daily News reports. Hasselbeck will take off for Florida this weekend to join the GOP veep pick on a tour around the state. “I will be flying there to travel with her,” Hasselbeck said. “That's an honor, I'm excited to do it, and I'll have some stories I'm sure on Monday.” More »
- Pundits' 7 Worst Campaign Blunders
  
  Salon | Oct 23, 08 1:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pundits make mistakes. And Salon has tallied the biggest whoppers of the presidential campaign: The “Palin bounce”—It fizzled and the Alaska governor has the highest negative approval ratings of a VP candidate in history. “Sergeant” Schmidt will right the USS McCain—Steve Schmidt’s strategy of daily news-cycle ready attacks sacrificed long-term ideological coherency, and made voters see McCain as overly negative. More »
- He's the Grown-Up We've Waited for
  
  Time | Oct 23, 08 12:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama is an adult. That, writes Joe Klein in Time , is why he's winning—"the steadiness of his temperament and the judicious quality of his decision-making." In contrast, John McCain seems to lurch wildly, making a "peremptory selection" of a running mate and suspending his campaign for no clear substantive reason. “Obama seems a grown-up, in a nation that badly needs some adult supervision.” More »
- Palin Shunned by Political Elite's 'Shabby Frat House'
  
  Wall Street Journal | Oct 23, 08 9:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Take a long hard look at our political elite, suggests Daniel Henninger in the Wall Street Journal , and ask yourself: Are these guys really out of Sarah Palin’s league? “Behold the shabby frat house that says it's above her pay grade.” Given a choice between members of the 12%-approval-rating Congress and Palin, Henninger chooses Palin. More »
- Foreign Views Prove Less Neat Than 'Hawk' and 'Dove'
  
  New York Times | Oct 23, 08 9:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - For the presidential candidates, divergent experiences in Asia—John McCain's time in a Vietnam prison, Barack Obama's childhood years in Indonesia—gave rise to opposing views of American power. Yet the nominees' foreign policy stances have often blurred during the campaign, with Obama appearing more hawkish and McCain more diplomatic, according to the New York Times . More »
- AP Poll: It's a Dead Heat
  
  Associated Press | Oct 22, 08 6:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Not all the polls are going in Barack Obama's favor. An AP-GfK survey says John McCain has closed the gap with Obama after the last debate by gaining voters among whites and those earning less than $50,000. The poll has the race at 44%-43% in favor of Obama, a statistical tie indicating that the "Joe the plumber" analogy resonated. The same poll placed Obama 7 points ahead of McCain three weeks ago, the AP reports. More »
- Obama Welcomes Mac Attacks as Signs of 'Flailing'
  
  Newsweek | Oct 22, 08 3:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - You wouldn’t expect a political campaign to circulate its opponent’s attack on its candidate—yet that’s exactly what Barack Obama’s media-relations team is doing, observes Andrew Romano for Newsweek . An email linking to stories on John McCain’s latest jabs is part of the “rapid response” squad’s attempt to paint the Republican as “flailing” about and avoiding the real issues. More »
- Shhh. Don't Tell: I'm Voting for Obama
  
  Washington Post | Oct 22, 08 2:02 PM CDT