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Hillary now leads McCain by 9%: AP-Ipsos Poll

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: April 28, 2008 · Comments (1)

The result is so much at variance with all the other polls recently reported that it is most likely an "outlier," but it will still help Clinton in the short term, Liz Sidoti reports for the Associated Press: Hillary Rodham Clinton now leads John McCain by 9 points in a... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

Obama smears McCain - and lies about it

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: April 10, 2008 · Comments (24)

By now, it has become apparent that Barack Obama can hardly open his mouth without lying about something. Of course, why not? He could never win telling the truth about himself, his proposals, his associates, and the Old Media is covering for him no matter what he says or does.... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (8 votes cast)

Republican strategist says Condoleezza Rice is Pursuing the VP Spot

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 6, 2008 · Comments (1)

Another couple of months have pased. That must mean it is time for another Condoleezza Rice rumor. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is actively courting the Vice Presidential nomination, according to Republican Strategist Dan Senor. "Condi Rice has been actively, actually in recent weeks, campaigning for this," Senor said this... [Full Story]

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Chavez: "Anybody but McCain"

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 26, 2008 · Comments (5)

Venezuela's neo-communist President Hugo Chavez isn't ready for a formal endorsement in the US Presidential election yet, but he knows who he doesn't like, reports Reuters: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a socialist and fierce U.S. critic, warned on Tuesday that relations with Washington could worsen if Republican candidate John McCain... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (5 votes cast)

Dinner - or a bus tour?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 25, 2008 · Comments (1)

Any time I notice something really good in the listings for PBS, it turns out to be part of a fundraising drive. You know, they show you ten minutes of one of their best programs, then badger you for ten minutes to contribute "to make programs like this possible." Why... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

The McCain Girls: "Rainin' McCain"

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 25, 2008

Well, they say John McCain needs a bigger presence on the internet, but I'm pretty sure this isn't it: This just scares the hell out of me. Is that Paul guy still around?... [Full Story]

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Group questions McCain's citizenship

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 12, 2008 · Comments (4)

I figured this was coming sooner or later. LOS ANGELES - John McCain has been called an American hero. But is he a natural born citizen? A federal judge in California has been asked to determine if the Republican presidential candidate, who was born in the Panama Canal Zone in... [Full Story]

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Tom Ridge on McCain's Veep short list?

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: February 26, 2008 · Comments (3)

Michael Goldfarb of The Blog of The Weekly Standard is hearing it (full post at the preceding link). I have serious doubts about this. While Ridge was a popular Governor of a key "light blue" state in recent elections, he left office in 2001 - and Pennsylvania elections have been... [Full Story]

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McCain sweeps the Potomac primaries

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 12, 2008 · Comments (4)

This according to CNN. The polls closed in Maryland less than 30 minutes ago. Because of these results I expect much weeping and gnashing of teeth from certain quarters. Huckabee isn't going to get the GOP nomination nor anyone else but John McCain. Will MES crowd vote, however reluctantly for... [Full Story]

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Uncommitted, McCain win Lousiana Caucuses - maybe

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 24, 2008

Among named candidates, it appears McCain won - except that Louisiana's caucuses aren't necessarily "for" candidates, and several delegates in several of the eleven voting places won on multiple slates, and "Uncommitted" actually finished first, but who knows? If you thought the Iowa Caucus process was convoluted, wait until you... [Full Story]

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Dem debate boosts McCain

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 22, 2008 · Comments (2)

I posted my expanded observations on the debate on the main page: Democrats debate; fur flies. One point I omitted was the boost the Democrats gave John McCain. When they argued about electability - I believe John Edwards brought it up - each seemed convinced McCain would be the fall... [Full Story]

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McCain heckled on immigration in Michigan

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 15, 2008 · Comments (2)

In this brief video from a campaign stop in Michigan, John McCain's answer to a question on immigration is interrupted, first by boos and groans, then by a heckler. He gets testy for a second - you get the feeling he is trying to stop himself from saying something -... [Full Story]

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McCain wins endorsement from top SC newspaper

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 13, 2008 · Comments (2)

South Carolina's largest-circulation newspaper, The State (based in Columbia), has endorsed John McCain in the upcoming Republican Primary. From their Editorial Board: Clearly, the best Republican candidate to lead our nation at this time is U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona. He has the necessary experience, not just in time... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Rick Santorum on John McCain

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 13, 2008 · Comments (5)

Popular blogger and radio talk host Hugh Hewitt wrote a book about Mitt Romney before the current campaign began in earnest, A Mormon in the White House, which was a very favorable portrait of the former Massachusetts Governor. Since the book came out early last year, Hewitt has become almost... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.4/5 (5 votes cast)

Two Big Reasons To Support John McCain

Posted by Kevin · Published: January 11, 2008 · Comments (2)

That's Republican presidential candidate Sen.John McCain on stage with his wife Cindy and daughter Meghan after this evening's debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Meghan runs McCainBlogette.com, a lighthearted look at the life of a 20-something on the campaign trail. A profile in Salon last month noted how out of... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (6 votes cast)

McCain blogger call

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 20, 2007

John McCain held another in his regular series of conference calls with bloggers yesterday. Among the participants were Erick Erickson of RedState, James Joyner of Outside the Beltway, Philip Klein of The American Spectator, Michael Goldfarb of The Weekly Standard, myself, and several others whose names I missed. McCain opened... [Full Story]

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Anti-McCain "poll" calls in New Hampshire

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 17, 2007 · Comments (2)

An automated phone-calling concern ("robo-calls") has been using a technique similar to "push-polling" in New Hampshire, reports Jake Tapper for ABC News: "It was a series of questions that you would associate with a push poll," Campbell said, referring to the negative campaigning technique of pretending to be a pollster... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

McCain scores newspaper endorsements in Iowa, Boston

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 16, 2007

Following news he has moved into contention in polls for Michigan's January 15th primary, Senator John McCain gets a boost - from two Democratic newspapers. He was endorsed by The Des Moines Register in Iowa: Time after time, McCain has stuck to his beliefs in the face of opposition from... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (3 votes cast)

McCain rebuts Romney charges

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 10, 2007

Mitt Romney's campaign sent out a mailing in New Hampshire charging John McCain with supporting Social Security benefits for illegal immigrants. McCain answered on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace: ... [Full Story]

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McCain wins key New Hampshire newspaper endorsement

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 5, 2007

On Sunday, the Manchester Union-Leader, the leading conservative newspaper in New Hampshire, endorsed John McCain for President. Their editorial is here. The paper has been a frequent critic of McCain in recent years, for the same reasons he has trouble with conservatives generally: campaign finance reform, the "Gang of 14,"... [Full Story]

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McCain racking up endorsements

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 20, 2007 · Comments (3)

For a candidate whose campaign was universally judged "dead in the water" only a few months ago, Senator John McCain has continued to win the endorsements of Republican heavyweights. From his campaign: Today, Dr. John Lehman, former Secretary of the Navy and 9/11 Commission member, endorsed John McCain for President... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (3 votes cast)

Waving the bloody sock

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 15, 2007

John McCain's resurgent campaign got another boost with the endorsement of Red Sox hero, pitcher Curt Schilling. Via The Campaign Spot: "I gotta go with McCain," said Schilling. "As we get through this, and we start to hear things, I'm not voting party line anymore. I'm voting for the guy... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (3 votes cast)

McCain defends "Gang of 14" in SC stop

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 14, 2007 · Comments (3)

At a recent stop in Charleston, SC, Senator John McCain admits the need for border security but vigorously defended the "Gang of 14" Senate compromise when questioned by Mike's America. The report is at Flopping Aces: Q. Following Senator McCain's remarks he invited questions from the group. I introduced my... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

McCain, Romney score with "Values Voters"

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 20, 2007 · Comments (7)

Reports from the day's activities at the Values Voters Forum show that John McCain, Mitt Romney, and Duncan Hunter were all well-received; Fred Thompson didn't "wow" the crowd. Ron Paul drew polite applause, but is expected to do well in the online "straw poll," where anyone who donates at least... [Full Story]

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McCain rips Romney on Reagan remark

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 15, 2007 · Comments (16)

Candidates take the greatest risk when they issue blanket statements asserting their superiority over their opponents. It unites the field against them, for one thing. It attracts scrutiny of the claim, for another, as Mitt Romney is finding over his claim to a "true" form of Republicanism. New Hampshire blogger... [Full Story]

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