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Palin Debate Prep
By Dave - Politics DailyNYTimes.com has a good article on the debate prep and her actual debates but still manages to help the McCain campaign by lowering expectations.She staked out a populist stance against oil companies and projected a fresh, down-to-earth face at a time when voters wanted change. That helped her soundly defeat Frank H. Murkowski, the unpopular Republican governor, in the primary and former Gov. Tony Knowles in the general election.Her debating style was rarely confrontational, and she appeared confident. In contrast to today, when she seems unversed on several important issues, she demonstrated ...
McCain, Obama to Spar in Debates
By Jay Allbritton - Politics DailyThe presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain reached an agreement on the procedural details that will govern the upcoming debates. According to The New York Times, each candidate will have two minutes to answer each question, followed by five minutes of free-flowing conversation between the candidates. The McCain/Palin campaign demanded a very different set of regulations, however, for the vice presidential debate. In their only debate on October 2, the amount of time granted to vice presidential nominees Joe Biden and Sarah Palin for a response will be shorter than the period ...
McCain Team Pre-Convention Spin
By Dave - Politics DailyInteresting, from the McCain blog:Obama will correct his underperformance with Hillary Clinton's primary voters and emerge with a much more cohesive base. This convention gives Obama a platform to unite his base. There continues to be a divide in the Democratic base: Between 10-15% of Democrats are voting for McCain or sitting on the fence. In target states, that number is even higher, between 15-20% in many surveys. The Obama campaign knows that winning or losing in states like Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania depends on Obama's ability to bring these voters home. If his convention ...
Romney Lowers Expectations in Iowa
By Dave - Politics DailyIt appears that Mitt Romney, after having spent millions of dollars and building up a huge organization, is now hedging his bets and lowering expectations for the Iowa results tomorrow. "There's no 'have to win,'" Romney said in an interview with ABC News Tuesday. The former CEO of the 2002 Winter Olympics predicted he'd win "either the gold or the silver and then go on from there." Actually for Mitt Romney, there is a have to win, because without the win in Iowa, a win in New Hampshire, where McCain may have up to a 9 point lead, becomes much, much less likely. Michigan is a crap shoot. ...
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