Politico has a great piece today on the recent John McCain speech Tuesday night and how the Republicans are flipping out over it, in a bad way.
“They were appalled at the environment the candidate was standing in and his performance,” said this strategist. “It’s a serious problem — the contrast is so clear that […]

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Sen. John McCain recently relaunched his website, his message, and his slogans to “better communicate with the American people.”
What I find funny is that his new campaign look strikingly resembles that of another candidate that you may have heard of, Barack Obama.
First, let’s take a look at John McCain’s new slogan and background graphic….

The Slogan: […]

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Sen. John McCain has once again sided with the Bush Administration on another issue that he originally was against, according to a top adviser in the McCain campaign.
In a letter posted online by National Review this week, the adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, said Mr. McCain believed that the Constitution gave Mr. Bush the power to authorize […]

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According to a new Gallup poll just released today:
Large majorities of Democrats and independents, and even about half of Republicans, believe the president of the United States should meet with the leaders of countries that are considered enemies of the United States. Overall, 67% of Americans say this kind of diplomacy is a good idea.
Wow, […]

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Sen. John McCain yesterday, during a townhall meeting, said some things that are a little shocking….
So I can tell you that it is succeeding. I can look you in the eye and tell you it’s succeeding. We have drawn down to pre-surge levels. Basra, Mosul and now Sadr city are quiet and it’s long and […]

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Cross-posted on Daily Kos
Cross-posted on Open Left
**Update - 5.31.08**
The “Searching for John McCain” action is working great so far!!!
Searching for John McCain is a massive, online activism campaign designed to make at least ten million non-partisan, poll-tested, on-message voter contacts that reveal the damning truth about John McCain entirely through mainstream news reports and McCain’s […]

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A new Pew Research Poll was released today, showing Obama narrowly beating out John McCain 47% to 44% nationwide.
Probably the most interesting part of the entire poll is this:
“Obama’s slipping image is in some measure a negative reaction from frustrated Clinton supporters. Currently, just 46% of those who support Clinton for the nomination say the […]

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***Breaking on MSNBC*** - 4:07pm

John McCain has officially rejected the endorsement of Rev. John Hagee.
Hagee is another of the right-wing religious nut cases that has made quite a few interesting statements.
Well, Mr. McCain, how politically expedient of you to now reject his endorsement. I guess you finally saw the writing on the wall that this […]

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When you think of John McCain being the President of the United States, the first thing that comes to mind is his stance and experience on foreign policy. The problem is, based on his recent statements, he is just as weak there as he is on anything else.
“Senator Obama has consistently offered his judgment on […]

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As Richard Gizbert points out in his new Huffington Post piece, there is a revolution going on in this country and it is something that many people appear to not be recognizing.
Over the weekend, Barack Obama held an event in Portland that drew an estimated crowd of 75,000 people.
75,000 people. Think about that for a […]

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The Democratic National Committee on Monday launched a website that allows the general public to view, analyze, and research John McCain’s positions, statements, and other public information.
McCainPedia.org is described as
McCainpedia.org is a wiki run by the DNC’s Research, Communications, and Internet teams. The goal is to centralize research material, allowing the general public to use […]

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Sen. Barack Obama hit back once again today on the recent idiotic comments of Mr. George W. Bush.
Responding to Bush’s comment on Thursday that those who want to talk to Iran were like Nazi appeasers before the Second World War, Obama accused Bush of “exactly the kind of appalling attack that’s divided the country and […]

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Ok, not really! But he might, if we keep using it to catch him in lies and double-talk.
Mr. McCain, aboard the Double Talk Express, has been blasting Barack Obama for the last few days about the idea of meeting with and talking with Hamas and other foreign groups.
Well, well, well, just look at what has […]

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Former Republican Congressman Bob Barr officially announced his campaign for President of the United States today. Barr is a former Representative from the 7th district of Georgia who is running as a candidate for the Libertarian party.
Speaking today at a press conference in Washington Barr said:
“I’ve heard from Americans from all walks of life… they […]

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Now that Barack Obama is clearly the presumptive Democratic nominee, he and John McCain are focusing on and planning for the general election.
A new NY Times piece looks at just what we may see in the upcoming general election from both sides.
In a sign of what could be an extremely unusual fall campaign, the two […]

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