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END OF THE ROAD
Will Barack Obama win in an historic landslide? Or will John McCain pull off a stunning comeback? How much control will Democrats have when the Senate reconvenes in January? A lot is at stake and unprecedented turnout is expected as America votes. Stay with the Saint for post-election updates throughout the week.
Obama draws 16,000 at Calder Plaza; McCain pulls out of Michigan
Just hours after Obama’s rally in Grand Rapids, the McCain campaign announced it was pulling out of Michigan in order to focus its efforts on more competitive battleground states such as Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin.
McCain shakes up race with Palin for VP
Sarah Palin, with less than two years experience as governor of Alaska, offers both political risk and opportunity for the McCain campaign.
Fireworks in Denver: Obama blasts McCain on national security
“We are the party of Roosevelt,” said Barack Obama in accepting the Democratic nomination for president. “We are the party of Kennedy. So don’t tell me that Democrats won’t defend this country. Don’t tell me that Democrats won’t keep us safe.”
Hillary takes Democrats mile high in Denver
Hillary Clinton is back. And, yet again, she’s fired up and ready to go…this time in support of former opponent Barack Obama. Using her Tuesday night prime time slot at the Democratic National Convention as a launching pad, the New York senator delivered what will undoubtedly be remembered as one of the single greatest speeches [...]
And the Emmy for Most Outrageous Political Moment Yet of 2008 goes to…
John McCain says he doesn’t know how many houses he owns.
Ready or not, Obama takes on the world
Change is coming to Europe – as in, for the first time in years, more Europeans than not are actually excited about the visit of a high profile U.S. politician. According to the AFP, if western Europeans were to choose between Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, Obama would win in a landslide. Obama scores as high as 67 percent in Germany, while McCain is favored by just six percent in the same country.
Disapproval of Congress works against Dems in ‘08
Ironically, the Democrats’ major Congressional electoral victory in 2006 may work to their disadvantage in 2008. It’s virtually impossible that Republicans will narrow their deficit in Congress in the November elections, but Democrats’ plans to all-but sweep the contest will almost certainly be complicated by public dissatisfaction as evidenced in the AP-Ipsos poll.
Michigan a critics’ darling in ‘08 campaign
Michigan has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1988, but is now considered by most analysts a pivotal swing state. Expect to see more signs, more commercials, and more candidate visits in the months to come. Good news for political junkies, bad news for those ready to vote yesterday…
McCain looks vulnerable as red states cool
Traditional red states that voted mostly overwhelmingly for Bush in 2004 are now swinging toward Obama in 2008, a serious threat to McCain, who can’t afford to lose the Republican base.
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