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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.
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.”
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.
Media War ‘08: McCain 0, Obama 3
Phil Gramm said today that America is in the midst of a “mental recession.” The McCain campaign says “Phil Gramm’s comments are not representative of John McCain’s views.” If that’s true, then why is Phil Gramm serving as McCain’s economic adviser?
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…
Bad week for McCain, awful week for Obama
Practically the only thing separating this week from a total knockout for McCain is that the Republican challenger seemed to forget his gloves in the locker room.
Union pledges $75 million for Obama
The two-million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU) today announced that it will inject more than $75 million into operations on behalf of Sen. Barack Obama in Colorado, North Carolina and Virginia, all states that President Bush carried in 2004.
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