August 20th, 2008 ·
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By: Jonathan Martin
McCain economic adviser and women outreach specialist Carly Fiorina met with Tony Rodham and other Hillary Rodham Clinton supporters last night near Scranton, Pa.
Per the Scranton Times-Tribune, the small get-together included both prominent local Democrats and Republicans….
August 20th, 2008 ·
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By: Jonathan Martin
As evidence points to the notion that John McCain is at least considering a pro-abortion rights running mate, the GOP nominee will face a sometimes critic on the right this morning.
McCain is slated to appear on Laura Ingraham’s talk …
August 19th, 2008 ·
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By: Jonathan Martin
Obama’s announcement is Friday, CBS reports.
Jonathan Alter sees McCain crossing a line.
Yepsen thinks Obama’s too tentative.
Salter responds to the Solzhenitsyn speculation with his trademark wit.
MoveOn goes on …
August 19th, 2008 ·
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By: Jonathan Martin
Via Halperin:
“The drive-bys [aka: the "liberal media"] are just hoping for this. They are just hoping for it because they know it’s not just a few loud mouths in the base. They know the base will totally turn on …
August 19th, 2008 ·
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By: Jonathan Martin
Top aides to Joseph Lieberman have reached out to former staffers in recent days with "substantive questions" about the issue areas they focused on while working for the Connecticut senator, according to a source close to Lieberman.
Clarine Nardi …
August 19th, 2008 ·
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By: Jonathan Martin
I have a story up with my colleagues Mike Allen and Alex Burns about the very real consideration of Joe Lieberman as John McCain’s veep:
John McCain is seriously considering choosing a pro-abortion-rights running mate despite vocal resistance from conservatives, with …
August 19th, 2008 ·
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By: Jonathan Martin
A website called "Catholics for McCain" is urging anti-abortion advocates to sign an online petition aimed at dissuading the GOP nominee from tapping a pro-choice running mate.
"While we are confident that Senator McCain is going to ultimately …
August 19th, 2008 ·
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By: Jonathan Martin
A day after McCain told the VFW convention that, by way of his not acknowleding the surge success, Obama wanted to "choose the path of retreat and failure for America over the path of success and victory," the Democratic nominee sought the …
August 19th, 2008 ·
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By: Jonathan Martin
The RNC, picking up on Obama’s suggestion that tire inflation would offer as much energy savings as further drilling, mocked the Democrat by sending around tire gauges to political reporters.
Now the DNC has their own prop: a stress-reliever …
August 19th, 2008 ·
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By: Jonathan Martin
John McCain is taking a helicopter from New Orleans to a Gulf Coast oil rig this morning - the energy photo op that had been originally planned to counter-program Barack Obama’s speech in Berlin.
McCain is visiting Chevron’s Genesis spar, a …