Looks Like Joe Isn’t Saving John
TPM’s Greg Sargent blogs about the marginal impact America’s most overexposed plumber has had on voters in mega-swing states, Ohio and Missouri. “Check out these great numbers buried in a new Suffolk University poll of Ohio and Missouri, which tests the impact of McCain’s frequent claim that Barack Obama wants to pick Joe the Plumber’s [...]
Deconstructing My Weekend of Republican-Inspired Entertainment
Gotta give Sarah Palin some love for being a good sport on SNL. She did look a little bit uncomfortable, but considering the show’s been bagging her since the day McCain selected her as his veep choice, it was pretty cool that she had the guts to show up and stare down Tina Fey. I [...]
Obstacle for the GOP’s Voter Suppression Crusade in Ohio
I tweeted about this yesterday, but TPM has a good story from David Kurtz about it here: “As we’ve been reporting this week, the GOP brought the lawsuit as part of its strategic effort to disqualify voters in swing states. Once the mismatches are identified, the process of trying to disqualifyvoters can begin. By one estimate, one-third of the [...]
Michelle Malkin: Operation Destroy Joe the Plumber
Michelle blames the excess of Joe the Plumber ‘smears’ on the Obama camp and liberal media in her latest well-written (if not far-fetched) column. I do agree, however, that both campaigns and journalists have been irresponsible in allowing this private citizen to be picked apart with Ken Starr-like tenacity. More than it’s bamboozling ‘Wag the [...]
LA Times: Obama Stronger on Equality
Today’s LAT has a compelling comparison of Obama and McCain on the issues of immigration and abortion (via Real Clear Politics): “Every president faces new claims to equality in our evolving nation. The next will be no exception. McCain does not share our view of the fundamental rights of women in this society; he has [...]
The Case for HOPE: Three Strikes, McCain’s Out (Plus Tonight’s Wilshire & Washington)
The tired antics and talking points of the first two debates were finally eschewed in tonight’s presidential brawl. Responding to some (actually) interesting questions about the false attack ads, vice presidential preparedness, single-issue voter issues like abortion, etc., the candidates finally showed some enthusiasm and articulated the differences between their respective partisan ideologies. Both candidates [...]
W&W: One Hit Wonders: Will Celeb Videos Yield Turnout?
Tonight’s the big final debate, so before John McCain’s major cram session on economics 101, how can he reclaim some of that maverick magic? Can he say anything to make voters like him again? Would it help if he winks? As early voting starts across the nation, Ted, Teresa, and I speak with Erika Johansson, [...]
Schooling Palin: Why She Can’t Compete With Other Ballers
Great commentary on Palin today from Roland Martin on CNN.com (via Rachel Maddow’s Twitter): “Do you know what was so great about Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan? They were three of the biggest trash talkers in the history of the NBA, but they had the game to back it up. Somebody should tell [...]
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