By The Admin on August 20, 2008
Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times – John McCain has begun rallying dispirited Republicans behind him, while Democratic rival Barack Obama has made scant progress building new support, leaving the presidential race statistically tied, according to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll. The survey highlights Obama’s vulnerability on the question of his readiness to lead the [...]
Posted in 2008 Presidential Candidates | Tagged 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, John McCain
By The Admin on August 19, 2008
JOHN F. HARRIS, Politico – Count Ralph Nader as unimpressed by the crop of supposed finalists to be Barack Obama’s running mate. “I don’t think he’s that dumb,” said Nader, commenting on widespread speculation that Obama’s choices are down to Sens. Joe Biden, Evan Bayh, or Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine. The smart pick, according to [...]
Posted in 2008 Presidential Candidates | Tagged Barack Obama, John McCain, Ralph Nader
By The Admin on August 19, 2008
AFP – US voters believe by a two-to-one margin that Republican White House candidate John McCain is better qualified than his rival Barack Obama to deal with a resurgent Russia, a new poll found on Tuesday. The Quinnipiac University survey also finds McCain gaining on his Democratic rival in the national race, in which he [...]
Posted in 2008 Presidential Candidates | Tagged Barack Obama, John McCain, Russia
By The Admin on August 19, 2008
Paul J. Gough, Reuters – The John McCain campaign fired off an angry letter to NBC News criticizing Andrea Mitchell’s comments regarding the “cone of silence” at Saturday night’s presidential candidates’ forum at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California. Campaign manager Rick Davis cited Mitchell’s comments on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the Barack Obama [...]
Posted in 2008 Presidential Candidates | Tagged Andrea Mitchell, John McCain, NBC
By The Admin on August 19, 2008
KATHARINE Q. SEELYE, New York Times – Senator John McCain was not in a “cone of silence” on Saturday night while his rival, Senator Barack Obama, was being interviewed at the Saddleback Church in California. Members of the McCain campaign staff, who flew here Sunday from California, said Mr. McCain was in his motorcade on [...]
Posted in 2008 Presidential Candidates | Tagged cone of silence, John McCain, Rick Warren, Saddleback Church
