Campaign Updates and Media Headlines 8/1/08

he's playing from the old book (0.00 / 0)

thinking looking presidential is all he needs.  He can beat McCain on the issues, if he'd just get clear about what he'll do so voters would know.   He needs to promote his team of experts, the people he's asked to join him based on knowledge and experience, not merely loyalty. I think it's time for him to weed out the early cheerleaders who haven't much to offer.

Of course he would make himself look serious and able if he'd ask Hillary onto his ticket.  Are there polls about who'd vote for him were she on the ticket too?  I know one who would love to vote for her and would feel far better about him if he were man enough to admit that half the voters maybe know something he doesn't and listen to us.  

Hillary - alternative energy

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by: anna shane @ Fri Aug 01, 2008 at 17:53:23 PM CDT

So many good ones Caro (0.00 / 0)

I like this one:

Democracy is confrontational. (by John: south of Melrose at Liberal Rapture)
I don't believe in "positive" campaigns. Let me explain - I think the idea of positive versus negative campaigns is a strawman. I am thinking about this tonight because the presumptive Democratic nominee's campaign won't stop emailing me and asking for money. Their theme today is "the low road" - meaning McCain is taking this alleged low road - and implying that they are not. This is false...

Researching one's opponent is not negative.
Questioning one's opponent is not negative.
Calling one's opponent out on what he/she has done is not negative
Calling one's opponent out on what he/she has said is not negative.
Calling one's opponent out on what he/she claims to have done but hasn't is not negative.
Calling one's opponent out of what are clearly lies is not negative.

In fact, it is the duty of candidates to question and highlight facts about their opposition, especially if the 4th estate refuses outright to do so... Everyone who is running for POTUS, everyone who has ever run for POTUS, and everyone who ever will run for POTUS is flawed. Though I just said it - this goes without saying. We have every right and a solemn duty to JUDGE those flaws and decide if they render a candidate untrustworthy or unfit to lead.

Also the Andy Borowitz one on Paris and Britney running an ad of their own against McCain was great.

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by: catfish @ Fri Aug 01, 2008 at 22:13:31 PM CDT

Thanks for the good words, catfish! (0.00 / 0)

Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

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by: Caro @ Sat Aug 02, 2008 at 07:08:27 AM CDT

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CA polls (0.00 / 0)

I'm not so sure that CA is in the bag for Obama. My feeling is that the polls will tighten in CA when the Latino vote begins to swing for McCain.  

Alice left me in Wonderland.  

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by: grlpatriot @ Sat Aug 02, 2008 at 15:06:53 PM CDT