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Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 13:56:26 PM EDT
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PEJ: McCain made almost as much news as Obama last week
For the first time since the general election campaign began in early June, John McCain attracted virtually as much media attention as Barack Obama last week, according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism. McCain's attack advertising strategy drove the media narrative last week, says PEJ.
Democratic anxiety (by Paul Krugman)
Shouldn't this lead be bigger? This chart is from Charles Franklin at the incredibly informative Pollster.com. The good news for Democrats is that Obama is doing better than Kerry at this stage, and much better than Gore. The bad news is that Kerry lost, while Gore, despite a huge comeback, won the popular vote but not by enough to overcome chads and felon purges. And this is a very Democratic year. You've got a wildly unpopular Republican incumbent and a lousy economy.
Obama stalls in public polling (Politico)
In the two months since Barack Obama captured the Democratic nomination, he has hit a ceiling in public opinion polling, proving unable to make significant gains with any segment of the national electorate. While Obama still leads in most matchups with John McCain, the Illinois senator's apparent stall in the polls is a sobering reminder to Democrats intoxicated with his campaign's promises to expand the electoral map beyond the boundaries that have constrained other recent party nominees. That gap between expectations and reality comes as Democrats enjoy the most favorable political winds since at least 1976.
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Carolyn Kay
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"Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. When you stumble, keep faith. When you?re knocked down, get right back up. And NEVER listen to anyone who says you can't or shouldn't go on."
Hillary Clinton - June 7, 2008
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