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Convention speakers were preaching to the converted

September 12th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Conventions, Democrats, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
This makes sense, but it's always nice to have some evidence to back up what everybody already "knows:" The National Annenberg Election Survey shows that the vast majority of viewers who tuned in to watch the major speeches at the...

More watched McCain than Obama

September 5th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Conventions, Democrats, Media, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Nielsen Company TV ratings for Thursday night at the Republican convention show that GOP presidential nominee John McCain drew a larger audience than Democrat Barack Obama did last week. The company reports that McCain's audience was 38.9 million, a half...

Who won this week?

September 5th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Conventions, Democrats, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans, Who won this week?
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stepped on to the national stage as the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee. Arizona Sen. John McCain accepted the GOP's presidential nomination at a convention that saw its schedule scrambled by Hurricane Gustav. Democratic presidential nominee...

Who did better?

September 5th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Conventions, Democrats, Morning briefing, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans, What's new
The reviews are in and the consensus seems to be that Republican presidential nominee John McCain sought last night to reinforce his "maverick" status during the acceptance speech he gave at the Republican National Convention. Here's some of what's being...

VIDEO: Watch Sen. McCain

September 4th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Conventions, Live feeds, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
In case you missed it, or if you want to watch again, here is the speech that Sen. John McCain gave Thursday night at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul when he accepted his party's presidential nomination. Refresh your...

Palin speech sets $ record — for Obama

September 4th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Conventions, Democrats, Money in politics, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
USA TODAY's Martha T. Moore reports that Americans are not only watching politics this week, they're giving money: Democratic nominee Barack Obama raised a record $10 million from more than 130,000 donors in the 24 hours after Alaska Gov. Sarah...

Live-blogging the convention

September 4th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Conventions, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
This is a night Sen. John McCain of Arizona has been working toward for years: The night he accepts the Republican Party's presidential nomination. We're inside St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center and are live-blogging the action, which got underway around...

McCain says he can reach across aisle

September 4th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Conventions, Democrats, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
"I will reach out my hand to anyone to help me get this country moving again," Republican presidential nominee John McCain plans to tell his party's convention tonight. "I have that record and the scars to prove it. Senator Obama...

Cindy McCain: John always speaks the truth

September 4th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Conventions, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
"If Americans want straight talk and the plain truth they should take a good close look at John McCain," his wife, Cindy, plans to tell delegates to the Republican National Convention this evening. According to excerpts just released by McCain's...

Community organizing is new football

September 4th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Conventions, Democrats, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
What are community organizers, why did Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin make fun of them last night, and how fast did Barack Obama's campaign start raising money off those Republican convention speeches? All the answers here, and more, in our...
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