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Former Reagan chief of staff is latest GOP defector to Obama

October 31st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Endorsements, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Ken Duberstein is the latest prominent Republican to say he is going to vote for Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday. Duberstein, who was President Reagan's White House chief of staff, told CNN he was influenced by former secretary of state...

Swing state update: McCain closing in Pennsylvania?

October 30th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Endorsements, Media, Polls, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans, Swing states
Another day, another raft of battleground polls. Of note: An NBC/Mason-Dixon poll that shows Republican John McCain just 4 percentage points behind Democrat Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, 47%-43%. A CNN/Time poll gives Obama a lead three times that big --...

Aerosmith’s Joe Perry urges folks to ‘Walk This Way’ for McCain

October 30th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Endorsements, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Rock on, Republican dude! Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry says he's supporting Republican presidential nominee John McCain. "We pretty much stay out of it, but seeing so many people come out for Obama, I just felt like 'What the hell, I...

Obama’s lead in newspaper endorsements stands at 194-82

October 27th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Endorsements, Media, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
The Democratic ticket of presidential nominee Barack Obama and running mate Joe Biden "maintains its strong lead in the race for daily newspaper endorsements, by 194 to 82," Editor & Publisher reports. It adds that: Obama's lopsided margin, including most...

Former Mass. governor Weld, a Republican, endorses Obama

October 24th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Endorsements, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
William Weld, a Republican and the former governor of Massachusetts, has endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's bid for the White House. The Boston Herald says Weld will make the news official later this morning. The Herald says Weld has...

New York Times endorses Obama, Detroit News goes for McCain

October 23rd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Endorsements, Media, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
The New York Times tonight endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president in an editorial posted tonight at its website. The Times, which endorsed homestate senator Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries, said Obama proved he is the right choice during...

Former Bush spokesman endorses Obama

October 23rd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Endorsements, People in politics, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Newsflash: Scott McClellan, once President Bush's press secretary at the White House, has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president. The Associated Press has the story. McClellan, who has written a book critical of Bush and his administration, made the disclosure...

Who do the stars support?

October 21st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Endorsements, Presidential race, 2008
Care to keep track of which presidential contender has the support of which Hollywood star? Or do you at least want to make fun of the stars' choices? Hollywood.com is keeping tabs on all that here. And, yes, it did...

Newspaper endorsements: Obama leads nearly three to one

October 20th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Endorsements, Media, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Editor and Publisher magazine has updated its running tally of newspaper endorsements today after a big weekend of editorials timed to coincide with the start of early voting in many states. The score as of about noon ET today: 112...

Rounding up the weekend’s editorial board endorsements

October 20th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Endorsements, Media, Presidential race, 2008
Among the editorial board endorsement announcements Saturday and Sunday, as compiled by the Associated Press: For Republican John McCain: • Las Vegas Review-Journal. • San Antonio Express-News. • Columbus Dispatch. Update at 11:45 a.m. ET: The McCain campaign notes he...
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