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Final frenzy: Obama tries to close the deal; McCain says he’ll win

November 3rd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, In their own words, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
"At this point, I've made the arguments," Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told supporters in Jacksonville, Fla., this morning. "Now it's all about who wants it more." As for Republican nominee John McCain, at a rally in Bristol, Tenn., he...

Obama & McCain camps split on meaning of drop in GDP

October 30th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Economy, In their own words, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Word that the nation's broadest measure of economic activity -- gross domestic product, or the value of all goods and services produced -- fell at a 0.3% annual rate in the third quarter has led to distinctly different statements from...

Palin pushes for ‘all of the above’ approach to energy

October 29th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, In their own words, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
In a policy address on energy security that she's delivering in Toledo, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin just said that: To meet America's great energy challenge, John and I will adopt an "all of the above" approach. In our...

Obama: Politics needs to focus on ‘our better angels,’ not ‘our worst instincts’

October 27th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, In their own words, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Today in Canton, Ohio, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama plans to deliver what his campaign says will be the "closing argument" he will make to voters over the course of the next week. Among the excerpts his campaign has released:

McCain focuses on taxes again, says Dems shouldn’t have ‘total control’ in Washington

October 24th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Economy, In their own words, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
At a rally now underway in Denver, Republican presidential nominee John McCain is again making the case that he's got the right prescription for the ailing economy -- cutting taxes -- and that Democratic nominee Barack Obama would do the...

Palin spells out her ticket’s plans to help families with special needs children

October 24th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, In their own words, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
In Pittsburgh this morning, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin delivered her first "policy address" of the 2008 campaign. Her focus: The challenges faced by families with children who have special needs and the GOP ticket's plans to assist them....

McCain jabs Obama again for saying one thing, doing another

October 21st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, In their own words, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
On the campaign trail this morning in Bensalem, Pa., Republican presidential nominee John McCain took aim again at Democrat Barack Obama -- working the World Series, taxes and "Joe the Plumber" into one paragraph. McCain's speech, as prepared for delivery,...

So what did the candidates’ words look like?

October 16th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Debates, Democrats, In their own words, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Once again, Janet Harris of Upstream Analysis helps us out with "word clouds" of what the presidential nominees had to say at last night's debate. For all the attention he's getting, you might think "Joe the plumber" would dominate visual...

McCain on being behind: ‘We’ve got them just where we want them’

October 13th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in In their own words, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
"We're six points down. ... My friends, we've got them just where we want them." That's the attention-grabber from a speech Republican presidential nominee John McCain is delivering right now in Virginia Beach. A copy of his address, as prepared...

Obama proposes ‘Small Business Rescue Plan’

October 10th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Democrats, Economy, In their own words, Presidential race, 2008
Adding to his proposals for shoring up the ailing economy, Democratic presidential nominee told voters in Chillicothe, Ohio, this morning that he's got a "Small Business Rescue Plan" in mind:
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