Obama Campaign Fishing for Dirt on Potential Vice Presidential Picks

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  August 10th at 11:38 AM  | 

As the time draws near for Mitt Romney to announce his running mate [Note: Read this important essay from Dan McLaughlin on that pick], the Obama campaign is sending out emails requesting any and all dirt on prospective VP picks, which can be submitted via subject-specific contact pages on its website. Those receiving the send-us-your-dirt treatment include Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, New Jersey Governor Chris | Read More »

Dem reaction to apparent Palin pick begins: “But she’s not *Famous*!!”

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  August 29th at 10:33 AM  | 

With a hat tip to RCP’s Tom Bevan, Democrats Ken Salazar and James Clyburn are testing out lines of attack against McCain’s apparent Veep nominee, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) — and, quite frankly, if this is the best they can do on a Friday morning, (a) they don’t have much to go on, and (b) their heads must still be spinning from the masterful job | Read More »

McCain campaign requests “personal documents” from Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) for potential VP vetting

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  August 2nd at 07:43 PM  | 

Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), House Chief Deputy Minority Whip, has been asked to provide “personal documents” to McCain vice presidential vetters, according to a report made this afternoon. “Cantor through a spokesman declined to comment,” said the AP report. “McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said the campaign would have ‘no comment on anything related to the vice presidential issue.’” Further, McCain representatives neither confirmed nor denied | Read More »