Minnesota was one state that McCain outspent Obama on ads. Many puzzled why he spent so much money there. The polls looked abyssal until last week. Now, there are more than a couple of indicators that Obama is running scared. Don’t look at exit polls. Don’t be persuaded by Eastern states. Please make a last push. Anybody can go to www.johnmccain.com and use their online | Read More »
There is a Catholic prayer card for John McCain circulating in the Hispanic community. Liberals over at Politico think this is hysterical. I don’t. It seems that McCain has wasted much political capital on courting Hispanics. But there are certain political, language and cultural dynamics within the Hispanic community that are difficult to gauge or politically poll. One has to wonder what really lies beneath. | Read More »
Ramussen has a new poll showing Obama’s lead plummeting to four points. That is down from seven last week and thirteen earlier in the month. According to Rasmussen, only 75% of Pennsylvania Democrats are supporting Obama. By comparison, Kerry won 85% of the Democratic vote in 2004. That spells trouble for Obama. Also, the often reliable Mason Dixon poll also has Obama leading by four | Read More »
No fireworks here. It does do a nice job of contrasting Obama and McCain for a 30 second spot:
Is McCain surging or are pollsters tightening up their models to salvage some credibility? Either way, the MSM is desperately trying to supress Republican enthusiasm and smug elitist Beltway conservatives are eating their baloney. We must spread the truth and generate energy ourselves. Monday polling is historically bad for Republicans. Much of the data is based on Saturday or Sunday, when working famililes and people | Read More »
The McCain campaign’s ads have been terrific lately. This is no exception: I just hope they have enough dough to put this in wide circulation along with the Joe the Plumber spots. Its getting too late to milk free press from web ads. This is a television spot and I hope its national. McCain has ten days to hammer away on taxes and push Joe | Read More »
Via McCain’s new ad: “Obama wants my sweat to pay to pay for his trillion dollars in new spending.” I love the way this guy delivers that line: If you are not focused on: McCain’s tax, spending and economic policy; Sarah Palin’s magnetism; Joe the Plumber’s populist appeal; Joe Biden’s dunderhead comment about crisis; REAL issues of Obama’s ideology and character; or The GOTV effort | Read More »
Apparently the editorial board at the Philadelphia Inquirer was split. They endorsed Obama, but took the unusual step of releasing a pro-McCain editorial as well. Usually newspaper endorsements are garbage. This one is different. First, this is Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, a major battleground. Second, the Philadelphia Inquirer is akin to the Boston Globe or New York Times in its leftist leanings. This gives | Read More »
This may be John McCain’s best ad, but it’s only a web ad. I don’t get it because the ad is only thirty seconds. It should be on television. McCain has had some great web ads that are just too long and expensive for a television. This is not one of them. It is short and cheap enough for a television ad buy. It attacks | Read More »
The feisty Sarah Palin is a winner. Sarah is rallying the base. Sarah is delivering body blows that are resonating with independents. Negative attacks do work. Character does matter. The past is prologue. Obama’s victory is not inevitable. Patriotism does matter. McCain’s new campaign strategies are working. McCain is gaining traction. People are still making up their minds. Twenty days is a long time. It’s | Read More »
McCain’s new ad gives a hint towards a new line of attack. I’ve been waiting for McCain to run against Congress for some time. Attacks and issues have a certain shelf life. I had a feeling the McCain camp was saving a couple of lines of attack and this may be one. People have an inherent sense of check and balances. It’s not about one | Read More »
A few days ago I read a comment about McCain’s new stump speech and new attitude on Ambinder’s blog. This part stuck in my head: This is NOT McCain’s closing speech. McCain advisers say they’re saving their best material for the last ten days of the race, when, the campaign hopes, three quarters of the remaining undecided voters will make up their minds, and their | Read More »
There are many ways to help a campaign. Mark Ciptak is today’s example and hero. Unable to contribute financially, he devised a clever way to generate some free publicity for the McCain-Palin ticket. He named his newborn daughter Sarah McCain Palin. The best part – he didn’t tell his wife. They had previously agreed to the name Ava Grace. Now, I know some of you | Read More »
There are many ways to help a campaign. Mark Ciptak is today’s example and hero. Unable to contribute financially, he devised a clever way to generate some free publicity for the McCain-Palin ticket. He named his newborn daughter Sarah McCain Palin The best part – he didn’t tell his wife. They had previously agreed to the name Ava Grace. Now, I know some of you | Read More »
McCain gave a very important speech today It revamped his stump speech, gave new economic proposals and new lines of attack on Obama. It was good and substantive. Quick notes: He specifically refernced the plumber in Ohio and talked about wealth redistributions He also noted how Obama palns to give tax “cuts” to people who dont pay taxes. He talked about his record more effectively. | Read More »
Awesome. Just Awesome. Rednecks, Swamp Yankees and Joe Sixpacks are cracking open a beer and dancing in their living rooms. Somewhere, David Brooks, Chris Buckley, David Frum and George Will are crying. Live Footage from Fox of Hank at the VA Rally Today: McCain-Palin Tradition http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/pages/News/Politics/Detail?contentId=7635514&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.14.1 Audio Clean, No Video:
I don’t think people get Ayers. The two important things about Ayers are that (1) it had the ability to pierce the MSM veil and (2) it creates doubts about Obama’s character and agenda. Sometimes you throw spaghetti at the wall and you work with what sticks. Odinga is not sticking. Trying to pin Jim Johnson on Obama did not stick. McCain went from have | Read More »
Negative advertising works, but a campaign also needs to give voters a reason to vote for them. This is a new harmless little web ad aimed at young voters. There is nothing special except it has a positive tone which has been lacking Now here comes the hammer. A new RNC ad that will initially be played in Wisconsin and Indiana attacks ChicagObama: I like | Read More »
Whatever electoral scenarios the McCain team has concocted, it appears that they are making a major push to put Wisconsin in the Red column. This may be one of the only ways they can offset losses in IA, NM, CO, and NV. The campaign has scheduled three Wisconsin events in the next two days. The only other states that have received that kind of attention | Read More »
Brand new polls don’t factor in yesterday’s debate: GW/BattleGround = Obama +4 Hotline = Obama +1 Ras = Obama +6 Reuters/Zogby = Obama +2 Every single poll shows momentum towards McCain. This is all Palin and this is all the character attacks. Americans do not want a terrorist sympathizer in the White House and more importantly they may begin doubting Obama’s veracity and character, which | Read More »
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