http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:02:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Palin Steps Up TV Interviews http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/10/07/palin-steps-up-tv-interviews/ The McCain campaign has largely sheltered Sarah Palin from the media, but that’s changing. This week, the campaign is slowing releasing the GOP vice-presidential candidate to local media. On Monday, Palin sat down with NBC affiliate WFLA in Tampa, Fla. On Tuesday, ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/10/07/palin-steps-up-tv-interviews/ S.C. Dem chair: Palin primary qualification is she hasn't had an abortion *South Carolina Democratic chairwoman Carol Fowler sharply attacked Sarah Palin today, saying John McCain had chosen a running mate " whose primary qualification seems to be that she hasn’t had an abortion.” * Ouch... Shed another 5 points ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/09/10/ouchsc-dem-chair-palin-primary-qualifica/ Wow, this is an amazing site just set up by Hillary supporters who felt the same sexism doomed their candidate in primary. Very neat site full of facts, lots of great photos and videos, definitely worth checking out. Stop Smearing Sarah http://stopsmearingsarah.blogspot.com/ http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/09/04/news-site-stop-smearing-sarah-palincreated/ A Leading Hillary Supporter Defects to McCain Newsweek Exclusive: Top Clinton Supporter John Coale Endorses McCain John Coale, a prominent Washington lawyer, husband of Fox TV host Greta Van Susteren and a supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton, announced today that he was supporting John McCain ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/09/01/breaking-a-leading-hillary-supporter-defects/ Breaking: $10 Million Woman: Palin a Hit with GOP Donors The McCain campaign raised more than $10 million in the two and a half days after Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was named as the vice presidential running mate, bringing the total raised in the month of August to more ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/09/01/10-million-woman-palin-a-hit-with-gop-donor/ Obviously, it's a very solid debut Sarah Palin has made a good first impression. Before being named as John McCain’s running mate, 67% of voters didn’t know enough about the Alaska governor to have an opinion. After her debut in Dayton and a rush of media coverage, a new ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/30/rasmussen-palin-makes-good-first-impression/ Tim Pawlenty will be McCain's running mate. http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/28/im-calling-it-tim-pawlenty-will-be-mccains/ Gallup daily tracking Looks like Obama is getting a bounce already. Democratic candidate Barack Obama has gained ground in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking average from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and now leads Republican John McCain among registered voters by a 48% to 42% margin. ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/28/gallup-tracking-obama-got-a-bounce/ According to MSNBC, John McCain's final two are Tom Ridge and Tim Pawlenty. I think both are acceptable. I prefer Tom Ridge, he has the potential to deliver PA. http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/28/its-tom-ridge-or-tim-pawlenty/ Gosh, this counter attack ad is painfully lame. Obama Ad First on The Page: New Obama ad distances him from Bill Ayers and hits McCain back on the economy. “With all our problems, why is John McCain talking about the sixties, trying to link Barack Obama to ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/25/lame-obama-adi-am-only-8-years-old-when-aye/ CNN has just released a new poll after Obama anounced his VP pick. To put it mildly, it's brutal... CNN poll: Post-Biden poll shows dead heat It’s a dead heat in the race for the White House. The first national poll conducted entirely after Barack Obama publicly named Joe Biden ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/24/brutal-cnn-poll-mccain-47-obama-47biden-bo/ Wow, McCain campaign is getting very agile... New McCain Ad Uses Clinton Attacks No sooner had Barack Obama publicly announced his new running mate had John McCain’s campaign produced an attack ad asking: Why not Hillary? “Passed Over” will hit the airwaves at (you guessed it) 3 ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/23/new-mccain-ad-why-not-hillaryto-be-releas/ This is good. Some in Clinton circle 'outraged' "Set aside that Obama said she'd be on anybody's short list, set aside anybody's feelings on whether she was deliberately snubbed and the pros and cons of whether it should be her," a former Clinton strategist told CNN's Candy Crowley. "Focus on ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/23/some-in-clinton-circle-outraged/ Bumper Sticker Could Indicate Bayh Is Obama's Veep LENEXA, Kan. -- After weeks of speculation and days of intense rumors, the answer to who Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama would name as his running mate may have come down to a bumper sticker printed in Lenexa. ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/22/breaking-bumper-sticker-could-indicate-bayh/ This one is even better. Watch it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PetxaA42OuE http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/21/new-mccain-web-ad-the-one-road-to-denver/ With Obama's numbers in rapid decline, this scenario is very REAL... Remember Obama has ZERO principal whatsoever, and he is an ultimate poll-whore, I'm pretty sure his pollsters know his major problem: democratic base voters. http://www.thenextright.com/soren-dayton/bipartisan-vp-thoughts Really only one thought on the Dems: Perhaps Patrick was right. ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/20/embrace-a-surprising-pick-hillary-clinton/ Local Clinton backers, McCain adviser meet A brother of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and local Democrats who backed her unsuccessful presidential campaign socialized privately Monday with a top surrogate of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Arizona Sen. John McCain.) The private gathering featured Carly Fiorina, Mr. ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/20/breaking-hillary-clintons-brother-backing-j/ CBS rolled out a national poll yesterday, and here's the headline number: Obama 45, McCain 39 (July: Obama 45, McCain 39) So Obama has a 6-point lead, and nothing seems to have changed since July. But when you dig into the details, there's a strange partisan breakdown on page 15. * ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/07/did-cbs-milk-their-latest-poll/ Sorry I can't edit my previous diary, so have to create an addtional diary for the new national survey from Zogby. Zogby is a crazy pollster, so take the results with a huge grain of salt. First of all, the trendline. July 31-Aug 1(July 7-9) McCain 42 (36) Obama 41 (46) Zogby National Survey ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/04/zogbymccain-turned-lemons-into-lemonade/ A couple of polls out today at state level are showing further improvement of McCain's standing at state level. Survey USA Florida McCain 50 Obama 44 Poor Obama, he has spent over $5 million on ads in this state since primary, and McCain has spent ZERO. Great investment return, and keep it up, ... http://www.redstate.com/wsjreader/2008/08/04/surveyusa-florida-mccain-50-obama-44/