I will be doing my customary liveblogging of tonight’s Presidential debate in Oxford, Mississippi. This will be a major event in the campaign, and while the subject is ostensibly to be foreign policy, expect that the debate will be predominantly about the state of the economy. As always, analysis and reaction to the debate will [...]
John McCain will attend tonight’s Presidential debate in Oxford, Mississippi. McCain has an opportunity to take Obama out, and it looks like he is going to go for it. The way he can do this is to run against the “politics as usual” in Washington. His dangerous political gambit this week can pay off for [...]
When I heard of McCain’s decision to “suspend” his campaign and go to D.C. to work on the bailout, I had two reactions: This is the dumbest thing a candidate could possibly do. This was a brilliant move that will help cement McCain’s “Country First” theme in a way that nothing else could. I still [...]
I am at the Twin Cities McCain/Palin rally. Lines are huge — big turnout. More later. The hangar is packed, which is a good sign. Minnesota appears to be in play in this election. Could it go McCain? It seems unlikely, but a turnout like this is nothing to sneeze at. There is energy in [...]
As the situation on Wall Street develops and worries grow about the economy, Sen. McCain already has an effective ad out discussing the issue: Now, I’m not sure that this problem will be solvable with more regulation—the market is already doing enough to punish those firms that engaged in the trade of “liar loans” in [...]
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune‘s Minnesota Poll is infamous for overstating Democratic performance. Whether it is by sampling bias or methodology, the poll has consistently tended to overstate the performance of Democratic candidates in Minnesota. Which is why, for the Obama campaign, having the Minnesota Poll showing Minnesota dead even should be a major worry. Political campaigns [...]
A recent poll in Michigan shows Obama with the slenderest of leads, and many undecided independent voters. If Michigan goes to McCain, Obama is going to have a very difficult time making up for its electoral votes. If Michigan and Pennsylvania swing to McCain, it’s over for Obama. That scenario is unlikely, but it’s well [...]