The first batch of post-RNC polls are out, and they contain good news for John McCain.. In the Gallup Tracking poll, McCain is up 3% against Obama. In the Rassmussen Tracking poll, McCain is tied 48% to 48%. These polls show that McCain did get a bounce from the RNC, and that this race is [...]
This is surprising to me, but it appears that the preliminary TV ratings for McCain’s speech last night were higher than Obama’s. Granted, the numbers could change, but I didn’t think the numbers would even be close. Gov. Palin’s speech had less than one million fewer viewers than Obama’s speech, but was carried on six [...]
John McCain will never be a great orator. He’s no Obama, neither is he a Sarah Palin. But last night’s speech wasn’t about lofty rhetoric: it was about John McCain being John McCain. There was no attempt to gild the lily: instead McCain had the wisdom to realize that the only way he can win [...]
In other Sarah Palin-related news, ABC reports that the Palin pick has greatly energized GOP voters and caused McCain to have his best fundraising month yet. The Palin pick gave McCain an estimated $10 million in new contributions. The Democrats were counting on a big enthusiasm gap, but the Palin pick has the GOP base [...]
It’s official: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is John McCain’s VP pick. This is the best pick he could have made. Earlier this year, I had her as a favorite, not really thinking that McCain would be so bold as to pick her. Looks like I underestimated Sen. McCain’s vision after all. Alaska is as far [...]
John McCain was rumored to be running an ad to run before and after Obama’s speech. That ad is now available: It’s much classier than an attack ad, and probably more effective. One wonders if Sen. Obama will return the favor next week…
The McCain campaign has one of the most effective campaign ads I’ve ever seen. On the day of Sen. Obama’s acceptance speech, the McCain campaign offers this reminder that despite the Senator’s historic rise, he is simply not prepared to lead this country in a time of great challenges: Obama’s own words serve as a [...]