http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/ en-us Copyright 2008 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:42:32 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss In an internal campaign memo, McCain lead pollster Bill McInturff made the case that the race is tighter than most think, Wall Street Journal's Holmes reports. He stated that "the campaign is functionally tied across the battleground states" and that... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/mccain_memo_race_isnt_over.html 86661 2008 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:42:32 -0600 The RCP Blog Ross Douthat and Chris Orr debate the question. From Orr: Now, yes, four years is a longer time in politics than it used to be. But I still don't see these toxins leaching out that quickly, particularly from a GOP... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/jindal_2012.html 86676 2008 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:16:59 -0600 The RCP Blog A quick look at where the candidates and their running mates are campaigning today with links to those states' RCP Avgs: * McCain is in Florida; * Obama is in North Carolina, then Florida; * Palin is in Ohio; *... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/where_are_they_today_5.html 86672 2008 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:24:40 -0600 The RCP Blog McCain's new TV ad hits Obama on his lack of experience. "Behind the fancy speeches, grand promises and TV special, lies the truth," the announcer states. "The fact is Barack Obama's not ready yet." The ad will air on national... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/new_mccain_obama_tv_ads.html 86627 2008 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:20:20 -0600 The RCP Blog A Rocky Mountain News poll, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies, found 53% in favor of Amendment 46, a ballot initiative in Colorado that "effectively ends government-sponsored affirmative action programs that use race or gender." According to the poll, which surveyed... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/poll_co_initiative_to_end_affi.html 86626 2008 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:11:47 -0600 The RCP Blog Hitting John Murtha:... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/vets_for_freedom_stop_the_smea.html 86660 2008 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:40:21 -0600 The RCP Blog In the Headlines "With Time Running Short, Campaigns Engage in a Noisy Air War" (Jim Rutenberg, New York Times) - The campaigns of Senators Barack Obama and John McCain are making their last-ditch advertising pitches in a loud, televised shouting... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/the_morning_report_10.html 86658 2008 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:07:36 -0600 The RCP Blog Just near 900, which is its second biggest day ever.... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/dow_up_900.html 86579 2008 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:59:18 -0600 The RCP Blog New state polls in four states: Colorado - Politico/InsiderAdvantage (Oct. 26, 636 LV) Obama 52 McCain 45 Obama leads by 6.8 points in the RCP Average for Colorado Georgia - InsiderAdvantage/PollPosition (Oct. 27, 637 LV) McCain 48 (+1 vs. last... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/state_polls.html 86573 2008 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:54:16 -0600 The RCP Blog From NBC/Mason-Dixon's new polls taken Oct. 23-25 in New Hampshire (Obama +11), Montana (McCain +4) and North Carolina (tie): New Hampshire (625 LV) Obama 50 McCain 39 Obama leads by 8.4 points for the RCP Average in New Hampshire Montana... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/nbcmasondixon_polls_nh_mt_nc.html 86559 2008 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:10:33 -0600 The RCP Blog From CBS2: Mayor Daley predicted Tuesday that more than a million people would descend on Grant Park for Barack Obama's election night "celebration" and said the city has no plans to screen people entering the park. The mayor said "everybody's... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/daley_expect_1_million_at_obam.html 86578 2008 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:54:00 -0600 The RCP Blog Following the McCain campaign's jumping on an interview Joe Biden gave in which he seemed to lower the cap at which people would see a tax increase in an Obama administration, Biden spokesman David Wade responds: "We have a big... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/obama_camp_responds.html 86576 2008 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:47:13 -0600 The RCP Blog Hitting Obama on foreign policy: The ad will air in Florida. UPDATE: This ad is a re-release. It first aired in late August.... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/mccain_ad_tiny.html 86543 2008 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:58:44 -0600 The RCP Blog Who over at TNR thought this was a good idea?... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/a_journal_of_politics_and_the.html 86547 2008 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:04:22 -0600 The RCP Blog On a conference call with reporters today, the McCain campaign continued to attack the Obama campaign for what it perceives as confusion over at what salarly-level Sen. Obama would raise taxes. Explaining that over the weekend the Obama campaign released... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/blog/2008/10/mccain_camp_hits_obama_for_rai.html 86542 2008 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:03:34 -0600 The RCP Blog