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Criminal justice prof wants judge removed
By
Nancy West
New
Hampshire Union Leader
November 3, 2008
Manchester – A Manchester criminal justice professor whose
brother was the victim of a drunken driver is calling for the
removal of the judge who recently told a man sentenced for
negligent homicide and aggravated DWI that he doesn’t belong in
jail…
Businesses back off on loans
By
Denis Paiste
New
Hampshire Union Leader
November 3, 2008
MANCHESTER – Loan guarantee volume has fallen for the U.S. Small
Business Administration in New Hampshire, down to 646 loan
guarantees approved in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, versus
818 last year…
Brakes on home building
By
Shira Schoenberg
Concord Monitor
November 3, 2008
Until
two years ago, JH Spain Homes built about 40 houses a year in
the Concord area. This year, owner Joe Spain estimates that the
company will build just five…
Chief: Take breath test or face jail
Associated Press
November 3, 2008
A
lawmaker who also works as a police chief wants to make it
illegal for suspected drunken drivers to refuse to take breath
tests…
NH TV station turning off analog signal early
Associated Press
November 3, 2008
DERRY, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire television station is
turning off its analog signal Dec. 1 - well ahead of the Feb. 17
national deadline for broadcasters to switch to digital signals…
NH prepared for voters' complaints
Associated Press
November 3, 2008
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- State and federal officials will staff
election inquiry and complaint lines to deal with issues at New
Hampshire's polls. Attorney General Kelly Ayotte and U.S.
Attorney Tom Colantuono said voters can call special phone
numbers from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday to report problems. The
attorney general’s toll free election line phone number is:
1-866-868-3703. The U.S. attorney’s election line phone number
is: 603-856-1406.
NH wants all children to get free flu shots
Associated Press
November 3, 2008
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire officials want children from
toddlers to teens to get flu shots annually…
Straight ticket no longer option in NH
Associated Press
November 3, 2008
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire voters no longer can put one
mark on the ballot to select one party's slate of candidates.
Voters going to the polls Tuesday will have to put marks by each
candidate's name for the votes to count…
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Nation's focus is on NH again
By
John DiStaso
New
Hampshire Union Leader
November 3, 2008
John
McCain and Bill Clinton will provide the star power today, but
with 48 hours to go in the long and historic campaign of 2008,
thousands of Republican and Democratic volunteers will cover the
state doing the person-to-person grunt work necessary to squeeze
out every possible vote for their candidates on Tuesday…
No such thing as a 'senior vote'
By
Meg Heckman
Concord Monitor
November 3, 2008
A
voting bloc they are not. Local elders have received plenty of
attention from presidential candidates Barack Obama and John
McCain this year, with visits to their retirement communities
and senior centers, daytime phone calls to their homes, and
offers of rides to the polls. But in interviews last week, older
voters said there is no such thing as a "senior vote," citing
myriad reasons for picking (or not picking) a candidate to
support…
On the ground
Obama supporters reach out throughout state; McCain backers
focused
By
Lauren R. Dorgan
Concord Monitor
November 3, 2008
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign has
contacted far more voters in New Hampshire than Republican rival
John McCain, according to a new poll conducted for the Monitor.
Just under half of those surveyed say they've been personally
contacted by Obama's campaign, while nearly a third said
McCain's campaign had reached out to them by phone or in person…
McCain talks taxes, economy in NH visit
By
Trent Spiner
New
Hampshire Union Leader
November 3, 2008
PETERBOROUGH – Republican presidential candidate John McCain
held his final “Straight Talk Town Hall” last night in New
Hampshire, asking voters for their support so he could fix the
economic “train wreck” the country is facing…
McCain's hope-full circle
By
Margot Sanger-Katz
Concord Monitor
November 3, 2008
There
was Joe Lieberman in his lucky red sweater, but no Joe the
Plumber. Cordless microphones, but no teleprompter. John McCain
held what he described as the last town hall meeting of the
election last night in Peterborough, in a style reminiscent of
the events that earned him victories in two New Hampshire
primaries…
McCain asks NH voters to send him on 'one more mission'
By
Kevin Landrigan
Nashua Telegraph
November 3, 2008
Sen.
John McCain made a sentimental journey back to the first-primary
state Sunday night, asking voters here to give him "one last
mission" to reform government, jump start a staggering economy
and restore peace abroad…
Huge crowds welcome Republican presidential candidate John
McCain, Red Sox great Curt Schilling, to Peterborough
By
Sarah Palermo
Keene
Sentinel
November 3, 2008
Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Red Sox great
Curt Schilling were greeted by a huge crowd Sunday evening at a
town-hall meeting at the Peterborough Town House…
Clinton campaigns for Dems across NH
By
Scott Brooks and Clynton Namuo
New
Hampshire Union Leader
November 3, 2008
Former President Bill Clinton yesterday excoriated the
Republican Party for eight years of failed policies, urging
voters at three campaign stops in southern New Hampshire to
change course by sending Sen. Barack Obama to the White House…
Clinton stumps for 'all' Dems
By
Lauren R. Dorgan
Concord Monitor
November 3, 2008
Unless voters suffer "mass amnesia," former president Bill
Clinton told whooping New Hampshire crowds yesterday, Democrat
Barack Obama will be elected president tomorrow. But, Clinton
argued, an Obama victory alone won't send dysfunctional
Republican philosophies to the trash heap - for that, he said,
voters should send Democrats to Congress, too…
Bill Clinton's message: Vote Dem for change
By
Daymond Steer
Nashua Telegraph
November 3, 2008
NASHUA – If you like Sen. Barack Obama, vote for Jeanne Shaheen
for U.S. Senate, former President Bill Clinton said to hundreds
of people gathered at a Democratic rally at Greeley Park in
Nashua on Sunday…
N.H. Libertarians redefine victory
Associated Presss
November 3, 2008
Some
Libertarian candidates say they would consider 4 percent a
victory tomorrow. Others are in it to win…
Shaheen faces new landscape
Sununu distances himself from Bush
By
Lauren R. Dorgan
Concord Monitor
November 3, 2008
On
the weekend before the 2002 election, President Bush came to the
state to rally support for John Sununu in his Senate race over
Democrat Jeanne Shaheen. This weekend, before the 2008 election,
Bush is nowhere to be found, but his name has cropped up - on
Democratic signs that aim to remind voters of the link between
Sununu and Bush in hopes of swaying voters to Shaheen…
Bill Clinton urges Granite Staters to elect Shaheen
By
Brian Lawson
PolitickerNH.com
November 3, 2008
MANCHESTER--President Bill Clinton told a crowd of supporters
that the consequences of the United States Senate race between
former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen (D-Madbury) and U.S. Sen. John Sununu
(R-Waterville Valley) extend beyond New Hampshire…
Manchester state senators rally crowd
By
Brian Lawson
PolitickerNH.com
November 3, 2008
MANCHESTER--The three Democratic candidates vying for the state
senate in Manchester all used a familiar Barack Obama chant to
close their speeches before 1,000 supporters…
Evening Dispatch From the Shaheen War Room
By
Kathy Sullivan
BlueHampshire.com
November 3, 2008
It is
eerily quiet in the war room. A number of people went over to
the Clinton Rally for Change, but when the fire marshall told us
that he wouldn't let anyone else in, about 28 members of the
staff left the event and went to grab a bite to eat. I came back
to the war room, and am drinking diet pepse and eating m&m's; I
love the excuse of election weekend to eat candy!
Another Outrageous Sununu Contributor
By
Kathy Sullivan
BlueHampshire.com
November 3, 2008
Here
is the type of person Sununu is happy to take a late $2,300
contribution from: Clayton Williams, an energy company honcho
and former candidate for governor of Texas, who had to apologize
for joking about rape while running for governor…
Sununu appearance with McCain has more pros than cons, analysts
say
By
Brian Lawson
PolitickerNH.com
November 3, 2008
With
less than two days to go before Election Day, U.S. Sen. John
Sununu (R-Waterville Valley) will be attending John McCain's
town hall forum in Peterborough. Political analysts agree that
Sununu's appearance has more upsides than downsides, despite
polls that show Sununu running better in his re-election race
than McCain is in the presidential race in New Hampshire…
Shea-Porter witnesses sign being destroyed
By
Brian Lawson
PolitickerNH.com
November 3, 2008
While
driving along Route 125 in Barrington, U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter
saw one of her campaign signs being destroyed, The Associated
Press is reporting. Shea-Porter said she saw someone driving a
car with a McCain-Palin bumper sticker throw one of her signs
into a dumpster…
Horn says Hodes using taxpayer money to mail letters
By
Brian Lawson
PolitickerNH.com
November 3, 2008
Jennifer Horn (R-Nashua) is accusing U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes
(D-Concord) of using taxpayer money to mail unsolicited letters
to constituents in a "last minute campaign push." Horn said she
received a letter from Hodes' congressional office that laid out
his support for veterans programs. Horn's campaign said that
Horn never contacted Hodes' office and that the letter was
unsolicited…
Buckley: We have 6k Democratic volunteers this weekend
By
James W. Pindell
Politicker.com
November 3, 2008
About
6,000 volunteers for the Democratic party are in the state this
weekend making calls and knocking on doors, New Hampshire
Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley told C-SPAN this afternoon…
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City Hall: Wanna drive to the polls in a classic Chrysler?
By
Scott Brooks
New
Hampshire Union Leader
November 3, 2008
The
latest edition of Time magazine calls America's voting system "a
worrisome mess" plagued by "bewildered volunteers, harried
public officials, partisan distortions, misdesigned forms,
malfunctioning machines and polling-place confusion."…
State House Dome: Tuesday looking bright for Democrats
By
Tom Fahey
New
Hampshire Union Leader
November 3, 2008
Polls
go up and polls go down. But when the poll that counts closes on
Tuesday, it looks like another great year for Democrats…
Get ready for record voter turnout and Obama edging out McCain
By
Kevin Landriagn
Nashua Telegraph
November 3, 2008
It's
hard to recall a campaign with as much wild enthusiasm as this
one. For the third straight election, New Hampshire became a
campaign stop that presidential candidates couldn't afford to
pass up before, during and after its first-in-the-nation
primary…
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Editorial: Vote McCain: For real change
New
Hampshire Union Leader
November 3, 2008
Millions of Americans will "vote for change" tomorrow by
choosing Barack Obama for President. But millions of Americans
also will vote for change tomorrow by choosing John McCain…
Op-Ed: Joseph W. McQuaid: America's choice this Tuesday
New
Hampshire Union Leader
November 3, 2008
This
presidential election comes down, as they often do, to trust. We
must trust the person's competence, courage and ability to
defend us from our enemies and to fight for the best economic
conditions possible. In both areas, John McCain stands head and
shoulders above his rival…
Editorial: Vote Sununu: It's the only choice
New
Hampshire Union Leader
November 3, 2008
New
Hampshire voters have a distinct choice for U.S. Senate. On
policy, philosophy, style and character, the two candidates
could hardly be less similar…
Editorial: Hodes has it wrong: Doesn't know his job
New
Hampshire Union Leader
November 3, 2008
Hodes,
who is also a lawyer, is either deliberately lying or he is
clueless as to the constitutional role of the House of
Representatives in which he sits…
Editorial: Memorable moments from the 2008 race
Concord Monitor
November 3, 2008
Every
New Hampshire presidential election campaign has its minor but
telling moments that have a disproportionate impact on the race.
The tears or melting snow that ran down Democratic presidential
candidate Ed Muskie's face in Manchester in 1972. Ronald
Reagan's "I paid for this microphone, Mr. Green," in Nashua in
1980. That day in Berlin in 1984 when Sen. Gary Hart, on his
second try in an ax-throwing competition, nailed a bull's-eye
for the cameras and went on to win the Democratic primary…
Editorial: For U.S. Senate, our vote goes to Shaheen
Concord Monitor
November 3, 2008
The
campaign for the U.S. Senate between incumbent Republican John
Sununu and former Democratic governor Jeanne Shaheen, a rematch
of their 2002 contest, pits two of the state's smartest, most
effective politicians against each other. But without a little
history you might never know it. Campaign advertising, financed
both by the candidates themselves and by outside interest
groups, has portrayed Shaheen as a reckless taxer - a cartoon
Democrat with little connection to her actual record. Sununu is
seen as a clone of President Bush, personally responsible for
all the nation's ills. And it's not just the ads. The candidates
themselves appear to have developed a sincere dislike for each
other. In face-to-face debates, they are peevish, condescending,
negative. Tuesday's election can't come soon enough…
Op-Ed: Election '08: friends, feuds and the fear factor
Intense campaign is straining relationships
By
Katy Burns
Concord Monitor
November 3, 2008
This
election is a friendship destroyer." Barbara - a no-nonsense
woman not given to extremist rhetoric or even to exaggeration -
was one of a dozen or so people gathered in a comfortable West
End living room to watch one of the presidential debates. She
spoke with a mixture of incredulity, sorrow and resignation. She
could, she said, no longer bear the company of two longtime
friends who were on the opposing political side. The friends,
apparently, felt the same. There've been words - words that
wouldn't be soon forgotten. Needless to say, all the guests at
the debate watching party were of the same electoral persuasion.
It seemed safest…
Op-Ed: I'm proud to stand up for you
By
Rep. Paul Hodes
Concord Monitor
November 3, 2008
While
a lot of things go on in Washington that get all the headlines,
there is one thing that really matters and that I keep my focus
on: standing up for people in New Hampshire and making sure that
government works for them…
Op-Ed: Are you better off today than two years ago?
By
Jennifer Horn
Concord Monitor
November 3, 2008
The
next Congress will be called upon to address some of the most
pressing challenges of our time. Our economy is a mess, we are
no closer to energy independence, and Washington continues to be
plagued by special interest politics. The choice we make on
Tuesday will impact all generations to come…
Op-Ed: I'll bring an independent voice
By
Jeb Bradley
Concord Monitor
November 3, 2008
The
past two years this Congress has failed us. Look what has
happened on Carol Shea-Porter's watch: The economy has tanked;
unemployment has soared to 6.1 percent; job losses have climbed;
people's savings, pensions and 401Ks are in jeopardy; energy
costs are through the roof, as are health care and food costs;
and small businesses are struggling to keep their doors open…
Op-Ed: Ten long months later . . .
Obama looks familiar; McCain has changed
By
Mike Pride
Concord Monitor
November 3, 2008
At a
town meeting during the New Hampshire primary campaign, someone
asked John McCain where he stood on the legalization of hemp.
After explaining why he opposed it, McCain turned to his
inquisitor with a twinkle in his eye and said: "Good luck with
your crop."…
Editorial: John Lynch for governor
Keene
Sentinel
November 3, 2008
“John
Lynch is turning our state into Massachusetts,” says his
Republican rival Joe Kenney, “because he just can’t say no and
he’s spending us out of our homes.”…
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OBAMA
Groups Work to Push Obama to the Left
By
Corey Dade
Wall
Street Journal
November 3, 2008
A
phalanx of liberal think tanks and interest groups --
anticipating a Democratic victory on Tuesday -- are mobilizing
to push Sen. Barack Obama to the left of his campaign positions.
In recent weeks, groups have held conferences, drafted policy
papers and lobbied campaign advisers in the hope of influencing
what they believe would be the most receptive administration to
the political left since Jimmy Carter. The Obama campaign
declined to comment about pressure from liberal policy groups…
Kenyans Sing Obama's Praises, Then Bow
Musical Inspired By Senator's Memoir Opens in Nairobi
By
Sarah Childress
Wall
Street Journal
November 3, 2008
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Midway through the latest dramatic production
being staged at the National Theatre here, the cast -- stomping
and shaking -- belts out in Swahili a jaunty number called "Obama
si Osama," or "Obama isn't Osama." It is one of a handful of
songs that director George Orido helped write for "Obama the
Musical," which opened here Sunday afternoon to an enthusiastic
crowd of hip young Kenyans. Some stopped to buy T-shirts reading
"Thumbs Up for Obama!" on sale just outside, and gathered
afterward to giggle about the martial jig Sen. John McCain's
character performed…
Op-Ed; Why Obama Is Competitive in Indiana
The Democrat made 48 stops in the state. McCain made just two.
By
Matthew Tully
Wall
Street Journal
November 3, 2008
Does
Barack Obama have a chance of carrying Indiana? Polls have
consistently shown that he is locked in a tight race here with
John McCain. The latest Indianapolis Star poll, out this week,
shows Sen. Obama with a one-point lead…
Op-Ed: Obama and the Runaway Train
The race, the case, a hope for grace.
By
Peggy Noonan
Wall
Street Journal
November 3, 2008
The
case for Barack Obama, in broad strokes: He has within him the
possibility to change the direction and tone of American foreign
policy, which need changing; his rise will serve as a practical
rebuke to the past five years, which need rebuking; his victory
would provide a fresh start in a nation in which a fresh start
would come as a national relief. He climbed steep stairs, born
off the continent with no father to guide, a dreamy, abandoning
mother, mixed race, no connections. He rose with guts and gifts.
He is steady, calm, and, in terms of the execution of his
political ascent, still the primary and almost only area in
which his executive abilities can be discerned, he shows good
judgment in terms of whom to hire and consult, what steps to
take and moves to make. We witnessed from him this year
something unique in American politics: He took down a political
machine without raising his voice…
Op-Ed: Clinton III?
Return of the Bubba Administration.
By
John Fund
Wall
Street Journal
November 3, 2008
Barack Obama and Bill Clinton still have deep differences, but
they managed to make nice while campaigning together this week
in Florida. Mr. Obama may pay Mr. Clinton the ultimate
compliment if elected. He's likely to appoint Chicago
Congressman Rahm Emanuel as his new White House chief of staff
and John Podesta of the Center for American Progress as his
transition chief. Mr. Emanuel served in the Clinton White House
as a top aide, and Mr. Podesta is a former chief of staff for
President Clinton…
Democrats Shouldn't Overinterpret a Victory Mandate
Paul Volcker would be a good choice for Treasury secretary.
By
Douglas E. Schoen
Wall
Street Journal
November 3, 2008
There
is a very challenging question facing America that few pundits
and politicians have discussed as we approach an election that
could produce a landslide of potentially historic proportions…
Obama-Inspired Black Voters Warm to Politics
By
Susan Saulny
New
York Times
November 3, 2008
Growing up in St. Louis in the 1950s and ’60s, Deddrick Battle
came to believe that the political process was not for people
like him — a struggling black man whose vote, he was convinced,
surely would not count for much of anything. The thought became
ingrained as an adult, almost like common sense…
Obama Was Unaware of Aunt’s Status, Aides Say
By
Gardiner Harris and Abby Goodnough
New
York Times
November 3, 2008
WASHINGTON — Responding to a report that a Kenyan relative of
Senator Barack Obama was living in the United States illegally,
his campaign said Saturday that he had no knowledge of her
immigration status and that “any and all appropriate laws”
should be followed…
Excitement and Anxiety Swirl as Chicago Prepares to Host Obama
Event
By
Monica Davey
New
York Times
November 3, 2008
CHICAGO — Chicago is bracing for a gigantic crowd this week in
Grant Park, the city’s iconic front yard, where Senator Barack
Obama has chosen to spend election night. As many as 70,000
people are expected to attend an event for local supporters. All
available tickets were swept up days ago, and thousands of
people have applied to be on a waiting list. Thousands more —
maybe as many as a million people, Mayor Richard M. Daley has
proudly suggested — are expected to pile into the downtown
parkland and sidewalks and streets surrounding Mr. Obama’s
official celebration…
Op-Ed: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
By
Frank Rich
New
York Times
November 3, 2008
Forty-one years after Sidney Poitier’s “Guess Who’s Coming to
Dinner,” racial politics in America have changed, but not
completely…
Disclosure About Obama's Aunt May Have Violated Privacy Policy
By
Spencer S. Hsu and Judy Rakowsky
Washington Post
November 2, 2008
The
Department of Homeland Security is investigating whether its
privacy policy was violated after a news organization reported
that an aunt of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack
Obama is an illegal immigrant from Kenya, officials said
yesterday…
For Older Blacks, Election Offers Fruits of Hard Journey
By
Keith L. Alexander
Washington Post
November 2, 2008
Once
or twice a week for the past month or so, Ruth Worthy, 91, has
been going door-to-door in her Northeast D.C. neighborhood
campaigning for Sen. Barack Obama. She made the trek in her
wheelchair or resting on the arm of her nurse. "Dear, are you
registered?" she would ask…
Wilder Casts a Fresh Eye on Race Factor
Politician Says He Now Knows Being Black Cost Him Votes in Run
for Governor
By
Tim Craig
Washington Post
November 2, 2008
When
L. Douglas Wilder was campaigning in Virginia in 1989, he went
into Election Day convinced that he had done everything he
needed to win and become the country's first elected African
American governor. The polls showed him with a double-digit
lead, and the post-election exit polls had him winning handily…
Don't Blame the Bradley Effect
By
Ken Khachigian
Washington Post
November 2, 2008
They
call it "the Bradley effect." Pundits and politicians speak of
it in ominous tones. It surfaced in New Hampshire in January,
when Barack Obama's eight-point lead on the eve of that state's
primary dissolved into a shocking come-from-behind victory for
Hillary Rodham Clinton. Could it have been the Bradley effect?
Chris Matthews of "Hardball" and a host of other talking heads
thought so…
Op-Ed: Obama's Nation
By
Donna Britt
Washington Post
November 2, 2008
With
the nation possibly on the brink of electing Barack Obama, what
fascinates me isn't the transformation promised by the "Change
You Can Believe In" candidate. It's the change that had to occur
within the rest of us to get him here…
Op-Ed: My wife made me canvas for Obama; here's what I learned
This election is not about major policies. It's about hope.
By
Jonathan Curley
The
Christian Science Monitor
November 3, 2008
Charlotte, N.C. - There has been a lot of speculation that
Barack Obama might win the election due to his better "ground
game" and superior campaign organization. I had the chance to
view that organization up close this month when I canvassed for
him. I'm not sure I learned much about his chances, but I
learned a lot about myself and about this election…
For some white voters, Obama's race is seen as a 'bonus'
By
Richard Fausset
Los
Angeles Times
November 3, 2008
Some
regard casting a ballot for Barack Obama as a victory for
diversity, an atonement for past sins and a catalyst for racial
healing. But they say race is one of many reasons for their
preference…
In Colorado, another raucous crowd greets Obama
By
Michael Finnegan
Los
Angeles Times
November 3, 2008
A
crowd of 15,000 cheers on the Democratic candidate in Pueblo,
saving its boos for mention of President Bush and, especially,
Dick Cheney…
Three reporters booted off Obama's campaign plane
By
Don Frederick and Andrew Malcolm
Los
Angeles Times
November 3, 2008
They
lost their spots (coincidentally?) after their newspapers
endorsed McCain. Also: 527 groups play a less prominent role
than in '04, and election day weather divination won't be as
accurate this…
Neither camp concerned about issue of Obama's aunt
Los
Angeles Times
November 3, 2008
A top
advisor to Barack Obama on Saturday shrugged off the potential
impact of a report that one of the Democratic nominee's Kenyan
aunts is an illegal immigrant living in Boston…
BIDEN
Biden continues linking McCain to Bush
By
Robin Abcarian
Los
Angeles Times
November 3, 2008
Campaigning in Ohio, Biden criticizes the Republicans' negative
tone as 'Karl Rove's brand of political tactics…
KERRY
John Kerry's 'Understanding'
Will Obama tap him for the 'no preconditions' portfolio?
By
Matthew Kaminski
Wall
Street Journal
November 3, 2008
Jostling for jobs in a Barack Obama Administration is well
underway, especially the plum Secretary of State position. While
Mr. Obama tends to keep his own counsel, he has relied so far on
a small circle of advisers -- headed by Tony Lake and Susan Rice
-- while selectively allowing an array of former Hillary Clinton
backers into his tent since he secured the nomination…
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Review and Outlook: McCain's Honor
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 2008
A curiosity of this Presidential campaign has been the way
former media idolaters of John McCain have suddenly turned on
him. They now claim to be horrified by his choice of Sarah Palin,
or by his ad hoc economic decision-making, or his TV ads…
Filled With Nostalgia, McCain Returns to New Hampshire
By Michael Cooper
New York Times
November 3, 2008
PETERBOROUGH, N.H. – “I don’t want to talk about the past,’’
Senator John McCain said more than once here tonight, noting
that the nation was 36 hours away from choosing its next
president and that he wanted to talk to voters about the future.
Still, there was a heavily nostalgic, almost valedictory feel in
the red brick town hall here where Mr. McCain returned Sunday
night for one last town-hall-style meeting in New Hampshire, the
state that launched his presidential race in 2000, and which
revived his nearly-dead candidacy when he won its primary
earlier this year…
Op-Ed: Who’s the Question Mark?
By Maureen Dowd
New York Times
November 3, 2008
John McCain was a man of candor. But ever since Steve Schmidt
became Mr. McCain’s campaign manager, the candidate has become a
question mark…
Op-Ed: A closing argument for John McCain
His mettle has been tested; he's ready to lead.
By John H. Hinderaker and Scott W. Johnson
The Christian Science Monitor
November 3, 2008
Minneapolis
- Speaking in Seattle to campaign contributors behind closed
doors earlier this month, Democratic vice presidential candidate
Joe Biden all but endorsed John McCain for president. "Mark my
words," Senator Biden warned the assembled supporters. "It will
not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they
did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a
brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the
United States of America.
Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything
else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a
generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy."…
McCain declares: 'I know we're going to win'
By Maeve Reston
Los Angeles
Times
November 3, 2008
His tone on the trail is one of sunny defiance…
McCain is feeling the heat in Arizona
By Marjorie Miller
Los Angeles
Times
November 3, 2008
Some polls suggest McCain's home state is up for grabs.
Suddenly, both sides are picking up the campaign pace…
PALIN
'I Haven't Always Just Toed the Line'
The GOP's vice-presidential pick says she'd work on energy,
government reform and special-needs kids in the White House.
By Kimberley A. Strassel
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 2008
Ask Sarah Palin what she has found most surprising about her
campaign experience and she replies, with more than a touch of
humility, "the enthusiasm." She's got a point…
Palin’s Advice to Tina Fey
By Julie Bosman
New York Times
November 3, 2008
COLUMBUS,
Ohio
– Watch your back, Tina Fey. Gov. Sarah Palin kicked off a rally
in Ohio this afternoon with a feisty shot at Ms. Fey, who has
played Ms. Palin with dead-on accuracy on “Saturday Night Live”
for the last two months…
Palin stumps in Florida, promising to protect Social Security,
Medicare
By Seema Mehta
Los Angeles
Times
November 3, 2008
She accuses the Democratic ticket of trying to scare seniors in
order to get their support…
Sarah Palin gets prank call from fake Sarkozy
Los Angeles Times
November 3, 2008
The Republican candidate was really talking to well-known
Canadian comedians known as the Masked Avengers…
ROMNEY
Romney's Campaigning Gives Him Big GOP Role
By Elizabeth Holmes
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 2008
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has worked
aggressively in recent months on behalf of Sen. John McCain and
dozens of his party's congressional candidates, in an effort
that could help boost his own political future…
Romney stumping for McCain, not looking ahead
By Lisa Wangsness
Boston
Globe
November 3, 2008
MARION, Iowa -- Wherever he goes in the campaign's final days,
Mitt Romney dismisses the pleas of supporters like Carmen
Halverson, a white-haired Republican activist with a big Romney
button pinned to her red corduroy blazer. "We want you to run
again," she said today as he pulled her in for a hug at the
local McCain headquarters in this town near Cedar Rapids…
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Op-Ed: Campaigns Are Where the Real 'Change' Will Take Place
By Gerald F. Seib
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 2008
"Change" may be the most overused word of this election
season, but here's one instance where it definitely applies:
Campaign 2008 will change in a fundamental way how American
campaigns will be conducted in the future…
Democrats Far Outspend Republicans On Field Operations,
Staff Expenditures
By T.W. Farnam and Brad Haynes
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 2008
WASHINGTON
-- The national and state Democratic parties are spending
far more heavily than their Republican counterparts on field
operations, after years of ceding the advantage in
ground-level organizing to the Republican voter-turnout
machine. Finance records show Democrats have hired five to
10 times more paid field staff in swing states than the
Republicans…
Obama, McCain Spar in Final Weekend
By Amy Chozick in
Henderson,
Nev., and Laura Meckler in Springfield, Va.
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama swept through Republican strongholds on
Saturday pushing a familiar closing argument, as John McCain
continued to hit his rival on taxes on a final swing through
states rich in electoral votes. At a rally in Henderson,
Nevada, which is outside Las Vegas, Sen. Obama harked back
to the popular speech he gave during the 2004 Democratic
convention widely believed to have launched him into
national fame…
Georgia's Early Voting Period Ends
By Paulo Prada
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 2008
DUBLIN,
Ga.
-- With early voting in Georgia closing at mid-day Saturday,
Democrats are starting to think the unthinkable: the state
could possibly turn blue. A record 1.99 million people, or
36% of Georgia's registered electorate, voted during the
45-day-period set aside for early voting, according to
statistics from the Georgia Secretary of State's office.
That is more than 60% of the 3.28 million total voters in
the 2004 presidential election, and far more than the number
that voted early that year…
Election Battle Shifts to Republican Turf
By Jonathan Weisman
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 2008
The campaign's final days are playing out largely on
territory won by President George W. Bush in 2004, as his
unpopularity, combined with a struggling economy and
shifting demographics, have helped Democrats gain traction
in what have been reliably Republican states. Democratic
presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama will pass through
Nevada, Colorado and Missouri Saturday, after appearances in
Iowa and Indiana Friday -- all states that voted Republican
four years ago. He will be in
Ohio
Sunday, another Bush state, and
Virginia
Monday, where a Democrat has not won since 1964…
Succession of Voting Disputes Put Ohio Official in Spotlight
By Amy Merrick
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 2008
COLUMBUS,
Ohio
-- After Democrat Jennifer Brunner was elected
Ohio's
secretary of state in 2006, she hoped to make elections run
so smoothly that few voters would know her name. It hasn't
quite worked out that way…
Op-Ed: Next President's Call: When to Interfere
By Sudeep Reddy
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 2008
Among the president-elect's first tasks will be defining the
government's new role as overseer or shareholder of large
financial companies. Since September, the U.S. has placed
mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under
conservatorship, taken a majority stake in failing insurer
American International Group Inc. and passed a $700 billion
financial-sector rescue plan, which now includes $250
billion for shares in large and small
U.S.
banks…
Op-Ed: In the Shadow of FDR and Reagan
A President Elected in Tough Times: Looking Back for Clues
Going Forward
By Annelena Lobb
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 2008
Will stocks rally with a new face in the White House?
History offers no clear lessons, but that doesn't stop
investors from looking for some kind of sign in Tuesday's
vote. There are two relatively recent historical precedents
for the current election, where a new president will take
office amid a serious financial crisis. Whether John McCain
or Barack Obama is elected, he will confront ugly economic
challenges like Franklin D. Roosevelt did after his 1932
victory and Ronald Reagan did in 1980…
From Pulpits of Ohio, a Mixed Message
By Michael Powell
New York Times
November 3, 2008
CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio - Six months ago, Rev. Rod Parsley
was one of the more prominent evangelicals to hail Sen. John
McCain as a “strong, true, consistent conservative.” But two
days before the election, in a state central to Mr. McCain’s
hopes, Rev. Rod Parsley preached to his vast congregation at
World
Harvest Church of hellfire and “circling in on a fight with
the eternal forces of darkness” without ever mentioning Mr.
McCain…
Campaigns Focus on States Their Parties Lost in 2004
By Sharon Otterman
New York Times
November 3, 2008
On the last Sunday before the election, the presidential
candidates and their running mates kept up a relentless pace
by visiting states their respective parties had lost in
2004. Senator John McCain, the Republican nominee who is
trailing in national polls, was making appearances in two
states that voted Democratic in 2004, Pennsylvania and New
Hampshire, where he will hold his final town hall. On
Monday, he will visit five swing states — starting with a
midnight rally in Florida then Virginia, Indiana, New Mexico
and Nevada — along with a stop in Tennessee before flying
home to Arizona for Election Day…
What Happens to Public Financing?
By Michael Luo
New York Times
November 3, 2008
As Senator Barack Obama spends the last of hundreds of
millions of dollars donated to his presidential campaign,
the debate over how future campaigns will be financed is set
to begin in earnest. The outcome promises to have a profound
impact on future presidential runs, either upping the
fund-raising ante irrevocably or forcing sweeping changes to
prevent such large amounts of cash from coursing through
campaigns again. But just as it has in this election cycle,
it is quite likely that politics, as much as principle, will
shape the jockeying…
Candidates Make Their Final Push on Reshaped Map
By Adam Nagourney
New York Times
November 3, 2008
Senators John McCain and Barack Obama began their final push
for the White House on Saturday across an electoral map
markedly different from four years ago, evidence of Mr.
Obama’s success at putting new states into contention and
limiting Mr. McCain’s options in the final hours. Mr. Obama
was using the last days of the contest to make incursions
into Republican territory, campaigning Saturday in three
states —
Colorado,
Missouri and Nevada — that President Bush won relatively
comfortably in 2004. In what seemed as much a symbolic tweak
as a real challenge, Mr. Obama bought advertising time in
Arizona, Mr. McCain’s home state…
Sheepish, Proud or Set to Flip a Coin, They’re Still
Undecided
By Mark Leibovich
New York Times
November 3, 2008
WASHINGTON — Senators Barack Obama and John McCain have
stood (or sat) for 36 debates, endured thousands of
interviews, and spent hundreds of millions of dollars on
advertisements and the better part of two years trying to
convince voters that they are worthy of the presidency, or
at least a vote. But with only days left until Election Day,
a small cluster of holdouts — 4 percent, according to a New
York Times/CBS News poll — are still wrestling with the “Who
are you voting for?” question…
Florida Republican Leader Sees a Tougher Challenge This Year
By
Damien
Cave
New York Times
November 3, 2008
ORLANDO,
Fla.
— Lew Oliver’s McCain-Palin T-shirt advertised his
intentions, and the woman in the S.U.V. gave him an opening.
“I’m undecided,” said Nicole Ellington, 31, a paralegal with
two young children. “You have two minutes. Go.” Mr. Oliver
knew that her family leaned Republican because she was on
his get-out-the-vote list, and he rapidly delivered a pitch
honed over 22 years of volunteering for local campaigns.
“Wow, you’re good,” she said. And as she drove away, Mr.
Oliver smiled with satisfaction…
Running a Volunteer Operation With a Do-It-Yourself Attitude
By Jodi Kantor
New York Times
November 3, 2008
WINTER PARK,
Fla. — By midsummer, Susan Skolfield, a freckled former
actress, had grown a little frustrated with the presidential
campaign of Senator Barack Obama. Despite her pleas, it had
no plans to open an office here in her hometown, a
traditionally Republican city west of
Orlando. So Ms. Skolfield opened one
herself. She dug into her own pocket for the initial $1,350
in rent, hooked up telephones and computers, hauled in
furniture and printed up fliers for an early September
opening party that drew nearly a thousand people…
A Surge on One Channel, a Tight Race on Another
By Jim Rutenberg
New York Times
November 3, 2008
WASHINGTON
— It was a lousy day to be Senator John McCain, Keith
Olbermann informed his viewers on MSNBC on Thursday. Senator
Barack Obama’s surge in the polls was so strong he was
competitive in Mr. McCain’s home state,
Arizona.
The everyman hero of Mr. McCain’s campaign, “Joe the
Plumber,” failed to make an expected appearance at a morning
rally in Defiance, Ohio, and the senator’s efforts to
highlight Mr. Obama’s association with a professor tied to
the P.L.O. were amounting to nothing…
From Stoops and Lobbies, Dialing for Obama or McCain
By J. David Goodman
New York Times
November 3, 2008
Between phone calls and sips of coffee, Maggie McComas
enjoyed the crisp, sunny Sunday on Beatrice Sibblies’s front
stoop on West 121st Street. The battleground states of
Pennsylvania and New Hampshire seemed far away as she sat
back in her folding chair with sheets of voters’ names and
numbers…
Montana: Seeing a Lot of Obama
By Jim Robbins
New York Times
November 3, 2008
Many Montanans have been pleasantly surprised by Barack
Obama’s campaign, which has lavished attention on a state
not used to seeing presidential candidates…
Missouri: Picking Winners Is a Specialty
By Larry Rohter
New York Times
November 3, 2008
Missouri
has voted for the winner in every presidential election save
one over the last century, and Barack Obama seems to be
fighting for every ballot in every county…
Ohio: City and Rural, Tooth and Nail
By Michael Powell
New York Times
November 3, 2008
Hard experience has shown that
Ohio
tends to offer intense matches and bleary eyes while
awaiting election-night returns…
Florida: Wrong House, but Right State?
By
Damien
Cave
New York Times
November 3, 2008
Democrats would love to recapture
Florida
after two straight defeats that included the bitter recount
of 2000…
Colorado: Early Voting Changes Tactics
By Kirk Johnson
New York Times
November 3, 2008
In Colorado a big piece of the election is already over,
mandating, in a still-tight race, a pinpoint, surgical
search for the votes still left…
New Hampshire: McCain Seeks ‘Life Support’
By Abby Goodnough
New York Times
November 3, 2008
New Hampshire
propelled Senator John McCain toward his party’s nomination
this year, but Senator Barack Obama has taken a commanding
lead in polls…
North Carolina: First Real Race in a Generation
By Katharine Q. Seelye
New York Times
November 3, 2008
In one of the biggest surprises of this long campaign
season, Senator Barack Obama has pulled even in the polls
with Senator John McCain in North Carolina…
Virginia: In One County, Gusts of Change
By Kate Phillips
New York Times
November 3, 2008
Once a solidly Republican state in presidential elections,
Virginia is swinging into a battleground. Nowhere is this
more apparent than in Loudoun County…
Pennsylvania: Battle Royal for a Big State
By Leslie Wayne
New York Times
November 3, 2008
The McCain campaign is taking a page from Senator Hillary
Rodham Clinton’s primary playbook to try to take
Pennsylvania,
which is knows it must take to win the White House…
Georgia: Black Turnout May Hold Key
By Shaila Dewan and Robbie Brown
New York Times
November 3, 2008
Democrats have renewed hopes that Georgia could be truly
competitive in this election,but what remains to be seen is
the demographics of the turnout on Election Day…
Op-Ed: Vote for ( )
By Thomas Friedman
New York Times
November 3, 2008
The presidential candidates have broad ideas about how to
restore the nation’s financial health. But what they are not
saying is that we are all going to have to pay for it…
Op-Ed: Rejoin the World
By Nicholas D. Kristof
New York Times
November 3, 2008
As president, George W. Bush’s cowboy diplomacy wrenched the
United States out of the international community. We must
rejoin the world…
Tempo, Rhetoric Heat Up On Trail
McCain and Obama Hurry to Win Over Battleground States
By Shailagh Murray and Juliet Eilperin
Washington
Post
November 2, 2008
PUEBLO,
Colo.,
Nov. 1 -- Barack Obama and John McCain sprinted through a
dwindling number of battleground states on Saturday,
appealing for votes by returning to the core arguments of
their candidacies with time running out. Obama seized on a
rare campaign appearance by Vice President Cheney to drive
home his theme that electing McCain would represent a
continuation of the failed policies of the Bush
administration. Speaking in
Laramie,
Wyo.,
Cheney declared that McCain is "the right leader for this
moment in history," and Obama responded to the endorsement
at a rally here in Pueblo…
The State Of the Races
Polls Show Obama Leading in States Whose Electoral Votes
Total Nearly 300, and the Democrats Heading Toward Expanded
House and Senate Majorities
By David S. Broder, Dan Balz and Chris Cillizza
Washington
Post
November 2, 2008
Barack Obama and the Democrats hold a commanding position
two days before Tuesday's election, with the senator from
Illinois leading in states whose electoral votes total
nearly 300 and with his party counting on significantly
expanded majorities in the House and Senate…
Op-Ed: Will She Ever Get There?
By Anne E. Kornblut
Washington
Post
November 2, 2008
As the presidential campaign draws to a close, it's
commonplace to hear 2008 heralded as an excellent year for
women. But has it been? First Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton
ran the most serious presidential campaign of any woman in
U.S. history. Then Gov. Sarah Palin, the first woman on a
Republican ticket, sparked an initial rush of excitement.
Never before have women played such a prominent role in
national politics, the reasoning goes, and that has laid the
groundwork for even greater advancement the next time a
woman runs…
Op-Ed: The Amazing Race
I thought 1960 was the best campaign I'd ever cover. But
2008 has that election beat.
By David S. Broder
Washington
Post
November 2, 2008
I remember the precise moment when I became convinced that
this presidential campaign was going to be the best I'd ever
covered. It was Saturday afternoon,
Dec. 8, 2007.
I stood in the lobby of Hy-Vee Hall, the big convention
center in Des Moines, watching an endless stream of men,
women and children come down the escalators from the network
of skywalks that link the downtown business blocks of Iowa's
capital. They were bundled in winter coats against the
chilly temperatures, and the mood was festive -- like a
tailgate party for a football game. But the lure here was
not a sporting contest; it was a political rally…
Our Polls Are on the Mark. I Think.
By Jon Cohen
Washington
Post
November 2, 2008
January, you may recall, was a rough month for the
pollsters. All the polls showed Sen. Barack Obama poised to
follow up his big win in the Iowa caucuses with a knockout
blow to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the New Hampshire
primary. But he lost, sending the 13 firms that did public
pre-election polls there scrambling for explanations. Could
polling be similarly embarrassed this month, misjudging the
last chapter of this epic presidential election? Thoughts of
the Granite State jolt me and my fellow pollsters awake in
the dead of night during these final days…
Sacrifice theme returns to US politics
Both McCain and Obama cite the need for selflessness and
service.
By Alexandra Marks
The Christian Science Monitor
November 3, 2008
The notion of sacrifice – asking Americans to give something
up for a greater good – appears to be coming back into
political vogue after decades of being seen as a poison
pill. Both major-party presidential candidates are
emphasizing the need for individuals to shoulder
responsibility for changing the direction of the
United States,
though they do so in different ways. Personal sacrifice and
service to the nation are central themes of John McCain’s
candidacy. His campaign motto sums it up: “Country First.”…
Editorial: Go slow on early voting
Voting before Election Day has caught on, but its full
impact has not yet been weighed.
The Christian Science Monitor
November 3, 2008
The 2008 presidential campaign has been chockablock with
superlatives. Longest. Most expensive. First black nominee.
A record number of registered voters. The most YouTubed. But
one major change worth watching – with both joy and worry –
is that a third of voters will have cast a ballot before
Nov. 4, or double eight years ago…
Obama and McCain zero in on Ohio, Pennsylvania
The candidates stump in the key states, speaking out on the
usual issues, but the tone of the campaign has changed
slightly in the eleventh hour.
By Seema Mehta and Michael Muskal
Los Angeles
Times
November 3, 2008
Reporting from Marietta, Ohio, and Los Angeles — After
almost two years of constant cross-country campaigning, the
presidential election has come down to a flurry of
appearances in several key states. Democratic presidential
nominee Barack Obama and Republican vice presidential
candidate Sarah Palin are crisscrossing Ohio today, while
GOP standard-bearer John McCain returned to Pennsylvania,
whose 21 electoral votes are seen by his strategists as up
for grabs in Tuesday's election. One symbol of the two
sides' different appeal is the entertainment at their
rallies. Republicans tapped country star Gretchen Wilson,
who warmed up the crowd in Marietta, Ohio, with her hit
"Redneck Woman." Democrats are counting on rocker Bruce
Springsteen, who is scheduled to perform at an Obama rally
in Cleveland this afternoon…
In Ohio, Obama's ground game outguns McCain's
McCain has struggled to gain momentum in a battleground
state that Bush won in 2004 -- and that he needs to win to
beat the odds.
By Bob Drogin and Robin Abcarian
Los Angeles
Times
November 2, 2008
Reporting from
Delaware,
Ohio — John McCain has targeted this wealthy area just north
of Columbus as one of 15 counties in Ohio where he needs to
drive up his vote tally if he is to beat Barack Obama on
Tuesday in this must-win state. But on Friday night, only
nine volunteers manned the 24 phones in the McCain campaign
office. The phone bank began operating on a daily basis just
two weeks ago. And only five people have shown up on most
weekdays since then to canvas local neighborhoods…
McCain, Obama economic policies appear to be politics as
usual
Experts say the candidates' tax plans won't narrow the
income gap and don't place a high priority on the budget
deficit and other long-term issues.
By Ralph Vartabedian
Los Angeles
Times
November 2, 2008
As Americans head to the polls, they carry their deep fears
about the economy coupled with the weight of dire warnings
about the potential economic fallout of an Obama or McCain
presidency. Democrat Barack Obama is accused of having a
"socialist agenda," and Republican John McCain allegedly
wants to further enrich "millionaires and billionaires." To
listen to the campaigns, the risks for ordinary Americans
are extraordinary…
Four big questions of the presidential election
Who wins, and where, will give clues about the nation's
feelings on race, the role of government and the hold of
partisanship.
By Peter Wallsten and Janet Hook
Los Angeles
Times
November 2, 2008
Iowa
gave the first sign that the American political landscape
had changed. Democrats in an overwhelmingly white state,
many from small towns and farms, said an African American
man from Chicago was the best choice for president -- and by
a convincing margin. Barack Obama went on to build a broader
coalition than any previous black candidate, winning the
Democratic nomination on an agenda of "change." John McCain
emerged as the GOP nominee, despite a history of breaking
from Republican beliefs. He too promised "change" from the
nation's current course…
McCain and Obama agree: The race isn't over
Obama, ahead in the polls, urges backers not to be
complacent. McCain focuses on states that he needs in order
to beat the odds.
By Mark Z. Barabak
Los Angeles
Times
November 2, 2008
Barack Obama and John McCain battled Saturday into the final
weekend of the marathon campaign for the White House,
jetting between a handful of states that could yield a
Democratic landslide or deliver Republicans one of the
greatest comebacks ever. "Don't believe for a second that
this election is over," Obama told a crowd outside Las
Vegas…
Long lines might deter some voters, election watchers say
By Noam N. Levey
Los Angeles
Times
November 3, 2008
An insufficient number of voting machines to accommodate
record turnout could deal an even bigger blow to voting
rights than do reports of voter intimidation and
malfunctioning machinery, experts say…
Voters know they are about to be heard
By Cathleen Decker
Los Angeles
Times
November 3, 2008
In Virginia, Florida, Colorado and Nevada, and across the
country, 'the choice' is on people's minds…
McCain, Obama dash across Bush states
By Maeve Reston and Michael Finnegan
Los Angeles
Times
November 3, 2008
Schwarzenegger joins the GOP nominee in
Ohio,
and Gore stumps for the Democrat in
Florida,
while Obama visits Indiana and
Iowa
-- all states won by the president in 2004…
Late-night TV comedy is election winner
By Donna Freydkin
USA
Today
November 3, 2008
As Election Day looms, late-night comedy shows are wrapping
up their campaign coverage in high style…
Voter registration at highest level since women got the vote
USA
Today
November 3, 2008
Nearly three-quarters of eligible citizens are registered;
Democrats added 2.9 million voters but GOP rolls declined…
Nearly 2.6 million early voters turn out in North Carolina
USA
Today
November 3, 2008
A historic rush to the polls in North Carolina for early
voting has eased the state's concerns of an overwhelmingly
busy Election Day…
Chavez: Obama win could spur talks with U.S.
USA
Today
November 3, 2008
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is willing to talk with
Barack Obama if the Democratic candidate wins Tuesday's
election…
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Poll: Voters worried but engaged
By
Susan Page
USA
Today
November 3, 2008
WASHINGTON — Americans are going to the polls more deeply
pessimistic than they have been in decades about the country's
direction, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, and they are divided
over whether a new president will be able to turn things around
in the next four years. Even so, the public remains avidly
engaged in the election, including two-thirds who say they are
more enthusiastic than usual about voting. A third say they have
voted already or will do so before Election Day Tuesday, a 50%
increase from 2004…
Obama extends national lead
By
Foon Rhee
Boston Globe
November 3, 2008
A new
national poll out today shows Barack Obama extending his sizable
lead over John McCain. In the CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey
of likely voters, Democrat Obama is ahead 53 percent to 46
percent. Among the broader pool of registered voters, Obama's
lead is even larger -- 55 percent to 42 percent over Republican
John McCain…
PPP Poll: Obama Lead at Eight in Pennsylvania
PoliticalWire.com
November 3, 2008
A new
Public Policy Polling survey in Pennsylvania shows Sen. Barack
Obama ahead of Sen. John McCain by eight points, 53% to 45%.
Analysis: "Obama's lead in the Keystone State has decreased from
the consensus several weeks ago that he had a double digit
advantage but he nevertheless is in great shape to take the
state with an eight point lead and almost nobody undecided."
PPP Poll: Virginia Tightens But Obama Still Ahead
PoliticalWire.com
November 3, 2008
The
final Public Policy Polling survey in Virginia finds Sen. Barack
Obama leading Sen. John McCain by six points, 52% to 46%. Key
finding: "The race has tightened since last week when we found
Obama leading 52% to 43% in the state. The undecideds may be
moving toward John McCain but the Democratic nominee has not
lost any ground and given that he's over 50% that's a good sign
for his prospects there."
WP/ABC Poll: Obama Opens 11 Point Lead
PoliticalWire.com
November 3, 2008
The
latest Washington Post/ABC News tracking poll shows Sen. Barack
Obama leads Sen. John McCain, 54% to 43%, among likely voters.
Key findings: "The ranks of persuadable voters has dwindled to
7% heading into the final day. One part of McCain's steep
challenge is that more than a quarter of the probable electorate
has already voted -- among these early birds, 59% said they
voted for Obama, 40% for McCain."
Pew Research: Obama Leads Nationally By Six Points
PoliticalWire.com
November 3, 2008
The
final Pew Research poll shows Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen.
John McCain, 52% to 46%, among likely voters. "Obama holds a
wide lead over John McCain among those who say they have already
voted (32% of all likely voters) or say they plan to vote before
Election Day (7%). However, it is not quite as large as it was a
week ago. More significant, the race is about even among voters
who plan to vote on Election Day: 46% support McCain while 45%
favor Obama."
Dueling Tracking Polls Now Agree
PoliticalWire.com
November 3, 2008
The
two Gallup tracking poll likely voter models -- with one that
has consistently shown a close race and the other showing a
likely Democratic blowout -- have converged, with both models
now showing Sen. Barack Obama way ahead of Sen. John McCain, 52%
to 43%, and 52% to 41%, respectively.
SurveyUSA: Obama Keeps Lead in Virginia
PoliticalWire.com
November 3, 2008
A new
SurveyUSA poll in Virginia shows Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen.
John McCain, 50% to 46%. Compared to an identical survey one
week ago, McCain is up 3, Obama is down 2.
CNN Poll: Obama Keeps National Lead
PoliticalWire.com
November 3, 2008
A new
CNN/Opinion Research poll shows Sen. Barack Obama maintains a
seven point national lead over Sen. John McCain, 53% to 46%.
Said pollster Keating Holland: "Keep in mind that this is not a
prediction of the final outcome. That's not an easy task with
two full days of campaigning to go in a country in which roughly
one in ten voters tend to make up their minds in the last few
days."
Mason-Dixon: McCain Holding Three Key States
PoliticalWIre.com
November 3, 2008
The
last round of Mason-Dixon polling in key battleground states
found Sen. John McCain holding several battleground states.
North
Carolina: McCain 49%, Obama 46%
Missouri: McCain 47%, Obama 46%
Ohio:
McCain 47%, Obama 45%
However, as we've noted earlier, the same polling round shows
Obama leading in four other important states that went
Republican four years ago: Colorado, Florida, Nevada and
Virginia.
Mason-Dixon: Obama Ahead in Colorado
PoliticalWire.com
November 3, 2008
A new
Mason-Dixon poll in Colorado shows Sen. Barack Obama leading
Sen. John McCain, 49% to 44%. The pollster notes "the number of
undecideds in Colorado is smaller than in other battleground
states. While those voters could have an impact, especially if
they all throw their weight behind McCain, Obama has momentum."
Iowa Poll: Obama Headed to Landslide
PoliticalWire.com
November 3, 2008
Sen.
Barack Obama is beating Sen. John McCain in Iowa by a huge 17
point margin, 54% to 37%, according to a new Des Moines Register
Iowa Poll. "If that kind of margin is reflected in what happens
on Election Day, it would be the largest presidential margin in
Iowa since Richard Nixon beat George McGovern by 17.1 percentage
points in the state in 1972."
Mason-Dixon: Obama Leads in Nevada
PoliticalWire.com
November 3, 2008
A
final Mason-Dixon poll in Nevada shows Sen. Barack Obama leading
Sen. John McCain, 47% to 44%. "A surprisingly large proportion
of the state's voters remained undecided as an especially
intense race comes down to the wire."
Mason-Dixon: Obama Just Ahead in Virginia
PoliticalWire.com
November 3, 2008
The
final Mason-Dixon poll in Virginia shows Sen. Barack Obama just
ahead of Sen. John McCain, 47% to 44%. The poll "shows that 11
percent of whites are undecided -- far more than usual in the
closing week of a statewide election... The last time the figure
was nearly as high was 1989 in Virginia, when Democrat Doug
Wilder was elected the nation's first black governor." In that
election, Wilder held a narrow lead going into Election Day but
nearly all the undecided white voters chose his opponent. Wilder
ultimately won by just four-tenths of a percentage point.
Mason-Dixon: Obama Holds Small Lead in Florida
PoliticalWire.com
November 3, 2008
A new
Mason-Dixon poll in Florida shows Sen. Barack Obama edging Sen.
John McCain in the critical battleground state, 47% to 45%. "If
Obama wins here, he is virtually assured the presidency. If
McCain loses, his candidacy is all but dead."
Columbus Dispatch Poll: Obama Keeps Lead in Ohio
PolitlcalWire.com
November 3, 2008
A new
Columbus Dispatch poll in Ohio shows Sen. Barack Obama with a
six point lead over Sen. John McCain, 52% to 46%. A month ago
Obama held a seven point lead. "The winner of the last Dispatch
Poll before a presidential election has carried the state every
time in modern Ohio history, although the final survey was a
dead heat four years ago."
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The U.S. election, viewed from Baghdad
By Tina Susman and Caesar Ahmed
Los Angeles
Times
November 3, 2008
Many Iraqis have strong opinions about the candidates (if
unconventional methods of political analysis). But few think
the next U.S. president will bring much change to their
lives…
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Dole Launches New Assault in North Carolina Race
By Corey Dade and Alex Roth
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 2008
HICKORY,
N.C.
-- An unexpected dead heat in North Carolina's Senate race turned nastier this week
when Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole launched a new
advertising assault against her Democratic opponent. But the
tactic has appeared ineffective so far, as Sen. Dole continues
to trail her challenger in polls. Sen. Dole began airing a
television ad in the middle of this week accusing her opponent,
Democratic state Sen. Kay Hagan, of ties with an atheist group.
But polls reflected no bump by the week's end for Sen. Dole, who
trails Sen. Hagan by 5.5 points in an average of surveys
compiled by RealClearPolitics…
Democrats Seek to Exploit Stevens
GOP Senators Insist They've Given to Charity Any Funds From
Convicted Alaskan
By Joel Millman
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 2008
PORTLAND,
Ore.
-- Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens's conviction on corruption charges
this week threatens not only his re-election bid but also could
hurt other vulnerable Republicans. For decades, many of Sen.
Stevens's GOP colleagues have taken campaign cash from the
84-year-old lawmaker through his flush Northern Lights political
action committee…
In Crucial South, Democrats Edge Closer to Republican Incumbents
By Alex Roth, Corey Dade and Betsy McKay
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 2008
ATLANTA
-- Across the south, Democratic challengers for the U.S. Senate
are making inroads against Republican incumbents, raising the
chances that the party can take a filibuster-proof, 60-seat
supermajority. Not long ago, most of these incumbents appeared
almost certain to hold their seats.
Some polls showed Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss, who
led by 17 points in September, in a virtual dead heat with
Democratic challenger Jim Martin going into the final weekend.
In
North Carolina,
Democratic state Sen. Kay Hagan is now running ahead of
Republican incumbent Sen. Elizabeth Dole by 9 points, according
to an Oct. 31 CNN poll…
Will cheaper gas nix energy reforms?
If prices keep dropping, the next president may find it harder
to ease the US off foreign oil.
By Patrik Jonsson
The Christian Science Monitor
November 3, 2008
NORTH HAMPTON,
N.H. - Jack MacDonald, a retired law enforcement officer,
watched with bemusement – and some concern – as the
Irving and Mobil gas stations on Route 1
in
North Hampton, N.H., engaged in a bona fide price war this
weekend…
Are automakers also too big to fail?
A sharp drop in demand is driving the industry to pursue a
bailout.
By Ron Scherer
The Christian Science Monitor
November 3, 2008
NEW YORK - Now, the Detroit automakers have their hands out. In
a financial scenario that probably sounds all too familiar to
Uncle Sam, the auto industry is declaring itself too important –
with hundreds of thousands of workers – for the government to
allow it to fail…
U.S. Chamber of Commerce targets key Senate races
By Tom Hamburger
Los Angeles
Times
November 3, 2008
Business groups are pouring money and troops into Minnesota and
four other states hoping to prevent a Democratic majority large
enough to push through a union-organization bill…
Editorial: No on Proposition 8
Debunking the myths used to promote the ban on same-sex
marriage.
Los Angeles
Times
November 2, 2008
Clever magicians practice the art of misdirection -- distracting
the eyes of the audience to something attention-grabbing but
irrelevant so that no one notices what the magician is really
doing. Look over at that fuchsia scarf, up this sleeve, at
anything besides the actual trick. The campaign promoting
Proposition 8, which proposes to amend the state Constitution to
ban same-sex marriages, has masterfully misdirected its
audience, California voters. Look at the first-graders in
San Francisco,
attending their lesbian teacher's wedding! Look at Catholic
Charities, halting its adoption services in Massachusetts, where
same-sex marriage is legal! Look at the church that lost its tax
exemption over gay marriage! Look at anything except what
Proposition 8 is actually about: a group of people who are
trying to impose on the state their belief that homosexuality is
immoral and that gays and lesbians are not entitled to be
treated equally under the law…
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