Archive for July, 2008

31
Jul

State Poll Roundup: CA, FL, ID, KY, MT, OH, PA, TX

Another busy day in state polls being released.  8 in all with 5 Battleground States.  So lets get right to it.
First up is the biggest electoral prize, California, and a poll from PPIC
Obama 50 McCain 35 Undecided/other 15 Obama +15
This is now 4 polls in July, all with Obama with leads of 12% or higher.  Not only [...]

31
Jul

Alaska Dems have a chance with GOP in disarray

So, by now you know that Alaska Republican Senator Ted Stevens has been indicted on 7 felony counts of filing false financial disclosure statements. You may also know that polling indicates the Democrats have a chance to make real inroads in Alaska for the first time since, uh…hmmm. Well, you get the idea.
Polling from mid-July [...]

31
Jul

MoveOn AD Blasting McCain

McCain, you let me and my kids down!

31
Jul

Daily Political Roundup, New Battleground Nos.

A ton of rather important, and well, not so important, political news out there to start your cup of coffee off this morning.
First up, three new polls released by Quinnipiac Polling on the battleground states of Ohio and Florida and the not so battleground of Pennsylvania.
Ohio and Florida both showed an Obama 6 point lead [...]

30
Jul

State Poll Roundup: MI, MS, NE, PA, WA

Well this is more like it.  After a virtual drought of state polls things are starting to pick up as we have 5 polls dropping today, 3 in Battleground States.  So lets get right to it.
First we have a poll from one of the main battlegrounds, Michigan, by PPP
Obama 46 McCain 43 Undecided/other 11 Obama [...]

30
Jul

the 3BD Political News Roundup

Even in the dog days of the campaign season, dog days seems to be just damn perky.  So goes it on the political front.
Obama-McBush McCain … First, much ado about Barack Obama’s comments to the House Dems and the notion that he is the avenue for change.  The Washington Post writes today about several aspects [...]

29
Jul

State Poll Roundup: NC

After no state polls being released on Monday, only one was released today, but it is at least a Battleground state.
Our one and only state poll today hails from North Carolina and a poll from PPP
Obama 44 McCain 47 Undecided/other 9 McCain +3
Once again this remains very close.   Obama’s ability to play in the South [...]

29
Jul

New Obama Response Ad

Here it is

29
Jul

Ted Stevens indicted!

Well, we saw it coming, but it has finally happened: uber-corrupt Republican Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska has been indicted by the Justice Department on 7 counts. The Justice Department is holding a press conference right now [1.30 PM Eastern] to announce it.
Remember, Alaska’s only member of the House of Representatives, Don Young — also [...]

28
Jul

Robert Novak has a brain tumor

Robert Novak, who recently ran over an elderly man with his car and apparently did not notice, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He intends to suspend his journalism work until he recovers.

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