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Obama Is The Michael Phelps Of Fundraising

September 15th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Obama is like Phelps is the sense that he sets a record then breaks, and breaks it again. Obama raked in an astonishing 66 million dollars for the month of August. To put it in perspective, Obama raised 18 million less than McCain has to spend for the rest of the campaign. McCain accepted public […]

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The RNC’s Got Green

September 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The RNC has about a 100 million dollar cash advantage over the DNC going into the final 7 weeks of the election season. The RNC reported having 110 million cash on hand to the DNC’s 17 million. Much of the GOP’s money came from McCain. McCain who accepted public money is no longer allowed to […]

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New Obama Ad

September 12th, 2008 · No Comments

We like this one. This ad plays into the sterotypes of Republicans. This ad would not be effective in SC, but should work well in battle ground states.

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Congressional Democrats are Worried

September 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Democratic Congressman should be coasting into office this fall, mostly by riding the coat tails of Barack Obama, but Sarah Palin’s popularity and rise in the polls has put the squeeze on Obama and many of the races down the democratic ticket. McCain’s lead in the polls is not only hurting Obama, but is really […]

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McCain Defends Palin: Ad

September 11th, 2008 · No Comments


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Franken Wins

September 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Comedian/talk show host/ activist Al Franken won a seven way primary in Minnesota yesterday to be the democratic parties’ nominee. Franken will face off with incumbent Senator Norm Coleman who also easily won the GOP primary.
 
Franken is running in the state who elected former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura as governor. Anything can happen up there […]

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Lipstick on a Pig

September 10th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Sarah Palin’s lipstick joke is stirring up political controversy between the McCain and Obama’s camps. At the RNC convention last week, Governor Palin made a joke about the only difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull is lipstick. It was cute and got a chuckle out of the audience. The comment also let […]

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New McCain-Palin Ad

September 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments


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Polls Looking Good For The GOP

September 8th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Polls released since the GOP convention have given the McCain-Palin ticket the bounce they have been looking for. USA Today released a poll that gave them a 50%-46% lead over the Obama-Biden ticket. Today’s Gallup poll shows the same 50%-46% lead for McCain-Palin. Among likely voters McCain-Palin holds a 10 point lead.
 
Governor Palin created […]

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Slip of the Tongue?

September 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Yesterday when Barack Obama was a guest on the George Stephanopoulos show, Obama misspoke and sent Republicans and Evangelicals into a frenzy. While talking about his Christian faith he slipped and said “my Muslim faith”, he was corrected by Stephanopoulos and he then corrected himself.
 
We are not going to speculate on his faith; we will […]

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