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Latest Polls Gallup Tracking Poll: Obama Lead Over McCain Jumps by 5 Points An initial Gallup daily tracking poll shows Barack Obama's lead over John McCain increased by 5 points in the wake of Obama's international tour. Obama gave a speech to a crowd of 200,000 people in Berlin, "and now a bulge in approval began showing up in polling done while Obama was in Germany and France." posted 07.27.2008 blog.cleveland.com comments Pew Poll: Barack Obama Trounces John McCain Among Latino Voters A poll by the Pew Hispanic Center shows Obama leading McCain amoung Latinos 66% to 23%. As Obama continues to pick up support from Hispanic voters who once favoried Clinton, Obama has already surpassed the 64% Democratic candidates for president have garnered in the past. posted 07.24.2008 blog.cleveland.com comments Barack Obama Leads John McCain Among Single Women by 32 Points According to a recent poll, unmarried women overwhelmingly support Barack Obama over John McCain 61% to 29% in 14 key battleground states. posted 07.23.2008 blog.cleveland.com comments Barack Obama Leads John McCain in 7 Key Battleground States According to a Quinnipiac/WSJ/Washington Post poll, Obama leads McCain in Minnesota (54%-37%), Wisconsin (52%-39%), Colorado (49%-44%), and Michigan (48%-42%). A similar poll last week showed Obama ahead in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida. posted 07.11.2008 blog.cleveland.com comments       Featured Videos The Michigan Delegates Controversy  posted 04.07.2008 Yes We Can  posted 02.17.2008       Ads    DelegateSnub.com The real facts about the race for delegates.    OurKennedy.com Stop the insanity. Now.       More Polls Obama Gains Electoral College Lead Over McCain Obama has opened up a 210-189 lead over McCain, with 139 electoral votes in the toss-up column. posted 07.09.2008 blog.cleveland.com comments National Bounce: Obama Scores 15-Point Lead Over McCain A Newsweek poll shows Obama now leads McCain 51% to 36%. The poll also suggests Obama may enjoy more than one bounce, as only 14% of Americans are satisfied with the direction of the country, matching the previous low point on this measure recorded in June 1992, when a brief recession contributed to Bill Clinton's victory over Bush's father. posted 06.22.2008 blog.cleveland.com comments Despite Media Attacks, Voters Prefer Michelle Obama to Cindy McCain An ABC News/Washington Post poll showed 48% see Michelle Obama favorably, compared with 39% for Cindy McCain. posted 06.19.2008 blog.cleveland.com comments Bounce: Obama Leads McCain in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania In Florida, it's Obama 47%, McCain 43%. In Ohio, it's Obama 48%, McCain 42%. And in Pennsylvania, it's Obama 52%, McCain 40%. Obama's 12-point lead in Pennsylvania, combined with the additional bounce he is likely to get after McCain is hammered in Florida for his new, flip-flop support for offshore drilling. posted 06.18.2008 blog.cleveland.com comments       Candidates     Barack Obama     Hillary Clinton     John McCain       Issues     The Election     The Economy     Healthcare     Homeland Security     The War in Iraq     The War on Terror     Race in America     Primary Delegates     Abortion     Polls     House of Representatives     Senate     Civil Rights     Energy       More News Advisor Says Health Insurance Should Cover Birth Control Pills, McCain Squirms, Forgets Position After adviser Carly Fiorina said insurance that covers Viagra should also cover perscription birth control, McCain said he could not remember his position or past votes, saying, "I don't know what I voted." When told he voted against it , McCain squirmed and paused, but could not articulate a position. posted 07.10.2008 blogs.wsj.com comments McCain's Chief Economic Advisor Calls U.S. Economic Problems "Mental," Americans "Whiners" Phil Gramm, who is also Vice Chairman of Swiss Bank UBS, said, "You've heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession." He then added, "We have sort of become a nation of whiners." Gramm is also largely responsible for the Enron Loophole, which has allowed the recent sharp increases in energy prices. posted 07.10.2008 washingtontimes.com comments John McCain: Social Security Funding is an "Absolute Disgrace" McCain objected to the fact that current workers pay for retirees. But he was obviously confused, as those current workers eventually become retirees, whose benefits are paid by the next generation of workers. posted 07.10.2008 ap.google.com comments Obama Gains Electoral College Lead Over McCain Obama has opened up a 210-189 lead over McCain, with 139 electoral votes in the toss-up column. posted 07.09.2008 firstread.msnbc.msn.com comments Still Battling Cancer, Ted Kennedy Returns to the Senate to Stop GOP Filibuster of Medicare Funding Bill Following surgery last month to remove a brain tumor, Kennedy took a break from chemotherapy and returned to the Senate to break a Republican filibuster of a bill that would stop a 10% cut in Medicare funding. He received a standing ovation. posted 07.09.2008 politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com comments Flip-Flop: Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's Wants Timetable for Withdrawal, McCain Now Refuses Although McCain had previously maintained that if the Iraqis wanted American troops out of Iraq, the U.S. would have to comply, he now apparently cannot remember his own policy. posted 07.08.2008 politico.com comments McCain Campaign Shake-Up: Rove Disciple Takes Control Past "errors" included hiring, then firing, lobbyists for the military junta in Myanmar, then creating an anti-lobbyist policy that forced firing of many, but not all lobbyists in the campaign; and endorsements by racist or bigoted figures like ministers John Hagee and Rod Parsley, which McCain embraced until months of bad press forced reversals. posted 07.03.2008 cnn.com comments Temper: McCain Denies Physically Assaulting Foreign Official Republican Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi has repeatedly said that during a foreign visit, he "looked down there and John had reached over and grabbed this guy by the shirt collar and had snatched him up like he was throwing him up out of the chair." posted 07.01.2008 msnbc.msn.com comments Obama Responds to Whisper Attacks on His Patriotism "Surely we can agree that no party or political philosophy has a monopoly on patriotism. And surely, we can arrive at a definition of patriotism that, however rough and imperfect, captures the best of America's common spirit." posted 07.01.2008 cnn.com comments McCain Chief Strategist Charlie Black: Another Terrorist Attack "Would Be a Big Avantage To Him" Charlie Black said the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in December "helped us." Black also claimed, of the affect on McCain's candidacy of another terrorist attack on U.S. soil, "Certainly it would be a big advantage to him." posted 06.24.2008 money.cnn.com comments McCain Hampered by Campaign Missteps, Including Potentially Illegal Foreign Fundraising Event McCain held a $100 per person event to defray the cost of an earlier event during which he criticized Obama's opposition to NAFTA. McCain also criticized Obama proposing a windfall profits tax on the oil industry, though McCain earlier stated that he would consider the same thing. posted 06.23.2008 newsweek.com comments Confused Again: McCain Makes "Surprising and Inaccurate" Claims on Offshore Drilling, Nuclear Energy McCain claimed offshore drilling would help short-term prices, though such oil would not be available for 22 years. McCain has also tried to paint Obama as against nuclear energy, though Obama said he is open to nuclear energy as part of a solution and has supported nuclear subsidies. posted 06.23.2008 newsweek.com comments National Bounce: Obama Scores 15-Point Lead Over McCain A Newsweek poll shows Obama now leads McCain 51% to 36%. The poll also suggests Obama may enjoy more than one bounce, as only 14% of Americans are satisfied with the direction of the country, matching the previous low point on this measure recorded in June 1992, when a brief recession contributed to Bill Clinton's victory over Bush's father. posted 06.22.2008 newsweek.com comments Contridicting Claims He Can Stand Up to Republican Pressure, McCain Flip-Flops on Offshore Oil Drilling McCain, a longstanding opponent of a U.S. coastline peppered with oil drilling rigs and at risk of another oil spill, has flip-flopped. Under pressure from powerful Republicans, McCain now supports drilling near U.S. beaches, citing current oil prices, though experts say such drilling, if successful, wouldn't produce oil for a decade. posted 06.19.2008 cbsnews.com comments Seeking Political Cover, Bush Asks Congress to Lift Offshore Drilling Ban, Still Won't Lift Father's Ban In 1990, George H. W. Bush banned offshore drilling by executive order. Congress also passed a law banning most drilling near American shores. In a fit of political cowardice, Bush is now looking for political cover, asking Congress to act irresponsibly before he has the nerve. posted 06.19.2008 iht.com comments The Wife John McCain "Callously Left Behind" Breaks Her Silence After she waited 5 years for his release as a POW and cared for thier 3 children, John McCain left his wife Carol McCain, who had been injured and disfigured in a tragic car accident and no longer had her swimwear model looks. McCain met and courted his current wife Cindy, 25-yeras his junior, while still married to Carol. posted 06.19.2008 dailymail.co.uk comments Despite Media Attacks, Voters Prefer Michelle Obama to Cindy McCain An ABC News/Washington Post poll showed 48% see Michelle Obama favorably, compared with 39% for Cindy McCain. posted 06.19.2008 boston.com comments McCain Chief Economic Advisor, Wife, Created "Enron Loophole" That Created High Oil Prices The head of the U.S. CFTC created a rule to allow energy speculation, precipitating the Enron collapse, then joined the Enron board. Senator Phil Gramm created the "Enron Loophole," to allow further speculation, now blamed for high oil prices. That CFTC head was Wendy Gramm. Her husband, lobbyist Phil Gramm, is McCain's economic advisor. posted 06.19.2008 msnbc.msn.com comments Funded by Small Donations, Obama Opts Out of Governent Financing Obama said, "The public financing of presidential elections as it exists today is broken, and we face opponents who've become masters at gaming this broken system." Since January 2007, Obama has raised more than $272 million. McCain has raised $100 million. posted 06.19.2008 cnn.com comments McCain Confusion Continues Over Supreme Court Decision Slamming Bush's Attack on Civil Rights Apparently confused by the extensive legal precedent confirming that the U.S. constitution applies in U.S.-controlled territories, McCain called Obama naïve, instead favoring unconstitutional, indefinite detentions. According to the Court, prisoners in U.S.-controlled territories have the right to show their detentions are mistaken. posted 06.19.2008 cnn.com comments SWAT Teams Approach Protesters at the DNC Convention in Denver    posted 08.24.2008 DNC Response to "Praising McCain": "Maverick No More"    posted 08.09.2008 "Praising McCain" Ad Contains Only Two-Year-Old Praise for McCain    posted 08.09.2008 McCain Suggests Wife Compete in Bikers' Topless "Beauty Pagent"    posted 08.06.2008 Paris Hilton to Ridiculous McCain Attack Ad: "I'll See You at the Debates Bitches"    posted 08.06.2008 McCain Claims "Great Society" Programs Failed: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Civil Rights Act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act    posted 08.01.2008 McCain Anti-Obama Attack Ad "False," "Lies," "Misleading"    posted 07.31.2008 John McCain's $4 Billion Giveaway to Oil Companies (Exxon Just Broke the Record for Highest Profits Ever)    posted 07.31.2008 McCain on Obama-Maliki Plan for Iraq Withdrawal in 16 Months: "I Think it's a Pretty Good Timetable"    posted 07.27.2008 Obama to Berlin Crowd of 200,000: "I Don't Look Like the Americans [Kennedy] Who Have Previously Spoken in this Great City"    posted 07.24.2008       News McCain Pushed Deal to Sell Ohio Company to German Owner of DHL Express, Kill 8,000 Ohio Jobs As Senator, McCain supported German company DHL Express's bid to buy Ohio-based Airborne Express, a move that will cause Ohio to lose 8,000 jobs. And his campaign manager, Rick Davis, another former lobbyist, helped push the deal through Congress. Davis earned over $500,000 from the German company. posted 08.08.2008 blog.cleveland.com comments Contributions Questioned: McCain Fundraiser Collected Big Sums from Non-Voters With Low-Wage Jobs Harry Sargeant III raised over $100,000 from unlikely donors. Mr. and Mrs. Abdalla own a bar, are not registered to vote, and wrote a check to a group in Miami, contacted by their mother's friend, though they don't remember his name. Abdullah Abdullah, a supervisor at several Taco Bell restaurants and his wife donated $9,200 to McCain. posted 08.07.2008 washingtonpost.com comments McCain Supports Off-Shore Drilling, Hess Executives Donate $285,000 Just days after McCain switched his position to support drilling in view of the U.S. coastline, Hess executives and their spouses each donated as much as they could, $28,500. posted 08.07.2008 campaignmoney.org comments McCain Touts Nuclear Power and Site of Nuclear Plant Meltdown McCain visited the Michigan Fermi 2 nuclear plant, the same site where Fermi 1 experienced a partial meltdown and was forced to close. It remains closed over 40 years later. posted 08.06.2008 news.bostonherald.com comments Progressives Launch Wesley Clark for Vice President Website "Clark can help Obama deal with the mess that the Bush administration left behind. As commander of NATO in the late 1990s, Clark won a war, so he is more likely than any progressive out there to be able to wrangle solutions from a military establishment that has been decimated by Bush's cronyism and incompetence." posted 08.01.2008 obamaclark.com comments Obama Campaign Launches LowRoadExpress.com Website to Fight John McCain's Constant Lies Obama Campaign continues to fight back against McCain's turn toward the dark side. Even McCain's supporters don't recognize him. posted 07.31.2008 my.barackobama.com comments       More News What Do $520 Shoes Feel Like? Ask John McCain McCain's Black Calfskin loafers, with silver-tone "Gancini" buckles, are imported from Italy. It is possible he bought them on sale. posted 07.31.2008 huffingtonpost.com comments McCain's Flip Flip on Off-Shore Oil Drilling Earned Him Millions in Contributions from Oil Executives John McCain has earned twice as much money — campaign contributions — from oil companies in 2008 than in any cycle in the last ten years. And 33 McCain staffers and fundraisers received $9.65 million in lobbying fees from the gas industry. posted 07.31.2008 campaignmoney.org comments Before Pentagon Canceled Obama Trip to Vet Hospital, McCain Had False Ad Ready to Assail Visit Ad from McCain Campaign's Steve Schmidt, a disciple of Karl Rove's who worked on George W. Bush's 2004 campaign, helped McCain author the lie that Obama played basketball instead of visiting the troops. (He played basketball with the troops, and he visited other wounded vets on his trip.) posted 07.31.2008 businessweek.com comments After Massive Oil Spill, John McCain Cancels Visit to Offshore Oil Rig In support of increased offshore drilling, McCain planned to visit an offshore oil rig off the Louisiana coast. But he had to cancel when the the photo op took a darker turn: fuel oil now coats 12 miles of the Mississippi River in New Orleans after a disasterous spill that released an estimated 419,000 gallons of oil. posted 07.27.2008 foxnews.com comments Pentagon Halts Obama Visit With Troops, McCain Criticizes Obama The Pentagon had weeks to tell Obama he could not visit the base, but it waited until 1 day before the visit. McCain the chose to criticize Obama for the Pentagon's decision, despite the fact that McCain himself has been denied access to military institutions to prevent campaigning. posted 07.27.2008 vetvoice.com comments Young Republicans Realize McCain Does Not Appeal to Younger Voters McCain says he does not use e-mail but frequently "watches the Internet." CNN also has this bizarre statistic: "On MySpace, Obama has more than 427,000 friends, compared with less than 60,000 for McCain." posted 07.24.2008 cnn.com comments CBS Edits Out McCain Lie that Troop Surge Predated "Suni Awakening" that Increased Security in Iraq Although the full transcript was available, CBS edited out McCain's lie. In the full interview, McCain falsely claimed the troop surge started the "Anbar Awakening," although the awakening — in which Iraqis decided to fight terrorists on their own — actually predated the surge by over 2 months. posted 07.23.2008 msnbc.msn.com comments McCain Campaign, RNC Forced to Return $30,000 from Oregon Fraud The RNC and the McCain campaign accepted donations from Oregon venture capitalist Craig Berkman, who raised $50,000 for GOP candidates while admitting he "borrowed" $5 million from his business partners, who then won a civil fraud case against him. Rather than return the money, Berkman made political donations. posted 07.23.2008 msnbc.msn.com comments McCain Again Confuses Iraq With Afghanistan, Wants to Secure the Non-Existent Iraq-Pakistan Border On ABC's "Good Morning America," McCain once again confused Iraq with Afghanistan when he suggested the U.S. secure the Iraq-Pakistan border. Iraq does not border Pakistan. posted 07.22.2008 nytimes.com comments Obama Visits Iraq, Prime Minister Confirms Support for Obama's 16-Month Plan for Withdrawal McCain again called the plan, now officially endorsed by the Iraqi prime minister, "reckless." McCain also said, "if we had done what Sen. Obama wanted to do, we would have lost " in Iraq, apparently forgetting Obama opposed invading Iraq in the first place. posted 07.22.2008 latimes.com comments McCain Advisor Lobbied for Payne, Bush Advisor Who Sold Meetings With Top Administration Officials McCain foreign policy adviser Randy Scheunemann lobbied the Senate, the House, the National Security Council, and the State Department on behalf of Stephen Payne, who was recently caught on tape offering access to top Bush administration officials in exchange for donations to the George W. Bush presidential library. posted 07.22.2008 ap.google.com comments McCain Backer Lead Company that Pled Guilty to Funding Colombian Terrorists, McCain Lent Influence Carl H. Lindner Jr., co-host of a recent $25,000-per-person fundraiser for McCain, oversaw payments of $1.7 million to a Colombian paramilitary group deignated a terrorist organization. In the late 1990s, McCain pushed a deal in Arizona's Tonto National Forest involving property part-owned by another company run by Lindner. posted 07.21.2008 huffingtonpost.com comments Maliki-Obama Agreement: Iraqi Prime Minister Endorses Barack Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Plan In an interview with released Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki said, "U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right timeframe for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes." posted 07.20.2008 reuters.com comments McCain's Rape Joke: Another "Good Example of McCain Being McCain" McCain says he does not remember telling the joke, but he also does not deny it. Spokesman Brian Rogers said, "You've just got to move on and be yourself — that's what people want. They want somebody who's authentic, and this kind of stuff is a good example of McCain being McCain." posted 07.19.2008 politico.com comments Obama Raises $52 Million in June Although some had expressed concerns the campaign's fundraising had slowed, in just one month, the campaign raised more than half ofo what it would receive in public matching funds. The average donation was $68. In the same month, McCain raised just $22 million. The Obama campaign expects to raise $200 to $300 million for the general election. posted 07.17.2008 thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com comments McCain Rape Joke Resurfaces McCain joked, "Did you hear the one about the woman who is attacked on the street by a gorilla, beaten senseless, raped repeatedly and left to die? When she finally regains consciousness and tries to speak, her doctor leans over to hear her sigh contently and to feebly ask, 'Where is that marvelous ape?'" posted 07.17.2008 washingtonpost.com comments Obama Adds 20 Virginia Offices in a Big Push to Turn the State Blue Although no Democratic presidential candidate has won Virginia since Lyndon Johnson in 1964, in recent years Democrats have elected two governers and a U.S. senator. posted 07.17.2008 washingtonpost.com comments Bush to Require Hospitals to Hire Doctors Who Refuse to Perform Life-Saving Emergency Abortions or Prescribe Birth Control Pills Hospitals would be forced to hire doctors even if they refuse to prescribe contraceptives or perform abortions in life-threatening emergencies, like ectopic pregnancy. The requirement would contradict state laws that require hospitals to provide emergency contraception to rape victims who request it. posted 07.16.2008 nytimes.com comments Senator Dole Tries to Rename HIV/AIDS Prevention Bill After Racist, Bigoted Sen. Jesse Helms Senator Liddy Dole (R-NC) introduced the amendment two days ago to honor Senator Helms, who died the same day as Bozo the Clown, and who once said, "There is not one single case of AIDS in this country that cannot be traced in origin to sodomy." posted 07.16.2008 frwebgate.access.gpo.gov comments House Oversight Committee to Hold Hearings on Illegal Solicitation of Bush Presidential Library Funds Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) informed Bush homeland security advisor Stephen Payne that the Oversight Committee would investigate allegations Payne offered access to foreign policy officials, including the Vice President, "in return for six-figure contributions to the library." posted 07.14.2008 oversight.house.gov comments Homeland Security Appointee, Lobbyist Caught on Tape Offering Access for Bush Library Donation Stephen Payne, a Bush appointee to the Homeland Security Advisory Council, was recorded offering meetings with Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in exchange for donations of $600,000 to $750,000, without about one third going to the Bush Presidential library. posted 07.13.2008 timesonline.co.uk comments McCain: Chief Economic Advisor Who Called Americans "Whiners" Will No Longer Speak Publicly After calling America a "nation of whiners" and Americans' economic problems only "mental," McCain Chief Economic Advisor Phil Gram will no longer have a public roll. Grahm is not only Vice Chairman of Swiss bank UBS and a bank lobbyist, as a U.S. Senator he created the "Enron Loophole," now partly responsible for spiking oil prices. posted 07.13.2008 firstread.msnbc.msn.com comments McCain Fails to Cast Senate Vote for 3 Months, Misses 76 Straight Too busy campaigning to do his real job — a job for which he is paid by U.S. taxpayers — McCain missed votes on judicial confirmations, domestic wiretapping, telecom immunity, housing foreclosure, and most recently, reversing a 10% cut in Medicare, for which even Ted Kennedy returned in between chemotherapy treatments for a brain tumor. posted 07.13.2008 projects.washingtonpost.com comments McCain Confused on Terrorist Designation, Reverses His and Obama's Positions and Votes McCain claimed that he voted to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization, forgetting he missed the vote to campaign. Then he claimed Obama did not support the designation, forgetting Obama sponsored a bill to do just that. posted 07.11.2008 politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com comments 300 Economists Who "Support" McCain's Economic Policy Were Not Allowed to See the Plan's Details The economists — at least one actually supports Obama — were not given the policy before they signed a statement that did not mention McCain's worst ideas. Three months later, after hearing details like the gas tax holiday and an impossible promise to balance the budget in 4 years, many are withdrawing and disavowing key details. posted 07.11.2008 nextelection.com comments Advisor Says Health Insurance Should Cover Birth Control Pills, McCain Squirms, Forgets Position After adviser Carly Fiorina said insurance that covers Viagra should also cover perscription birth control, McCain said he could not remember his position or past votes, saying, "I don't know what I voted." When told he voted against it , McCain squirmed and paused, but could not articulate a position. posted 07.10.2008 blogs.wsj.com comments McCain's Chief Economic Advisor Calls U.S. Economic Problems "Mental," Americans "Whiners" Phil Gramm, who is also Vice Chairman of Swiss Bank UBS, said, "You've heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession." He then added, "We have sort of become a nation of whiners." Gramm is also largely responsible for the Enron Loophole, which has allowed the recent sharp increases in energy prices. posted 07.10.2008 washingtontimes.com comments John McCain: Social Security Funding is an "Absolute Disgrace" McCain objected to the fact that current workers pay for retirees. But he was obviously confused, as those current workers eventually become retirees, whose benefits are paid by the next generation of workers. posted 07.10.2008 ap.google.com comments Still Battling Cancer, Ted Kennedy Returns to the Senate to Stop GOP Filibuster of Medicare Funding Bill Following surgery last month to remove a brain tumor, Kennedy took a break from chemotherapy and returned to the Senate to break a Republican filibuster of a bill that would stop a 10% cut in Medicare funding. He received a standing ovation. posted 07.09.2008 politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com comments previous

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