Tracking Barack Obama and John McCain's Quest
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Possible Presidents Map: Gonna Fly Now!
October 13, 2008 at 3:15 PM | 0 Comments
Republican Sen. John McCain hoped Virginia really would be his country as he and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin appeared in Virginia Beach this morning. "The national media has written us off, but they forgot to let you decide," McCain told the crowd of 20,000 supporters chanting "Nobama" in a local convention center.
Country singer Hank Williams Jr. played for the crowd, but the real surprise was the McCain-Palin entrance music--the theme from "Rocky." Hey, remember when Hillary Clinton did that way back in the primaries? Good times!
McCain is currently speaking in Wilmington, North Carolina at a town meeting, while his running mate rallies the faithful in Richmond. Tomorrow, the Straight Talk Express is Pennsylvania-bound as McCain hosts a town hall meeting for women in Blue Bell, while Palin speaks at a rally in the Electric City of Scranton.
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Possible Presidents Map: Outwit, Outplay, Outlast
October 9, 2008 at 3:00 PM | 0 Comments
Right now the McCain faithful are rallying in Waukesha, Wisconsin, home of that Wisconsin woman who lost to the naked guy on the first season of "Survivor."
Neither has endorsed a candidate so we can't speculate whether they will be attending to catch a glimpse of John McCain or running mate Sarah Palin--much less whether they're friends with the Alaska governor, even in the Bill Ayers sense.
Palin splits from the top of her ticket tonight to take the "Road to Victory" in Wilmington, Ohio. We're dying to know what she's got in her moose tote bag!
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Possible Presidents Travel: Now Leaving Nashville, Y'All Come Back Now, Hear?
October 8, 2008 at 10:00 AM | 0 Comments
Last night, John McCain warmly greeted members of the audience but appeared to blank on opponent Barack Obama's name, calling him "that one." He's going to have to do better that that with swing state voters on the road today!
For now, it's time to leave Nashville, the scene of last night's debate, and head to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin for a rally at Lehigh University. There aren't any tickets left, but you can always try your luck with a student ID and try to sneak in. After that, they're off to north central Ohio for a rally in Strongsville, the self-proclaimed "Crossroads of the Nation."
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Possible Presidents Travel: Everybody Gets a Label
October 6, 2008 at 1:30 PM | 1 Comment
Joe Six Packs and soccer moms turned out en masse to see Barack Obama in Columbus, Ohio this weekend with special guest Bruce Springsteen. The Boss recently made a very special donation to the Obama campaign: Along with his co-headlining a benefit in New York City with Billy Joel, a group of very special campaign volunteers got free tickets to a Saturday show in Philadelphia.
But with the second presidential debate coming up Tuesday, he's off preparing until tomorrow night's bout at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. While he crams, Michelle Obama will be meeting and greeting the populace tomorrow in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
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Possible Presidents Travel: Meet Me in St. Louis
October 2, 2008 at 1:05 PM | 0 Comments
Get ready for the big show! Tonight, vice presidential candidates Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin go head to head on campus at Washington University in St. Louis for the only scheduled Veep debate. And the question everyone's asking is, "Can they prove the naysayers wrong?"
Will Palin show a higher level of preparation than she did in news clips released from her interview last week with Katie Couric? Will Biden keep himself from stumbling and accidentally (and repeatedly) inserting his foot in his mouth? We'll just have to find out. Either could happen, even in 90 seconds of answering time.
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Nude Sarah Palin Draws a Crowd
October 2, 2008 at 8:30 AM | 2 Comments
First of all, a warm welcome to everyone who got here by searching "Nude Sarah Palin." Sorry, we're not quite delivering on the promise of the headline, but still, this story is pretty great.
We're following the lead of Chicago tavern owner Bruce Elliott, who figured painting a nude portrait of America's hottest governor ahead of tonight's big VP debate wouldn't be a bad way to rack up business at his Old Town Ale House. The Chicago Tribune reports:
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Possible Presidents Travel: Hey! Must Be the Money!
September 30, 2008 at 3:45 PM | 0 Comments
A Harris poll last week found that 54 percent of Americans believe the economy is the most important issue in this election, with health care a distant second at 21 percent. (The war in Iraq took third.) So after Friday's national-security-themed debate, the candidates came out swinging with critiques of how their opponent might clean up this domestic mess in his first term.
Senator Barack Obama suggested to a Westminster, Colorado audience that his opponent's fondness for gambling may lead to a certain recklessness in not pushing for further regulations on the banking and mortgage industries. He heads to La Crosse, Wisconsin tomorrow before flying back to Florida (where he prepped for last week's debate) for two rallies with former President Bill Clinton.
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Missed Connections in Memphis: ISO Weak-Chinned White Guy
September 26, 2008 at 4:00 PM | 0 Comments
For a while there, it looked like John McCain was going to break his date with Barack Obama at Ole Miss tonight. But you can't break a date that you don't have!
Since there's nothing doing in the Northern Mississippi missed connections (go look, we'll wait!), suspend your break from dating and find a worthy opponent at one of these hot spots in the nearest big city, Memphis, Tennessee:
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Possible Presidents Travel: McCain to Mississippi, Despite Bailout Stalemate
September 26, 2008 at 1:30 PM | 1 Comment
His poor travel agent! After declaring he would stay in Washington, DC until the bailout package had been pushed through Congress, John McCain will participate in tonight's debate against Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. A campaign statement said the Republican candidate was "optimistic" that a solution had advanced far enough that he felt that he could resume normal campaign activities.
If we could suggest a venue change, we would love to see the candidates opine while scrambling through this corn maze of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. A Whitehouse, Ohio farmer carved the election-themed maze this year in hopes that Palin would pay him a visit, but also in the wish that people would take this election seriously. How corny!
Related Stories:
· McCain to Show up for Debate After All [CNN]
· Palin A-Maze-Ing in Whitehouse Cornfield [Toledo Free Press]
· Possible Presidents Travel: Get Me to Ole Miss on Time [Jaunted]
[Photo: Toledo Free Press]
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Possible Presidents Travel: Get Me to Ole Miss on Time
September 25, 2008 at 3:15 PM | 0 Comments
Retreat or revolution? John McCain announced he was "suspending" his campaign yesterday to return to Washington and vote on the impending bank bailout proposal.
The Obama campaign rejected this postponement (and a subsequent suggestion to replace the October 2 Veep debate with this Friday's tourney), so... what's going on? Where are we? What are these holes in our pants?
In all seriousness, the Commission on Presidential Debates has not yet made any official announcement about a postponement of lack thereof, so our two potential presidents are still expected to show up in Mississippi on Friday. He who does not will be roundly mocked even more than David Letterman mocked McCain for canceling last night's talk show appearance!
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Possible Presidents Travel: Foreign Experience in Chablisland
September 24, 2008 at 3:30 PM | 2 Comments
Former Wasilla Mayor Sarah Palin is in New York again today, trying to associate herself with the world leaders on parade at the United Nations this week. After meeting with Hamid Karzai and Alvaro Uribe Tuesday, she hunkered down for a rap session with Henry Kissinger.
Today's schedule has her lunching with Pakistan's new President Asif Ali Zardari. Later tonight, she plans to meet Indian PM Manmohan Singh. While the company is très internationale, she's staying at the relatively frumpy Millenium Broadway.
Meanwhile, Joe Biden, whose foreign policy resume needs no padding, gave a speech on the subject today at the Cincinnati Museum Center--where President Bush laid out his case for the Iraq war six years ago. Why all the talk about international relations? It was supposed to be the subject for the first debate between Barack Obama and John McCain on Friday night in Oxford, Mississippi--but now McCain wants the debates put on hold!
Related Stories:
· Palin Gets an Introduction to Foreign Policy [LAT]
· Biden Attacks McCain's Judgment [Cincinnati Enquirer]
· Possible Presidents Map [Jaunted]
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Possible Presidents Travel: While They Weren't Voting
September 23, 2008 at 2:05 PM | 0 Comments
The candidates' paths will converge Friday for the first official presidential debate, held at Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi. But it'll be hard to stay focused on the ostensible topic of the debate, foreign policy, given the national economic climate. If McCain and Obama are indeed skipping the vote on the Paulson bailout, as the Los Angeles Times reports, where are they instead?
Obama will be doing most of his prepping for the debate in Tampa, Florida, where he arrived after a rally Sunday in Green Bay, Wisconsin, but he is scheduled to make an appearance at a rally in the suburb of Dunedin tomorrow.
Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden met with vets for Obama in Baltimore yesterday, while Michelle Obama kicked off Women in Action week in West Allis, Wisconsin.
