Whether they were captivated by her energy independence plan or fixated on the way her daughter played with the baby's hair, everyone's talking about Sarah Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention last night.

It was the Alaskan governor's first real outing on the national stage and after the furor, tonight's address by John McCain is feeling downright anticlimactic. Today's theme is "Peace: A safer and more secure America," and we're hoping the absence of speaker details on the GOP website doesn't suggest the party attitude towards that topic.]]> egw 2008-09-04T12:45:21-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/9/3/16058/63702

The Grand Old Party's still raging in Minneapolis today as the nation prepares for Governor Sarah Palin's speech to the delegates tonight. Former presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee and Rudy Giuliani are also scheduled to speak on the night's topic, "Reform: Washington is broken and the original maverick will fix it." (They mean John McCain, people!)]]> egw 2008-09-03T16:20:22-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/9/2/16333/23568

Hurricane Gustav put a damper on the first day of the Republican National Convention--and speeches from Cindy McCain and Laura Bush. But the show must go on, and tonight brings former presidential candidate Fred Thompson and former Democrat Joe Lieberman to the stage. Meanwhile John McCain is defending his campaign team's vetting of Sarah Palin after this weekend brought news that the Alaska governor's 17-year-old daughter is pregnant.

After meeting with firefighters in Philadelphia today, the presumptive Republican nominee will make his way to Minneapolis-St. Paul to accept his party's nomination. After the RNC wraps on September 4, he, his wife and Governor Palin will set off on a "Road to Victory" starting in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

Meanwhile, Barack Obama told his staff to lay off Palin's daughter as he stumped in Monroe, Michigan yesterday. The newly nominated candidate plans to spend the rest of the week in Chicago planning future campaign stops. But just because his team isn't poking fun at the Palins doesn't mean a certain comedienne is laying off.

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John McCain is in Sedona, Arizona today shooting new campaign ads against the backdrop of gorgeous red rocks. McCain spoke at private fundraisers in Sacramento and San Diego yesterday but he's packing his bags for a big weekend: To pull focus from the Democratic convention, the Arizona senator is expected to announce his veep pick at a Dayton, Ohio rally in an arena Barack Obama filled in February. Coincidence? We think not!

Meanwhile, Obama's road trip to the DNC is almost over: He's in Billings, Montana today meeting with veterans and their families.

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After a triumphant stop in his home state of Illinois with new road buddy Joe Biden, Barack Obama is speaking in Davenport, Iowa this morning at a "One Nation" town hall meeting. While his wife Michelle Obama is making tracks to Denver to speak at the DNC tonight, her husband is wending his way there, stopping in the battleground state of Missouri tomorrow. John McCain is polling 10 points ahead of Obama in the Show Me State, according to last week's numbers.]]> egw 2008-08-25T14:50:17-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/8/23/84616/7438

Delawhat? Delaware! Democratic Senator Joe Biden is Barack Obama's pick for his vice president.

The six-term senator from, yes, Delaware is the chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations and one of the most senior members of the Senate. That means he's been a senator for longer than both presidential candidates. A Roman Catholic born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he had his hat in the ring for the Presidency earlier this year but withdrew after the Iowa caucus. He once drew the ire of Dems for describing Obama as:

"the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy."

The pair will stand onstage together for the first time today in Springfield, Illinois, on the steps of the Old State Capitol where Obama first announced his candidacy for president. The Obama campaign announced this pick via text message and e-mail at 5AM this morning, drawing the ire of news junkies who also like to party.

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· Obama selects Biden to be running mate [AP]
· 2007: Biden's description of Obama draws scrutiny [CNN]
· Possible Presidents coverage [Jaunted]

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Hey, anyone know where John McCain is? The presumptive Republican nominee's website is plugging next week's pre-convention rallies in Dayton, Ohio and Washington, Pennsylvania, billed as "Road to the Convention." Of course, driving from Ohio to Pennsylvania isn't really on the road to Minneapolis, but the Straight Talk Express doesn't always have to travel in a straight line.]]> egw 2008-08-21T14:05:44-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/