No change from yesterday to today. Also, some good news: The story behind the election numbers is that far more voters associate themselves with the Democratic Party than the Republican Party, most recently by a 14 percentage point margin, 50% to 36% (including independents who lean to either party). The remaining 14% consider themselves to [...]

Obama – 49% McCain – 44% Obama holds steady and McCain gains another since yesterday. This is two days in a row McCain has gained. The 5 day: 06/24/2008: McCain – 44%, Obama – 49% 06/23/2008: McCain – 43%, Obama – 49% 06/22/2008: McCain – 42%, Obama – 49% 06/21/2008: McCain – 43%, Obama – [...]

From my hometown paper? Really? Listen, I don’t like Limbaugh in the least, but this clumsy “it should have been Rush” suggestion is obviously beyond the pale. Also, perhaps cartoonist Lee Judge doesn’t fully appreciate it, but using Russert’s death in this manner is diametrically opposed to what the man stood for his entire career. [...]

Words are slippery little things. Meanings can shift with the slightest alteration in modifier or tense or conjunction. Even writers who labor over every word choice can oftentimes compose sentences or whole paragraphs that end up far too open for interpretation. The spontaneity of the spoken word can create even greater confusion. Take Don Imus’ [...]

Who DOESN’T Want the VEEP Slot This Week: According to the Boca Raton News, Michael Bloomberg said, “The Vice President is nothing more than a symbolic political figurehead who is not able to make a significant overall difference” He also mentioned he didn’t think he’d be much help: “It adds a little luster to the [...]

Obama – 46% McCain – 42% Obama actually gained 1 point and McCain lost 1, so he gained some ground this month. Demo details… Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Pennsylvania Democrats support Obama, up from 63% in May. The Democratic candidate has an eleven point edge among unaffiliated voters, little changed over the past month. Party [...]

– 47% – 39% Last month it was 50% to 41%, so Obama has a net -1 loss this month, but this is still significant enough to make his campaign confident that New Mexico could turn blue again. The demo details… As in most states, Obama polls better among women in New Mexico than men. [...]

Remember my post today about McCain’s $5,000 a car tax break giveaway to the auto manufacturers who make and sell zero-carbon emissions cars? If so, do you recall how I said it was a bad idea, and that he should instead be proposing giving consumers tax breaks because incenting consumption is the only way we [...]

Is this the last straw? From Politico: During the show, conversation turned to a story about how suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones now wants to drop his well-known nickname. In the course of the segment, Imus is told that Jones has “been arrested six times since being drafted by Tennessee in 2005.” Imus [...]

This adventure in photoshop was roundly criticized, so the decision to can it was a no-brainer… Barack Obama’s communications director said Monday that the presidential seal the campaign unveiled last week at a meeting with Democratic governors won’t be seen again. “That was a one time thing for a one time event,” Robert Gibbs told [...]

What in the world was Charlie Black thinking? Because not only did he suggest the contents of the title, but he also talked about an assassination helping McCain’s cause too? Big time error here… Charlie Black, an adviser already in the spotlight for his past lobbying work, is quoted in the upcoming July 7 edition [...]

In a recent interview with John McCain, Fortune magazine began with the question: what do you think is the gravest long-term threat to the U.S. economy? McCain could have answered such a question in any number of ways, but this is what he said: Well, I would think that the absolute gravest threat is the [...]

And this guy would know since he was key in creating one of the most arrogant and secretive administrations since Nixon. From ABC: ABC News’ Christianne Klein reports that at a breakfast with Republican insiders at the Capitol Hill Club this morning, former White House senior aide Karl Rove referred to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, [...]

McCain lost one from yesterday, in what has been a very static race the past few days. The details… Relatively stable voter preferences at this point in the campaign would not be unexpected, as the intensity of the campaign has died down since the primary process concluded. Obama and McCain continue to make speeches and [...]

That’s the flotsam from Joe Klein today, but I have my doubts these are real…and so does he… 1. Former Governor Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania–McCain loves the guy, I’m told, and Ridge might bring Pa. into the Republican fold…but he’s pro-choice. Fuggedaboutit. 2. Former Governor Jeb Bush of Florida–Ahhh, Florida. But, oy, that last name. [...]

Trust me, his announcement today is pure political theatre. Harsh? You may think, but what he’s proposing a prize for is already in the pipeline of every major auto manufacturer and numerous green tech startups. In other words, there’s NO reason to incent superior battery technology because it’s already being widely developed. The presumed Republican [...]

Republicans just don’t seem to be that excited about McCain. Maybe this is their response to a candidate who is widely seen as a more moderate conservative? From MSNBC: But the most revealing numbers in the survey were the ones measuring voter enthusiasm: 61% of Democrats said they were more enthusiastic than usual about voting [...]

Of all the great comics of the late 20th century, I found George Carlin to be one of the most hilarious. Even when he was being banal and mean-spirited, he could make me laugh. So I’m saddened to hear of his death yesterday at the age of 71. His routine “Seven Words You Can Never [...]

Keeping the Washington interests out of his campaign? Perhaps not, and this is something I’m keeping an eye on…especially since ethanol is widely seen as a boondoggle. From NY Times… Mr. Obama is running as a reformer who is seeking to reduce the influence of special interests. But like any other politician, he has powerful [...]

Here we go… The same publisher that distributed the 2004 best-seller that took aim at John Kerry’s Vietnam service is planning a summer release of what’s scheduled to be the first critical book on Barack Obama. Conservative journalist David Freddoso’s “The Case Against Barack Obama” will offer “a comprehensive, factual look at Obama,” according to [...]