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- The Politico reports on the mounting number of gaffes John McCain has made on the campaign trail, observing, "Ironically, the errors have been concentrated in what should be his area of expertise: foreign affairs."
- The Trail reports that Bush bundlers have raised nearly $26 million for the McCain's presidential campaign, even while the presumptive Republican nominee has kept his distance from the unpopular president.
- Adding another level of uncertainty on the precise status of Phil Gramm in the McCain campaign, Steve Forbes, another McCain surrogate, admits to Larry Kudlow that Gramm's advice remains "critical" to the campaign.
- Latest McCain line on Barack Obama: "It seems to me that Senator Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign." Marc Ambinder discovers a second instance of this new campaign meme on board the Straight Talk Express.
- Citizens United, a conservative non-profit group, is producing a documentary on Barack Obama set to air in October. Based on the previews, one doubts it will be flattering.
- The Boston Globe reports that Mitt Romney has written off the $45 million he loaned himself during his failed presidential run, and that by reclassifying the loans as contributions, it frees him to join a presidential ticket without the burden of settling personal debt. Hmm.
- Rasmussen has Barack Obama down 10 points (leaners included) in Ohio, 52-42, which is nearly the opposite of yesterday's PPP poll of the Buckeye State.
- David Plouffe is set to meet with the Democratic Congressional Caucus, according to the WSJ Washington Wire blog.
- And finally, J.P. Green has some thoughts on the impact of radio advertising to boost the Democrat's November GOTV drive.
--Mori Dinauer
