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As of this writing, no VP announcements, but here is the output of the rumor mill over the past twelve hours or so: Chet Edwards, a Texas Democrat, for Obama‘s VP? I think the very thought of all those “Obama/Edwards” placards is enough to rule this one out. Or how about McCain/Petraeus? I think that […]

Barring an game-changing text message coursing through our cell phones, the biggest news today is the renewed populist vigor being displayed by Barack Obama, spurned by John McCain‘s inability to recall how many homes he owns. Tim has the video of the rapid response ad Obama released to paint McCain as out-of-touch, and the McCain […]

Two of America’s most loathsome politicians, Rudy Giuliani and Joe Lieberman, are getting speaking slots at the Republican National Convention, with Giuliani getting the keynote address (I’m guessing it will involve 9/11). Lieberman gets to share the night with George and Laura Bush, Dick Cheney and Arnold Schwarzenegger. I think Arnie got the raw deal […]

Running mate announcement watch: Barack Obama will make an appearance with his VP pick in Springfield, IL, on Saturday, the same location where he announced his candidacy in February 2007. It is unknown at this time whether the identity of the veep will be disclosed in advance. Personally, I would like to see the veep […]

Weekend Update: The New York Times reports on Obama‘s strange negligence of Arkansas as an electoral target despite it’s demographics potentially favoring Democrats. And and examination of John McCain‘s post-9/11 foreign policy worldview. See also Tim and Adam on the latter. Barack Obama raised $51 million in July. It’s not a record-breaking amount by his […]

Politico has a roundup of conservative reactions to McCain‘s floating the possibility of a pro-choice VP yesterday. It seems clear that McCain would never make a pick that distances him from the conservative base, but that the step was aimed, as usual, at the chattering classes to bolster his maverick image. Then again, maybe McCain […]

A deal struck between the Obama and Clinton camps has resulted in Hillary Clinton’s name being put on the ballot at the Democratic Convention. It seems to mainly be a formality designed to salve the remaining wounds of Hillary’s more ardent supporters, who want one last chance to “have their voices heard.” The Wall Street […]

Beware of authors such as Jerome Corsi who refer to their doctoral degree on the book cover. He gets the front page treatment in today’s New York Times for his latest foray into fact-challenged character assassination and slander. Media Matters picks up the fact-checking ball the publishing industry has decided to drop, although Michelle Cottle […]

The New York Times reports on a “Republicans for Obama” group being led by former Iowa Rep. Jim Leach, former Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee and Bush fundraiser Rita Hauser (among others) that will be hosted at Barack Obama‘s campaign web site. It’s hard to say how effective such an effort will be, but it […]

Politico reports on PowerPAC, which plans on investing $10 million in a GOTV drive for Barack Obama for African-American and Hispanic voters. A related story in USA Today notes that in “swing counties” across the country, minorities have been settling in numbers that could prove decisive for Obama, who prefer him in large numbers over […]